PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD

I. OPENING SONGS AND ACCLAMATIONS OF PRAISE

Song : AS THE DEER

As the deer panteth for the water

so my soul longeth after thee.
You alone are my heart’s desire
and I long to worship thee.
You alone are my strength, my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart’s desire
and I long to worship thee

II. OPENING PRAYER

Leader : Almighty God, Our Father, we firmly believe that your Sons died and rose to
life. We pray for our brother/sister ______ who has died in Christ, we raise him/her
at the last day to share the glory of the risen Christ, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.

All : Amen

Song : CREATE IN ME

Create in me a clean heart

Put a new and right spirit within me
Cast me not away from Your presence
And take not Your Holy Spirit from me

Have mercy on me, O God, in Your goodness

In Your compassion, blot out all my sin
Thoroughly cleanse me from all of my guilt
Wash me till I’m whiter than snow (Refrain)

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation

Uphold me with a willing spirit
So I will teach transgressors Your ways
And sinners will return to You (Refrain)

You are pleased with sincerity of heart

 Not with sacrifices or with holocausts
My sacrifice is a broken spirit
For You will not refuse a humble heart (Refrain)

Coda:
Create in me a clean heart

III. SCRIPTURE READING

1st day = Jn 14:2-4 6th day = Ps 23

2nd day = Ps 27:4-6 th
7 day = Ro 8:28-39
3rd day = Jn 11:25-26 th
8 day = Ws 1:7-14
4th day = Jn 6:37-39 th
9 day = Rev 21:1-4
5th day = 2 Tim 2:8-13

Song : WE BELONG TO GOD

None of us lives as his own

And none of us dies as his own
For while we live we are responsible to God
And when we die, we die as His servants.

For both in life and death we belong to God

That is why Christ has died for us and come again
We shall all appear before the judgement seat of
God
For it is written, Every knee shall bend before me
And every tongue shall give praise to God.

For we are sure that neither death nor life

Nor this nor future ages nor their pow’rs
No height, no depth, no creature that thrives,
Will come between us and the love of Christ

Give yourself as sacrifice to God

Holy and acceptable to the Lord
Do not allow your minds to be conformed to this age,
but let your hearts be ruled by His Spirit

Now not all of us shall fall asleep

 But all of are to be changed;
In the twinkling of an eye as the last trumpet sound,
we shall rise victorious in Christ

IV. GENERAL INTERCESSIONS

Leader : Let us pray to God, the Almighty Father, who raised Christ, His Son, from the
dead, that He may be ever the source of life for those who believe in Him.

For our beloved brothers and sisters who have been given the seed of immortal life
in baptism, may they be granted eternal fellowship with the saints, let us pray to
the Lord.

All : Lord, hear our prayers

Song : ALL HAIL KING JESUS

All hail King Jesus, all hail Emmanuel

King of kings, Lord of Lords, Bright morning Star!
And for all eternity, I’ll ever praise You
And forever more, I will reign with You!

Leader : For those who have eaten the bread of life, may they be raised up on the last
day, to enjoy life eternal, let us pray to the Lord.

All : Lord, hear our prayers

Song : ASCRIBE GREATNESS

Ascribe greatness to our God the rock

His work is perfect and all His ways are just (repeat)
A God of Faithfulness and without injustice
Good and upright is He. (sing twice)

Leader : For the family of our brother/sister (_______________) left behind, that they
may received God’s material blessings for this life and all the spiritual blessings they
needed to. Let us pray to the Lord

All : Lord, hear our prayers

Song : GOD IS MY REFUGE

God is my refuge, my trust and my deliverer

A help close at hand in times of distress.

So, I will lift my eyes unto the mountains

From whence comes my help?
From the Lord enthroned on high
He is my rock and my salvation I’ll stand firm

Firm… so… (refrain)

Leader : Let the beloved borther/sister (_____________) whom the Almighty Father
has graciously called to his/her true home in heaven. Let us pray to the Lord.

All : Lord, grant him/her eternal life.

Song : SALVATION BELONGS TO OUR GOD

Salvation belongs to our God

Who sits upon the throne
And unto the Lamb, praise and glory, wisdom and thanks
Honor and power and strength

Be to our God, forever and ever (3x) Amen

And we the redeemed shall be strong,

In purpose and unity
Declaring aloud, praise and glory, wisdom and thanks
Honor and power and strength

Leader : For all of us gathered here to pray for our brother/sister (___________) may
we share with him/her and all our departed brothers and sisters, the inheritance of
all who have faith in Jesus. Let us pray to the Lord.

All : Lord, give us eternal life.

Song : LORD, JESUS WE ENTHRONE YOU

Lord Jesus we enthrone You

We proclaim You are King
Standing here in the midst of us
 We raise up with our praise
And as we worship build a throne (3x)
Come Lord Jesus and take Your place.

All : Let us pray, O God, whose proper virtue is to have mercy and to spare. We
humbly beseech You in behalf of the soul of Your son/daughter (___________)
whom you have called out to this world. That You would not forget him/her forever,
but bid Your lovely angels to lead him/her into paradise, his/her true country, be
as much as in You he/she puts his/her hope and trust, he/she may come to the
possession of eternal joy.

Be merciful, we beseech You, O Lord, to the soul of Your son/daughter

(_________), for which we offer to You the sacrifice of praise and expiation, humbly
beseeching You, Majesty, that by sacrifice of your Son, he/she may be found worthy
to win everlasting rest.

Grant we beseech You almighty God, that the soul of Your son/daughter (______),
which has departed from this world. May be cleansed by this sacrificed and
received forgiveness and everlasting rest.

To You, O Lord, we humbly commend our brother/sister (__________) in this

mortal life, you loved him/her always with great love. Now that he/she has been
freed from all evils of earth, bid Your mercy, that when the first thing have past
away, of your goodness, You will bring him/her to Your paradise, where there is no
more grief or mourning or sadness but peace and joy with Your Son and the Holy
Spirit forever and ever.

O God, You overcome death, brought Your only begotten Son and opened to us the
gate of everlasting life. We beg to welcome Your son/daughter (__________), who
walked the way of life of Your Son. Fulfill Your promise to him/her whom You have
called to yourself. Grant him/her glory and life, to our Lord Jesus Christ.

We give You thanks for all the good things which You give to Your son/daughter
(________), in this mortal life, as signs of Your goodness and of the Communion of
Saints in Christ. Lord, in Your great pity accept our prayers that the gate of paradise
may be opened to him/her. In our turn, may we too be comforted by the words of
faith until we hasten to meet Christ, when we may all be forever with the Lord and
with our brother/sister (________).

Lord, Our God, Your days are without end; Your mercies too may come: cause us
never to forget that our life is short and precious. Let Your Holy Spirit lead us
through this present world to holiness and justice all the days of our life. And after
 we have serve on earth in communion with Your Church and in perfect charity with
all men, may we joyfully come to your Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.

Leader : Eternal rest grant unto him/ O Lord.

All : and let perpetual light shine upon him/her.

Leader : May his/her and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of
God, rest in peace.

All : Amen.

FINAL SONG : YOU ARE NEAR

Ref: Yahweh, I know You are near;

Standing always at my side
You guard me from the foe
And You lead me in ways, everlasting.

Lord you have searched my heart

And You know when I sit and when I stand
Your hand is upon me protecting me from death
Keeping me from harm (ref)

Where can I run from Your love?

If I climb to the heavens you are there;
If I fly to the sunrise or sail beyond the sea,
Still I find You there. (ref)

You know my heart and its ways

You who formed me before I was born
In the secret of darkness before I saw the sun
In my mother’s womb. (ref)

Marvelous to me are Your works;

How profound are Your thought, my Lord
Even if I could count them, they number as the stars,
You would still be there. (ref)

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…

Leader : In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.