For one lately deceased. Absolve, we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of thy servant N. from every bond of sin, that, being raised in the glory of the resurrection, he may be refreshed among thy Saints and Elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Bishop or Priest. O God, who, amongst apostolic priests, hast adorned thy servant N. with the pontifical (or sacerdotal) dignity, grant, we beseech thee, that he may also be associated with them in everlasting fellowship. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. For Father and Mother. O God, who hast commanded us to honour our father and mother, have compassion, in thy mercy, on the souls of my father and mother; forgive them their sins, and grant that I may see them in the joy of eternal brightness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. For Friends and Benefactors. O God, bountiful in forgiving, and lovingly desirous of man's salvation, we humbly beseech thy mercy in behalf of our friends, relations, and benefactors, who have passed from this world, that, through the intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin and all the Saints, thou wouldst permit them to come to the full participation of everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. For all that lie in a church or churchyard. O God, by whose mercy the souls of the faithful find rest, mercifully grant to thy servants N. N., and to al that, here and every where, have slept in Christ, the par don of their sins, that, absolved from all guilt, they may rejoice with thee for all eternity. Through the sam Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Man deceased. Incline thine ear, O Lord, to our prayers, wherewith we humbly beseech thy mercy, that thou wouldst grant to the soul of thy servant N., which thou hast commanded to depart out of this world, a place in the region of light and peace, and wouldst make it the associate of thy Saints. Through Christ our Lord. Amén. For a Woman deceased. Have mercy, we beseech thee, O Lord, according to thy goodness, on the soul of thy servant N., that, being delivered from the corruptions of mortality, it may be restored to the inheritance of everlasting salvation.. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. For many deceased. We offer to thee, O Lord, our most humble supplications in behalf of the souls of thy servants; beseeching thee, that whatever defilements they have contracted in this mortal life, thou wouldst mercifully pardon, and wouldst set them in the abode of thy redeemed and blessed ones. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, for ever and ever. Amen. An Invocation of the Most Holy Trinity for the Souls : in Purgatory. O GOD of all goodness, Father of mercies, who, at the prayers and fastings of thy faithful people, didst vouchsafe to send thy Angels to break asunder the fetters of thy holy apostle Peter, and to open the doors of his prison; hear even also on this day the prayers and supplications of thy Church, and send thy Angel to the souls for whom we pray, that, the doors of their prison being opened wide, they may be happily received into the bosom of thy mercy. Pater, Ave, Gloria. O Son of God, Saviour of souls, who didst refresh the three children in the burning fiery furnace, pour down upon the souls, that cry to thee from the flames, thy heavenly dew. Thy precious blood alone can quench the flames of purgatory; oh, let it now flow down upon these. suffering souls, and do thou, O Lord, have mercy upon them. Pater, Ave, Gloria. 66 O Spirit of love, have compassion on the cruel torment which these souls endure, that are filled with the purest charity, and, aspiring without ceasing towards their God, cry aloud in their distress, "I thirst: I thirst after my God" and yet cannot attain unto the object of their love, nor receive the least drop of that torrent of pure delights. O Holy Spirit, grant that, having felt the fiercest pangs of love, they may taste its heavenly delights in a blessed eternity. Amin Pater, Ave, Gloria. Prayer that may be used by surviving Friends. Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that while we lament the departure of thy servant, we may always remember that we are most certainly to follow him. Give us grace to prepare for that last hour by a good and holy life, that we may not be taken unprepared by sudden death, but may be ever on the watch, that, when thou shalt call, we may go forth to meet the bridegroom, and enter with him into glory everlasting. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O most wise and merciful Lord, who hast ordained this life as a passage to the future, confining our repentance to the time of our pilgrimage here, and reserving for hereafter the state of punishment and reward; vouchsafe to us who are yet alive, and have still the opportunity of reconciliation with thee, the grace so to watch over all our actions, and to correct every slightest wandering from the true way to heaven, that we may not be surprised with our sins uncancelled or our duties unfulfilled; but when our bodies shall go down into the grave, our souls may ascend, to thee, and dwell with thee for ever in the mansions of eternal bliss. Through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen. To all the Saints. O all ye Saints of God, and ye especially, my most beloved Patrons, I salute and venerate you with the most profound affection of my heart, I adore and bless the infinite goodness and condescension of the ever-adorable Trinity for all the grace which has ever flowed forth from that unfathomable overflowing abyss for your salvation; beseeching you all in general and each one of you in particular, that you would deign to offer in sacrifice to the bright and ever-peaceful Trinity, in satisfaction for all my negligence and unworthiness, all that fervent zeal and preparedness with which you stood perfect and consummate in the presence of the glory of God on the day of your entrance into heaven, to receive your everlasting reward. (St. Gertrude.) Hymns for Saints in November. Nov. 3. St. Winifride, Patron of the Diocese of Shrews bury No. 125 . 215 277 17. St. Hugh, Patron of the Diocese of Nottingham 258 22. St. Cecilia. . 30. St. Andrew, Patron of Scotland 143 ..278 . 276 265 Rorate, Cali. Rorate, cæli, desuper, et nubes pluant Justum. Ne irascaris, Domine, et ne ultra memineris iniquitatis: ecce, civitas sancti facta est deserta: Sion deserta facta est: Jerusalem desolata est: domus sanctificationis tuæ et gloriæ tuæ, ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri. Rorate, &c. Peccavimus, et facti sumus tamquam immundi nos: et cecidimus quasi folium universi, et iniquitates nostræ quasi ventus abstulerunt nos: abscondisti faciem tuam a nobis, et allisisti nos in manu iniquitatis nostræ. Rorate, &c. Vide, Domine, afflictionem populi tui, et mitte quem missurus es: emitte Agnum dominatorem terræ, de Petra deserti, ad montem filia Sion: ut auferat ipse jugum captivitatis nostræ. Rorate, &c. Consolamini, consolamini, popule meus: cito veniet salus tua: quare moerore consumeris? quia innovavit te dolor: salvabo te noli timere: ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, Sanctus Israel, Redemptor tuus. Rorate, &c. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One. Be not very angry, O Lord, and remember no longer our iniquity: behold, thy holy city is become deserted: Sion is become a desert: Jerusalem is desolate: the house of thy sanctification and of thy glory, where our fathers praised thee. We have sinned, and are become as unclean and we have all fallen as a leaf, and our iniquities like the wind have carried us away: thou hast hidden thy face from us, and hast crushed us in the hand of our iniquity. Behold, O Lord, the affliction of thy people, and send forth him who is to come : send forth the Lainb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion: that he may take away the yoke of our captivity. Be comforted, be comforted, my people: thy salvation cometh quickly: why with grief art thou consumed? for sorrow hath stricken thee: I will save thee, fear not: for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer. [Music for the above in "Popular Choir Manual.” |