O God, who wert pleased that in the Apostolic Priesthood these Thy servants should be invested with pontifical or sacerdotal dignity: grant also, we beseech Thee, that they may be joined for evermore to the fellowship of that Priesthood in heaven…

O God, of whose mercy it is that the souls of Thy faithful people do rest in peace, graciously grant unto Thy servants and handmaids, and unto all that here and everywhere rest in Christ, the forgiveness of their sins: that, absolved from every offence, they may everlastingly rejoice with Thee…

I therefore, O my Praise and my Life, God of my heart, laying aside for a while her good deeds, for which I give thanks to Thee with joy, do now beseech Thee for the sins of my mother…

Whilst I lie prostrate before thee crucified, most loving Saviour of my soul, my conscience tells me it was I that nailed thee to the cross with these hands of mine, as often as I fell into mortal sin, wearying thee with my monstrous ingratitude…

Every November the Church turns our hearts toward the faithful departed. Praying for the holy souls is one of the oldest and most loving works a Catholic can do: we ask God's mercy for those who have died, and we keep faith with the people we have loved and lost.

Lord Jesus Christ, You wept at the tomb of Your friend Lazarus, and You know the sorrow of losing someone we love. Look upon me now in my grief for N., whom You have called from this life…

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.

Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit. O Jesus, into Thy hands I commend my spirit now and at the hour of my death. Amen.

O God, Who hast commanded us to honor our father and mother, have pity on the soul of Thy servant (N.), and grant that I may see him/her again in the joy of eternal brightness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him/her…

We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all Thy benefits, Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end…

Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee, by the precious blood which Thy divine Son Jesus shed in the garden, deliver the souls in purgatory, and amongst them all, especially that soul which is most destitute of aid; and bring it to Thy glory, there to praise and bless Thee for ever. Amen.

O Blessed Joseph, who didst yield thy last breath in the fond embrace of Jesus and Mary, when the seal of death shall close my life, come with Jesus and Mary to aid me. Obtain for me this solace for that hour: to die with their holy arms around me…

Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord…

O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them. Be not severe in Thy judgments, but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames…

Go forth, O Christian soul, from this world, in the Name of God the Father Almighty, Who created thee; in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, Who suffered for thee; in the Name of the Holy Ghost, Who was poured out upon thee…

O my Lord and Savior, support me in my last hour by the strong arms of Thy Sacraments and the sweetness of Thy consolations. Let Thy absolving words be said over me, and the holy oil sign and seal me; and let Thine own Body be my food, and Thy Blood my sprinkling…

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Day of wrath! O day of mourning! See fulfilled the prophets' warning, Heaven and earth in ashes burning! Oh, what fear man's bosom rendeth When from heaven the Judge descendeth On Whose sentence all dependeth!…