Prayer for a Happy Death

This classic petition asks for the grace of final perseverance and a peaceful death in God's friendship.

The Prayer

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; and let Thy Mother Mary breathe on me, and my Angel whisper peace to me, and my glorious Saints and my own dear patrons smile on me, that in them all and through them all I may die as I desire to live, in Thy Church, in Thy Faith, and in Thy Love. Amen.

Traditional prayer for a happy death (Newman-era English devotionals / classic forms), public domain wording.

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