Prayer for the Faithful Departed
Part I …………………………………………Holy Rosary
Part II ………………Litany for the Faithful Departed
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven.
Have mercy on the soul of the
faithful departed.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world.
Have mercy on the soul of the
faithful departed.
God, the Holy Spirit.
Have mercy on the soul of the
faithful departed.
Holy Trinity, one, God.
Have mercy on the soul of the
faithful departed.
Response: Pray for him/her. Response: O Lord, deliver him/her.
Holy Mary, From all evil, O Lord,
Holy Mother of God, From your wrath,
Holy Virgin of Virgins, From the rigor of your justice,
St. Michael, From the snares of the devil
St. Gabriel, From the gnawing worm of
conscience,
St. Raphael,
All you holy angels, & archangels, From the long-enduring sorrow,
All you holy orders of blessed spirits, From eternal flames,
St. John the Baptist, From intolerable cold,
St. Joseph, From the horrible darkness,
From the dreadful weeping and
All you holy patriarchs & prophets, wailing
St. Peter,
St. Paul, Through Your admirable conception,
St. John, Through Your Holy Nativity,
All you holy Apostles & Evangelists, Through Your baptism & holy fasting,
Through Your most profound
St. Stephen, humiliation,
St. Lawrence, Through Your prompt obedience,
All you holy martyrs,
St. Gregory, Through Your infinite love,
St. Ambrose, Through Your bloody sweat,
Through Your sorrow & anguish,
St. Augustine, Through Your bonds,
St. Jerome, Through Your scourging,
All you holy bishops & confessors,
All you holy doctors, Through Your crowning with thorns,
All you holy Priests & Levites, Through Your carrying of the Cross,
Through Your most cruel death,
All you holy monks & hermits, Through Your most holy wounds,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Barbara Through Your most bitter Cross &
All you holy virgins and widows, passion,
All you saints of God, Through Your holy Resurrection,
Through Your admirable ascension,
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit,
Be merciful, the Paraclete,
Spare him/her, O Lord
Be merciful,
Graciously hear us, O Lord
Response: O We beseech Thee hear us.. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the
world,
In the day of judgement, Grant unto him/her rest.
We sinners,
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
You Who forgave Magdalene and didst hearken to
world,
the prayer of the thief,
Grant unto him/her rest.
You Who savest freely Your elect,
You Who made the keys of heaven and hell, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
That You would be pleased to deliver the souls of world,
our parents, relations, friends, and benefactors Grant unto him/her rest everlasting.
from the pains of hell,
Christ, hear us.
That You would be pleased to have mercy on
Christ, graciously hear us.
those whom no special remembrance is made
on earth,
Lord, have mercy.
That You would be pleased to grant them all the Lord, have mercy.
pardon and remission of their sins,
That You would be pleased to fulfill all their Christ, have mercy.
desires, Christ, have mercy.
That You would be pleased to receive them into
the company of the blessed, Lord, have mercy.
King of awful Majesty, Lord, have mercy.
Son of God, From the gates of hell,
Deliver their souls, O Lord.

O Lord hear my prayer.

And let my cry come unto thee.

Leader: Let us pray for _______

All: O GOD, Whose property it is ever to have mercy and to spare, we beseech Thee
on behalf of the soul of Thy servant _______, Whom You have called out of this
world; that You would not deliver him/her into the hands of Your enemy or forget
him/her forever, but bid the holy angels to lead him/her into Paradise his/her true
country so that for as much as in You he/she will not endure the pains of hell, but
may come to the possession of eternal joys. Through our Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who with You live and reign in the unity with the Holy Spirit, world without end.
Amen.

Eternal rest give unto him/her, O Lord;
And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.
From the gates of hell,
Deliver his/her soul, O Lord.
May he/she rest in peace.
Amen.
O Lord hear Our prayers.
And let our cries come unto You.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray:
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all
faithful, grant unto the soul of Your servant
_______ the remission of all his/her sins; so
that through pious supplication, he/she may
obtain the pardon which he/she has always
desired. Grant this, O God, Who lives and
reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.
May he/she and the souls of all departed
legionaries and the souls of all faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.