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Prayer for a Deceased Person

God of the spirits and of all flesh,
who have trampled death and annihilated the devil
and given life to Your world, may You Yourself,
O Lord, grant to the soul of Your deceased servant N.
rest in a place of light, a verdant place, a place of freshness,
from where suffering, pain and cries are far removed.

Do You, O good and compassionate God
forgive every fault committed by Your servant in word, work or
thought because there is no man who lives and does not sin.

You alone are without sin and Your justice is justice
throughout the ages and Your word is truth.

Since You, O Christ our God, are the resurrection,
the life and the repose of N., Your servant,
we give You glory together with Your un-begotten Father
and Your most holy, good and life-creating Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever.

Eternal rest grant unto N., O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him (her).
May he (she) rest in peace. Amen.

Prayer in Sorrow

God of all consolation, in Your unending love and mercy for us,
You turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Show
compassion to Your people in sorrow. Be our refuge and our
strength to lift us from the darkness of this grief to peace and joy
in Your presence. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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