NOVENA PRAYER FOR OUR DEAR DEPARTED

Let us now offer this novena prayer for our

beloved ________________ who has departed from
this world and now returns to you.
O Lord, in your mercy welcome her into your heavenly
kingdom.
She has gone to her rest.
Now, she hopes to rise with you.
O Lord, in your encompassing love, bring her into the light
of your Divine Presence.
We meekly intercede, O Lord, for our faithful departed
________________.
May she find eternal peace with you.
May she inherit your kind forgiveness.
May she see you face to face.
Yes, you are our hope in this world.
You are our resurrection and life.
You are our Judge and Savior.
O Lord, we humbly beseech you: be merciful in your
judgment and grant to Eugenia the promised salvation.
Remember not her faults, but cleanse her of her sins and
grant her lasting reward.
O Lord, extend to _________________ your victory
over sin and death.
Let her not be separated from you, but grant her a place in
your eternal abode.
Jesus, Lord of the living and the dead, comfort of the
weary and the afflicted, conqueror of death and sin, guide
our departed ________________.
As she reaches the end of her journey, lead her back to
you.
As her life comes to an end, let her live with you.
As she stands before you in judgment, please speak again
these words:
“Come, you who are blessed by my Father.
Inherit the kingdom prepared for you.”
May the good Lord grant her a merciful judgment and look
kindly upon her.
ALL: Lord, help us see death for what it really is:
—the end of poverty and the beginning of riches:
—the end of frustration and the beginning of fulfillment;
—the end of fear and the beginning of tranquility;
—the end of pain and the beginning of joy;
—the end of weakness and the beginning of strength.
Let not grief overwhelm us or a sense of loss embitter us,
but out of our sadness let there arise a new joy.
Cast out our fears and let not our hearts be troubled.
Let your spirit of peace come alive within our experience
and hurt, our sorrow and isolation, our sadness today and
loneliness tomorrow.
We humbly commend to you, ______________,
whom you called out of this mortal life.
You loved her always with a great love.
Now that you have freed her from all the evils of this earth,
bring her into your paradise where there is no more grief
or mourning or sadness, but peace and joy with your Son
and the Holy Spirit forever.
We thank you for all the blessings you have given to
____________________ in her mortal life.
We pray that she may be able to glorify you with the life
she lived and the way he made use of your blessings.
Lord, grant that we will never forget that life is short and
uncertain.
Let your Spirit guide us in holiness, justice, and service to
our brothers and sisters.
We pray for the healing of all unhappy and hurting feelings
death may have caused in our hearts.
Be with us, Lord, during our moments of sorrow and
loneliness.
You are our rock, our fortress, and our strength.
We trust in you and hope in your glorious resurrection.
We lift up to you our grief and sorrow, confident that you
Hill change mourning to rejoicing that our beloved now
rests in your peace.
L: Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.
A: And let perpetual Light shine upon her.
L: May she rest in peace.
A: Amen.
L: May the soul of ________________ and all the
souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
A: Amen.