O Lord thou art their Father, and they are thy children. Forget the faults, which, through the frailty of human nature, they have committed against thee, during the course of their mortal pilgrimage. Adorable Jesus! victim of propitiation both for the living and the dead! vouchsafe, in thy quality of Redeemer, to apply the merits of thy passion and death to the relief of those souls, whom thou punishest as their sovereign judge. Remember thy faithful followers and thy spouses. Let some drops of that precious blood, which thou hast shed for their salvation, flow on those devouring flames; and let the infinite price of that sacred blood, afford a full satisfaction for their offences. Deliver them, O most merciful God! from that place of darkness and torture, and call them to a place of refreshment, light and peace. Grant them the possession of the sovereign good, after which they so ardently sigh, and for which thou hast created them. Receive them into thy paternal bosom, where they will praise and love thee, to all eternity. Amen.
THE LITANY FOR THE DEAD.
LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, 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 souls of the faithful departed.
God the Son, the Redeemer of the world, have mercy, &c.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy, &c.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy, &c.
Holy Mary, pray for the souls, &c
| Holy Mother of God, | Pray for the souls of the faithful departed. | |
| Holy Virgin of virgins, | ||
| St. Michael, | ||
| All ye holy Angels, and Archangels, | ||
| St. John the Baptist, | ||
| St. Joseph, | ||
| All ye holy patriarchs, and prophets, | ||
| St. Peter, | ||
| St. Paul, | ||
| St. John, | ||
| All ye holy apostles, and evangelists, | ||
| St. Stephen, | ||
| St. Lawrence, |
