It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may he loosed from their sins.
V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
LET US PRAY.
O GOD, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired: who livest and reignest one God for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. Each to be recited six times.
y. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us.
R. Have mercy on us: O Lord, have mercy on us.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
ON INDULGENCES.
ARTICLE I.
OF THE PUNISHMENT DUE TO SIN.
THERE are two sorts of actual sins, viz.: Mortal and Venial.
Mortal sin deserves an inconceivable and eternal punishment; for is of faith, that whoever, at his death, is found guilty of but one Mortal sin, shall be banished from the presence of God, excluded from the society of the Saints, and precipitated into hell, there to dwell for ever with the devils and reprobates in the most dreadful torments.
