LET US PRAY.
WE commend to thee, O Lord, the soul of this thy servant, and beseech thee, O Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the world! that, as in thy mercy to him [her], thou becamest man, so now thou wouldst vouchsafe to admit him [her] into the number of the blessed. Remember, O Lord! that he [she] is thy creature, not made by strange gods, but by thee, the only true and living God; for there is no other God but thee, and none can work thy wonders. Let his [her] soul find comfort in thy sight, and remember not his [her] former sins, nor any of those excesses which he [she] has fallen into, through the violence of passion and corruption. For although he [she] has sinned, yet he [she] has still retained a true faith in thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; he [she] has had a zeal for thy honor, and faithfully adored thee, his [her] God, and the Creator of all things.
REMEMBER not, O Lord! the sins and ignorances of his [her] youth; but according to thy great mercy, be mindful of him [her] in thy eternal glory. Let the heavens be opened to him [her], and let the Angels rejoice with him [her]. May St. Michael, the Archangel, the chief of the heavenly host, conduct him [her]; may blessed Peter, the Apostle, to whom were given the keys of the kingdom of heaven, receive him [her]; may holy Paul, the Apostle, and chosen vessel of election, assist him [her]; may St. John, the beloved disciple, to whom the secrets of heaven were revealed, intercede for him [her]; may all the holy Apostles, to whom was given the power of binding and loosing, pray for him [her], may all the chosen servants and blessed martyrs of God, who, in this world, have suffered torments for the sake of Christ, intercede for him [her]; that being delivered from this body of corruption, he [she] may be admitted into the kingdom of heaven; Through
