INTROIT. Psalm lxiv.
GRANT them, O Lord, eternal rest, and let perpetual light shine on them. Ps. A hymn becometh thee, O Lord, in Sion, and a vow shall be paid thee in Jerusalem: hear my prayer, all flesh shall come to thee. Grant them, &c. to Ps.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Each repeated three times.
COLLECT.
O GOD! the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of their sins, that, through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. Who livest, &c.
LESSON. Rev. xiv. 13.
IN those days: I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead. who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours: for their works follow them.
GRADUAL.
ETERNAL rest grant to them, and may perpetual light shine on them. V. Ps. cxi. The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not fear the evil hearing.
TRACT.
RELEASE, O Lord! the souls of all the faithful departed, from the bonds of their sins. V. And by the assistance of thy grace, may they escape the sentence of condemnation. V. And enjoy the bliss of eternal light.
