We bring these prayers for the dead and dying, Almighty Father, to Your Altar.
May You grant our dead eternal rest and peace forever and ever in Your Heavenly Kingdom.
Let all our deceased family members, friends, and loved ones stay with You in Paradise.
So, they will bask in Your Everlasting Presence, oh, God, and suffer no more.
They have led a good life and tried to be instruments of Your All-encompassing Love.
With all the angels in heaven, they would sing praises to Your Name.
We also pray for those who dying or are ill in bed and who are getting ready to enter your Promised Place.
Shower them with Job’s courage that they may endure their sufferings willingly with the hope of rising again.
Bless our dead and dying so that they could be worthy to enter the Gates of Heaven.
Amen.
Catholic Prayers for the Dead and Dying 2
As a Catholic, prayers for the dead and dying are often offered as one of these must-do religious rites.
Below is another prayer that you could offer.
The loss of someone we love is always devastating but with Your Unfailing Mercy, Lord, we can survive this ordeal.
Open Your Warm Hands and embrace our departed dearest one.
Give our dead the peace, love, and happiness he/she deserves.
Allow her fatigued body and mind to finally get the eternal rest he/she aspired for.
Bless also our dying loved one.
Bequeath upon him/her the grace and strength to overcome the pain of his last moments here on Earth.
Carry him on Your Comforting Shoulders as he breathes his last.
In the same manner that You have extended Your welcoming arms to our dying brother,
We pray You do the same to our dead brethren.
Please welcome them all in Your Paradise.
We come to You in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Likewise, you could use this Prayer for All Soul’s Day for your dead.
Coping with the loss of a loved one is often difficult. You may want to learn how you can cope with this event in your life. Grief: Coping with the Loss of Your Loved One.
