The Roman Missal: Masses for the Dead (English) 5

1[Various Prayers for the Dead.]

2[For a Pope deceased.]

3Prayer. Deus qui inter summos. O God, who among the chief priests wert pleased by thy ineffable disposition to number thy servant N.; grant we beseech thee, that having represented thy only-begotten Son on earth, he may be associated with thy holy pontiffs for all eternity. Through the same Lord, &c.

4Secret. Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the sacrifice which we offer for the soul of the chief bishop, thy servant N.: that thou mayest command him, to whom, in this world, thou didst grant the pontifical dignity, to be associated with thy saints in the celestial kingdom. Through our Lord, &c.

5Postcom. Prosit. We beseech thee, O Lord, that thy clemency which we implore may benefit the soul of the chief bishop, thy servant N.: that by thy mercy he may obtain eternal fellowship with him, in whom he hoped and believed. Through our Lord, &c.

6[For a man deceased.]

7Prayers. Inclina Domine. Incline thy ear, O Lord, to our prayers, by which we humbly beseech thy mercy; that thou wouldst establish the soul of thy servant which thou hast commanded to leave this world, in the region of peace and light, and order it to become a companion of thy saints. Through our Lord, &c.

8Secret. Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this oblation may be beneficial to the soul of thy servant, by offering which thou didst release the whole world from sin. Through our Lord, &c.

9Postcom. Absolve. Absolve, we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of thy servant from every bond of sin, that he may live again among thy saints and elect in the glory of the resurrection. Through our Lord, &c.

10[For a woman deceased.]

11Prayer. Quæsumus Domine. We beseech thee, O Lord, in thy clemency to have mercy on the soul of thy servant, and delivering it from the corruptions of mortality, to restore it to the inheritance of eternal salvation. Through our Lord, &c.

12Secret. We beseech thee, O Lord, that by this sacrifice the soul of thy servant may be delivered from all sins, without which no one was ever free from guilt; that by these offices of pious expiation it may obtain perpetual mercy. Through our Lord, &c.

13Postcom. Inveniat. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the soul of thy servant may find the fellowship of eternal light, having obtained the sacrament of perpetual mercy. Through our Lord, &c.

14[For father or mother, or both.]

15Prayer. Deus qui nos. O God, who hast commanded us to honour our father and mother, in thy clemency have mercy on the soul of my father (or mother), and forgive his (her or their) sins; and grant that I may see him (her or them) in the joy of eternal glory. Through, &c.

16Secret. Accept, we beseech thee, O Lord, the sacrifice which I offer for the soul (or souls) of my father (or mother), and grant him (her or them) everlasting joy in the land of the living; and associate me with him (her or them) to the happiness of the saints. Through our Lord, &c.

17Postcom. Cœlestis. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the participation of the heavenly sacrament may obtain rest and light everlasting for the soul of my father (or mother); and may thy eternal grace crown me with him (her or them). Through our Lord, &c.