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Novena Prayer for the Dead

Novena Prayer for the Dead

Leader: You would be pleased to deliver the of our relatives and friends from the pains of You who would be pleased to grant them all the pardon and remission of all their sins You who would be pleased to fulfill all their desires NINE-DAY You who would be pleased to receive them into the FOR THE DEAD company of the blessed Leader: Lamb of who takes away the sins of the world. All: Grant Unto them . Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. All: Grant unto them eternal rest. Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. All: Grant unto them eternal rest.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Merciful Father, hear our and console us. As we renew our in your Son, whom you raised from the dead, strengthen our that our dear departed will share in Christ’s resurrection, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy , one God forever and ever. All: .

Leader: Eternal rest grant unto 0 . All: And let your perpetual light shine upon him/her. Leader: May he/she . All: Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the . AMEN. Catholic Filipino-Australian Chaplaincy Archdiocese of Brisbane 7 WHY PRAY FOR TIlE DEAD? Holy of virgins St. and all archangels and Many people say that the contains no references to St. John the Baptist . What is the basis for the Catholic ’s teaching St. Joseph about this? Why do Catholics pray for the dead? Sts. Peter and Paul All Apostles and Evangelists In the Second of (12:38-46), Judas Macabee St. Stephen and all orders that his soldiers that and prayers be offered in the St. Gregory of for the slain Jewish soldiers who had worn St. Ambrose pagan amulets. In the Second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy (1:18), St. Augustine St. Paul prays for Onesiphorus, who has died. St. Benedict St. Jerome The Roman Catholic teaching on purgatory reflects not only on All holy , confessors and doctors of the Church the above biblical bases but also on the understanding of the All holy and communion of . We are connected to the saints in , St. Magdalene the saints-in-waiting in purgatory, and we, believers, here on St. Barbara earth. We pray for the souls of the dead who are undergoing purification in purgatory, that the God who is full of and Leader: From all evil. may forgive all their sins and admit them into His Response (All): 0 LORD, DELIVER THEM. Kingdom forever. Leader: From your wrath From the rigor of your justice From the power of the devil From the gnawing worn of conscience Fr. Marce Singson From long enduring sorrow Chaplain, Filipino Community From eternal flames Archdiocese of Brisbane From horrible darkness From dreadful weeping and wailing Through you most cruel Through your most holy wounds Through your holy resurrection Through the coming of the Holy Spirit In the Day of Judgment

Leader: You who have the keys of heaven Response (All): WE BESEECH YOU, HEAR US, 0 LORD

1 6 Leader: , through your blood on the cross Response (All): Have mercy on the of PART ONE: THE HOLY Leader: Jesus, through the blow you received on your sacred face. THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES Jesus, through the cruel scourging you endured. Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced 1. The Agony in the Garden your head. 2. The Scourging at the Pillar Jesus, through your carrying of the cross. 3. The Crowning with ThOrns Jesus, through your face covered with blood which 4. The Carrying of the Cross you allowed to be imprinted on the veil of 5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Veronica Jesus, through your garments which were cruely PART TWO: THE NOVENA FOR THE DEAD removed from your wounded body Jesus, through your holy body nailed on the cross FIRST DAY Jesus, through your side pierced with a lance and from which flowed blood and water. Leader: Lord our God, receive our , prayers and mortifications and sighs in suffrage for the holy souls for whom FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED we make this novena; and we pray that by the motherly bestowed on you by your most holy Mother, when she followed Leader: Lord, have mercy on us. you on the way of sorrow up to Mount Calvary, and grant what All: Lord, have mercy on us. we ask of you in this novena for your greater honour and glory. Leader: Christ, have mercy on us. All: AMEN. All: Christ, have mercy on us. (turn to page 5) Leader: Lord, have mercy on us. All: Lord, have mercy on us. SECOND DAY Leader: Christ, hear us. All: Christ, graciously hear us. Leader: Merciful God, we beseech you, by the pain which your Holy Mother saw you suffer and agonise on the cross, that the Leader: God, the Father of heaven. holy souls in purgatory be freed from those pains; especially for Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of______the soul of ______, for whom we are praying and Leader: God the Son, Redeemer of the world. offering in This novena. Bring those who are submerged in their God, the Holy Spirit. Holy One God. sins to a true knowledge of their guilt and grant what we ask of you in this novena, for your greater honour and glory. Leader: Holy Mary. All: AMEN Response (All): PRAYFOR THE SOULS OF THE (turn to page 5) FAITHFUL DEPARTED Leader: Holy Mother of God. 5 2 THIRD DAY for whom we make this novena. We humbly ask you to set them free and bring them to the in heaven, for the Leader: Almighty Father, to whom nobody asks without the hope greater glory and honour of your name. of receiving, by the of St. Joseph and the Blessed All: AMEN. Virgin Mary, enable the suffering souls in purgatory to be able to (turn to page 5) leave that place, especially for the soul of ______. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. SEVENTH DAY All: AMEN. (turn to page 5) Leader: Lord of mercy, hear our prayer. May our brother/sister ______, whom you called your son/daughter on earth, enter into FOURTH DAY the Kingdom of peace and light, where your saints live in glory. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns Leader: Gracious God, through whose mercy the saints rest in with you and Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. glory, we beg you to set free those blessed souls in purgatory, All: AMEN. especially for the soul of______, for whom we are praying (turn to page 5) in this novena. May you radiate your compassion and love to them so they may enter into your Kingdom. We ask this through EIGHT DAY Christ, our Lord. All: AMEN. Leader: Creator and Redeemer of all mankind, through the infinite (turn to page 5) merits of passion, death and resurrection, we beg you to shower the immense treasures of your clemency on those blessed souls, FIFTH DAY especially for the eternal repose of the soul of ______. Bring those who are in sin to a true knowledge and and grant Leader: Souvereign Lord, in whom it is to be merciful, what we ask for in this novena, through Christ, our Lord. through the intercession of St. Michael, the archangel, and by the All: AMEN. sorrow of your Blessed Mother who suffered when the soldier (turn to page 5) pierced your side with a lance, have mercy on the soul of ______for whom we are offering this novena and bring NINTH DAY him/her to your eternal rest in heaven, for the better glory and honour of your name. Leader: Lord God, you are the glory of the believers and the life of All: AMEN. the just. Your Son redeemed us by dying and rising to life again. (turn to page 5) Our brother/sister ______, was faithful and believed in resurrection. Give to him/her the joys and the of the SIXTH DAY life to come. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, incline your ears to our petitions. Have All: AMEN. mercy on the souls in purgatory, especially for the soul of______3 4

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