At the Burial of the Dead. — Sentences
A Manual for Christians, 1838Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A Manual for Christians, containing Prayers and Holy Precepts, selected from Catholic Authors, confirmed by Examples; to which are added Instructions for Youth, and an Abridged Catechism. |
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| Imprint | Vienna., Printed by Strauss’s Widow., 1838 |
| Pages | pp. 210–211 |
| Scan | leaf 224, leaf 225 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- mercy, forgiveness of sins
„I am the resurrection and life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die.“ John XI. 25.
«I know that my Redeemer liveth and that I shall rise again at the latter day from the earth; and that I shall be covered with my skin, and shall see my God in my flesh, whom I myself shall see, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.» Job XIX. 25.
«We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.» I. Timot. VI. 7.
„Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.“ Job I. 21.
«Man that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live and is full of misery. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.» Job. XIV. 1. 2.
«A thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night; their years are even as nothing. In the morning the grass is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withereth.» Psalm. LXXXIX.
Let us pray for the Faithful departed.
From the depths, etc. as in Page 53.
Have mercy on me etc. as in Page 56.
V Give him, O Lord eternal rest.
R. And let perpetual light shine on him.
V. May he rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear our prayer.
R. And let our cry come to thee.
Receive, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, whom thou wast pleased to call off from this world, and deliver him from the fetters of his sins, that he may enjoy the felicity of eternal rest and light, and rise again with thy Saints and elect, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Incline thy ear, O Lord, unto our prayers, by which we most humbly beseech thy infinite mercy, that the soul of thy servant, whom thou hast taken from this world, may be placed in the region of peace and light, and partake of the eternal joys of thy Saints and elect; through Jesus Christ thy only Son our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
While the Earth is cast upon the Corpse.
Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take upon himself the soul of our dear Brother (Sister) here departed, we therefore commit his (her) body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.