An act of resignation when a friend is dead
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. 209–210 |
| Scan | leaf 223, leaf 224 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- patience, comfort in sorrow, acceptance of God's will
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates, Office of the Dead, Hours of Charles the Noble, about 1405. Cleveland Museum of Art.
After dhe Death of the Sick.
«I would not have you to be ignorant, Brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so they also who sleep in Jesus, will God bring with him.» I Thes. IV. 12. 13.
An act of resignation when a friend is dead.
Almighty God, be pleased to take pity on thy servant now departed. Thou knowest, O Lord, how nearly our hearts were knit in affection, and therefore how justly I lament my loss. But since it was thy pleasure to receive him to thyself, give me patience to endure this stroke of thy scourge. Thou art my Father; if I lose all, thou art still left to me. In thee alone I find all comfort and hope. Thou art always the same; thou canst heal my wounds, and supply all my wants, O Lord.—According to thy mercy pardon him the sins which he hath committed, that he may live with thee in the kingdom of everlasting bliss. Amen.
V. Grant him, eternal rest, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine on him.
V. May he rest in peace.
R. Amen.