For the Dead
St. John’s Manual, 1856Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | ST. JOHN’S MANUAL: A GUIDE TO THE PUBLIC WORSHIP AND SERVICES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND A COLLECTION OF DEVOTIONS FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF THE FAITHFUL. |
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| Imprint | New York, T. W. STRONG, LATE EDWARD DUNIGAN & BRO., CATHOLIC PUBLISHING HOUSE, 599 BROADWAY., 1856 |
| Pages | p. 122 |
| Scan | leaf 128 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | “ST. JOHN’S MANUAL” HAVING BEEN DULY EXAMINED, WE HEREBY APPROVE OF ITS PUBLICATION. † John Abp. of N. York NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 1856. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- the souls in purgatory
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates, Office of the Dead, Hours of Charles the Noble, about 1405. Cleveland Museum of Art.
O God, the giver of pardon and the lover of human salvation, with Thee live the spirits of the just, and in Thy keeping are the souls of those who, by their imperfections, being still unworthy of Thy presence, are detained in a state of suffering and delayed hope. While, therefore, we bless Thee for Thy saints who are already admitted to Thy glory, so, also, we humbly offer up our prayers for these Thy afflicted servants; and, in particular, for our departed friends, relations, and benefactors. Pardon them their past failings, supply for the unprepared state in which they were called before Thy judgment-seat; that they may see Thee, and, in Thy glorious light, rejoice eternally. Amen.