Prayers for the Dying and the Dead
From Flowers of Nazareth, 1894 Tools
The Last Agony
Source
| Printed in | Flowers of Nazareth |
|---|---|
| Imprint | Bruges-Flanders, Belgium (Cloister of Nazareth); Haywards Heath, Sussex (Our Lady's Priory), Desclée, De Brouwer & Co., 1894 |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Imprimatur. Brugis, 1 Maii 1894. P. De Brabandere, Vic. Cap. |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan of the 1894 edition. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates, Office of the Dead, Hours of Charles the Noble, about 1405. Cleveland Museum of Art.
When the soul is about to depart from the body, then more than ever ought they who are by to pray earnestly upon their knees around the sick man's bed; and if the dying man be unable to speak, the name of JESUS should constantly be invoked, and such words as the following again and again repeated in his ear:
Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
O Lord JESUS CHRIST, receive my soul.
Holy Mary, pray for me.
Holy Mary, mother of grace, mother of mercy, do thou defend me from the enemy, and receive me at the hour of death.
The soul being departed, the following Responsories may be said:
℟. Come to his assistance, ye Saints of God; come forth to meet him, ye Angels of the Lord, receiving his soul, offering it in the sight of the Most High.
℣. May Christ receive thee, who hath called thee, and may the angels conduct thee to Abraham's bosom.
℟. Receiving his soul offering it in the sight of the Most High.
℣. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
℟. Offering it in the sight of the Most High.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
have mercy.
℟. Christ, have mercy.
have mercy.
℣. Lord, have mercy.
have mercy.
Our Father.
℣. And lead us not into temptation.
℟. But deliver us from evil.
℣. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord.
℟. And let perpetual light shine upon him.
℣. From the gate of hell,
℟. Deliver his soul, O Lord.
℣. May he rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray.
To Thee, O Lord, we commend the soul of Thy servant N., that, being dead to the world, he may live to Thee; and the sins he hath committed, through the frailty of his mortal nature do Thou in Thy most merciful goodness, forgive and wash away. Amen.
The body is then decently laid out, and a light placed before it. A small Crucifix is put in the hands of the deceased, upon his breast, or the hands are themselves placed crosswise, while the body is sprinkled with holy water.
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