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 he 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:
In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum. Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Domine Jesu Christe, suscipe spiritum meum. O Lord Jesus Christ, receive my spirit. Sancta Maria, ora pro me. Holy Mary, pray for me: 
Maria, mater gratiæ, mater misericordiæ, tu me ab hoste protege, et hora mortis suscipe. 
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 Responsory may be said.
R. 
Subvenite Sancti Dei; occurrite Angeli Domini, suscipientes animam ejus, offerentes eam in conspectu Altissimi. R. 
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. V. Suscipiat te Christus, qui vocavit te, et in sinum Abrahæ Angeli deducant te. V. May Christ receive thee, who hath called thee, and may the Angels conduct thee to Abraham's bosom.
R. Suscipientes animam ejus, offerentes eam in conspectu Altissimi. R. Receiving his soul, offering it in the sight of the Most High. V. Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. V. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
R. Offerentes eam in conspectu Altissimi. R. Offering it in the sight of the Most High. V. Kyrie eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. R. Christe eleison. R. Christ, have mercy. V. Kyrie eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. Pater noster. Our Father. V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. V. And lead us not into temptation. R. Sed libera nos a malo. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine. V. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord. R. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. R. And let perpetual light shine upon him. V. A porta inferi. V. From the gate of hell.
R. Erue, Domine, animam ejus. R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. V. Requiescat in pace. V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. R. And let my cry come unto thee.
Oremus. Let us pray. 
Tibi, Domine, commendamus animam famuli tui N., ut defunctus sæculo tibi vivat, et quæ per fragilitatem humanæ conversationis peccata commisit, tu venia misericordissimæ pietatis absterge. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. 
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. 
