8. For the Departed
O eternal Lord God, who holdest all souls in life: Give, we beseech thee, to thy whole Church in paradise and on earth thy light and thy peace; and grant that we, following the good examples of those who have served thee here and are now at rest, may at the last enter with them into thine unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
or this
Almighty God, we remember this day before thee thy faithful servant N.; and we pray that, having opened to him the gates of larger life, thou wilt receive him more and more into thy joyful service, that, with all who have faithfully served thee in the past, he may share in the eternal victory of Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Any of the Collects appointed for use at the Burial of the Dead may be used instead.
For the Prayers of the People, one of the forms appointed for the Burial of the Dead may be used.
Preface of the Commemoration of the Dead
The postcommunion prayer on page 482 may be used
9. Of the Reign of Christ
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in thy well‑beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of
202Collects: Traditional
