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The Lord keepeth the strangers; He will support the fatherless and the widow; * and the ways of sinners He will destroy.
The Lord shall reign for ever; thy God, O Sion, * unto generation and generation.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord: * And let perpetual light shine on them.
V. From the gates of hell.
R. Deliver their souls, O Lord.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray
O God, Who among the apostolic priests didst honor Thy servants with the Episcopal (or sacerdotal)
