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OFFICE OF THE DEAD
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may live to Thee; and whatever he (or she) has committed through human frailty, do Thou wipe away by the pardon of Thy most merciful goodness. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and r eigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.

R. Amen.

FOR SEVERAL PERSONS DECEASED

Incline, O Lord, Thine ear to our prayers, in which we humbly beseech Thy mercy; that Thou wouldst place the souls of Thy servants, NN., which Thou hast caused to depart from this world, in the region of peace and light; and unite them in the fellowship of Thy saints. Through Our Lord, etc.

FOR A FATHER DECEASED

O God, Who hast commanded us to honor our father and mother, have compassion, in Thy mercy, on the soul of my father; forgive him his sins, and grant, that we may meet in the joy of eternal bliss. Through Our Lord, etc.