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committed through human frailty, we beseech thee, in thy goodness, mercifully to pardon: Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THEN THE FOLLOWING PRAYER FOR THE ASSISTANTS MAY BE ADDED.

GRANT, O Lord! that, while we here lament the departure of thy servant, we may ever remember, that we are most certainly to follow him [her] . Give us grace to prepare for that last hour, by a good life, that we may not be surprised by a sudden death; but be ever watching when thou shalt call, that so with the Spouse, we may enter into eternal glory: Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.