As we gather here today, to pay tribute
to a loved one and friend, let us remember
and hold in memory, and cherish those
moments that each of us shared in some way
with our departed one.
Let us join hands and hearts together in this
service so that it may lend comfort and solace
to the family and serve as an inspiration
to all of us in the months and years ahead.
Funeral Prayers
Funeral prayers are short writings that provide encouragement and strength which many families have used to reflect and remember their loved one. Funeral prayers can also be read aloud in the memorial service and is the perfect additional to any of our templates.
The following is a selection of popular funeral prayers. Use them inside your funeral programs, thank you notes, graduated programs, memorial cards, bookmarks, and/or prayer cards. They are appropriate to use in any of these memorial service keepsake items.
In Memory
O Gentliest Heart of Jesus
O gentlest heart of Jesus,
ever present in the Blessed Sacrament,
ever consumed with burning love
for the poor captive souls,
have mercy on the soul of
thy departed servant.
Be not severe in Thy
judgement but let some drops of
Thy Precious Blood fall upon the
devouring flames, and do Thou
O Merciful Saviour, send Thy Angels
to conduct Thy departed servant
to a place of refreshment, light and peace.
Amen.
Merciful Jesus grant eternal rest.
ever present in the Blessed Sacrament,
ever consumed with burning love
for the poor captive souls,
have mercy on the soul of
thy departed servant.
Be not severe in Thy
judgement but let some drops of
Thy Precious Blood fall upon the
devouring flames, and do Thou
O Merciful Saviour, send Thy Angels
to conduct Thy departed servant
to a place of refreshment, light and peace.
Amen.
Merciful Jesus grant eternal rest.
Peace Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves]
that we are born to eternal life.
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves]
that we are born to eternal life.
Student's Prayer
Creator of all things,
true source of Light and Wisdom,
lofty source of all Being,
graciously let a ray of
Your Brilliance penetrate into the darkness
of my understanding and take from me the
double darkness in which I have been born;
sin and ignorance.
Give me a sharp sense of understanding,
a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp
things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations,
and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning, direct the progress,
help in the completion.
Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord
true source of Light and Wisdom,
lofty source of all Being,
graciously let a ray of
Your Brilliance penetrate into the darkness
of my understanding and take from me the
double darkness in which I have been born;
sin and ignorance.
Give me a sharp sense of understanding,
a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp
things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations,
and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning, direct the progress,
help in the completion.
Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord
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