Leader:
Lord God, you are the glory of the believers
and the life of the just.
Your Son redeemed us by dying and rising to life again.
Our brother/sister ________________,
was faithful and believed in the resurrection.
Give to him/her the joys and the blessings of the life to come.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever.
All: AMEN.
Leader: Jesus, through your blood on the cross,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through the blow you received on your sacred face,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through the cruel scourging you endured,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced your head,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through your carrying of the cross,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through your face covered with blood which you allowed to be imprinted on the veil of Veronica,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through your garments which were cruely removed from your wounded body,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through your holy body nailed on the cross,
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Leader: Jesus, through your side pierced with a lance and from which flowed blood and water.
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of ...
Amen