Requiem Masses

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MASSES OF THE DEAD(I)

INTROIT

EG 733. Requiem aeternam.2 Esdras. 2. REST eternal grant tothem, O Lord: and may light perpetual shine uponthem. Ps. 65. Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, andunto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem:thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all fleshcome. REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and maylight perpetual shine upon them.

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IG 109. Ps. 65. Ant. REST eternal grant unto them, OLord, / and let light perpetual shine upon them.

1 Praise is due to thee, O God, in Sion; / and untothee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem.

2 Thou that hearest the prayer, / unto thee shall allflesh come.

3 My misdeeds prevail against me: / O be thoumerciful unto our sins.

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest andreceivest, / and that he may dwell in thy courts.

5 We shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thyhouse, / even of thy holy temple.Ant. REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord, / and letlight perpetual shine upon them.

The Collect and the other prayers are sung recto tono: i.e., on onenote.

THE COLLECT.

LORD, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers:

Grant to the faithful departed [especially thyservant (handmaiden) N.] all the unsearchable benefitsof thy Son's Passion; that in the Day of his Appearingthey may be manifested as thy true children; throughthe same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who livethand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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THE EPISTLE. Romans 8. 31.

RETHREN: What shall we then say to thesethings? If God be for us, who can be against us?

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up

for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give usall things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge ofGod's elect? It is God that justifieth; who is he thatcondemneth? It is Christ that died, yea, rather, that isrisen again, who is even at the right hand of God, whoalso maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate usfrom the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress,or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, orsword? Nay, in all these things we are more thanconquerors through him that loved us. For I am

persuaded, that neither death, nor life; nor angels, norprincipalities, nor powers; nor things present, northings to come; nor height, nor depth; nor any othercreature, shall be able to separate us from the love ofGod, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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THE LESSON. Revelation 21. 1.

N THOSE DAYS: I [John] saw a new heaven and a

new earth: for the first heaven and the first earthwere passed away; and there was no more sea. And IJohn saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming downfrom God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adornedfor her husband. And I heard a great voice out ofheaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is withmen, and he will dwell with them, and they shall behis people, and God himself shall be with them, andbe their God. And God shall wipe away all tears fromtheir eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither

sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any morepain: for the former things are passed away. And hethat sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make allthings new. And he said unto me, Write: for thesewords are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It isdone. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and theEnd. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain

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of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shallinherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shallbe my son.

GRADUAL

EG: 1. General. Resteternal grant to them, O Lord: andmay light perpetual shine upon them. V. T h erighteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance: hewill not be afraid of any evil tidings.

EG: 2. General. Yea, though I walk through the valleyof the shadow of death: I will fear no evil, for thou, OLord, art with me. V. Thy rod and thy staff: they havebeen my comfort.

EG: 3. General. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: andmay light perpetual shine upon them. V. Let theirsouls dwell at ease: and their seed inherit the land.

TRACT

EG: 1. General. Absolve, O Lord, the souls of all thefaithful departed: from every bond of sin. V. And bythe help of thy grace: may they be able to escape theavenging judgement. And enjoy the bliss: of

everlasting light.EG: 2. Day of Burial, and for a Bishop. Like as the hartdesireth the water brooks: so longeth my soul afterthee, O God V. My soul is athirst for God, yea, evenfor the living God: when shall I come to appear beforethe presence of God. V. My tears have been my foodday and night: while all day long they say unto me,Where is now thy God?

EG: 3. General. Out of the deep have I called unto thee,O Lord: Lord hear by voice. V. O let thine earsconsider well the supplication of thy servant: if thou,Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss,Lord, who may abide it? V. For to thee belongethmercy and compassion: and for thy Names sake have Iwaited for thee, O God.


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BCP: Ps. 112. UNTO the upright there ariseth up light inthe darkness; / he is merciful, loving and righteous.

5 It is well with the man that is merciful and

lendeth, / and ordereth his affairs with justice.6 For he shall never be moved: / and the righteousshall be had in everlasting remembrance.

7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings; / for hisheart standeth fast and believeth in the Lord.

THE SEQUENCE.Dies irae.

On All Souls Day, the Sequence is said at the Principal Mass only;and in Private Masses at the first only.

1. DAY of wrath! O day of mourning!See fulfill'd the prophets' warning!Heav'n and earth in ashes burning!

2. Oh, what fear man's bosom rendethWhen from heav'n the Judge descendeth,On whose sentence all dependeth!

3. Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth,Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth,

All before the Throne it bringeth.4. Death is struck, and nature quaking,All creation is awaking,To its Judge an answer making.

5. Lo! the Book exactly worded,Wherein all hath been recorded;Thence shall judgement be awarded.

6. When the Judge his seat attaineth,And each hidden deed arraigneth,

Nothing unavenged remaineth.7. What shall I, frail man, be pleading,Who for me be interceding,When the just are mercy needing?

8. King of Majesty tremendous,Who dost free salvation send us,Fount of pity, then befriend us!


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9. Think, good Jesu, my salvationCaused thy wondrous Incarnation;Leave me not to reprobation.

10. Faint and weary thou hast sought me,

On the Cross of suffering bought me;Shall such grace be vainly brought me?

11. Righteous Judge! for sin's pollutionGrant thy gift of absolution,Ere that day of retribution.

12. Guilty, now I pour my moaning,All my shame with anguish owning;Spare, O God, thy suppliant groaning.

13. Thou the sinful woman savedst;

Thou the dying thief forgavest;And to me a hope vouchsafest.

14. Worthless are my prayers and sighing,Yet, good Lord, in grace complying,Rescue me from fires undying.

15. With thy favoured sheep O place me,Nor among the goats abase me,But to thy right hand upraise me.

16. While the wicked are confounded,

Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,Call me with thy Saints surrounded.

17. Low I kneel, with heart submission,See, like ashes, my contrition;Help me in my last condition.

18. Ah! that day of tears and mourning!From the dust of earth returningMan for judgement must prepare him;Spare, O God, in mercy spare him!

19. Lord, all-pitying, Jesu blest,Grant them thine eternal rest. Amen.

THE GOSPEL. St John 6. 35.

ESUS said unto them, I am the bread of life: he thatcometh to me shall never hunger, and he that

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giveth to me shall come to me; and him that cometh tome I will in no wise cast out. For I came down fromheaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of himthat sent me. And this is the Father's will which hathsent me, that of all which he hath given me I shouldlose nothing, but should raise it up again at the lastday. And this is the will of him that sent me, thatevery one that seeth the Son, and believeth on him,may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at thelast day.

OFFERTORY. 1. General. O Lord Jesu Christ, King ofglory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed fromthe hand of hell; and from the pit of destruction:

deliver them from the lions mouth; that the gravedevour them not; that they go not down to the realmsof darkness. But let Michael, the holy standard bearer,make speed to restore them to the brightness of glory:which thou promisedst in ages past to Abraham, andhis seed. V. Sacrifice and prayer do we offer unto thee,O Lord: do thou accept them for the souls departed, inwhose memory we make this oblation: and grant them,Lord, to pass from death unto life: which thoupromisedst in ages past to Abraham and his seed.

2. All Souls. O kind Creator, who hast recalled the firstman to eternal glory: O Good Shepherd, who on thyloving shoulder hast brought again the lost sheep tothe sheep-fold: O just Judge, when thou shalt come forjudgment: deliver from death the souls of them whomthou hast redeemed. Nor give to the beasts the soulsof them that confess thee: nor forsake them utterlyforever.

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to regardthese our oblations, which we offer unto thee for

the souls of thy servants and handmaidens: that like asthou didst grant them grace to believe the ChristianFaith; so they may obtain of thee the reward of

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everlasting life; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

[Note: At theIntercession, the Priest (or Deacon) says: Let us

remember before God those of our brethren who have departedthis life and are at rest, especially N. Let us pray for Christ's holyCatholic Church....]

Preface of Easter, or Preface of the Departed.

COMMUNION. 1. All Souls, Day of Burial, Anniversaries. Tothem in whose memory the Body of Christ is received:grant, O Lord, rest everlasting. V . And may lightperpetual shine upon them. To them in whose memorythe Blood of Christ is received: grant, O Lord, rest

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2. General May light eternal shine, O Lord, upon them:for endless ages with thy blessed ones, for thou artgracious. V. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: andmay light perpetual shine upon them. For endless ageswith thy blessed ones: for thou art gracious.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that oursupplications may be acceptable in thy sight: that

the souls of thy servants and handmaidens, beingdelivered from all their sins, may be made partakers ofthy heavenly redemption; who livest and reignest withthe Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever oneGod, world without end. Amen.

At Funeral Masses, the Absolutions or Final Prayers follow theDismissal: at other Masses of the Dead the Dismissal is sung and

the Blessing omitted.

At the end of Mass, if the Absolution is to be made, the Celebrantretires to the Epistle Corner, where he takes off his chasuble andmaniple, and puts on a black cope. The Subdeacon, between twoAcolytes with lighted candles, carries the Cross as in processions,two other Acolytes preceding them, one with the thurible andincense-boat, the other with the holy-water bason and sprinkler.

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The Celebrant follows, having first made a reverence to the Altar,with the Deacon on his left. The Subdeacon with the Cross takeshis stand at the feet of the bier or catafalque opposite the Altar,between the aforesaid Acolytes holding candles, while theCelebrant stands on the other side at the head of the place betweenthe Altar and the bier, on his left the Deacon, and near him the twoother Acolytes carrying the thurible and holy-water bason. Then,the Responsory being ended, an Acolyte or Clerk holding thebook, the Celebrant says without Let us pray the following Collect(no change of number or sex being made, even if said for manypersons or a woman).

THE ABSOLUTIONS OR FINAL PRAYERS

ELIVER me, O Lord, from death eternal in thatday tremendous: When the heavens and the earth

must pass away: When thou shalt come to judge the

world by fire.

V. Trembling hath laid hold on me, and fearfulness,while I await the sifting and the coming anger.When the heavens and the earth must pass away.

V. Day of mourning, day of anger, of calamity andmisery, that great day and exceeding bitter. Whenthou shalt come to judge the world by fire.

V. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light

perpetual shine upon them.

ELIVER me, O Lord, from death eternal in thatday tremendous: When the heavens and the earth

must pass away: When thou shalt come to judge theworld by fire.

V. The Lord be with you;R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.Christ, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thyName, The kingdom come, Thy will be done, on

earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily

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bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgivethem that trespass against us; And lead us not intotemptation, But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power, and theglory, For ever and ever. Amen.

Meanwhile, the Priest receives the sprinkler from the hand of theDeacon, and makes a reverence to the Altar; the Deaconaccompanying him on his right, and holding the fore-edge of theCope, he makes the circuit of the bier, sprinkling it with holywater, thrice on the right side and thrice on the left. When hepasses in front of the Cross he bows low, while the Deacongenuflects: afterwards he receives the thurible from the Deacon,and censes the bier in the same manner as he has sprinkled it.Having return to his first position, the Deacon holding the book, hesays with joined hands:

V. O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross andprecious Blood hast redeem-ed us;

R. Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, OLord.

V. Graciously look upon our afflictions, O Lord;

R. Pitifully behold the sorrows of ourhearts.

V. Make thy servants to be numbered with thy saints;

R. In glory everlast-ing.

THE COLLECTS.

LMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits ofthem that depart hence in the Lord, and with

whom the souls of the faithful are in joy and felicity:We praise and magnify thy holy Name for all thyservants who have finished their course and kept thefaith; and committing our brother N. to thy graciouskeeping, we pray that we with him, and with all those

that are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name,may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both inbody and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory;through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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LMIGHTY GOD, the God of the spirits of allflesh: multiply, we beseech thee, to those who rest

in Jesus [especially of thy servantN./handmaid N.] themanifold blessing of thy love; that the good workwhich thou didst begin in them may be perfected untothe day of Jesus Christ.

FATHER of all, we pray to thee for those whomwe love but see no longer [especially of thy

servantN./handmaid N.]: grant them refreshment, lightand peace; and in the loving wisdom and almightypower, work in them the good purpose of thy perfectwill; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of thesame Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

V. Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord;

R. And let light perpetual shine upon him.

V. May he rest in peace.

R. Amen.

While the body is borne out of the Church, the following Antiphonis said or sung.

In Paradisum.

NTO Paradise may the Angels lead thee: at thycoming may the Martyrs receive thee, and bring thee

into the holy city Jerusalem. May the Choir of Angelsreceive thee, and with Lazarus once poor, mayest thouhave eternal rest.

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MASS FOR THE DEAD

All Souls Day

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INTROIT

EG 733. Requiem aeternam.2 Esdras. 2. REST eternal grant tothem, O Lord: and may light perpetual shine uponthem. Ps. 65. Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, andunto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem:thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all fleshcome. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and maylight perpetual shine upon them.

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5 We shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thyhouse, / even of thy holy temple.

Ant. REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord, / andlet light perpetual shine upon them.


THE COLLECT.

OST merciful Father, who hast been pleased totake unto thyself our brethren departed: grant to

us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk as yetby faith, that having served thee faithfully in thisworld, we may, with all faithful Christian souls, bejoined hereafter to the company of thy blessed Saints

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in glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with theeand the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God,world without end. Amen.

THE LESSON. Wisdom 3. 1.

HE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,and there shall no torment touch them. In the

sight of the unwise they seemed to die; and theirdeparture is taken for misery, and their going from usto be utter destruction; but they are in peace. Forthough they be punished in the sight of men, yet istheir hope full of immortality. And having been a littlechastened, they shall be greatly rewarded; for Godproved them and found them worthy for himself. As

gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and receivedthem as a burnt-offering. And in the time of theirvisitation they shall shine, and run to and fro likesparks among the stubble; they shall judge the nationsand have dominion over peoples, and their Lord shallreign for ever and ever.

GRADUAL

EG : 1. General. Resteternal grant to them, O Lord: and

may light perpetual shine upon them. V. T h erighteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance: hewill not be afraid of any evil tidings.

EG: 2. General. Yea, though I walk through the valleyof the shadow of death: I will fear no evil, for thou, OLord, art with me. V. Thy rod and thy staff: they havebeen my comfort.

EG: 3. General. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: and

may light perpetual shine upon them. V. Let theirsouls dwell at ease: and their seed inherit the land.

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TRACT

EG: 1. General. Absolve, O Lord, the souls of all thefaithful departed: from every bond of sin. V. And bythe help of thy grace: may they be able to escape the

avenging judgement. And enjoy the bliss: ofeverlasting light.

EG: 2. Day of Burial, and for a Bishop. Like as the hartdesireth the water brooks: so longeth my soul afterthee, O God V. My soul is athirst for God, yea, evenfor the living God: when shall I come to appear beforethe presence of God. V. My tears have been my foodday and night: while all day long they say unto me,Where is now thy God?


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BCP: Ps. 112. UNTO the upright there ariseth up lightin the darkness; / He is merciful, loving and righteous.

5 It is well with the man that is merciful andlendeth, / and ordereth his affairs with justice.

6 For he shall never be moved: / and the righteousshall be had in everlasting remembrance.


THE SEQUENCE.

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3. Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth,

Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth,All before the Throne it bringeth.

4. Death is struck, and nature quaking,All creation is awaking,To its Judge an answer making.


6. When the Judge his seat attaineth,

And each hidden deed arraigneth,Nothing unavenged remaineth.

7. What shall I, frail man, be pleading,Who for me be interceding,When the just are mercy needing?


9. Think, good Jesu, my salvationCaused thy wondrous Incarnation;Leave me not to reprobation.

10. Faint and weary thou hast sought me,On the Cross of suffering bought me;Shall such grace be vainly brought me?



13. Thou the sinful woman savedst;Thou the dying thief forgavest;And to me a hope vouchsafest.


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15. With thy favoured sheep O place me,

Nor among the goats abase me,But to thy right hand upraise me.

16. While the wicked are confounded,Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,Call me with thy Saints surrounded.


18. Ah! that day of tears and mourning!

From the dust of earth returningMan for judgement must prepare him;Spare, O God, in mercy spare him!



T was at Jerusalem at the feast of the dedication, andit was winter; and Jesus walked in the temple in

Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round abouthim, and said unto him, How long dost thou make usto doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesusanswered them, I told you and ye believed not; theworks that I do in my Father's name, they bear witnessof me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of mysheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice,and I know them, and they follow me: and I give themeternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall

any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father whogave them to me is greater than all; and no man is ableto pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and myFather are one.

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OFFERTORY. 1. General. O Lord Jesu Christ, King ofMajesty, deliver the souls of all the faithful departedfrom the hand of hell; and from the pit of destruction:deliver them from the lion's mouth; that the gravedevour them not; that they go not down to the realmsof darkness. But let Michael, the holy standard-bearer,make speed to restore them to the brightness of glory:which thou promisedst in ages past to Abraham, andhis seed. Sacrifice and prayer do we offer unto thee, OLord: do thou accept them for the souls departed, inwhose memory we make this oblation. And grantthem, Lord, to pass from death unto life: which thoupromisedst in ages past unto Abraham and his seed.

2. All Souls. O kind Creator, who hast recalled the firstman to eternal glory: O Good Shepherd, who on thyloving shoulder hast brought again the lost sheep tothe sheep-fold: O just Judge, when thou shalt come forjudgment: deliver from death the souls of them whomthou hast redeemed. Nor give to the beasts the soulsof them that confess thee: nor forsake them utterlyforever.

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to assist ourprayers, which as at this time we do offer unto

thee for the souls of thy servants and handmaidens:that they, for whom we offer unto thee our sacrifice ofpraise and thanksgiving, may be found worthy toenter into the blessed company of all thy faithfulpeople; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

[Note: At theIntercession, the Priest (or Deacon) says: Let usremember before God those of our brethren who have departedthis life and are at rest, especially N. Let us pray for Christ's holyCatholic Church....].

Preface of Easter, or the Faithful Departed.

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COMMUNION. 1. All Souls, Day of Burial, Anniversaries. Tothem in whose memory the Body of Christ is received:grant, O Lord, rest everlasting. And may lightperpetual shine upon them. To them in whose memorythe Blood of Christ is received: grant, O Lord, resteverlasting.

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2. General. May light eternal shine, O Lord, upon them:for endless ages with thy blessed ones, for thou artgracious. V. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: andmay light perpetual shine upon them. For endless ageswith thy blessed ones: for thou art gracious.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord: that the souls ofthy servants and handmaidens, being by this

sacrifice cleansed from all their sins; may obtain thypardon and everlasting rest; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worldwithout end. Amen.

For the Absolutions or Final Prayers, see pages R7 and R8.

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MASS FOR THE DEAD

Other Occasions

(III)

INTROIT

EG 733. Requiem aeternam.2 Esdras. 2 REST eternal grant tothem, O Lord: and may light perpetual shine uponthem. Ps. 65. Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, andunto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem:thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all fleshcome. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and maylight perpetual shine upon them.

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5 We shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thyhouse, / even of thy holy temple.

Ant. REST eternal grant unto them, O Lord, / andlet light perpetual shine upon them.


THE COLLECT.

LORD, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers:grant to the faithful departed [especially thy

servant (handmaiden) N.] all the unsearchable benefitsof thy Son's Passion; that in the Day of his Appearingthey may be manifested as thy true children; through

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the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who livethand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.


HEN I saw a great white throne, and him that saton it, from whose face the earth and the heaven

fled away; and there was found no place for them.And I saw the dead, small and great, stand beforeGod; and the books were opened: and another bookwas opened, which is the book of life: and the deadwere judged out of those things which were written inthe books, according to their works. And the sea gaveup the dead which were in it; and death and Hades

delivered up the dead which were in them: and theywere judged every man according to their works. Anddeath and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This isthe second death. And if any one was not foundwritten in the book of life, he was cast into the lake offire.

GRADUAL

EG : 1. General. Resteternal grant to them, O Lord: and

may light perpetual shine upon them. V.The righteousshall be had in everlasting remembrance: he will not beafraid of any evil tidings.

EG:2. General. Yea, though I walk through the valley ofthe shadow of death: I will fear no evil, for thou, OLord, art with me. V. Thy rod and thy staff: they havebeen my comfort.

EG: 3. General. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: and

may light perpetual shine upon them. V. Let theirsouls dwell at ease: and their seed inherit the land.

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TRACT

EG: 1. General. Absolve, O Lord, the souls of all thefaithful departed: from every bond of sin. V. And bythe help of thy grace: may they be able to escape the

avenging judgement. And enjoy the bliss: ofeverlasting light.

EG: 2. Day of Burial, and for a Bishop. Like as the hartdesireth the water brooks: so longeth my soul afterthee, O God V. My soul is athirst for God, yea, evenfor the living God: when shall I come to appear beforethe presence of God. V. My tears have been my foodday and night: while all day long they say unto me,Where is now thy God?


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BCP: Ps. 112. UNTO the upright there ariseth up lightin the darkness; / He is merciful, loving and righteous.

5 It is well with the man that is merciful andlendeth, / and ordereth his affairs with justice.

6 For he shall never be moved: / and the righteousshall be had in everlasting remembrance.


THE SEQUENCE.Dies irae.

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3. Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth,

Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth,All before the Throne it bringeth.4. Death is struck, and nature quaking,

All creation is awaking,To its Judge an answer making.


6. When the Judge his seat attaineth,

And each hidden deed arraigneth,Nothing unavenged remaineth.

7. What shall I, frail man, be pleading,Who for me be interceding,When the just are mercy needing?


9. Think, good Jesu, my salvation

Caused thy wondrous Incarnation;Leave me not to reprobation.

10. Faint and weary thou hast sought me,On the Cross of suffering bought me;Shall such grace be vainly brought me?



13. Thou the sinful woman savedst;Thou the dying thief forgavest;And to me a hope vouchsafest.


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15. With thy favoured sheep O place me,

Nor among the goats abase me,But to thy right hand upraise me.16. While the wicked are confounded,

Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,Call me with thy Saints surrounded.


18. Ah! that day of tears and mourning!

From the dust of earth returningMan for judgement must prepare him;Spare, O God, in mercy spare him!



HEN said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadstbeen here, my brother had not died. But I know,

that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, Godwill give thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shallrise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shallrise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus saidunto her, I am the resurrection, and the life; he thatbelieveth in me, though he die, yet shall he live: andwhosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.Believeth thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: Ihave believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God,even he that cometh into the world.

OFFERTORY. 1. General. O Lord Jesu Christ, King ofMajesty, deliver the souls of all the faithful departedfrom the hand of hell; and from the pit of destruction:deliver them from the lion's mouth; that the gravedevour them not; that they go not down to the realmsof darkness. But let Michael, the holy standard-bearer,

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make speed to restore them to the brightness of glory:which thou promisedst in ages past to Abraham, andhis seed. Sacrifice and prayer do we offer unto thee, OLord: do thou accept them for the souls departed, inwhose memory we make this oblation. And grantthem, Lord, to pass from death unto life: which thoupromisedst in ages past unto Abraham and his seed.

2. All Souls. O kind Creator, who hast recalled the firstman to eternal glory: O Good Shepherd, who on thyloving shoulder hast brought again the lost sheep tothe sheep-fold: O just Judge, when thou shalt come forjudgment: deliver from death the souls of them whomthou hast redeemed. Nor give to the beasts the souls

of them that confess thee: nor forsake them utterlyforever.

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GOD, of whose merciful kindness there is noend: favourably accept our prayers; and through

this Sacrament of our salvation, grant unto the souls ofthe faithful departed, whom thou didst number amongthem that confess thy name, the remission of all their

sins; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

[Note: At theIntercession, the Priest (or Deacon) says: Let usremember before God those of our brethren who have departedthis life and are at rest, especially N. Let us pray for Christ's holyCatholic Church....]

Preface of Easter, or the Faithful Departed.

COMMUNION. 1. All Souls, Day of Burial, Anniversaries. To

them in whose memory the Body of Christ is received:grant, O Lord, rest everlasting. And may lightperpetual shine upon them. To them in whose memorythe Blood of Christ is received: grant, O Lord, resteverlasting.

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2. General. May light eternal shine, O Lord, upon them:for endless ages with thy blessed ones, for thou artgracious. V. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: andmay light perpetual shine upon them. For endless ageswith thy blessed ones: for thou art gracious.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, almighty and mercifulGod: that the souls of thy servants and

handmaidens, for whom we have now offered untothee this sacrifice of praise; may by the operation ofthis Sacrament be cleansed from every stain of sin, andby thy mercy attain the blessedness of light eternal;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and

reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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VARIOUS PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD

At the various Masses of the Dead all is said as above, but theCollect, Secret, and Post-Communion Prayers are as set out below.


FOR A BISHOP

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who didst cause thy servant N., for whomwe pray, to enjoy the office of Bishop after the

order of thine Apostles: grant unto him, we beseech

thee; finally to rejoice in the company of those thySaints in heaven whose ministry he did sometimeshare on earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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ECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, this oursacrifice for the soul of thy servant N., that,

forasmuch as in this life thou didst give him thedignity of Bishop; so thou wouldest bid him to bejoined in the company of the Saints in thy heavenlykingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord: that the prayers,which we have this day offered for the soul of thy

servant and Bishop N., may effectually obtain for himthe pardon of thy mercy: that as he hath ever put hishope and confidence in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord,so he may attain to his perpetual fellowship in heaven;through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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FOR A PRIEST

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who didst cause thy servant N., for whom

we pray, to enjoy the office of Priest after theorder of thine Apostles: grant unto him, we beseechthee; finally to rejoice in the company of those thySaints in heaven whose ministry he did sometimeshare on earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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ECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, this oursacrifice for the soul of thy servant N., that,forasmuch as in this life thou didst give him thedignity of Priest; so thou wouldest bid him to bejoined in the company of the Saints in thy heavenlykingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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servant and Priest N., may effectually obtain for himthe pardon of thy mercy; that as he hath ever put hishope and confidence in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord,so he may attain to his perpetual fellowship in heaven;through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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FOR A DEACON

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who didst cause thy servant N., for whom

we pray, to enjoy the office of Deacon after theorder of thine Apostles: grant unto him, we beseechthee; finally to rejoice in the company of those thySaints in heaven whose ministry he did sometimeshare on earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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ECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, this oursacrifice for the soul of thy servant N., that,forasmuch as in this life thou didst give him thedignity of Deacon; so thou wouldest bid him to bejoined in the company of the Saints in thy heavenlykingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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servant and Deacon N., may effectually obtain for himthe pardon of thy mercy; that as he hath ever put hishope and confidence in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord,so he may attain to his perpetual fellowship in heaven;through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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FOR FATHER AND MOTHER

In these prayers the words We, Us, and Our may be said in place ofI, Me, and My. If for one parent only these prayers shall be said inthe singular number.

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who didst command thy people, saying,Honour thy father and thy mother: of thy loving-

kindness have mercy on the soul(s) of my father andmother and forgive them all theirsins; and I humblypray thee that thou wouldest grant unto me to beholdtheir faces in the glory of eternal felicity; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with

thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

SECRET

CCEPT, O Lord, I pray thee, the sacrifice which Ioffer unto thee for the souls of thy servant(s) my

father and my mother: grant unto them to enjoy in theland of the living everlasting blessedness; and unto methat I may be joined unto them in the felicity of thychosen; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, O Lord, we pray thee: that this partakingof thy heavenly Sacrament; may obtain for the

soul(s) of m y father and mother rest and lightperpetual, and that with themImay receive the crownof thy everlasting grace; through Jesus Christ thy Son

our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

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FOR BRETHREN, KINSFOLK, ANDBENEFACTORS DEPARTED

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who desirest not the death of a sinner butrather that all mankind should be saved: we

beseech thee mercifully to grant; that the brethren,kinsfolk, and benefactors of our congregation, whohave passed out of this world may by the intercessionof blessed Mary ever Virgin and of all thy Saints cometo enjoy with them everlasting blessedness; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever oneGod, world without end. Amen.

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GOD, of whose merciful kindness there is noend: favourably accept our prayers; and through

this Sacrament of our salvation, grant unto the souls ofour brethren, kinsfolk, and benefactors, whom thoudidst number among them that confess thy Name, theremission of all their sins; through Jesus Christ thy Sonour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the

unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, almighty and mercifulGod: that the souls of our brethren, kinsfolk, and

benefactors, for whom we have now offered unto theethis sacrifice of praise; may by the operation of thisSacrament be cleansed from every stain of sin, and by

thy mercy attain the blessedness of eternal light;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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FOR MANY PERSONS DEPARTED

THE COLLECT.

GOD, whose nature and property is ever to have

mercy and to forgive: have compassion on thesouls of thy servants and handmaids; and grant untothem the remission of all their sins, that, beingdelivered from the bonds of this our mortal nature,they may be found worthy to pass into everlasting life;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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E beseech thee, O Lord: that the souls of thyservants and handmaids; may, by this holy

sacrifice, which thou hast ordained for the remission ofthe sins of the whole world, effectually attain toeverlasting salvation; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unityof the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

POSTCOMMUNION

GOD, to whom alone it belongeth to heal thesouls of them that are departed from this life:

grant, we pray thee; that the souls of thy servants andhandmaids, being cleansed from the defilements of thisearthly life may receive a portion in the number ofthine elect; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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FOR A CHILD

The following Mass is said for children who die before they cometo years of discretion; that is, normally, under eight years of age.

At a Mass for a child departed, the church bells should be rung

joyfully, not tolled as for adults.

The Priest (and Sacred Ministers) is vested in white, not black orpurple vestments. The Altar is vested in a white frontal; the coffincovered with a white pall and a cross (and, if desired, a wreath ofnatural sweet-smelling flowers laid thereon). The processionalcross is carried without its staff, symbolizing the shortness of thelittle life, now ended, its pilgrimage being finished almost as soonas begun, and that the little one was not called to bear its cross inthe world.

RECEPTION OF THE BODY

The Priest (and Sacred Ministers) vested in white, meets the bodyat the church door. There he may recite the following Psalm:

Psalm 23.Dominus regit me.

HE LORD is my shepherd; / therefore can I lacknothing.

He shall feed me in a green pasture, / and lead meforth beside the waters of comfort.

He shall restore my soul, / and bring me forth in thepaths of righteousness, for his Names sake.

Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadowof death, I will fear no evil; / for thou art with me; thyrod and thy staff comfort me.

Thou shalt prepare a table before me in the presenceof them that trouble me; / thou hast anointed my headwith oil, and my cup shall be full.

Surely thy loving-kindness and mercy shall followme all the days of my life; / and I will dwell in thehouse of the LORD for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to theHoly Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.

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The Psalm concluded, the body is sprinkled with holy water; and awhite pall is placed over the coffin, together with a cross (and, ifdesired, a wreath of natural sweet-smelling flowers laid thereon).

Then the Priest (and Sacred Ministers with the Servers), goingbefore the body into the church, shall say or sing the Sentences

following:

AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: hethat believeth on me, though he were dead, yet shall

he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shallnever die. St.John 11. 25, 26.

E shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shallgather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in

His bosom. Isaiah 40. 11.

LESSED are they that mourn: for they shall becomforted. St. Matthew 5. 4.

MASS OF THE ANGELS

INTROIT

EG 730. Benedicite Dominum. O praise the Lord, ye Angelsof His, ye that excel in strength: ye that fulfil Hiscommandment, and hearken unto the voice of Hiswords. Alleluia. Alleluia. Ps. 103. Praise the Lord, O mysoul : and all that is within me, praise His holy Name.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be: world without end. Amen. O praise theLord, ye Angels of His, ye that excel in strength: yethat fulfil His commandment, and hearken unto the

voice of His words.Or

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IG 105. Ps. 103. Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, ye angels ofHis, ye that excel in strength, / ye that fulfil Hiscommandment, and hearken unto the voice of Hisword.

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19 The LORD hath established His throne in heaven,/ and His kingdom ruleth over all.

20 O praise the LORD RD, ye angels of His, ye that excelin strength, / ye that fulfil His commandment, andhearken unto the voice of His word.

21 O praise the LORD D, all ye His hosts, / ye servantsof His that do His pleasure.

22 O speak good of the LORD D, all ye works of His,in all places of His dominion: / praise thou the LORD D,O my soul.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.

Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, ye angels of His, ye thatexcel in strength, / ye that fulfil His commandment,and hearken unto the voice of His word.

Gloria is said, or sung.

THE COLLECT.

LORD Jesus Christ, who didst take little childreninto thine arms and bless them: open thou our

eyes, we beseech thee; that we may perceive that thou

hast now taken this child into the arms of thy love,and hast bestowed upon him (her) the blessings of thygracious favour; who livest and reignest with God theFather, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.


N THOSE DAYS: I [John] saw a new heaven and anew earth: for the first heaven and the first earth

were passed away; and there was no more sea. And IJohn saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming downfrom God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adornedfor her husband. And I heard a great voice out ofheaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is withmen, and he will dwell with them, and they shall behis people, and God himself shall be with them, and

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be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears fromtheir eyes; and there shall be no more death, neithersorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any morepain: for the former things are passed away. And hethat sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make allthings new. And he said unto me, Write: for thesewords are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It isdone. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and theEnd. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountainof the water of life freely. He that overcometh shallinherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shallbe my son.

GRADUAL

EG: O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that excelin strength: ye that fulfil his commandment. V. Opraise the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within mepraise his holy Name. Alleluia. Alleluia. In thepresence of the Angels: will I praise thee, O Lord myGod. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 148. O PRAISE the LORD from the heavens: /praise him in the heights.

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: / praise him all hishost.Alleluia. Alleluia. Praise him, sun and moon: / praisehim, all ye stars of light. Alleluia.

THE GOSPEL. St Matthew 18.

T the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in

the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you,Except ye be converted, and become as little children,ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this littlechild, the same is the greatest in the kingdom ofheaven. And whoso shall receive one such little childin my Name receiveth me. Take heed that ye despise

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not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that inheaven their angels do always behold the face of myFather which is in heaven.

OF F E R T OR Y. An Angel stood by the altar of the

temple, having a golden censer in his hand: and therewas given unto him much incense, and the smoke ofthe incense ascended up to God, alleluia.

SECRET

E humbly beseech thee, O Lord: that the prayersof thy holy Angels may assist us thy servants

who offer unto thee this Sacrifice of praise; that thisour offering may be acceptable in thy sight, and

profitable unto us for our salvation; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

COMMUNION. O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye theLord: sing ye praises, and magnify Him above all forever.

POSTCOMMUNION

LORD, who hast vouchsafed to accept this frailtyof our service and hast fulfilled us with thyheavenly benediction: mercifully grant; that thesuccour of thy holy Angels and Archangels mayeffectually avail for the assistance of us thy servants;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

FINAL PRAYERS

Here is sung Psalm 24 (Antiphon vv. 5 and 6 before and after thePsalm), a Hymn or an Anthem.

Ant. He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, / andrighteousness from the God of his salvation.

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1 The earth is the LORDs, and all that therein is; /the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, / andestablished it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? / orwho shall stand in his holy place?

4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pureheart; / and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity,nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive a blessing from the LORD , / andrighteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them that seek him; /even of them that seek thy face, O God of Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift

up, ye everlasting doors; / and the King of glory shallcome in.

8 Who is the King of Glory? / it is the LORDstrong and mighty, even the LORD mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye liftup, ye everlasting doors; / and the King of glory shallcome in.

10 Who is the King of glory? / even the L ORD ofhosts, he is the King of glory.


As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, / andrighteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him; /even of them that seek thy face, O God of Jacob.

Then shall the Sacred Ministers and servers (except the thurifersince incense is not used) arrange themselves as if for theAbsolution on page R7. The Psalm, Hymn or Anthem being endedthe Priest shall say:

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Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.Christ, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thyName, The kingdom come, Thy will be done, on

earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our dailybread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgivethem that trespass against us; And lead us not intotemptation, But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power, and theglory, For ever and ever. Amen.

V. Blessed are the pure in heart;R. For they shall see God.

V. Blessed be the Name of the Lord;

R. Henceforth, world withoutend.

V. Lord, hear our prayer;

R. And let our cry come unto thee.

HEAVENLY Father, whose face the angels of thelittle ones do always behold in heaven: grant us

stedfastly to believe that this child hath been takeninto the safe keeping of thine eternal love; throughJesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LORD Jesu Christ, who didst take little childreninto thine arms and bless them: open thou our

eyes, we beseech thee, that we may perceive that thouhast now taken this child into the arms of thy love,and hast bestowed upon him the blessings of thygracious favour; who livest and reignest with theFather and the Holy Spirit, one God, world withoutend. Amen.

GOD whose ways are hidden and thy worksmost wonderful, who makest nothing in vain and

lovest all that thou hast made: comfort thou thyservants, whose hearts are sore smitten and oppressed;

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and grant that they may so love and serve thee in thislife, that together with this thy child, they may in theworld to come obtain the fulness of thy promises;through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

HE LORD bless you, and keep you. The LORDmake his face to shine upon you, and be gracious

unto you. The LORD life up his countenance uponyou, and give you peace, both now and evermore.Amen.

On the way to the grave the Psalm 148 is said or sung with vv. 12and 13 as the Antiphon before and after the Psalm. At the gravethe service continues on BCP p.607.

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