Saints LightPrayer for a Loved One Who Has Died
A prayer for someone you love who has died, asking God to bring them to heaven and to comfort those who mourn, since the Church teaches that our prayers can help the souls being purified after death (CCC 1032); written for this app. Pray it on the anniversary of their death, at their grave, or whenever you miss them.
The prayer
Lord God, Father of mercies, I bring before you my beloved [name], whom you have called from this life. Thank you for the years we shared, for every kindness, every joy, and every lesson I learned through them.
Forgive them whatever they did wrong through human weakness, and complete in them the work of your grace. Wash them clean in the Blood of your Son, and bring them quickly into the light and peace of your presence.
Comfort me in my grief, and keep my hope alive in the resurrection, so that one day we may meet again with all the saints in your kingdom, where every tear will be wiped away.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Pray it this week
Ask your parish to offer a Mass for your loved one this month, and pray this prayer at that Mass.
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