On this Memorial Day weekend, we honor those who gave their lives in service of their nation. Beyond that, Memorial Day has also become a time to visit and decorate the graves of all our deceased family members and friends. People visit a cemetery to remember those buried there, recalling memories of the love they shared - and by praying that God has welcomed them to the company of angels and saints in the everlasting joy of heaven.
This Night Prayer offers:
- a prayer adapted from the funeral rite,
and
- the Litany of the Saints with it's recurring refrain:
"All you holy men and women, pray for us..."
Trusting in you, Lord, we pray
for _______ and _______
and _______ and_______
and _______ and_______
to whom we've bid our last farewell.
Holding the sorrow of their passing in our hearts
we take comfort in the hope
that one day we shall see them again
and enjoy their love
when your mercy gathers us together again
in the joy of your kingdom.
Until then, we find our peace and consolation
in our faith in you, Lord,
and in your saving love.
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we may keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
LITANY OF THE SAINTS by John D. Becker
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
1.
Mary and Joseph, pray for us.
Michael and all angels, pray for us.
Anna, Joachim, Elizabeth, pray for us.
Elijah, Moses, John the Baptist, pray for us.
Isaac, Sarah, Abraham, pray for us.
Jacob, Joseph, Samuel, pray for us.
Ruth, David and Solomon, pray for us.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, pray for us.
All you holy men and women, pray for us.
2.
Peter, Paul, Andrew, pray for us.
James, John, and all apostles, pray for us.
Mary Magdalene, Veronica, pray for us.
Barnabas, Matthias, pray for us.
Stephen, Philip, and Cornelius, pray for us.
Prisca and Aquila, pray for us.
Timothy and Titus, pray for us.
Linus, Cletus, and Clement,pray for us.
All you holy men and women, pray for us.
3.
Lawrence and Chrysogonus, pray for us.
Innocent, and Boniface, pray for us.
Hippolytus and Origen, pray for us.
Athanasius and Basil, pray for us.
Felicity, Perpetua, pray for us.
Cosmos and Damien, pray for us.
John, Chrysostom, and Justin, pray for us.
Lucy, Agatha, and Agnes, pray for us.
All you holy men and women, pray for us.
4.
Jerome and Eusebius, pray for us.
Scholastica and Benedict, pray for us.
Ambrose, Monica, Augustine, pray for us.
Martin and Gregory, pray for us.
Clare, Francis, and Dominic, pray for us.
Francis Xavier, Ignatius, pray for us.
Elizabeth and Catherine, pray for us.
Louis and Wenceslaus, pray for us.
All you holy men and women, pray for us.
5.
Lord, be merciful, save your people.
From all evil, save your people.
From every sin, save your people.
From everlasting death, save your people.
By your incarnation, save your people.
By your death and resurrection, save your people.
By your gift of the Spirit, save your people.
Have mercy on us sinners, save your people.
Christ, hear us. Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
6.
Lord, give new life, hear our prayer.
To your chosen, hear our prayer.
By the grace of baptism, hear our prayer.
O Jesus, Son of the living God, our prayer.
Send your Spirit, hear our prayer.
In its fullness, hear our prayer.
On your sons and daughters, hear our prayer.
Who believe and profess you, hear our prayer.
Christ, hear us. Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
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