PRAY: PRAYERS FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE FRANCIS RIP: Of your charity and upon the eve of his funeral exequies, please pray for the repose of the soul of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. May he rest in peace.
The Holy Father’s funeral will commence tomorrow morning, April 26, at 4am Eastern Time/10am Local Time with a Requiem Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome followed by a solemn procession of his coffin through the streets of the Eternal City to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major whereupon his mortal remains will be laid to rest. Let us pray:
* Prayer for a Deceased Roman Pontiff:
God, Who, in Thine ineffable providence, didst will that Thy servant Francis … should be numbered among the high priests; grant, we beseech Thee, that he, who on earth held the place of Thine only-begotten Son, may be joined forevermore to the fellowship of Thy holy pontiffs. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
Amen. Source: Roman Missal* Requiem Aeternam
V. Eternal rest grant unto Francis, O Lord.
R. And let the perpetual light shine upon him.And may his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.* Psalm 129: De Profoundis
Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord: * Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thy ears be attentive * to the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: * Lord, who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: * and by reason of thy law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word, * my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night, * let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel * from all his iniquities.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
