Masses for the Dead: For the Funeral Outside Easter Time A
Entrance Antiphon
Cf. 2 Esdr 2:34-35
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
Or:
Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.
Collect
O God, almighty Father,
our faith professes that your Son died and rose again;
mercifully grant, that through this mystery
your servant N., who has fallen asleep in Christ,
may rejoice to rise again through him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit.
God for ever and ever.
Or:
O God, whose nature
is always to forgive and show mercy,
we humbly implore you for your servant N.,
whom you have called (this day) to journey to you,
and since he (she) hoped and believed in you,
grant that he (she) may be led to our true homeland
to delight in everlasting joys.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit.
God for ever and ever.
Prayer Over the Offerings
As we humbly present to you
these sacrificial offerings, O Lord,
for the salvation of your servant N.,
we beseech your mercy,
the he (she) who did not doubt your Son
to be a loving Savior,
may find in him a merciful Judge.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Prefaces for the Dead
℟. The Lord be with you.
℣. And with your spirit.
℟. Lift up your hearts.
℣. We lift them up to the Lord.
℟. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
℣. It is right and just.
Preface II for the Dead
Preface III for the Dead
Preface IV for the Dead
Preface V for the Dead
Preface I for the Dead
The hope of resurrection in Christ.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
In him the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned,
that those saddened by the certainty of dying
may be consoled by the promise of immortality to come.
Indeed for your faithful, Lord,
life is changed, not ended,
and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust,
an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven.
And so, with the Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominations,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:
Preface II for the Dead
Christ died so that we might live.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For as one alone he accepted death,
so that we might all escape from dying;
as one man he chose to die,
so that in your sight we might all live for ever.
And so in company with the choirs of Angels,
we praise you, and with joy we proclaim:
Preface III for the Dead
Christ, the salvation and the life.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For he is the salvation of the world,
the life of the human race,
the resurrection of the dead.
Through him the host of Angels adores your majesty
and rejoices in your presence for ever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs,
in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:
Preface IV for the Dead
From earthly life to heavenly glory.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For it is at your summons that we come to birth,
by your will that we are governed,
and at your command that we return,
on account of sin,
to that earth from which we came.
And when you give the sign,
we who have been redeemed by the death of your Son,
shall be raised up to the glory of his Resurrection.
And so, with the company of Angels and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:
Preface V for the Dead
Our resurrection through the victory of Christ.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For even though by our own fault we perish,
yet by your compassion and your grace,
when seized by death according to our sins,
we are redeemed through Christ’s great victory,
and with him called back into life.
And so, with the Powers of heaven,
we worship you constantly on earth,
and before your majesty
without end we acclaim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Communion Antiphon
Cf. 4 Esdr 2:34-35
Let perpetual light shine upon them,
with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them,
with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Or:
Let perpetual light shine upon him (her),
with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Eternal rest grant unto him (her), O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him (her),
with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Prayer after Communion
Lord God, whose Son left us
in the Sacrament of his Body
food for the journey,
mercifully grant that, strengthened by it,
our brother (sister) N. may come
to the eternal table of Christ.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.