Masses for the Dead: For the Funeral During Easter Time
Entrance Antiphon
1 Thess 4:14; 1 Cor 15:22
Just as Jesus died and rose again,
so, through Jesus,
God will bring with him
those who have fallen asleep;
and as in Adam all die,
so also in Christ will all be brought to life, alleluia.
Collect
Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord:
as our faith in your Son,
raised from the dead, is deepened,
may our hope of resurrection for your departed servant N.,
also find new strength.
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.
Or:
O God, who through the ending of present things,
open up the beginning of things to come,
grant, we pray, that the soul of your servant N.
may be led to you
to attain the inheritance of eternal redemption.
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
Look favorably upon these offerings, O Lord,
so that your departed servant N.
may be taken up in glory with your Son,
in whose great mystery of love we are all united.
Through Christ our Lord.
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
Jn 11:25-26
I am the Resurrection and the Life, says the Lord.
Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, will live,
and whoever lives and believes in me
will not die for ever, alleluia.
Prayer after Communion
Grant, we pray, O Lord, that your servant N.,
for whom we have celebrated this paschal Sacrament,
may pass over to a dwelling place of light and peace.
Through Christ our Lord.