Commonly known as the Requiem Mass. "Requiem Masses are masses that are offered for the dead. They derive their name from the first word of the Introit, which may be traced to the Fourth Book of Esdras" —"Masses of Requiem," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
English-language translations of Missa pro Defunctis include:
