us. Bless, I beseech Thee, the whole Catholic Church; protect our country; send down Thy benediction, on my parents, my relatives, friends, and benefactors. Protect my home; comfort the poor, the sick, the afflicted, and the agonizing; convert and enlighten heretics and infidels.
PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED, ESPECIALLY
OUR FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS
The De Profundis[1]
(Psalm CXXIX)
OUT of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
If thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities; Lord, who shall stand?
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 unto 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.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
- ↑ The Psalms quoted have been newly translated from the Vulgate in the light of the original Hebrew by the authors.
