Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If thou, O Lord, wilt observe iniquities: Lord, who shall endure it?
For with thee there is merciful forgiveness, and because 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.
For with the Lord there is mercy: and with him there is plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Eternal rest give to them, O Lord.
And may perpetual light shine upon them.
Let us pray.
O God, the giver of pardon and lover of the salvation of mankind, we beseech thy clemency; grant that the members of this congregation, that our relations, and benefactors, who have departed this life, may by the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary and of all thy saints come to the fellowship of eternal happiness.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
O almighty and eternal God, grant us an increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may deserve to obtain what thou hast promised, make us to love what thou hast commanded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Contrition.
An Act of Faith.
I firmly believe there is one God; and that in this one God there are three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; that the Son took to himself the nature of man. from the Virgin Mary's womb, by the power of the Holy Ghost; and that in this our human nature he was crucified and died for us; that afterwards he rose again and ascended into heaven, from thence he shall come to repay the just everlasting glory, and the wicked everlasting punishment; moreover, I believe whatsoever else the Catholic Church proposes to
