Grant O Lord that your  faithful departed for whom we have celebrated the paschal sacrament  might enter into your dwelling place of light Through Christ our Lord

In our visit to the cemetery, the resting place of our deceased brothers and sisters, we renew our faith in Christ who died, was buried and rose for our salvation. Even mortal bodies will waken on the last day, and those who have fallen asleep in the Lord will be united with Him in His triumph over death. With this certainty, we lift up to the Father our united prayer of intercession and blessing.

Blessed are you, O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in your great mercy has given us a new birth through Jesus' resurrection from the dead to a living hope, to an inheritance that is does not perish otr fade (cf. 1 Pet 1:3-4). Hear the prayer we raise to You for all our loved ones who have left this world. Open wide the arms of your mercy and receive them into the glorious assembly of heavenly Jerusalem.

Comfort those who suffer in the sorrow of separation, with the assurance that the dead live in you and that even the bodies, entrusted to the earth, will one day share in the paschal victory of your Son. You, who on the path of the church have placed the Blessed Virgin Mary as a luminous sign, through her intercession strenghten our faith, so that no obstacle may make us deviate from the path that leads to you, who are unending joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

02.11.24