Funeral oration and prayers to the deceased

The funeral oration is a text in memory of a deceased person. Often read during celebration of funerals and is part of funeral rites. This way of paying homage to the deceased participates in the grieving process of those who mourn him. The funeral oration it is closer to the praise, to the speech than to the general prayer, which is why it is also usually accompanied, or even replaced, by a beautiful prayer recommending the soul of the deceased to our Eternal Father. The prayer for the dead it must be dissociated from the universal prayer said during funerals (one of the intentions of which also concerns the deceased). Below are some examples of prayers for the dead that can be read at Christian funerals.

Prayer for the dead of Saint Augustine

“Don’t cry if you love me. If you knew the gift of God and what heaven is. If you could hear the angels singing from here and see me among them. If you could see the eternal horizons and fields unfold before your eyes, the new paths where I walk! If for a moment you could contemplate as I do the beauty before which all beauties pale. You saw me, you loved me in the land of shadows and you could not see me again, nor love me in the land of immutable realities! Believe me, when death comes to break your bonds as it has broken those that bound me and, when one day that God knows and that he has fixed, your soul comes to this heaven where mine preceded it, that day you will see me again, You will find my love purified. God forbid that as I enter a happier life, unfaithful to the memories and true joys of my other life, I become less loving. You will see me again, then transfigured in ecstasy and happiness, no longer waiting for death, but advancing from moment to moment with you on the new paths of light and life. Wipe your tears and stop crying if you love me”.

Prayer for the dead from the roman missal

God of love, source of all love, the affection you have placed in our hearts for your servant invites us to pray to you with confidence. You want to forgive every sinner and give life to those you sanctify. Give our friend the happiness you reserve for your followers. Free him completely from what keeps him away from you and grant him to stand before you on the day of resurrection. Through Jesus Christ our Lord”.

Five Seasons Prayer by Father George Madore

“For the springs that he lived: for his years of youth, for the projects that he caressed and carried out, blessed be Lord. For the summers he knew: for those years of work and dedication where he left his time, his energy, his tenderness for others, blessed be Lord. For the autumns that he lived: for those harvest times in which he gathered the fruit of his work, the joy that he experienced among his friends, his children and his grandchildren, blessed be Lord. For the winters he went through: for those times of nakedness and trials, when another season of life was mysteriously gestating, blessed be Lord. For this fifth station in which he has entered: station of plenty and peace, station out of time and space, in which you are the sun and the dew, blessed be Lord “.

Invocations for the deceased

“After all our glances that met his, grant him, Lord, to contemplate your face. After the joy and love that lit up her life, grant her, Lord, to contemplate your face. After the pain and tears that darkened her eyes, grant her, Lord, to contemplate your face. After the sin that clouded his gaze, grant him, Lord, to contemplate your face. He sought the truth in the righteousness of his conscience, grant him, Lord, to contemplate your face. He believed in you without ever seeing you, grant him, Lord, to contemplate your face “.

Prayer to the Virgin Mary for the deceased and his family

“Like us, you waited for your son with all your maternal love and gave him everything. Like us, his heart was broken when he watched your son die. O Mary, our heavenly Mother, we trust you. Receive him in your mother’s arms, present him to your son. May he grant him eternal life until the day we too can hold him close to our chests. Oh Mary, our Heavenly Mother, you know that our heart is torn but we believe that, nourished by the love of God, it is at peace. Our love for him born on this earth, we will continue to give him without measure. The love that he would have given us on this earth, he will give us all the days of our lives. Oh Mary, Heavenly Mother, you know our pain. Come dry our tears, stand by our side, protect us and give us strength and courage..

With , pray for those who have left us, so that they may attain eternal life

When we lose a loved one, we can feel distressed. Although faith allows us to hope to meet our loved ones again, in eternal life, questions and doubts sometimes arise. Therefore:

• Join this online community, to learn a little more about the mysteries of eternity, thanks to the short videos that you will receive every day, in which an exorcist priest will answer your questions about death and eternity, and will make a special prayer for the deceased.

• Do this novena, present the souls in purgatory in your prayers, and entrust them to Mary so that she may guide them to the Father.