When a believer dies, a great tribute must be paid to him by the hand of Our Lord, and that begins with the raising of the crossthis is an act that is carried out to commemorate the life of a person and may God have him in his glory, obviously it is accompanied by a prayer, and we bring it to you today.
Raising the Cross means raising the soul of the deceased being so that it may be reunited with its ancestors in the kingdom of God and its spirit may rest in peace.
What is the raising of the cross?
The raising of the Cross is exactly that, between several people the Cross of Christ is raised next to the coffin of the deceased so that his soul is released while the following prayer is said, this prayer is for the body of the person in question to fly to the heavens
the cross rises
your soul and spirit
They get up
raised to the sky
God take your soul
In your hands
takes you to heaven
Giving you the peace you need
we will heal
And you will finally find peace
Amen
Prayer to raise the cross of a deceased
There are different prayers that are used in the lifting of the cross, today we bring you one, this prayer is for the entire ritual of lifting the cross, freeing the soul from a body.
you have gone in body
But never in spirit
you will always accompany us
looking at us from the sky
The sky in which you now lie
In heaven you will live
For eternity
next to god
We’ll miss you
But we know you’re better
your soul is finally free
You are no longer a prisoner of your body
And you will arrive at a wonderful place
Amen
What is the ritual raising of the cross?
To carry out the lifting of the cross, these simple steps must be followed, when they are completed the ritual will be ready and the spirit of the deceased will fly to the heavens with God.
- This ritual is performed between 5 people (men)
- Each person will take the cross by each of its points, the fifth person will be placed under the union of the cross
- They will raise it in the skies
- And they’ll walk the path to the graveyard right by the coffin
- Upon arrival at the cemetery, the cross will be placed next to the grave.
- And recite the prayer of the lifting of the cross
- Then they will return with the cross to their place of origin
What does the lifting of the cross mean?
It is a metaphor of the resurgence of a being, the soul of the deceased person detaches from the body and the earthly world to reach its maximum power in heaven and unite with the people of his family who died, this prayer that we leave you is to reunite to all the ancestors in heaven and to welcome the deceased.
You woke up
next to the cross
(NAME OF DECEASED)
your soul will travel far
will join with
Our ancestors
they will receive you
in the kingdom of god
you will live fully
Peace will finally come to you
Amen
The death of a believing soul of God is a very painful and important moment and must be treated with such respect, with the lifting of the Cross a soul is freed and guided to heaven to meet with Our Father, there is nothing more important that this ritual, death should not be seen as something sad but as a new beginning for a spirit.