Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for a Deceased Person
A traditional Catholic prayer asking God’s mercy and eternal joy for a departed loved one.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 827.
O God, Whose property is ever to have mercy and to spare, we beseech Thee on behalf of the soul of Thy servant whom Thou hast called out of this world; look upon him with pity and let him be conducted by the holy angels to paradise, his true country. Grant that he who believed in Thee and hoped in Thee may not be left to suffer the pains of the purgatorial fire, but may be admitted to eternal joys. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth world without end. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary.
V. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord; R. And let perpetual light shine upon him. V. May he rest in peace; R. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 827.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- This Prayer for a Deceased Person asks God to show mercy to a departed soul and admit that soul to eternal joy. The printed sequence includes the Our Father, Hail Mary, and verses asking for eternal rest.
- Prayer intention
- God’s mercy, relief from the pains of Purgatory, and eternal rest for the faithful departed.
- When to pray
- When remembering a departed loved one or praying for a particular deceased person. Follow the closing directions for the Our Father and Hail Mary.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 827. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for a Deceased Person
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 827.
O God, Whose property is ever to have mercy and to spare, we beseech Thee on behalf of the soul of Thy servant whom Thou hast called out of this world; look upon him with pity and let him be conducted by the holy angels to paradise, his true country. Grant that he who believed in Thee and hoped in Thee may not be left to suffer the pains of the purgatorial fire, but may be admitted to eternal joys. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth world without end. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary.
V. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord; R. And let perpetual light shine upon him. V. May he rest in peace; R. Amen.