Prayer for a Happy Death
O God, great and omnipotent judge of the living
and the dead, we are to appear before You after
this short life to render an account of our works.
Give us the grace to prepare for our last hour
by a devout and holy life, and protect us against
a sudden and unprovided death. Let us remember
our frailty and mortality, that we may always live
in the ways of Your commandments. Teach us to
“watch and pray” (Luke 21, 36), that when Your
summons comes for our departure from this world,
we may go forth to meet You, experience a merciful
judgment, and rejoice in everlasting happiness.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
