Prayers for the Deceased

[dancer7777]

Hello Everyone,

I am going to pray for someone that I did not know who died in March 2011 (please see the Faithfully Departed thread for more info). It will be the one-year anniversary since his death and passing. I know that his family especially and his friends will be remembering him as well as myself. I would like to know do you know any prayers for the deceased apart from “eternal rest” Any suggestion of prayers that I can pray for this particular person? Thank you and your kindness is appreciated.

 

[KMcrew]

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

This is the St. Gertrude prayer offered from the visions of Jesus. Everytime this prayer is recited, Jesus will release 1000 souls from purgatory.

God bless you for your thoughtful prayer devotion! :tiphat:

+JMJ+

Check out this link regarding St. Gertrude the Great: olrl.org/pray/stgertrude.shtml

 

[MarcoPolo]

When you pray the Hail Mary, remember that person when you say “now and at the hour of our death.” Prayers can apply to a person in the past, present, or future.

 

[ready]

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

 

[prbarrera]

Our Father in Heaven
Holy be Your Name
Your Kingdom come
Your Will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us
Do not bring us to the test
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace!
The Lord is with you
Blessed are you among women
And Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning
Is now and ever shall be
World without end.
Amen.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.
Amen.

May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.

 

[dancer7777]

Thank you everyone for the prayers you have given and suggested to me. I really appreciate it.

Also, I found today from a group that I joined on Facebook a few weeks ago regarding the person that I am praying for who passed away, there is a fundraiser going on next month in honor of this person (Benjamin J. Sassoon) and for awareness and prevention of suicide.

If you could, can you please donate and help the organization, which a fraternity at local university in area that I lived in where the person who passed away attended at the time of his death. I want young adults and everyone to be aware of suicide awareness and how we can prevention. It is has been an epidemic for years, especially in the 21st century and for today’s new generation of young adults like myself.

Here is information about what the fraternity wants to do:

"Please consider helping the brothers of Delta Sigma Phi and myself to raise money for a cause that effects so many around us. On April 22, we will be hosting our first annual philanthropy event : GOALS FOR LIFE: DSP’s 3v3 soccer Tournament, with all the proceeds going directly to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.

We are holding this event to honor our late brother Benjamin Joseph Sassoon who took his own life in the Spring of 2011. His hard work, smile, and passion for athletics left a legacy on all those around him and for that we honor his memory with this event.

Any donation helps, and your participation in our event would mean the world to us. Please visit our website for further information about our event. The brothers of Delta Sigma Phi at the University of Maryland appreciate you taking the time to help out a great cause. With your help we can work to prevent the loss of potential years of valuable life due to suicide in our country."

deltasigmaphiphilanthropy.bbnow.org/

Please visit the following websites to help the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP):

deltasigmaphiphilanthropy.bbnow.org/

afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&eventID=1355&teamID=24770

Thank you.