Praying for souls

[taylormcbee]

if there are specific people you want to pray the eternal rest prayer for , how do you say the intention do you say the intentions then the prayer or what, or does it matter?
Thank you
Taylor McBee

 

[TheHolyTrinity]

if there are specific people you want to pray the eternal rest prayer for , how do you say the intention do you say the intentions then the prayer or what, or does it matter?
Thank you
Taylor McBee

I tend to pray for my parents relatives going all the way back to Adam and Eve - so I follow the family lines. I do this so I can cover everybody in our family, no just for recent people that have passed away. I follow this by a pray for them all …

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

 

[The_Reginator]

if there are specific people you want to pray the eternal rest prayer for , how do you say the intention do you say the intentions then the prayer or what, or does it matter?
Thank you
Taylor McBee

Unless I forget I always mention my intentions before I begin praying.
Tonight, being All Souls Day, I offered my work up as a prayer for the souls of my father and my brother.

 

[Pilosopo]

I tend to pray for my parents relatives going all the way back to Adam and Eve - so I follow the family lines. I do this so I can cover everybody in our family, no just for recent people that have passed away. I follow this by a pray for them all …

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

Thanks for this posting and the responses. This has reminded me, and brought memories of my very devout mother: nightly rosaries, lit candles, a prayer for the faithful departed. Thanks again.