Novena Prayer for Our Dearly Departed
Eduardo Golez Padero, Sr.
LEADER: Lord, help us to see death for what it really is / The end of poverty and the beginning of riches / the end of frustration and the beginning of fulfillment / the end of fear and the beginning of tranquility / the end of pain and the beginning of joy / the end of weakness and the beginning of strength. Let not grief overwhelm us / nor a sense of loss embitter us / but out of our sadness let them arise a new joy / for so much was given to us.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: O gracious Spirit of Peace, come live within our experience and hurt / within our sorrow and isolation / within the sadness of today and the loneliness of tomorrow. Come alive as the peace and trust / which no thing in life or death can kill. Cast out our fears and let not our hearts be troubled / knowing that this world remains our father’s house.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: O most merciful God, we humbly beseech You / on behalf of Your son / whom You have called out of this world / not to forget him but to bid Your Holy Spirit to lead him to Paradise / his true country / for inasmuch as in You / he put his hope and trust / grant that he may come to the possession of eternal joy.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: To You, O Lord, we humbly commend EDUARDO. In his mortal life, You loved him always with a great love. Now that he has been freed from all the shackles of this earth / we bird Your mercy. Bring him into Your paradise / where there is no more grief or mourning or sadness / but peace and joy within Your Son / and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: O God, You overcame death through Your only begotten Son / and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. We beg You to welcome EDUARDO, who walked the way of life of Your Son. Fulfill Your promise to him whom You have called to Yourself. Grant him Your glory and life / through our Lord Christ.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: We give thanks for all the good things which You gave to EDUARDO in this mortal life / as a sign of Your goodness / and of the communion of saints in Christ, our Lord. In Your great pity / we accept our prayer / that the gates of Paradise may be opened to him. In our turn / may we be comforted by the words of faith / until we hasten to meet Christ / where we may all be forever with The Lord / and with our dear EDUARDO.
Lord our God, Your days are without end / Your mercies too many to count. Cause us never to forget / that our life is short and uncertain. Let Your Holy Spirit lead us through this present journey / in holiness and justice / all the days of our life. And after we have served You on earth / in communion with Your Church / and in perfect charity with all men / may we joyfully come to Your Kingdom / through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto, EDUARDO, O Lord.
RESPONSE: And let perpetual light shine upon him.
LEADER: May he rest in peace.
RESPONSE: Amen.
LEADER: May the soul of EDUARDO and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
ALL: Amen.
Our father… Hail Mary… Glory be…