The prayers below are designed for use in the hours following a death.
Presider: Saints of God, come to his aid!
Come to meet him, angels of the Lord!
All: Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Presider: May Christ, who called you, take you to himself;
may angels lead you to Abraham's side.
All: Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Presider: Give him eternal rest, O Lord,
and may your light shine on him forever.
Let us pray.
All powerful and merciful God, we commend to you your servant.
In your mercy and love,
blot out the sins he has committed
through human weakness.
In this world, he has died:
let him live with you forever.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.