Prayer Vigil Service for the Deceased Leader: Good Afternoon/Evening!
We are from (Name of Institution) and have come to pray with you and for you and for (N). We begin In the name of the ather and of o f the "on and of the #o$y "pirit% All: Amen% Leader: &ay the God of hope give you the fu$$ness of peace' and may the ord of $ife be a$ways with you% $essed be God forever% All: $essed be God forever% forever% OPENING SONG Amazing Grace New Britain
Ama*ing Grace! #ow sweet the sound +hat saved a wretch $i,e me! I once was $ost' but now am found' Was Was b$ind but now I see -+was -+was grace that taught my heart to fear' And grace my fears re$ieved. #ow precious did that grace appear' +he hour I first be$ieved!
The Liturg !" the #!rd Scri$ture %eading (P&alm ') Leader: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord All: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord I. +he ord is my shepherd' I sha$$ not wa nt% In verdant pastures he gives me repose. eside restfu$ waters he $eads me. #e refreshes my sou$% All: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord II. #e guides me in right paths for his name0s sa,e% Even though I wa$, in the dar, va$$ey I fear no evi$. for you are at my side% With With your rod and your staff that give me courage% All: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord III. 1ou 1ou spread the tab$e before me in the sight of my foes. 1ou 1ou anoint my head with oi$. my cup overf$ows% All: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord
I% 2n$y goodness and ,indness fo$$ow me A$$ the days of my $ife. And I sha$$ dwe$$ in the house of the ord for years to come% All: emember me in your ,ingdom' ord
Scri$ture %eading G!&$el Acc!rding t! St. *atthew (Mt. 11:25-30)
2n one occasion' 3esus spo,e thus 4I give praise to you' ather' ord of heaven and earth' for a$though you have hidden these things from the wise and the $earned you have revea$ed them to the chi$d$i,e% 1es' ather' such has been your gracious wi$$% A$$ things have been handed over to me by my ather% No one ,nows the "on e5cept the ather' and no one ,nows the ather e5cept the "on and anyone to whom the "on wishes to revea$ him%
46ome to me' a$$ you who $abor and are burdened' and I wi$$ give you rest% +a,e my yo,e upon you and $earn from me' for I am mee, and humb$e of heart. and you wi$$ find rest for yourse$ves% or my yo,e is easy' and my burden $ight%7 The Gospel of the Lord…….
Sharing !" the Li"e !" the +ecea&e (any representative from the group) Leader: Whenever we gather as a fami$y we remember our $oved ones and we te$$ our stories% "o too' when we gather as fami$y' we remember and we te$$ our stories% 8$ease share with us now
some of your memories or stories of (N)% and how he/she touched your $ives% 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
Praer& !" Interce&&i!n Leader: +han, you so much for sharing your memories and $ove for (N)% with us% +onight we commend (N)% to the ord' who did not $ose him/her in giving him/her to us% et us pray that God wi$$ increase our faith and hope in the power of his $ove over death% In every petition $et our response be.
L!rd, ha-e merc. %eader: or (N.) who in baptism was given the p$edge of eterna$ $ife' that he/she may admitted to the company of the saints% We pray to the ord%
now be
All: ord' have mercy% %eader: or our brother/sister who are the body of 6hrist' the bread of $ife' that raised up on the $ast day% We pray to the ord%
he/she may be
All: ord' have mercy% %eader: or our deceased re$atives and friends and for a$$ who have he$ped us' that have the reward of their goodness% We pray to the ord%
they may
All: ord' have mercy% %eader: or those who have fa$$en as$eep in the hope of rising again' that they may face to face% We pray to the ord%
see God
All: ord' have mercy% %eader: or the fami$y and friends of our brother/sister (N.), that they may be conso$ed in their grief by the ord' who wept at the death of his friend a*arus% We pray to the ord% All: ord' have mercy% %eader: or a$$ of us assemb$ed here to worship in faith' that we may be gathered again in God0s ,ingdom% We pray to the ord%
together
All: ord' have mercy% Leader: With God there is mercy and fu$$ness of redemption. in confidence' et us pray the prayer that 3esus has taught us 2ur ather:
The L!rd& Praer
2ur ather who art in heaven #a$$owed be thy name% +hy ,ingdom come' +hy wi$$ be done on earth As it is in heaven% Give us this day 2ur dai$y bread And forgive us our trespasses As we
forgive those who +respass against us% And $ead us not into temptation ut de$iver us from evi$% Amen% /!ncluding Praer and Ble&&ing Leader: ord God' you are attentive to the voice of our p$eading% et us find in your "on comfort in our sadness' certainty in our doubt' a nd courage to $ive through this hour% &a,e our faith strong through 6hrist our ord% All: Amen% Leader: &ay the $ove of God and the peace of the ord 3esus 6hrist b$ess and conso$e you and gent$y wipe every tear from our eyes in the name of the ather and of the "on and of the #o$y "pirit% All: Amen% Leader: Eterna$ rest grant unto him/her' 2 ord% All: And $et perpetua$ $ight shine upon him/her% Leader: &ay his/her sou$ and the sou$s of a$$ the faithfu$ departed' through the mercy of G od' rest in peace% All: Amen% /LOSING SONG: Amazing Grace or Huwag Limutin Amazing Grace
+hrough many dangers' toi$s and snares' I have a$ready come -+is grace has brought me safe thus far And grace wi$$ $ead me home% +he ord has promised good to me' #is word my hope secures #e wi$$ my shie$d and portion be As $ong as $ife endures% When we0ve been there ten thousand years' right shining as the sun' We0ve no $ess days to sings God0s praise +han when we0d first begun!
