A friend of mine's father passed away. He departed slowly after a few weeks of treatment, but was surrounded by his seven sons and daughters.
Christ our eternal King and God, You have destroyed death and the devil by Your Cross and have restored man to life by Your Resurrection; give rest, Lord, to the soul of Your servant Richard who has fallen asleep, in Your Kingdom, where there is no pain, sorrow or suffering. In Your goodness and love for all men, pardon all the sins he has committed in thought word or deed, for there is no man or woman who lives and sins not, You only are without sin.
For You are the Resurrection, the Life, and Repose of Your servant Richard, departed this life, O Christ our God; and to You do we send up glory with Your Eternal Father and Your All-holy, Good and Life-creating Spirit; both now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen
Friday, September 12, 2008
Richard Long, Memory Eternal
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I am sorry about the loss of your friend's father. Would you happen to know the source of the prayer that you quoted? I recently lost my mother after a long battle with cancer, and it was very comforting.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is a traditional Eastern prayer for the departed. You will find it any many prayer and liturgical books.
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