Philippines

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Novena

Let us now offer this novena prayer for our beloved Gloria. Who has departed from this world and now returns to you.

O Lord, in your mercy welcome her into your heavenly kingdom.

She has gone to her rest.

Now, she hopes to rise with you.

O Lord, in your encompassing love, bring her into the light of your Divine Presence.

We meekly intercede, O Lord, for our faithful departed Gloria.

May she find eternal peace with you.

May she inherit your kind forgiveness.

May she see you face to face.

Yes, you are our hope in this world.

You are our resurrection and life.

You are our Judge and Savior.

O Lord, we humbly beseech you: be merciful in your judgment and grant to Gloria the promised salvation.

Remember not her faults, but cleanse her of her sins and grant her lasting reward.

O Lord, extend to Gloria your victory over sin and death.

Let her not be separated from you, but grant her a place in your eternal abode.

Jesus, Lord of the living and the dead, comfort of the weary and the afflicted, conqueror of death and sin, guide our departed Gloria.

As she reaches the end of her journey, lead her back to you.

As her life comes to an end, let her live with you.

As she stands before you in judgment, please speak again these words:

“Come, you who are blessed by my Father.

Inherit the kingdom prepared for you.”

May the good Lord grant her a merciful judgment and look kindly upon her.

ALL: Lord, help us 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 or a sense of loss embitter us, but out of our sadness let there arise a new joy.

Cast out our fears and let not our hearts be troubled.

Let your spirit of peace come alive within our experience and hurt, our sorrow and isolation, our sadness today and loneliness tomorrow.

We humbly commend to you, Gloria, whom you called out of this mortal life.

You loved her always with a great love.

Now that you have freed her from all the evils of this earth, bring her into your paradise where there is no more grief or mourning or sadness, but peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever.

We thank you for all the blessings you have given to Gloria in her mortal life.

We pray that she may be able to glorify you with the life she lived and the way he made use of your blessings.

Lord, grant that we will never forget that life is short and uncertain.

Let your Spirit guide us in holiness, justice, and service to our brothers and sisters.

We pray for the healing of all unhappy and hurting feelings death may have caused in our hearts.

Be with us, Lord, during our moments of sorrow and loneliness.

You are our rock, our fortress, and our strength.

We trust in you and hope in your glorious resurrection.

We lift up to you our grief and sorrow, confident that you will change mourning to rejoicing that our beloved now rests in your peace.

L: Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.

A: And let perpetual Light shine upon her.

L: May she rest in peace.

A: Amen.

L: May the soul of Gloria and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

A: Amen.