Prayers for the Dead

The Eternal Rest prayer in full, 'Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord'. The Church's prayer for the souls of the faithful departed.

The Prayer of St Gertrude in full, for the release of souls from purgatory. A beloved prayer for the holy souls.

Psalm 130, the De Profundis, in full, 'Out of the depths I have cried to you, O Lord'. A penitential psalm for the dead.

A Catholic prayer for the holy souls in purgatory, begging God's mercy and the peace of heaven for the faithful departed who are being purified.

Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd, in full. The beloved psalm of trust and comfort, prayed at funerals and in times of grief and fear.

A Catholic prayer for a happy death, asking the grace to die in the friendship of God, strengthened by the sacraments, with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph near.

A Catholic prayer for deceased parents, asking God's mercy and eternal rest for a departed mother and father, in gratitude for the gift of life.