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 implore Thy mercy for the soul of Thy servant N, which Thou hast bidden this day to come forth out of this world unto Thee. Receive it, we pray, in gentleness and love. Let not the shadows of death engulf it, nor the gloomy pit of darkness receive it; but, freed from every stain of sin, and resting in the bosom of the Patriarch Abraham, may it rejoice in having reached a place of light and refreshment, and when the day of judgment shall come, command that it rise again in the ranks of Thy saints and elect. Through, etc.

Saviour of souls, O Lord Jesus Christ, free the soul of Thy servant, our brother, from all bonds of sin, that the enemy may not exult in its loss. May Thy holy angel bring it into the paradise of joy. Permit not, O Lord, that a soul for which Thou didst shed Thy most precious blood be committed to the pains of hell.

Almighty and most loving Lord, grant, we beseech Thee, Thy everlasting mercy to the soul of Thy servant N. Although he may have deeply sinned through the frailty of the flesh,