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"At that time, Martha said to Jesus: Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But now, also, I know that whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee. Jesus saith to her: Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith to Him: I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: He that believeth in Me, although he be dead, shall live. And every one that liveth, and believeth in Me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this ? She saith to Him: Yea, Lord, I have believed that Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God, Who art come into this world." John xi. 21-28.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell, and from the deep pit: deliver them from the lion’s mouth, lest hell swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness : and let the standard bearer, St. Michael, bring them into the holy light: * as Thou promisedst of old to