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 opened wide,  they  may  be  happily  received  into  the bosom of  thy  mercy. Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

O Son  of  God,  Saviour  of  souls,  who  didst  refresh  the three children;  in  the  burning  fiery  furnace, pour  down upon the  souls that cry  to  thee  from  the  flames, thy heavenly dew. Thy precious  blood  alone  can quench  the flame of  purgatory;  oh,  let  it  now  flow  down  upon  these suffering souls, and  do  thou  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon them. Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

O Spirit  of  love,  have  compassion  on  the  cruel  torment which these  souls  endure,  that  are  filled  with  the  purest charity, and,  aspiring  without,  ceasing. towards their  God, cry aloud  in  their  distress,  "I thirst:  I  thirst  after  my God!" and yet  cannot  attain  unto  the  object  of  their love, nor  receive  the  least  drop  of  that  torrent  of  pure delights. O Holy  Spirit,  great that having  felt  the fiercest pangs  of love,  they  may  taste  its  heavenly  delights in a  blessed  eternity. Amen. Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

Grant, O Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  that  while  we  lament the departure  Of  thy  servant,  we  may  always  remember that we  are  most  certainly  to  follow  him. Give us  grace to prepare  for  that  last  hour  by  a  good  and  holy  life, that we  may  not  be  taken  unprepared  by  sudden  death, but may  be  ever  on  the  watch,  that,  when  thou  shalt call, we  may  go  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom,  and  enter with him  into  glory  everlasting. Through the  same  Jesus Christ our  Lord. Amen.

O most  wise  and  merciful  Lord,  who  hast  ordained  this life as  a  passage  to  the  future,  confining  our  repentance to the  time  of  out  pilgrimage  here,  and  reserving  for hereafter the  state  of  punishment  and  reward;  vouchsafe to us  who  are  yet  alive,  and  have  still  the  opportunity of reconciliation  with thee  the  grace  so  to  watch  over all our  actions,  and  to  correct  every  slightest  wandering from the  true  way  to  heaven,  that  we  may  not  be  surprised  with  our  sins  uncancelled  or  our  duties  unfulfilled; but when  our  bodies  shall  go  down  into  the  grave,  our souls may  ascend,  to  thee,  and  dwell  with  thee  for  ever in the  mansions  of  eternal  bliss. Through: Jesus  Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen.