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 V. Requiem  aeternam  dona  eis,  Domine. / V. Eternal  rest  give unto  them  O  Lord.

R. Et  lux  perpetua  luceat  eis. / R. And let  perpetual  light shine  upon  them.

Ant. If thou  shalt  observe  iniquities  O  Lord,        Lord,  who   shall  endure it?

Should the  Absolution  be  chanted  for  more  than  one person deceased,  the  above  Versicles  and  Prayers  are said in  the  plural  number. In fine,  on  All  Souls'  Day, when the  Office  is  for  all  the  faithful  departed  in general,  the  concluding  Psalm,  De  profundis,  is omitted.

LORD god  almighty,  I  pray  Thee  by  the  precious  blood which Thy  divine  Son  Jesus  shed  in  the  Garden,  deliver the souls  in  purgatory,  and  especially  that  soul  among  them all which  is  most  destitute  of  spiritual  aid;  and  vouchsafe to bring  it  to  Thy  glory,  there  to praise  and  bless  Thee forever. Amen.

Our Father,  Hail  Mary,  De  profundis  (see  p.  255)