40 Days Prayer for the Faithful Departed

Leader: In the Name of the Father and

of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

ALL:  Merciful Lord  Jesus! Listen  to

the  prayers of  the souls  in
purgatory. Listen to our prayers for
the soul of the faithful
departed/especially for the soul of
F R A N C I S C O t h r o u g h t h e i n fi n i t e m e r i t
of your life/passion and death/we
beseech You to grant  Francisco
pardon for all  his shortcomings on
earth.

Leader: O God/You alone are ever

merciful and sparing of punishment.

ALL:  Humbly we  pray in  behalf of  the

soul of Francisco whom You have
commanded to go forth from this
world. Do not forget him but command
that  his soul be taken up by the holy
angels and brought to paradise. So
that since  he hoped and believed in
You/ he may share the joys of Your
eternal kingdom.

Leader: Absolve/O Lord/the soul of

Your faithful servant Francisco from
every bond of sin.

ALL: So that Francisco may rise again

to life in the glory of the
resurrection with your saints. May
the angels welcome Francisco
to  paradise where there is
everlasting peace. AMEN.

Leader: By Your Holy Incarnation.

ALL: Have Mercy on the soul of

Francisco
By Your Holy Birth.
By Your Baptism.
B y Y o u r S u ff e r i n g o n t h e   C r o s s .
By Your Death and Burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your Coming of the Holy Spirit.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

All: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

All:  Lord  have  mercy  on  us.

Leader: To You O God our Father/ we

humbly commend Francisco /in his
mortal life on earth/You loved him
with great love. Now that he has been
f r e e d f r o m t h e s u ff e r i n g s / t r i a l s / a n d
evils of earth/grant that your mercy
and goodness will bring him to Your
paradise/where there is no more grief
o r   s u ff e r i n g / q u e s t i o n i n g / o r
temptations/but only peace and
joy/with Your Son and the Holy
Spirit/forever and ever.

ALL:  Blessed be God/ the Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ/a gentle  Father
and the God of comfort and joy/who
comforts us in our sorrows and
p a i n s / s o t h a t w e c a n o ff e r t o
others/in their sorrows and pains/the
c o m f o r t w e h a v e r e c e i v e d f r o m God
ourselves. Let us trust him. Through
His  Son who invites us/saying, “Come
to 
me/all you who labor and
burdened/and I will give you  eternal
rest”.
 
 

FINAL PRAYER

Let us pray:

O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and

resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life;
grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon these mysteries of
the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate
what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the
same Christ our Lord. AMEN.

V.  May the Divine assistance remain always with us. 

R. AMEN.

V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of

God, rest in peace. 

R. AMEN.

V. May the blessings of the Almighty God: Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, descend upon us always.  

R. AMEN.
 
Spiritual vessel Pray for us
Vessel of honor Pray for us
Singular vessel of devotion Pray for us
Mystical rose Pray for us
Tower of David Pray for us
Tower of ivory Pray for us
House of gold Pray for us
Ark of the covenant Pray for us
Gate of heaven Pray for us
Morning star Pray for us
Star of evangelization Pray for us
Health of the sick Pray for us
Refuge of sinners Pray for us
Comforter of the afflicted Pray for us
Help of Christians Pray for us
Queen of angels Pray for us
Queen of patriarchs Pray for us
Queen of prophets Pray for us
Queen of apostles Pray for us
Queen of martyrs Pray for us
Queen of confessors Pray for us
Queen of virgins Pray for us
Queen of all saints Pray for us
Queen conceived without original sin Pray for us
Queen assumed into heaven Pray for us
Queen of the most holy rosary Pray for us
Queen of the family Pray for us
Queen of peace Pray for us
 
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world Spare us, O
Lord;

Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world  Graciously
hear us, O Lord;

Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world Have mercy
on us.
 
  
Lord, have mercy on us Christ, have
mercy on us;
Christ, hear us Christ,
graciously hear us;
God the Father of heaven Have mercy on
us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world Have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit Have mercy
on us
Holy Trinity, One God Have mercy
on us
Holy Mary Pray for us
Holy Mother of God Pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins Pray for us
Mother of Christ Pray for us
Mother of the Church Pray for us
Mother of divine grace Pray for us
Mother most pure Pray for us
Mother most chaste Pray for us
Mother inviolate Pray for us
Mother undefiled Pray for us
Mother most amiable Pray for us
Mother most admirable Pray for us
Mother of good counsel Pray for us
Mother of our Creator Pray for us
Mother of our Savior Pray for us
Virgin most prudent Pray for us
Virgin most venerable Pray for us
Virgin most renowned Pray for us
Virgin most powerful Pray for us
Virgin most merciful Pray for us
Virgin most faithful Pray for us
Mirror of justice Pray for us
Seat of wisdom Pray for us
Cause of our joy Pray for us