Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in way of sinners, or sit in the seat of the mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course. I have kept the faith in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which is the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

John 14:1-3

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

John 14:2-6

The Way Jesus said, “In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me. Because I live, you will also live.”

John 11: 25, 26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 8:12

I am the light of the World, he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

Luke 6:23

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Matthew 6:20-21

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Revelation 21:4

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.

Romans 14:7-8

None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live to the Lord and if we die to the Lord, so then whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.

Matthew 6:20-21

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matthew 25:21

Well done, thou good and faithful servant: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

An Angler’s Prayer

I pray that I may fish until my dying day, and, when it comes to my last cast; I then most humbly pray, when in the Lord’s great landing net and peacefully asleep; that in His mercy I be judged big enough to keep.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.


Psalm 62:5-8

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge.

O’ Gentlest Heart

O gentlest heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls, have mercy on the soul of thy departed servant. Be not severe in Thy judgement but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames, and do Thou O Merciful Saviour, send Thy Angels to conduct Thy departed servant to a place of refreshment, light and peace. Amen Merciful Jesus grant eternal rest.

The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross. The emblem of suffering and shame and I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain. So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross. Till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true it’s shame and reproach gladly bear. Then he’ll call me some day to my home far away. Where His glory forever I’ll share.

 Come to Me

God saw you getting tired and the cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered, "Come to Me." With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to He only takes the best!

 Physician (Prayer of the Order of St. Luke)

Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the Physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of Your son, graciously continue in Your Church the love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Courage

You never walk alone my friend, though you may thing you do, or in your sorrow and despair God always walks with you. There is no hour, no passing day, He is not by your side, and tho unseen, He still is there to be your friend and guide. When’er you think you walk alone reach our and you will find, he hand of God to show the way, and bring you peace of mind.

God's Promise

God has not promised Skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through. God has not promised Sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God has promised strength for the day, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

 Lift Us Up

Lift us up, strong Son of God, that we may see further; cleanse our eyes that we may see more clearly, draw us closer to Yourself that we may know ourselves to be nearer to our loved ones who are with You.

Prayer for The Crucifix

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus while before Your face I humbly kneel and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment. While I contemplate, with great love and tender pity, Your five most precious wounds. Pondering over them within me and calling to mind the words which David, Your prophet, said of You, my Jesus: “They have pierced my hands and my feet, they have numbered all my bones”. Amen

A Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master; grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, and it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Let Us Pray

Almighty God, through the death of Your Son on the cross, you have overcome death for us. Through his burial and resurrection from the dead you have made the grave a holy place and restored to us eternal life. We pray for those who died believing in Jesus and are buried with him in the hope of rising again. God of the living and the dead, may those who faithfully believed in you on earth praise you forever in the joy of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer to Mary

Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to Thy protection, implored Thy help, and sought Thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto Thee, O Virgin of virgins. My Mother, to Thee I come; before Thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not my petitions, but, in Thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, shall always be my song of praise, for it was grace that brought me liberty; I do not know just why He came to love me so, He looked beyond my faults and saw my need. I shall forever lift mine eyes to Calvary, to view the cross where Jesus died for me. How marvelous the grace that caught my falling soul, He looked beyond my fault and saw my need.]

O’ Faithful Departed

O, God, The Creator and Redeemer Of all the Faithful. Grant to the Souls Of Thy Servants departed The remission of all their sins; That through pious supplications They may obtain the pardon, Which they have always desired Who Iivest and reignest World without end. Amen.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Isaiah 38:5

“I have heard your prayers and seen your years.”

- It is believed that years water the soul, and help the heart’s cry to be heard.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 Lord Support Us

Lord, support us all day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Make me an Instrument

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light;Where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek, to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. It is in dying.

Mass For the Dead

It is truly right and just, proper and helpful toward salvation, that we always and everywhere give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. In the same Christ the hope of a blessed resurrection has dawned for us, bringing all who are under the certain, sad sentence of death the consoling promise of future immortality. For those who have been faithful, O Lord, life is not ended, but merely changed; and when this earthly abode dissolves, an eternal dwelling place awaits them in heaven. Eternal rest grant them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.


Colossians 1:16-17

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.