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Vigil For The Deceased Vigil Service Prayers Rites

The vigil for the deceased is a Christian rite held after death but before the funeral. It involves the community keeping watch in prayer with the deceased's family. They find strength in Christ's presence and turn to God's word for faith and hope. The assembly calls on God to receive the deceased into heaven. The rite includes readings, prayers, and remembrances to console those grieving and commend the deceased to God.

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Vigil For The Deceased Vigil Service Prayers Rites

The vigil for the deceased is a Christian rite held after death but before the funeral. It involves the community keeping watch in prayer with the deceased's family. They find strength in Christ's presence and turn to God's word for faith and hope. The assembly calls on God to receive the deceased into heaven. The rite includes readings, prayers, and remembrances to console those grieving and commend the deceased to God.

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VIGIL FOR THE DECEASED

The vigil for the deceased is the principal rite celebrated by


the Christian community in the time following death and
before the funeral liturgy.
The Christian community keeps watch with the family in
prayer to the God of mercy and finds strength in Christ’s
presence. In this time of loss the family and community turn
to God’s word as the source of faith and hope, as light and
life in the face of darkness and death. Consoled by the
redeeming word of God and, by the abiding presence of
Christ and his Spirit, the as assembly calls upon the Father of
mercy to receive the deceased into the kingdom of light and
peace.

INTRODUCTORY RITES

In the name of the +Father,


and of the +Son, and of the +Holy Spirit.

Opening Songs:

Greetings:

Opening Prayer:

Lord our God, the death of our Brother/Sister (name) recalls our human condition and the
brevity of our lives on earth. But for those who believe in your love, death is not the end, nor
does it destroy the bonds that you forge in our lives. We share the faith of your Son’s disciples
and the hope of the children of God. Bring the light of Christ’s resurrection to this time of testing
and pain as we pray for Brother/Sister (name) and for those who love and remember him,
through Christ our Lord.

(Song/Songs)
LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading:

A reading from the second letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (5:6-10)

We have an everlasting home in heaven. We know that if


our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have
a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands,
eternal in heaven. So we are always courageous, although
we know that while we are at home in the body we are
away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yet
we are courageous, and we would rather leave the body
and go home to the Lord. Therefore, we aspire to please
him, whether we are at home or away. For we all must appear before the judgment seat of
Christ, so that each one
may receive recompense, according to what he did in the
body, whether good or evil.

Reader: The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

(Song/Songs)
Responsorial Psalms:

"The Lord is my light and my salvation"

The Lord is my light and my salvation;


whom should I fear?
The Lord is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?

R. "The Lord is my light and my salvation"

One thing I ask of the Lord;


this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, That I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his
temple.

R. "The Lord is my light and my salvation"

Hear, 0 Lord, the sound of my call;


have pity on me, and answer me.
Your presence, 0 Lord, I seek.
Hide not your face from me.

R. "The Lord is my light and my salvation"

I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.

R. "The Lord is my light and my salvation"

ACCLAMATION BEFORE THE GOSPEL

All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia


HOLY GOSPEL

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (12:35-40)

Be prepared. Jesus told his disciples: “Gird your loins and


light your lamps and be like servants who await their
master’s return from a wedding, ready to open
immediately when he comes and knocks: Blessed are
those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his
arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have
them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And
should he come in the second or third watch and find them
prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of
this: if the master of the house had known the hour when
the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be
broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you
do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

Reader: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Reflection & Shared Personal Remembrances may follow.


PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

Leader: Let us turn to Christ Jesus with confidence and faith in the power of his cross and
resurrection:

Leader: Risen Lord, pattern of our life forever:


Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Promise and image of what we shall be:


Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Son of God who came to destroy sin and death:


Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Word of God who delivered us from the fear of death:


Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Crucified Lord, forsaken in death, raised in glory:


Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Lord Jesus, gentle Shepherd who bring rest to our souls, give peace to (name) for ever:
Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

Leader: Lord Jesus, you bless those who mourn and are in pain. Bless (name)’s family and
friends who gather around him/her today:
Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

(Song/Songs)
Leader: With God there is mercy and fullness of redemption; let us pray as Jesus taught us:

Our Father, Who art in heaven,


Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.


And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

All: Amen

Concluding Prayer:

Leader: Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, you willingly gave yourself up to death, so that all might be
saved and pass from death to life.
We humbly ask you to comfort your servants in their grief and to receive (name) into the arms of
your mercy. You alone are the Holy One, you are mercy itself; by dying you unlocked the gates
of life for those who believe in you.
Forgive (name) his/her sins, and grant him/her a place of happiness, light, and peace in the
kingdom of your glory for ever and ever.

All: Amen

CLOSING REMARKS
A member or a friend of the family may speak in remembrance of the deceased.
CONCLUDING RITES

Leader: Blessed are those who have died in the Lord;


let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them.

Leader: Eternal rest grant unto the soul of (name), 0 Lord.

All: And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.

Leader: May he/she rest in peace.

All: Amen.

Leader: May his/her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.

All: Amen.

Leader: May the love of God and the peace of the Lord
Jesus Christ bless and console us and gently wipe every tear from our eyes:

In the name of the +Father,


and of the +Son, and of the +Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

The vigil may conclude with a song/songs or


a few moments of silent prayer or both.

Song for the faithful departed:

Idala da ka sana
king paraiso ding sablang Angeles.

Lual la sang salubung keka ding martyres


at idala da ka king banal a ciudad

ning bayu at alang anggang Jerusalem

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