Novena for All Souls' Day

First Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

V. Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

V. Rest eternal, grant to them, O Lord;
R. And let light perpetual shine upon them.

O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions for the soul of thy servant N., which thou hast commanded to depart out of this world: deliver him/her not into the hand of the enemy, neither forsake him/her at the last; but command him/her to be received by the holy Angels and brought to the country of paradise; that forasmuch as he/she hoped and believed in thee, he/she may undergo no pains, but be made partaker of everlasting felicity. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Second Day

To thee, O Lord, I commend the soul of thy servant N., that being dead to the world, he/she may live to thee; and whatsoever sins he/she hath committed, through the frailty of his/her mortal nature, do thou wash away by the pardon of thy most merciful loving-kindness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Third Day

O God, who mercies cannot be numbered; accept my prayers on behalf of the soul of thy servant N., departed, and grant him/her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Fourth Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

V. Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
R. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

V. Rest eternal, grant to them, O Lord;
R. And let light perpetual shine upon them.

Incline thine ear, O Lord, unto the prayers wherewith I humbly entreat thy mercy: that the souls of thy servants N, which thou has bidden to depart this life, may by thee be set in the abode of peace and light, and made partaker of the fellowship of thine elect. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Fifth Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

Absolve, O Lord, I pray thee, the soul of thy servants N., from every bond of sin: that at the general Resurrection at the last day they may find refreshment in the glory of thy Saints. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Sixth Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

I beseech thee, O Lord, of thy loving kindness have mercy upon the soul of thy servants N., and now that they are released from bonds of mortality, do thou restore their portion in everlasting salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Seventh Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

I implore thee, O Lord, mercifully to grant companionship with the blessed in heaven to the soul of thy servant N., whose death I commemorate. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Eighth Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

Accept, O Lord, I pray thee, the prayers which I humbly offer unto thee for the soul of thy servants N., beseeching thee to grant that, whatever sins committed in their conduct in this life being pardoned by thy goodness, they may be partakers of those unspeakable joys that thou hast prepared for thine elect. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Ninth Day

V. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.

Grant, O Lord, this mercy to thy servants departed, who desired to do thy will, that they may not receive the punishment of their misdeeds: and that, as true faith joined them to the company of the faithful here below, so thy mercy may bring them to the Angelic company of heaven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

May the souls of the + faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

[The Rosary follows]

Alae Taule'alo October 18, 2020