All Souls’ Day is observed on November 2. A cemetery visit can be a time to remember the dead, pray for them, and support those who grieve. This devotional sequence combines the traditional Eternal Rest prayer, familiar common prayers, and the prayer for the departed from the historical Litany of the Saints. Introductory directions are site-authored. It is not a priest’s rite of blessing a grave, and no claim about indulgences is made here.
En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
Remember those who have died
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Let us bring before God the people we remember today, including those whose names are no longer spoken. Each person may silently remember relatives, friends, and all the faithful departed.
Pause for silent prayer.
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Let us continue our prayer together.
Traditional prayer for the departed
Todos
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Pray together
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Todos
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. Amen.
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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Todos
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Todos
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
A prayer from the historical Litany of the Saints
Todos
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that by pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Pause for silent prayer.
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Let us continue our prayer together.
Todos
En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
UN MOMENTO CON DIOS
Oración guiada
Usa el texto completo de arriba. En comunidad, una persona lee las partes del guía y todos participan en las respuestas. A solas, lee ambas partes. Haz una breve pausa entre oraciones.
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