Prayers for Life Throughout the Year
PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GROWN VERY OLD
Lord, our God,
you have given these your faithful
the grace to maintain their hope in you
through all life’s changes
and to taste and see your goodness.
We bless you for the gifts you have showered
on them for so many years.
We ask that they may find joy
in a renewed strength of spirit,
that they may have good health,
and that they may inspire us
by the example of their patience.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR THOSE CONDEMNED TO DIE
Lord Jesus Christ,
through whose sacrifice we are forgiven:
hear our prayer for all condemned to die.
Give them the grace of repentance.
Implant the hope of your resurrection within their hearts
and consecrate them in your truth.
Give us the will to love them as our brother or sister,
and to work to save their lives.
May justice and peace prevail
for all who stand guilty as sinners
before your throne,
and may all know redemption
by the merits of you saving death on the Cross.
For you are Lord, forever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER FOR ALL ABOUT TO DIE
Lord Jesus Christ,
as you stood by the bed of good Saint Joseph
and gently led him home to heaven,
so shepherd every soul about to die
to a paradise of perfect peace.
Let the tears we shed upon their passing
stand witness to our love for them
and the depth of our thanksgiving
for the gift of their lives
and the grace of a holy death.
For you are Lord, forever and ever. Amen.
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