Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that while we lament the departure of Thy servant, we may always remember that we are most certainly to follow him [her]. Give us grace to prepare for that last hour by a good and holy life, that we may not be taken unprepared by sudden death, but may be ever on the watch, that, when Thou shalt call, we may go forth to meet the Bridegroom, and enter with Him into glory everlasting. Through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. O most wise and merciful Lord, Who hast ordained this life as a passage to the future, confining our repentance to the time of our pilgrimage here, and reserving for hereafter the state of punishment and reward; vouchsafe to us who are yet alive, and have still the opportunity of reconciliation with Thee, the grace so to watch over all our actions, and to correct every slightest wandering from the true way to heaven, that we may not be surprised with our sins uncancelled or our duties unfulfilled; but when our bodies shall go down into the grave, our souls may ascend to Thee, and dwell with Thee forever in the mansions of eternal bliss. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord and only Saviour. Amen. Litany of the Faithful Departed. (_For Private Devotion Only._) Lord, have mercy on us. _Christ, have mercy on us._ Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. _Christ, graciously hear us._ God the Father of heaven, _Have mercy on the suffering souls._ God the Son, Redeemer of the world, _Have mercy on the suffering souls._ God the Holy Ghost, _Have mercy on the suffering souls._ Holy Trinity, one God, _Have mercy on the suffering souls._ Holy Mary, _Pray for the suffering souls._ Holy Mother of God, _Pray for the suffering souls._ Holy Virgin of virgins, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Michael, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy angels and archangels, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye choirs of celestial spirits, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. John the Baptist, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Joseph, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Peter, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Paul, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. John, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy apostles and evangelists, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Stephen, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Laurence, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy martyrs, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Gregory, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Ambrose, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Augustine, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Jerome, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy pontiffs and confessors, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy doctors, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy priests and Levites, _Pray for the suffering souls._ All ye holy monks and hermits, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Mary Magdalen, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St. Catharine, _Pray for the suffering souls._ St.