God saw the road was getting rough – Verse 030

God saw the road was getting rough,
The hill was hard to climb,
He gently closed your weary eyes,
And whispered “Peace be Thine”.

I am writing this from Heaven – Verse 029

I am writing this from Heaven,
Where I dwell with God above,
Where there’s no more tears or sadness,
There is just eternal love.
 
The day I had to leave you,
When my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me,
And said ‘I welcome you’.
 
Please do not be unhappy,
Just because I’m out of sight.
Remember that I’m with you,
Every morning, noon and night.
 
But one thing is for certain,
Though my life on earth is over,
I am closer to you now,
Than I ever was before.
 
When you are walking down the street,
And you’ve got me on your mind,
I’m walking in your footsteps,
Only half a step behind.
 
And when you feel that gentle breeze,
Or the wind upon your face,
That’s me giving you a great big hug,
Or just a soft embrace.

Come with me, it’s time to go – Verse 028

The angels sang “Amazing Grace”,
Our Lord came down and touched your face.
He held your hand and whispered low,
“Come with me, it’s time to go”.

The gates of heaven opened wide,
The angels lined up side by side,
For a special guest was on his way,
The day you took our dad away.

Gentlest heart of Jesus – Verse 027

Gentlest heart of Jesus
ever present in the Blessed Sacrament,
ever consumed with burning love
for the poor captive souls in Purgatory,
have mercy on the soul of Thy Servant.
 
Be not severe in Thy judgment
but let some drops of Thy precious blood
fall upon our beloved departed,
and Thou O merciful Saviour
send Thy Angels to conduct the soul
of Thy servant to a place of refreshment,
light and peace.  Amen
 
May the soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace.  Amen.

PRAYER to obtain the glorification of PADRE PIO – Verse 026

PRAYER to obtain the glorification of PADRE PIO

O Jesus, full of grace and charity, victim for sinners, so impelled by Your love of us that You willed to die on the cross, I humbly entreat Thee to glorify in heaven and on earth, the servant of God, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, who generously participated in Your sufferings, who loved Thee so much and laboured so faithfully for the glory of Your heavenly Father and for the good of souls. 

With confidence I beseech Thee to grant me, through his intercession the grace of ......... which I ardently desire.

Glory be to the Father

May the angels lead you into Paradise – Verse 025

May the angels lead you into Paradise,
may the Martyrs receive you at your coming
and take you to Jerusalem, the holy city.
May the choirs of the Angels receive you,
and may you with the once poor Lazarus have rest everlasting.
Amen.

May the Souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

Resurrection Prayer – Verse 024

Most merciful Father, we commend our departed into Your hands.
We are filled with the sure hope that our departed will rise again on the last day with all who have died in Christ.
We thank You for all the good things You have given during our departed’s earthly life.
O Father, in Your great mercy, accept our prayer that the Gates of Paradise may be opened for Your servant.
In our turn, may we too be comforted by the words of faith until we greet Christ in glory and are united with You and our departed.
Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

When I must leave you for a little while – Verse 023

When I must leave you for a little while
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
and for my sake and in my name live on and do all things the same,
feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
and never, never be afraid to die, for I am waiting for you in the sky!

O Eternal Father – Verse 022

O Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
in all the Masses being offered all over the world
or that will be offered for the souls of Thy Servant.
Amen.
 
O Jesus in Thy infinite mercy
and through the prayers of the Blessed Mother of Sorrows,
have compassion on the poor suffering souls in Purgatory.
Oh! bring comfort to them in their pains,
shorten their exile and conduct them finally into Thy Heavenly Kingdom,
where with Thy Saints and Angels they shall praise and glorify Thee for all eternity.
Amen.
 
O Sweet Jesus, for the sake of Thy Bitter Passion
and the sorrows of Thy immaculate Mother,
have mercy on his soul,
and let the light of Thy Countenance shine upon him.
Amen.  

I’d like the memory of me – Verse 021

I'd like the memory of me,
To be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an after-glow,
Of smiles when life is done.
 
I'd like to leave an echo,
Whispering softly down the ways.
Of happy times and laughing times,
And bright and sunny days.
 
I'd like the tears of those who grieve,
To dry before the sun.
Of happy memories that I leave,
When life is done.

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi – Verse 020

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
 
Lord, grant that I may seek to console rather than be consoled,
to understand rather than to be understood,
to love rather than to be loved.
For it is in the giving that we receive,
in self-forgetfulness, that we find our true selves,
in forgiving that we are forgiven,
in dying that we are raised up to life everlasting.

Footprints in the sand – Verse 019

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened
at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
“Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You,
You’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that
during the most troublesome times of my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when I needed You most You would leave me?”
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child.
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was when I carried you.” 
 
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