SUGGESTED
(SAMPLE)
First
(Read by….)
A reading from
the book of Revelation (14:13)
I, John, heard
a voice from heaven say to me, ‘Write down: Happy are
those who die in the Lord! Happy indeed, the Spirit says; now they can rest for
ever after their work, since their good deeds go with them.’
This is the
word of the Lord.
Psalm
Psalm
23 (printed in brochure and recited by all)
The Lord is my shepherd, I
shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through
the darkest valley, I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before
me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole
life long.
Second reading:
(Read By…….)
A reading from the first
letter of
We want you to be quite
certain, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, to make sure that you
do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe
that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have
died in Jesus: God will bring them with him. We can tell you this from the
Lord’s own teaching, that any of us who are left alive until the Lord’s coming
will not have any advantage over those who have died. At the trumpet of God,
the voice of the archangel will call out the command and the Lord himself will
come down from heaven; those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise,
and then those of us who are still alive will be taken up in the clouds,
together with them, to meet the Lord in the air. So we shall stay with the Lord
for ever. With such thoughts as these you should comfort one another. This is the word of the Lord.
Gospel (Read
by Priest)
A reading from
the holy Gospel according to John (6:37-40)
Jesus said to
the crowd:
‘All that the
Father gives me will come to me,
and whoever comes to me
I shall not
turn him away;
because I have come from heaven,
not to do my own will,
but to do the will of the one who sent me.
Now the will
of him who sent me
is that I should lose nothing
of all that he has given to me,
and that I should raise it up on the last day.
Yes, it is my
Father’s will
that whoever sees the Son and believes in him
shall have eternal life, and that I shall raise them up
on the last day.’
This
is the Gospel of the Lord.
Prayers of
Intercession – (choose three or four of the following or more)….
(read by one or more
family members/ friends)
(Read
by............................................................)
1. For the comfort and consolation of ............................. family,
relatives and friends. Lord hear us.
(Read
by............................................................)
2. For the support and
encouragement of ourselves who continue on life’s journey. Lord hear us.
(Read
by............................................................)
3. For all of our
friends, family and loved ones who have died.
Lord hear us.
(Read
by............................................................)
4. For our deceased
relative and friends and for all who have helped us: that they may have the
reward of their goodness and kindness.
Lord hear us.
(Read by...............................)
5. For people everywhere
who are grieving, that the pain they endure may not be too much to bear, and
that they may experience consolation from the Christ who suffered and
died. Lord hear
us.
(Read
by............................................................)
6. For the virtues of
hope, love, and faith, that we may be strengthened and reassured on our own
life journeys. Lord hear
us.
(Read
by............................................................)
7. That God’s love and strength may be strong in
the hearts of the young people of our up-and-coming generation. Lord hear us.
(Read
by............................................................)
8. For N., who began
eternal life with Jesus in Baptism: That he/ she may find a place of peace and
light in the heavenly Kingdom. Lord hear us.