The Blue Scapular Prayer Book

85 to know You on earth through their faith, may eternally praise You in Heaven. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Prayer for the Deceased (by Blessed John Newman) God of all souls, Jesus, the lover of souls, I offer You all the deceased who departed with the sign of faith and sleep in peace. I beg You, O Lord and Savior, just as You became man out of Your Mercy for us, so now graciously receive them into Your Presence. Remember, O Lord, that they are Your creatures, created by You, the only, living, and true God. For there is no other God than You, and there is no one who could equal Your works. May their souls rejoice in Your light. Be not mindful of their old sins which they committed out of the excess of their desires, or because of the corrupt habits of their stained nature. Although they had sinned, yet they always strongly believed in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and, before they died, they became reconciled with You through true compunction and the Sacraments of Your Church. O gracious Lord, I beseech You, be not mindful of their sins or the inexperience of their early