| Prayers in times of sickness, dying and death |
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| PRAYER IN TIME OF SORROW Father of all mercies and God of consolation, you love us eternally and transform the shadows of death into the dawn of life. Look upon our grief; be our refuge and confort so that our sadness and sorry may turn into the light and peace of your presence. In dying, your Son destroyed death; in rising, he restored life. Grant that at the end our our earthly pilgrimage we may be found in his company with our brothers and sisters. There, you shall wipe away every tear. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
| Prayer in time of suffering Behold me, my beloved Jesus, weighed down under the burden of my trials and sufferings, I cast myself at Your feet, that You may renew my strength and my courage, while I rest here in Your presence. Permit me to lay down my cross in Your Sacred Heart,for only Your infinite goodness can sustain me; only Your love can help me bear my cross; only Your powerful hand can lighten its weight. O Divine King, Jesus, whose heart is so compassionate to the afflicted, I wish to live in You; suffer and die in You. During my life be to me my model and my support; At the hour of my death, be my hope and my refuge. Amen |
| Prayer in time of Sickness O Jesus, You suffered and died for us; You understand suffering; Teach me to understand my suffering as You do: To bear it in union with You; To offer it with You to atone for my sins And to bring Your grace to souls in need. Calm my fears; increase my trust. May I gladly accept Your holy will and become more like You in trial. If it be Your will, restore me to health so that I may work for Your honor and glory and the salvation of all men. Amen Mary, help of the sick, pray for me. |
| Prayer for the sick Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in Your hands. we place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that Your restore Your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us. Amen |
| Prayer for the dying Most Merciful Jesus,lover of souls, I pray You, by the agony of Your most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Your Immaculate Mother, to wash in Your Most Precious Blood, the sinners of the world who are now in their agony, and who will die today. Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the dying. Amen |
| PSALM 23 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want He makes me lye down in green pastures By restful waters he leads me He refreshes my soul. He guides me on the path of righteousness for his names sake, Even though I walk through the valley of death, I fear no evil, for He is at my side. His rod and his staff they give me courage. You spread a table before me, in the presence of my enemies, His cup runneth over. Only goodness and mercy follow me, all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord. |