Mass for the Dead (Various Commemorations)

Entrance Antiphon
May the Lord open to him (her) the gates of Paradise,

that he (she) may return to that homeland,

where there is no death, where eternal joy endures.

Collect
O God, almighty Father,

who have strengthened us by the mystery of the Cross

and promise us a share in the mystery of your Son’s Resurrection,

mercifully grant, we pray,

that your departed servant N. may be gathered

into the company of your chosen ones.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Click here for Daily Mass Readings.

Prayers Over the Offerings
Look with favor, O Lord, on your servant N.,

for whom we offer you the sacrifice of praise,

humbly entreating

that, reconciled with you through these devoted offices,

he (she) may merit to rise again to life.

Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon (Jn 6: 37)
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, says the Lord,

and I will not reject anyone who comes to me.

Prayer after Communion
Renewed by this life-giving Sacrament,

we pray, O Lord,

that the soul of our brother (sister) N.,

to whom you gave a part in your covenant,

may be purified by the power of this mystery

and rejoice without end in the peace of Christ.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.