Eternal Rest Prayer

The Eternal Rest prayer (Requiem aeternam) asks God's peace for those who have died. It is said at funerals, at graves and in November, the month of the faithful departed.

Eternal Rest

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Latin

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. Amen.

Latin from Medulla pietatis Christianae (1868)

From the Mass: The Holy Sacrifice (1915)

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For All the Faithful Departed

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

From the Raccolta (1910)

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