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382 Koodarayogam Prayers
15: That all our brethren who passed away / in the hope of resurrec-
tion / may be made worthy to participate / in the glory of the resurrec-
tion of Jesus Christ: .

16: That our brethren / who were nourished by the Body and Blood of
Christ / and who embraced the eternal sleep of death / may be given
eternal life:

17: That we may be given the grace / to rise up at the last judgment
day / with a radiance excelling that of the sun:

18: That we may be enabled to arrive at the heavenly joy / that has
been prepared for the just / from the beginning of the world:

19: Let us commend ourselves and one another / to the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.

ALL: Lord, Our God, we commend ourselves to You.

LEADER: Lord, who sent your Holy Spirit / to fill the apostles with
the Spirit of the Holy Gospel, bless this congregation / with the gifts of
Your Holy Spirit / so that we all may bear witness to You as missionar-
ies. Bless us to grow in mutual love and unity, and to live a life proper
to your followers.

ALL: Amen.

Prayer for the Deceased

Our Father …, Hail Mary ..., Glory be …, & Eternal Rest … 5 times
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let the perpetual light
shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful de-
parted through the mercy of the God rest in peace.

The Chaplet of the Devine Mercy (see next page)
Rosary (See next page) Recite at least one decade as time permits).

SONG: Nithya Sahaya maathee, / Prarthikka njangalakkayi
Nin makkal njangalkaayi ni, / Prathika sneha nathe

Nirunna manasangal, / Ayira mayirangal
Kannirin thazhvarayil, / Ninnitha kezhunnamme

Kelakkane rodanangal, / Nalkane nal varangal
Nin diya soonuvingal, / Cherkane njangale ni.

ALL: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.