Masses for the Dead

Responsorial Psalm

1 Ps 22 r.1 The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
2 Ps 22 r.4 If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear,
for you are there with me.
3 Ps 24:6–7. 17–18. 20–21 r.1
or 3
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. or
Those who hope in you, O Lord, shall not be disappointed.
4 Ps 26:1.4.7–9. 13–14 r. 1
or 12
The Lord is my light and my help. or
I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.
5 Ps 41:2. 3. 5 r.3 My soul is thirsting for God , the God of my life.
6 Ps 62:2–6. 8–9 r.2 For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.
7 Ps 102: 8. 10. 13–18 r. 8
or Ps 36:39
The Lord is compassion and love. or
The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
8 Ps 114:5–6; Ps 115: 10–11. 15–16 r. 114:9 I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. or
Alleluia!
9 Ps 121 r. 1
or cf. 1
I rejoiced when I heard them say: ‘Let us go to God’s house.’ or
Let us go to God’s house, rejoicing.
10 Ps 129 r.1
or cf. 5
Out of the depths, I cry to you, O Lord. or
I wait for the Lord, I count on his word.
11 Ps 142:1–2. 5–8. 10 r.1 Lord, listen to my prayer.

For the Burial of Children

Responsorial Psalm

1 Ps 22 r.1 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
2 Ps 24:4–7. 20–21 r. 1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
3 Ps 41:2–3. 5; 42:3–5 r Ps 41:3 My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life.
4 Ps 148: 1–2. 11–14 r.13 Praise the name of the Lord. or
Alleluia!

Other Psalms written for Funerals

Antiphons

I For the Funeral

A. Outside Easter Time

  • EA Eternal rest grant unto them (64)
  • CA Let perpetual light (36)

B. Outside Easter Time

  • EA May the Lord open to him (125)
  • CA We await a saviour (95)

C. During Easter Time

  • EA Just as Jesus died (117)
  • CA I am the Resurrection (129)

[D. Other Funeral Prayers]

E. For the Funeral of a Baptised Child

  • EA Come, you blessed of my Father (95)
  • CA Buried with Christ (15)

F. For the Funeral of a Child who Died before Baptism

  • EA God will wipe every tear (125)
  • CA The Lord God will destroy death (115)

II On the Anniversary

A. Outside Easter Time

  • EA God will wipe every tear (= I.F)
  • CA I am the Resurrection (22)

B. Outside Easter Time

  • EA Lord Jesus, grant eternal rest (Rev 4)
  • CA You are rest a er toil (15) 14

C. During Easter Time

  • EA God, who raised Jesus (115)
  • CA I am the living bread (33)

III Various Commemorations

A.1 For One Deceased Person

  • EA May the Lord open to him (= I.B)
  • CA Everything that the Father gives me (64)

A.2

  • EA I know that my Redeemer lives (17)
  • CA is the bread that comes down from heaven (22)

B.1 For Several Deceased Persons or for All the Dead

  • EA Eternal rest grant unto them (6)
  • CA God sent his Only Begotten Son (97)

B.2

  • EA God so loved the world (102)
  • CA We await a saviour (= I.B)

B.3

  • EA Blessed are the dead (120)
  • CA Grant everlasting rest to them (33)

B.4

  • EA In you, O Lord (30)
  • CA I am the light of the world (26)

B.5

  • EA Let the hearts that seek (104)
  • CA Let your face shine on your servant (30)

B.6

  • EA Look, O God, on the face (83)
  • CA Like the deer that yearns (41)

Pieces