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Tuesday August 29th, 2006 - Prayer of the Week - A prayer for a departed priest.
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
O God of spirits, and of all flesh, You have trampled death and made
the devil powerless, and have given life to Your world. May You, Yourself, Lord, give rest
to the soul of Your servant Archpriest Raphael who has fallen asleep, in a place of
brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose; where all suffering, sorrow, and
sighing have fled away. Since You are a good and loving God, pardon every transgression
which he has, committed, whether by word, or deed, or thought; for there is no one who
lives yet does not sin, for only You are without sin. Your righteousness is an eternal
righteousness, and Your word is truth. For You are the resurrection, the life, and the
repose of your servant who has fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and to You we give glory,
together with Your Father, Who is without beginning, and Your most holy, good, and
life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Tuesday August 22nd, 2006 - Prayer of the Week on the feast of the Dormition
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy.
O Lord You gave us Your mother to be the mother of our life. When we
are facing the hour of our death she will comfort us and keep us from the dreadful sight
of wicked devils. We pray that You will take our soul as you took hers and place it among
the those who are the heirs of Your glory. We pray in the name of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. Amen.
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