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Masses for the Dead- First Reading from the Old Testament
- First Reading from the New Testament
- Responsorial Psalm
- Second Reading from the New Testament
- Gospel Acclamation
- Gospel
For the Burial of ChildrenBurial of Baptised Children - First Reading from the Old Testament
- First Reading from the New Testament
- Responsorial Psalm
- Second Reading from the New Testament
- Gospel Acclamation
- Gospel
Burial of Non-Baptised Children - First Reading from the Old Testament
- Responsorial Psalm
- Gospel Acclamation
- Gospel
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Masses for the DeadFirst Reading from the Old Testament
Outside the Easter Season - Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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| | | | psalm | 1 | | Job 19:1. 2327 | This I know: that my Avenger lives. | | 2 | | Wisdom 3:19 | He accepted them as a holocaust | | shorter | | Wisdom 3:16. 9 | He accepted them as a holocaust | | 3 | | Wisdom 4:715 | Untarnished life, this is ripe old age. | | 4 | | Isaiah 25:69 | The Lord will destroy Death for ever. | | 5 | | Lamentations 3:1726 | It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. | | 6 | | Daniel 12:13 | Those who lie sleeping in the dust will awake. | | 7 | | 2 Maccabees 12:4345 | A fine and noble action, in which he took account of the resurrection. | |
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First Reading from the New Testament
In the Easter Season- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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1 | | Acts 10:3443 | God has appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. | | shorter | | Acts 10:3436. 4243 | God has appointed Jesus to judge everyone, alive or dead. | | 2 | | Apocalypse 14:13 | Happy are those who die in the Lord! | | 3 | | Apocalypse 20:1121:1 | The dead are judged according to what they had done in their lives. | | 4 | | Apocalypse 21:17 | There will be no more death. | |
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| 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 24:67. 1718. 2021 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 26:1.4.79. 1314 r. 1 or 12 | The Lord is my light and my help. or
I am sure I shall see the Lords goodness in the land of the living. | 5 | | Ps 41:2. 3. 5 r.3 | My soul is thirsting fro God , the God of my life. | 6 | | Ps 62:26. 89 r.2 | For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God. | 7 | | Ps 102: 8. 10. 1318 r. 8 or Ps 36:39 | The Lord is compassion and love. or
The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. | 8 | | Ps 114:56; Ps 115:1011. 1516 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 Gods house. or
Let us go to Gods 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 142:12. 58. 10 r.1 | Lord, listen to my prayer. |
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| Second Reading from the New Testament |
1 | | Romans 5:511 | Having died to make us righteous, is it likely that he would now fail to save us from Gods anger. | 2 | | Romans 5:1721 | However great the number of sins committed, grace was even greater. | 3 | | Romans 6:39 | Let us live a new life. | shorter | | Romans 6:34. 89 | Let us live a new life. | 4 | | Romans 8:1423 | We wait for our bodies to be set free. | 5 | | Romans 8:3135. 3739 | Nothing can come between us and the love of Christ. | 6 | | Romans 14:712 | Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. | 7 | | 1 Corinthians 15:2028 | All men will be brought to life in Christ. | shorter | | 1 Corinthians 15:2023 | All men will be brought to life in Christ. | 8 | | 1 Corinthians 15:5157 | Death is swallowed up in victory. | 9 | | 2 Corinthians 4:145:1 | Visible thiongs last only for a time, but the invisible are eternal. | 10 | | 2 Corinthians 5:1. 610 | We have an everlasting home in heaven. | 11 | | Philippians 3:2021 | He will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. | 12 | | Thessalonians 4:1318 | We shall stay with the Lord for ever. | 13 | | 2 Timothy 2:813 | If we die with him, then we shall live with him. | 14 | | 1 John 3:12 | We shall see him as he really is. | 15 | | 1 John 3:1416 | We have passed our of death and into life because we love our brothers. |
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| Gospel Acclamation |
1 | | Cf. Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth;
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. | 2 | | Matthew 25:34 | Come, you whom my Father has blessed,
says the Lord;
take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you
since the foundation of the world. | 3 | | John 3:16 | God loved the world so much
that we gave his only Son;
everyone who believes in him has eternal life. | 4 | | John 6:39 | It is my Fathers will, says the Lord,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
and that I should raise it up on the last day. | 5 | | John 6:40 | It is my Fathers will, says the Lord,
that whoever believes in the Son shall have eternal life,
and that I shall raise him up on the last day. | 6 | | John 6:5152 | I am the living bread which has come down from heaven,
says the Lord.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. | 7 | | John 11:2526 | I am the resurrection and the life,
says the Lord:
whoever believes in me will never die. | 8 | | Philippians 3:20 | Our homeland is in heaven,
and from heaven comes the Saviour we are waiting for,
the Lord Jesus Christ. | 9 | | 2 Timothy 2:1112 | If we have died with Christ, then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, then we shall reign with him. | 10 | | Apocalypse 1:56 | Jesus Christ is the First-born from the dead;
to him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen | 11 | | Apocalypse 14:13 | Happy are those who die in the Lord!
Now they can rest for ever after their work,
since their good deeds go with them. |
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Gospel- Gospel Readings are paired with a recommended Gospel Acclamation
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1 | | Matthew 5:112 | Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. | | 2 | | Matthew 11:2530 | Come to me, and I will give you rest. | | 3 | | Matthew 25:113 | The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him. | | 4 | | Matthew 25:3146 | Come, you whom my Father has blessed | | 5 | | Mark 15:2229; 16:16 | Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. | | shorter | | Mark 15:3339 | Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. | | 6 | | Luke 7:1117 | Young man, I tell you to get up. | | 7 | | Luke 12:3540 | Stand ready | | 8 | | Luke 23:33. 3943 | Today you will be with me in paradise. | | 9 | | Luke 23:44-46. 50. 5253; 24:16 | Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. | | shorter | | Luke 23:4446. 50. 5253 | Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. | | 10 | | Luke 24:1335 | Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and enter into his glory? | | shorter | | Luke 24:1316. 2835 | Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and enter into his glory? | | 11 | | John 5:2429 | Whoever listens to my words and believes has passed from death to life. | | 12 | | John 6:3740 | Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. | | 13 | | John 6:5158 | Anyone who eats this bread has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. | | 14 | | John 11:1727 | I am the resurrection and the life. | | shorter | | John 11:2127 | I am the resurrection and the life. | | 15 | | John 11:3245 | Lazarus, come out | | 16 | | John 12:2328 | If a wheat grain dies, it yields a rich harvest. | | shorter | | John 12:2326 | If a wheat grain dies, it yields a rich harvest. | | 17 | | John 14:16 | There are many rooms in my Fathers house | | 18 | | John 17:2426 | I want them to be with me where I am. | | 19 | | John 19:1718. 2530 | Bowing his head he gave up his spirit. | |
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For the Burial of Childrena. Burial of Baptised Children |
First Reading from the Old Testament
Outside the Easter Season- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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1 | | Isaiah 25:6. 79 | The Lord will destroy Death for ever. | | 2 | | Lamentations 3:2226 | It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. | |
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First Reading from the New Testament
In the Easter Season- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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1 | | Apocalypse 7:910. 1517 | God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. | | 2 | | Apocalypse 21:1. 35 | There will be no more death. | |
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| Responsorial Psalm |
1 | | Ps 22 r.1 | The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. | 2 | | Ps 24:47. 2021 r. 1 | To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. | 3 | | Ps 41:23. 5; 42:35 r Ps 41:3 | My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life. | 4 | | Ps 148: 12. 1114 r.13 | Praise the name of the Lord. or
Alleluia! |
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| Second Reading from the New Testament |
1 | | Romans 6:34. 89 | We believe that we shall return to life with Christ. | 2 | | Romans 14:79 | Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. | 3 | | 1 Corinthians 15:2023 | All men will be brought to life in Christ, | 4 | | Ephesians 1:35 | Before the world was made God chose us in Christ. | 5 | | 1 Thessalonians 4:1314. 18 | We shall stay with the Lord for ever. |
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| Gospel Acclamation |
1 | | Cf. Matthew 11:25 | Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth;
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. | 2 | | John 6:39 | It is my Fathers will, says the Lord,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
and that I should raise it up on the last day. | 3 | | 2 Corinthians 1:34 | Blessed be God, a gentle Father
and the God of all consolation,
who comforts us in all our sorrows. |
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Gospel- Gospels are paired with a recommended Gospel Acclamation
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1 | | Matthew 11:2530 | You have hidden these things from the clever, and have revealed them to mere children | | 2 | | John 6:3740 | It is my Fathers will that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me. | | shorter | | John 6:3739 | It is my Fathers will that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me. | | 3 | | John 6:5158 | Anyone who eats this bread has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day.
[For a child who has received the eucharist] | | 4 | | John 11:3238.40 | If you believe, you will see the glory of God. | | 5 | | John 19:2530 | This is your mother | |
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| b Burial of Non-baptised Children |
First Reading from the Old Testament- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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1 | | Isaiah 25:68 | The Lord will destroy Death for ever. | | 2 | | Lamentations 3:2226 | It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. | |
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| Responsorial Psalm |
1 | | Ps 24:47. 17. 20 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. |
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| Gospel Acclamation |
1 | | 2 Corinthians 1:34 | Blessed be God, a gentle Father
and the God of all consolation,
who comforts us in all our sorrows. | 2 | | Apocalypse 1:56 | Jesus Christ is the First-born from the dead;
to him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen. |
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Gospel- Gospels are paired with a recommended Gospel Acclamation
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1 | | Matthew 11:2530 | You have hidden these things from the clever, and have revealed them to mere children | | 2 | | Mark 15:3346 | Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. | | 3 | | John 19:2530 | This is your mother. | |
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