Masses for the Dead
Responsorial Psalm |
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| 1 | Ps 22 r.1 | The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. |
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| 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. |
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| 3 | Ps 24:6–7. 17–18. 20–21 r.1 or 3Psalm 25 (L24) |
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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 11 | Ps 142:1–2. 5–8. 10 r.1 | Lord, listen to my prayer. | |
For the Burial of Children
Responsorial Psalm |
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| 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
Psalm 25 (L24) |
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! |
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Other Psalms written for Funerals
Antiphons
- Masses for the Dead
The Antiphons are based musically on Ordinary Time IV.
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)