Prayer Ref. 1I am home in Heaven dear ones,
Oh, so happy and so bright, There is perfect joy and beauty, In this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over; Every restless tossing passed. I am now at peace forever, Safely Home in Heaven at last. And He came Himself to meet me, In that way so hard to tread. And with Jesus’ arm to lean on Could I have one doubt or dread. Then you must not grieve so sorely, For I love you dearly still. Try to look beyond Earth’s shadows, Pray to trust Our Father’s will. When the work is all completed, He will gently call you Home. Oh, the rapture of that meeting. Oh, the joy to see you come. |
Prayer Ref. 2Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the uplifting rush of quiet birds’ encircled flight; I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die. |
Prayer Ref. 3Our Father,
Who art in heaven, Hallowed by Thy name; Thy kingdom come, They will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those Who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. |
Prayer Ref. 4Remember me when I am gone away,
gone far away into the silent land; when you can no more hold me by the hand, nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day you tell me of our future that you planned: only remember me; you understand it will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while and afterwards remember, do not grieve: for if the darkness and corruption leave a vestige of the thoughts that once I had, better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad. |
Prayer Ref. 5In a baby castle
just beyond our eyes, our baby plays with angel toys, that money cannot buy. Who are we to wish him back into this world of strife? No, play on our baby, you have Eternal Life. At night when all is silent, and sleep forsakes our eyes, we’ll hear his little footsteps come running to our side. His little hands caress us, So tenderly and sweet, We’ll say a prayer and close our eyes, and embrace him in our sleep. Now we have a treasure, that is above all others. we have known the glory, we’re his father and mother. |
Prayer Ref. 6Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to Thy protection, implored Thy help or sought Thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto Thee, O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother; to Thee do I come, before Thee I kneel sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in Thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful grant, to the souls of Thy servants departed, the full remission of their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen. |
Prayer Ref. 7Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what’s to be, A resting place along the road, To sweet eternity. We all have different journeys, Different paths along the way, We all were meant to learn some things, But never meant to stay….. Our destination is a place, Far greater than we know, For some the journey’s quicker, For some the journey’s slow. But when the journey finally ends, We’ll claim a great reward, And find an everlasting peace, Together with the Lord. |
Prayer Ref. 8God grant me
the Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change …. Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. |
Prayer Ref. 9We give our loved ones
back to God. And just as He first gave them to us and did not lose them in the giving, so we have not lost them in returning them to Him …. for life is eternal, love is immortal, death is only a horizon … and a horizon is nothing but the limit of our earthly sight. |
Prayer Ref. 10Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same; All the world would be like heaven, If we could have you back again. What he suffered he told but a few, He did not deserve what he went through, Tired and weary he made no fuss, But tried so hard to stay with us. Our lips cannot speak how we loved him, Our hearts cannot tell what we say, But God only knows how we miss him, In our home that is lonely today. Pray for us O dearest father, To Jesus Christ, Our King, That He may bless our lonely home Where thou once dwelt therein, And pray that God may give us strength, To bear our heavy cross; For no one knows but only He, The treasure we have lost. |
Prayer Ref. 11Our fervent Hail Mary with
love and thought said, Is better than volumes of prayers poorly read. If time and one’s duties prevent a long prayer, Just say one Hail Mary with fervour and care. The “Golden Hail Mary” which from the heart springs, The greatest of blessings from Mary it brings. And we never will know ‘til before Mary’s throne, How that daily Hail Mary brought us to her home. |
Prayer Ref. 12A rose once grew,
where all could see, sheltered beside a garden wall, and, as the days passed swiftly by, it spread it branches straight and tall …… One day, a beam of light shone through a crevice that had opened wide – The rose bend gently toward its warmth then passed beyond to the other side …. Now, you who deeply feel its loss, be comforted – the rose blooms there – its beauty even greater now, nurtured by God’s own loving care. |
Prayer Ref. 13Don’t think of him as gone away – his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets – this earth is only one. Just think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tear in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days or years. Think how we must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass away. And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched … For nothing loved is ever lost – and he was loved so much. |
Prayer Ref. 14We hold you close
within our hearts, and there you are shall remain. To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again. So rest in peace dear Mother, and thanks for all you’ve done. We pray God has given you the crown that you have truly won. |
Prayer Ref. 15Death is nothing at all – I have only slipped away into the next room. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effort. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before-only better, infinitely happier and forever we will all be one together with Christ.
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Prayer Ref. 16Softly in the morning,
You heard a gentle call, You took the hand God offered you, And quietly left us all. The day you left us mother, Our hearts just broke in two, The smallest part is still with us, And the biggest part with you. For the rest of our lives We will miss you mother, Our secret tears still flow, Oh, how we really loved you, No one will ever know. We miss your smile, your joking ways, We miss the things, you used to say, And when old times we do recall Its hen we miss you most of all. You were always there when needed No task too great or small, With loving heart and willing hands, For us you did it all. |
Prayer Ref. 17Perhaps you sent a lovely card,
Or sat quietly in a chair, Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, As my friends could say; Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that day, Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you, so very much, Whatever the part. |
Prayer Ref. 18If tears could build a stairwell
and memories were a lane, I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye... You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why. My heart still aches in sadness and secret tears still flow, What it means to lose you no one will ever know. |
Prayer Ref. 19God looked around His garden
And found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids And whispered "Peace be thine". It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you The day God called you home. |
Prayer Ref. 20Your gentle face and patient smile.
With sadness we recall You had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all. The voice is mute and stilled the heart That loved us well and true. Ah, bitter was the trial to part From one so good as you. You are not forgotten loved one Nor will you ever be As long as life and memory last We will remember thee. We miss you now, our hearts are sore, As time goes by we miss you more, Your loving smile, your gentle face No one can fill your vacant place. |