Prayer of the Holy Father Francis, Laurentino Cemetery in Rome Saturday, 2 November 2024

“Be blessed, O God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in your great mercy has regenerated us through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead to a living hope, to an inheritance that does not decay or perish (cf. 1 Pet 1:3-4). Hear the prayer we address to You for all our loved ones who have left this world. Open the arms of your mercy and receive them into the glorious assembly of the holy Jerusalem.

Comfort those who are in the pain of parting, with the certainty that the dead live in You and that even the bodies, entrusted to the earth, will one day be sharers in the Paschal victory of Your Son. May you, who have placed on the path of the Church, as a luminous sign, the Blessed Virgin Mary, through her intercession sustain our faith, so that no obstacle may

make us deviate from the path that leads to You, the glory without end. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen”

Vatican: The Holy See Press Office. Vatican Website. 2 November 2024.