Commendation
The Words of Commendation are the prayers normally said by the minister. We ask God to take care of the soul of a loved one in heaven. One of the following prayers may be used.
Heavenly Father, Receive in tranquillity and peace name’s soul who has departed life to be with you. Those who love him/her, commend him/her to you. Give him/her the life that knows no age, the good things that do not pass away, and accept him/her with unconditional love into your kingdom, where light perpetual shines and where he/she may be at peace.
Or...
Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your
servant N. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of
your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your
own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of your mercy,
into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the
glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.
May his soul and the souls of all the departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Or....
Dear Friends: It was our Lord Jesus himself who said,
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will
give you rest." Let us pray, then, for our brother (sister) N.,
that he may rest from his labors, and enter into the light
of God's eternal sabbath rest.
Receive, O Lord, your servant, for he returns to you.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
Wash him in the holy font of everlasting life, and clothe
him in his heavenly wedding garment.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
May he hear your words of invitation, "Come, you blessed of
my Father."
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
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May he gaze upon you, Lord, face to face, and taste the
blessedness of perfect rest.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
May angels surround him, and saints welcome him in peace.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
The Officiant concludes
Almighty God, our Father in heaven, before whom live all
who die in the Lord: Receive our brother N. into the courts of
your heavenly dwelling place. Let his heart and soul now ring
out in joy to you, O Lord, the living God, and the God of
those who live. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen
The Words of Commendation are the prayers normally said by the minister. We ask God to take care of the soul of a loved one in heaven. One of the following prayers may be used.
Heavenly Father, Receive in tranquillity and peace name’s soul who has departed life to be with you. Those who love him/her, commend him/her to you. Give him/her the life that knows no age, the good things that do not pass away, and accept him/her with unconditional love into your kingdom, where light perpetual shines and where he/she may be at peace.
Or...
Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your
servant N. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of
your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your
own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of your mercy,
into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the
glorious company of the saints in light. Amen.
May his soul and the souls of all the departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Or....
Dear Friends: It was our Lord Jesus himself who said,
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will
give you rest." Let us pray, then, for our brother (sister) N.,
that he may rest from his labors, and enter into the light
of God's eternal sabbath rest.
Receive, O Lord, your servant, for he returns to you.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
Wash him in the holy font of everlasting life, and clothe
him in his heavenly wedding garment.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
May he hear your words of invitation, "Come, you blessed of
my Father."
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
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May he gaze upon you, Lord, face to face, and taste the
blessedness of perfect rest.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
May angels surround him, and saints welcome him in peace.
Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend our brother (sister) N.
The Officiant concludes
Almighty God, our Father in heaven, before whom live all
who die in the Lord: Receive our brother N. into the courts of
your heavenly dwelling place. Let his heart and soul now ring
out in joy to you, O Lord, the living God, and the God of
those who live. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen