Farewell Service

Hymns, readings and a printed program for a Christian funeral

Eternal Rest

Catholic · At a vigil, the rosary, or on a prayer card

Reads in about 1 minuteHe and she forms

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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

For a woman

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

Source: Blessed Be God: A Complete Catholic Prayer Book, ed. Charles J. Callan and John A. McHugh (1925). Public domain. The form for a woman changes only the words that refer to the person who died.