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| Masses for the Dead
For the Burial of Children
Burial of Baptised Children
Burial of Non-Baptised Children
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Masses for the Dead
First Reading from the Old Testament
Outside the Easter Season
- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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Job 19:1. 23–27 |
This I know: that my Avenger lives. |
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Wisdom 3:1–9 |
He accepted them as a holocaust |
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Wisdom 3:1–6. 9 |
He accepted them as a holocaust |
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Wisdom 4:7–15 |
Untarnished life, this is ripe old age. |
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4
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Isaiah 25:6–9 |
The Lord will destroy Death for ever. |
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5
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Lamentations 3:17–26 |
It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. |
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6
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Daniel 12:1–3 |
Those who lie sleeping in the dust will awake. |
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2 Maccabees 12:43–45 |
A fine and noble action, in which he took account of the resurrection. |
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First Reading from the New Testament
In the Easter Season
- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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Acts 10:34–43 |
God has appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. |
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Acts 10:34–36. 42–43 |
God has appointed Jesus to judge everyone, alive or dead. |
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2
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Apocalypse 14:13 |
Happy are those who die in the Lord! |
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Apocalypse 20:11–21:1 |
The dead are judged according to what they had done in their lives. |
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Apocalypse 21:1–7 |
There will be no more death. |
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| Responsorial Psalm
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Ps 22 r.1 |
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want. |
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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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Ps 24:6–7. 17–18. 20–21 r.1 or 3 |
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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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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Ps 41:2. 3. 5 r.3 |
My soul is thirsting fro God , the God of my life. |
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Ps 62:2–6. 8–9 r.2 |
For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God. |
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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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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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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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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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Ps 142:1–2. 5–8. 10 r.1 |
Lord, listen to my prayer. |
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| Second Reading from the New Testament |
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Romans 5:5–11 |
Having died to make us righteous, is it likely that he would now fail to save us from God’s anger. |
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Romans 5:17–21 |
However great the number of sins committed, grace was even greater. |
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Romans 6:3–9 |
Let us live a new life. |
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Romans 6:3–4. 8–9 |
Let us live a new life. |
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Romans 8:14–23 |
We wait for our bodies to be set free. |
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Romans 8:31–35. 37–39 |
Nothing can come between us and the love of Christ. |
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Romans 14:7–12 |
Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. |
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1 Corinthians 15:20–28 |
All men will be brought to life in Christ. |
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1 Corinthians 15:20–23 |
All men will be brought to life in Christ. |
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1 Corinthians 15:51–57 |
Death is swallowed up in victory. |
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2 Corinthians 4:14–5:1 |
Visible thiongs last only for a time, but the invisible are eternal. |
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2 Corinthians 5:1. 6–10 |
We have an everlasting home in heaven. |
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Philippians 3:20–21 |
He will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. |
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Thessalonians 4:13–18 |
We shall stay with the Lord for ever. |
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2 Timothy 2:8–13 |
If we die with him, then we shall live with him. |
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1 John 3:1–2 |
We shall see him as he really is. |
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1 John 3:14–16 |
We have passed our of death and into life because we love our brothers. |
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| Gospel Acclamation |
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Cf. Matthew 11:25 |
Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth;
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
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Matthew 25:34 |
Come, you whom my Father has blessed,
says the Lord;
take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you
since the foundation of the world. |
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John 3:16 |
God loved the world so much
that we gave his only Son;
everyone who believes in him has eternal life. |
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John 6:39 |
It is my Father’s will, says the Lord,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
and that I should raise it up on the last day. |
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John 6:40 |
It is my Father’s will, says the Lord,
that whoever believes in the Son shall have eternal life,
and that I shall raise him up on the last day. |
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John 6:51–52 |
I am the living bread which has come down from heaven,
says the Lord.
Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. |
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John 11:25–26 |
I am the resurrection and the life,
says the Lord:
whoever believes in me will never die. |
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Philippians 3:20 |
Our homeland is in heaven,
and from heaven comes the Saviour we are waiting for,
the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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2 Timothy 2:11–12 |
If we have died with Christ, then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, then we shall reign with him. |
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Apocalypse 1:5–6 |
Jesus Christ is the First-born from the dead;
to him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen |
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Apocalypse 14:13 |
Happy are those who die in the Lord!
Now they can rest for ever after their work,
since their good deeds go with them. |
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Matthew 5:1–12 |
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. |
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Matthew 11:25–30 |
Come to me, and I will give you rest. |
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Matthew 25:1–13 |
The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet him. |
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Matthew 25:31–46 |
Come, you whom my Father has blessed |
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Mark 15:22–29; 16:1–6 |
Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. |
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Mark 15:33–39 |
Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. |
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Luke 7:11–17 |
Young man, I tell you to get up. |
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Luke 12:35–40 |
Stand ready |
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Luke 23:33. 39–43 |
Today you will be with me in paradise. |
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Luke 23:44-46. 50. 52–53; 24:1–6 |
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. |
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Luke 23:44–46. 50. 52–53 |
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. |
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Luke 24:13–35 |
Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and enter into his glory? |
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Luke 24:13–16. 28–35 |
Was it not ordained that the Christ should suffer and enter into his glory? |
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John 5:24–29 |
Whoever listens to my words and believes has passed from death to life. |
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John 6:37–40 |
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. |
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John 6:51–58 |
Anyone who eats this bread has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. |
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John 11:17–27 |
I am the resurrection and the life. |
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John 11:21–27 |
I am the resurrection and the life. |
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John 11:32–45 |
Lazarus, come out |
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John 12:23–28 |
If a wheat grain dies, it yields a rich harvest. |
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John 12:23–26 |
If a wheat grain dies, it yields a rich harvest. |
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John 14:1–6 |
There are many rooms in my Father’s house |
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John 17:24–26 |
I want them to be with me where I am. |
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John 19:17–18. 25–30 |
Bowing his head he gave up his spirit. |
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For the Burial of Children
a. Burial of Baptised Children
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First Reading from the Old Testament
Outside the Easter Season
- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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Isaiah 25:6. 7–9 |
The Lord will destroy Death for ever. |
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Lamentations 3:22–26 |
It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. |
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First Reading from the New Testament
In the Easter Season
- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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Apocalypse 7:9–10. 15–17 |
God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. |
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Apocalypse 21:1. 3–5 |
There will be no more death. |
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| Responsorial Psalm |
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Ps 22 r.1 |
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. |
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Ps 24:4–7. 20–21 r. 1 |
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. |
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Ps 41:2–3. 5; 42:3–5 r Ps 41:3 |
My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life. |
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Ps 148: 1–2. 11–14 r.13 |
Praise the name of the Lord. or
Alleluia! |
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| Second Reading from the New Testament |
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Romans 6:3–4. 8–9 |
We believe that we shall return to life with Christ. |
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Romans 14:7–9 |
Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. |
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1 Corinthians 15:20–23 |
All men will be brought to life in Christ, |
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Ephesians 1:3–5 |
Before the world was made God chose us in Christ. |
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1 Thessalonians 4:13–14. 18 |
We shall stay with the Lord for ever. |
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| Gospel Acclamation |
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Cf. Matthew 11:25 |
Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth;
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere children. |
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John 6:39 |
It is my Father’s will, says the Lord,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me,
and that I should raise it up on the last day. |
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2 Corinthians 1:3–4 |
Blessed be God, a gentle Father
and the God of all consolation,
who comforts us in all our sorrows. |
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Matthew 11:25–30 |
You have hidden these things from the clever, and have revealed them to mere children |
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John 6:37–40 |
It is my Father’s will that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me. |
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John 6:37–39 |
It is my Father’s will that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me. |
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John 6:51–58 |
Anyone who eats this bread has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day.
[For a child who has received the eucharist] |
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John 11:32–38.40 |
If you believe, you will see the glory of God. |
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John 19:25–30 |
This is your mother |
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| b Burial of Non-baptised Children |
First Reading from the Old Testament
- Each reading is paired with a recommended psalm.
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Isaiah 25:6–8 |
The Lord will destroy Death for ever. |
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Lamentations 3:22–26 |
It is good to wait in silence for the Lord to save. |
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| Responsorial Psalm |
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Ps 24:4–7. 17. 20 r. 1 or 3 |
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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| Gospel Acclamation |
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2 Corinthians 1:3–4 |
Blessed be God, a gentle Father
and the God of all consolation,
who comforts us in all our sorrows. |
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Apocalypse 1:5–6 |
Jesus Christ is the First-born from the dead;
to him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen. |
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Matthew 11:25–30 |
You have hidden these things from the clever, and have revealed them to mere children |
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Mark 15:33–46 |
Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. |
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John 19:25–30 |
This is your mother. |
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