Intercession for the Deceased from Liturgy of St. James (Prayer of the Syro-Antiochian Tradition)
Lord, O Lord, God of the pure spirits and of every
flesh, be mindful of us all, of those we have
remembered and of all we have not remembered
and who have left this world with glorious faith.
Give repose to their souls, to their bodies, to their
spirits. Save them from future damnation and
make them worthy of the joy, which is in the
bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where the
light of your countenance shines, where pain,
anguish, and cries are banished.
Do not impute to them any fault; do not enter into judgment with
your servants, because no living being is justified
in your sight and because no man on earth is
immune from sin and pure of every filth except for
our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, through whom
we, too, hope to obtain mercy and the pardon of
our sins and of those of our deceased.
Give rest to their souls; cancel our faults and
their faults committed before you willingly or unwillingly,
consciously or unconsciously.
Grant them rest. Forgive, O God, and pardon
the voluntary and involuntary sins committed consciously
or unconsciously by word, work or omissions
by secret thoughts, or publicly, deliberately
or through error and which your holy Name knows.
Grant us a Christian ending without sin and
unite us at the feet of your elect when you will,
where you will and how you will, without us having
to blush for our sins because in this as in all
things your holy and blessed Name, the Name of
our Lord Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit, be
praised and glorified now and for all ages. Amen.
