PRAYER 
FOR THE DEAD

Quote for the Day - All Soul's Day - November 2,  2010


"Almighty and everlasting God,
it pleased you
to breathe into us a soul
according to Your likeness.

Then at Your bidding
you turn dust back to dust.
Now command Your image
to be connected
with Your saints and elect
in an everlasting home."



From The Gelasian Sacramentary: Prayer for the Dead [5th to the 7th Century].