All Souls’ Day: Prayers to Intercede for the Departed

Today, November 2, is celebrated the All Souls’ Day – in honor of all those who have departed this plane. It is a moment dedicated to reflection in memory of those loved ones we miss.

On the date, it is common to light candles, pray and go to mass. The good intention is able to send positive energies to those souls who now live with God. Check out some prayers that can be said and learn more about the history of the holiday!

How did the date come about?

Masses in memory of people who died had their origin in the 4th century, but it was only in the following century that a day was consecrated for this celebration. The date chosen was November 2, because the 1st of that same month is All Saints’ Day and the religious believed that, after death, people entered a state of grace, even though they were not canonized.

Although we receive comfort from other people when a loved one is gone, pain, sadness and longing are normal feelings of grief, because getting over the loss of someone special is not an easy mission. However, instead of asking God the reason for leaving, we can seek comfort in his arms to understand that death is a natural event and we are on Earth just passing through.

When you find yourself in this situation, ask the Father to help you gain strength to overcome this difficult time and find joy again on your way. All Souls’ Day is the ideal time to reach this grace.

It is also important to believe that this person you love is in a better place, since next to God there is no room for suffering. Also, she will always be alive in your heart. Whenever you feel, direct your prayers to those who are gone, so they can feel our affection and rest in peace!

Prayers for All Souls’ Day

Supplication for the departed

“With an aching heart I remember, before the Lord, my dear family members and deceased friends. God’s will be done! As Job teaches us, God gave, God took away, blessed be his holy name! Death is the condition of every It is the path of life. But it hurts our hearts. I know that crying is good and it does not mean that we are against God. We accept his divine will. In a Christian sentiment of charity I pray for my dead. I offer for them the sacrifice of my prayer, which is the only place I can find them and the only thing I can do for them. If they need my prayer, I ask that the Lord welcome them into his home. May they have the joy of being in Heaven. May my sufferings and my prayer help in their purification. So, when they arrive at the house of the Lord, they can intercede and pray for us. Amen!”

to get over the pain

“O God, who at all times governs the lives of men, we humbly entrust to you your servant (say the name of the person), whose premature death we all mourn; make him enjoy eternal youth in the bliss of your abode. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who is God with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen!”

prayer for the dead

“Holy Father, eternal and Almighty God, we ask you by (name of person) whom you have called from this world. Give him/her happiness, light and peace. May he/she, having passed through death, participate in the fellowship with your saints in eternal light, as you promised Abraham and his descendants. May his soul suffer nothing, and you would deign to raise him/her with your saints on the day of resurrection and reward. may he reach with you immortal life in the eternal kingdom. Through Jesus Christ, your Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. (Pray an Our Father and a Hail Mary). Grant him, Lord, eternal rest and shine for him/her your light. Amen!”

Special prayer for a departed relative

“O God, source of forgiveness and salvation, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary and all the saints, grant to my brother (say the name) who has already departed this world, eternal bliss Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who is God with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen!”

for the dead

“Give, Lord, the joy of life that does not end to my dead, to all the dead. Open to them wide the happiness of your house, where there is no ‘neither crying, nor sorrow, nor pain, nor suffering, nor death’. Allow them, Lord, to remember us, so that they help us never to forget you.”