Through the mystery of your body and blood
deepen our courage and faith,
strengthen the weak,
comfort the sorrowful
and fill the dying with new hope.
~ Lord, may your people grow in love.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #Lent #SeasonofLent #JesusChrist
#Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness be with
the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #JesusChrist
Icon by hand of Anton Daineko
God our Father:
Comfort the dying;
may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead;
may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
To the man dying with him, #Jesus said,
‘Truly I say to you, this day you will be with me in Paradise.’
Father, let these words be heard again by those who die tonight.
~ Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #JesusChrist
The angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion: we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #JesusChrist
#Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness be with the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #JesusChrist
Icon #Christ the Great Physician
Comfort the dying;
may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead;
may they find their rest in Christ
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
Good Shepherd by Ukrainian artist Ivan Dragan
Lord Jesus, your birth brings eternal life within our reach;
comfort the dying with hope of new life in heaven.
~ Save us through your birth.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #ChristmasSeason #ChristIsBorn
Console the sad, comfort those who are in their last agony; lead them to be refreshed at the spring of your grace.
~ May your grace be with us, Lord.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #ChristmasOctave #ChristmasSeason #ChristIsBorn
Your birth brings eternal life within our reach;
comfort the dying with hope of new life in heaven.
~ Save us through your birth.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #ChristmasEve #ChristmasSeason #ChristIsBorn
The angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion: we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord #Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #JesusChrist
Stained Glass Cropredy Church Oxon photo: Fr Lawrence Lew OP
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer
Last Judgment #Christ in Majesty by Giotto di Bondone
The angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion: we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #Prayer #PrayerfortheDying #JesusChrist
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
God our Father:
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
To the man dying with him, #Jesus said,
‘Truly I say to you, this day you will be with me in Paradise.’
Father, let these words be heard again by those who die tonight.
~ Father, into your hands I commend my spirit
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #JesusChrist
Lord, the #angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion:
we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord #Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayeroftheChurch #Prayer #JesusChrist
# Christ in Gethsemane by Barna da Siena
Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness
be with the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch
Mosaic of #Christ by Mia Tavonatti
God our Father:
Comfort the dying;
may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead;
may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
Image: Dr. Stéphane René
#Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness be with
the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #JesusChrist
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #JesusChrist
Image: J. Kirk Richards
Christ, Saviour of the world,
have pity on the sick,
the distressed and the dying;
strengthen, comfort and sustain them.
~ Lord, renew the whole of your creation.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer
#EasterOctave #EasterMonday
#PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying
#Prayer #JesusChrist
Lord, the #angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion:
we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord #Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #JesusChrist
#Gethsemane Chapel, by Stephen Sykes, Coventry Cathedral
#Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness be with
the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch
Christ our loving Lord,
in your kindness be with
the sick and the poor,
the weak and the dying:
bring them your comfort.
~ Be near us, Lord, this evening.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheSick #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #JesusChrist
#Christ Blessing by J. Kirk Richards
God our Father:
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayerfortheDead #Prayer #JesusChrist
Icon of #Christ Pantocrator
Your birth brings eternal life within man’s reach;
comfort the dying with hope of new life in heaven.
~ Save us through your birth.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #ChristmasEve #Christmas #JesusChrist
Lord, the #angel brought you the Father’s comfort on the eve of your passion:
we pray that your comfort may strengthen those who are dying.
~ Come, Lord #Jesus.
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying #PrayeroftheChurch #Prayer #JesusChrist
Image of #Gethsemane by Barna da Siena circa1330-1350
Comfort the dying; may they know your saving love.
~ Lord, bless your people!
Show your mercy to the dead; may they find their rest in #Christ.
~ Lord, bless your people!
#Vespers #EveningPrayer #PrayerfortheDying
#PrayerfortheDead #MonthoftheHolySouls
#Prayer #PrayeroftheChurch #LordJesusChrist
