Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis
(First edition, 2000)
FIRST STATION
IN THE HOUSE OF THE DECEASED PONTIFF
Exposition of the Body
29. The body of the Pontiff is then privately carried to the place designated by the Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, where the faithful pay their respects and offer prayers for him until it is solemnly transferred to the Vatican Basilica.
30. The preparation of the place where the body of the Supreme Pontiff will be laid to rest is the responsibility of the Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, who will avail himself of the assistance of the Papal Masters of Ceremonies and other individuals designated by him for this purpose.
The Paschal candle and the vessel of holy water are to be placed in a suitable place next to the body of the Supreme Pontiff. The Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff is to establish the time at which, once everything has been arranged, access to the room will be permitted. The visits begin with the following celebration, presided over by the Cardinal Camerlengo, who will wear the choir dress and a red stole.
31. The celebration begins with the singing of the antiphon:
Ego sum resurréctio et vita:
qui credit in me, étiam si mórtuus fúerit, vivet:
et omnis qui vivit et credit in me,
non moriétur in ætérnum.
I am the resurrection and the life.
Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me
shall never die.
32. Then the Celebrant says:
In nómine Patris et Fílii et Spíritus Sancti.
R. Amen.
Deus Pater,
qui Filium suum Iesum Christum
a mórtuis resuscitávit,
grátiam et consolatiónem Sancti Spíritus
tríbuat ómnibus vobis.
R. Benedictus Deus in sæcula.
God the Father,
who raised from the dead
his Son Jesus Christ,
grant to you all
the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit.
R. Blessed be God forever.
33. The Celebrant then pronounces the following monition:
Fratres caríssimi,
Deus, ómnium Pater,
ex quo vita et mors nobis véniunt,
ad se arcessívit N. Papam nostrum,
quem ad regéndam Ecclésiam
Romæ Epíscopum,
Petri successórem constítuit.
Procedéntes ad defúncti Pontíficis corpus venerándum
grátias Deo reddámus
pro beneficiis quæ per eum Ecclésiæ concéssit;
sed et deprecémur
ut Pastórem nostrum,
eórum quæ humána fragilitáte commíserit miséritus,
in suum Regnum accípiat
eíque præmium tríbuat labórum
quos propter Evangélium sustínuit
Excitémus fidem nostram in Christo Iesu,
qui promísit:
«Ego sum lux mundi;
qui séquitur me,
non ambulábit in ténebris,
sed habébit lucem vitæ» (Io 8, 12).
Dear brothers and sisters,
God, our Father,
from whom come both life and death,
has called to himself our Pope N.,
whom he established as Bishop of Rome,
successor of Peter
in the pastoral governance of the Church.
By our reverent veneration before his mortal remains,
we give thanks to God for the benefits
which through him he bestowed upon his Church,
and we implore his mercy
for the faults which our Shepherd committed
through human frailty;
we beseech the Lord to receive him into his Kingdom
and to grant him the reward for the labors
he endured for the sake of the Gospel.
Let us rekindle our faith in Christ,
who has assured us:
"I am the light of the world;
whoever believes in me
will not walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life." (John 8, 12)
34. The Celebrant goes to light the Paschal candle, while the antiphon with Psalm 26 is sung:
Lux æterna* luceat ei, Domine: cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es.
Let perpetual light shine upon him, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
Psalm 26 (27), 1-4. 7-9
Dóminus illuminátio mea et salus mea, * quem timébo?
Dóminus protector vitæ meæ, * a quo trepidábo?
Dum apprópiant super me nocéntes, * ut edant carnes meas;
qui tríbulant me et inimíci mei, * ipsi infirmáti sunt et ceciderunt.
Si consistant advérsum me castra, * non timébit cor meum;
si exsúrgat advérsum me prælium, * in hoc ego sperábo.
Unum pétii a Dómino, hoc requíram: ut inhábitem in domo Dómini ómnibus diébus vitæ meæ,
ut videam voluptátem Dómini * et visitem templum eius.
Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam qua clamávi, * miserére mei et exáudi me.
De te dixit cor meum: «Exquírite fáciem meam!». * Fáciem tuam, Dómine, exquíram.
Ne avértas fáciem tuam a me, * ne declínes in ira a servo tuo.
Adiútor meus es tu, ne me reícias * neque derelínquas me, Deus salútis meæ.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper, * et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen.
The Lord is my light and my help;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
before whom shall I shrink?
When evildoers draw near to devour my flesh,
it is they, my enemies and foes, who stumble and fall.
Though an army encamp against me
my heart would not fear.
Though war break out against me
even then would I trust.
There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long,
to live in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life,
to savor the sweetness of the Lord,
to behold his temple.
O Lord, hear my voice when I call;
have mercy and answer.
Of you my heart has spoken:
"Seek his face."
It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
hide not your face.
Dismiss not your servant in anger;
you have been my help.
Do not abandon or forsake me, O God my help!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and will be forever. Amen.
Ant. Lux æterna* luceat ei, Domine: cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es.
Let perpetual light shine upon him, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
35. The Celebrant invites those present to prayer, saying:
Oremus.
Let us pray.
And all pray in silence for a while.
Then the Celebrant says this prayer:
Deus, misericordiárum Pater,
qui fámulo tuo, Papæ nostro N.,
cum in terris víveret lumen fídei donásti,
réspice eum óbviam tibi
cum lámpade accénsa veniéntem
et in beatitúdinis sempitérnæ luce
cum ómnibus sanctis constítue.
Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
O God, Father of mercies,
who, while your servant, our Pope N.,
lived on earth, bestowed upon him the light of faith,
look kindly upon him
as he comes to meet you with his lamp alight,
and admit him, with all the Saints,
into the blessedness of eternal light.
Through Christ our Lord.
36. The Celebrant goes to the bier together with the minister, who carries the vessel of holy water and says:
Consepúlti sumus cum Christo in Baptísmate
ut cum illo resurgerémus.
Corpus Papæ nostri N. aspergámus,
grátias Deo reddéntes,
qui in Christo et Sancto Spíritu
ad novam vitam eum regenerávit,
et orémus ut Patrem misericordiárum
fácie ad fáciem in ætérnum contemplétur.
We were buried with Christ in Baptism,
so that we might rise with him.
Let us sprinkle the body of our Pope N.,
and give thanks to God, who has regenerated him
to new life in Christ through the Holy Spirit.
And let us pray that he may behold,
face to face for all eternity,
the Father of mercies.
37. While the Celebrant sprinkles the body of the Supreme Pontiff with holy water, the antiphon with Psalm 41 is sung:
Sitivit* anima mea ad Deum vivum: quando veniam, et apparebo ante faciem Domini?
My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life; when can I enter and see the face of God?
Psalm 41 (42), 2-6
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus ad fontes aquarum,* ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
Sitivit anima mea ad Deum, Deum vivum;* quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei?
Fuerunt mihi lacrimæ meæ panis die ac nocte,* dum dicitur mihi quotidie: «Ubi est Deus tuus?».
Hæc recordatus sum et effudi in me animam meam; † quoniam transibam in locum tabernaculi admirabilis* usque ad domum Dei,
in voce exsultationis et confessionis,* multitudinis festa celebrantis.
Quare tristis es, anima mea,* et quare conturbaris in me?
Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi,* salutare vultus mei et Deus meus.
Gloria Patri.
Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God.
My soul is thirsting for God,
the God of my life;
when can I enter and see
the face of God?
My tears have become my bread,
by night, by day,
as I hear it said all the day long:
Where is your God?
These things will I remember
as I pour out my soul:
how I would lead the rejoicing crowd
into the house of God,
amid cries of gladness and thanksgiving,
the throng wild with joy.
Why are you cast down, my soul,
why groan within me?
Hope in God; I will praise him still,
my savior and my God.
Glory be to the Father...
38. Then the Celebrant introduces the Our Father:
In manus Dei Patris nos committámus,
fratres caríssimi,
eius providénti voluntáti adhæréntes,
quia semper in ipso vivimus, sumus et mórimur.
Exorémus igitur Deum Patrem iisdem verbis
quæ Filius eius nos docuit
Let us commend ourselves, dearly beloved brethren,
into the hands of God the Father,
and adhere to his provident will,
for in him we live and move and have our being.
And so let us pray to God the Father
in the very words that his Son has taught us.
Everyone says the Our Father.
39. The Celebrant concludes the prayer by saying:
Deus Pater omnipotens,
qui nos crucis mystério conformásti
et Fílii tui resurrectiónis sacraménto signásti,
concéde propítius fámulo tuo Papæ nostro N.,
cui gregis tui curam pastorálem tradidísti,
ut mortalitátis néxibus expedítus,
electórum tuórum aggregétur consórtio.
Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
O God, who have made us sharers
in the mystery of Christ, crucified and risen
for our salvation,
grant that your servant, our Pope N.,
to whom you entrusted the pastoral care of your flock,
freed from the bonds of death,
may be united with the company of the Saints
in the eternal Passover.
Through Christ our Lord.
Benedicámus Dómino.
R. Deo grátias.
Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
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Celebrations and Prayers
40. According to custom, the body of the Roman Pontiff is kept vigil by the Penitentiaries of the Vatican Basilica; they wear red stoles and alternate, at least two at a time, at the body, offering prayers for the deceased.
41. In the place where the body of the Pontiff is laid to rest, prayers are offered and celebrations are held in the form most suited to the circumstances: a brief moment of prayer, a Liturgy of the Hours or celebration of the Word of God, or a recitation of the Rosary. It is the responsibility of the Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff to establish in more detail the order and form of the celebrations or prayers and to designate a member of the Papal Household to preside over them.
42. In a suitable place, a vessel of holy water and red stoles are placed for the ordained ministers who pray beside the coffin of the Roman Pontiff and sprinkle it with holy water.
Brief Moment of Prayer
43. Those who go, individually or in small groups, to the place where the body of the Supreme Pontiff lies in state may offer prayers for him in the following manner.
44. One or more psalms may be recited or sung continuously, or in verses, or in stanzas, alternately by two people or sections of the assembly, or responsorially.
If this occurs in an assembly, the one who leads or has precedence in dignity begins the prayer by saying or singing the antiphon with the Psalm:
Psalm 50 (51)
Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor,
Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed;
wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
Miserére mei, Deus,*
secúndum misericórdiam tuam;
et secúndum multitúdinem miseratiónum tuárum*
dele iniquitátem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitáte mea*
et a peccáto meo munda me.
Quóniam iniquitátem meam ego cognósco,*
et peccátum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi, tibi soli peccávi*
et malum coram te feci,
ut iustus inveniáris in senténtia tua*
et æquus in iudício tuo.
Ecce enim in iniquitáte generátus sum,*
et in peccáto concépit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritátem in corde dilexísti*
et in occúlto sapiéntiam manifestásti mihi.
Aspérges me hyssópo, et mundábor;*
lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
Audíre me fácies gáudium et lætítiam,*
et exsultábunt ossa, quæ contrivísti.
Avérte fáciem tuam a peccátis meis*
et omnes iniquitátes meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus,*
et spíritum firmum ínnova in viscéribus meis.
Ne proícias me a fácie tua*
et spíritum sanctum tuum ne áuferas a me.
Redde mihi lætítiam salutáris tui*
et spíritu promptíssimo confírma me.
Docébo iníquos vias tuas,*
et ímpii ad te converténtur.
Líbera me de sanguínibus, Deus, Deus salútis meæ,*
et exsultábit lingua mea iustítiam tuam.
Dómine, lábia mea apéries,*
et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.
Non enim sacrifício delectáris,*
holocáustum, si ófferam, non placébit.
Sacrifícium Deo spíritus contribulátus,*
cor contrítum et humiliátum, Deus, non despícies.
Benígne fac, Dómine, in bona voluntáte tua Sion,*
ut ædificéntur muri Ierúsalem.
Tunc acceptábis sacrifícium iustítiæ,
oblatiónes et holocáusta;*
tunc impónent super altáre tuum vítulos.
Gloria Patri.
Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
In your compassion blot out my offense.
O wash me more and more from my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
My offenses truly I know them;
my sin is always before me
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done.
That you may be justified when you give sentence
and be without reproach when you judge,
O see, in guilt I was born,
a sinner was I conceived.
Indeed you love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
that the bones you have crushed may revive.
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.
A pure heart create for me, O God,
put a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
nor deprive me of your holy spirit.
Give me again the joy of your help;
with a spirit of fervor sustain me,
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you.
O rescue me, God, my helper,
and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
For in sacrifice you take no delight,
burnt offering from me you would refuse,
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit,
a humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.
In your goodness, show favor to Zion:
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
holocausts offered on your altar.
Glory Be.
Ant. Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor,
Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed;
wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
Or: Psalm 121 (122)
Lætátus sum in eo quod dixérunt mihi:*
R. In domum Dómini íbimus.
Stantes iam sunt pedes nostri*
in portis tuis, Ierúsalem.
R. In domum Dómini.
Ierúsalem, quæ ædificáta est ut cívitas,*
sibi compácta in idípsum.
Illuc enim ascendérunt tribus, tribus Dómini,*
testimónium Israel,
ad confiténdum nómini Dómini.
Quia illic sedérunt sedes ad iudícium,*
sedes domus David.
Rogáte, quæ ad pacem sunt Ierúsalem:*
«Secúri sint diligéntes te!
Fiat pax in muris tuis,*
et secúritas in túrribus tuis!».
Propter fratres meos et próximos meos*
loquar: «Pax in te!».
Propter domum Dómini Dei nostri*
exquíram bona tibi.
Gloria Patri.
Ant. In domum Dómini íbimus.
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
R. Let us go to God's house.
And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.
For Israel's law it is,
there to praise the Lord's name.
There were set the thrones of judgment
of the house of David.
For the peace of Jerusalem pray:
"Peace be to your homes!
May peace reign in your walls!
In your palaces, peace!"
For love of my brethren and friends
I say: Peace upon you.
For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.
Glory...
Let us go to God's house.
Or: Psalm 129 (130)
Ant. Apud Dóminum misericórdia,
et copiósa apud eum redémptio.
With the Lord there is mercy,
and with him there is bountiful redemption.
De profúndis clamávi ad te, Dómine;*
Dómine, exáudi vocem meam.
Ant. Apud Dóminum.
Fiant aures tuæ intendéntes*
in vocem deprecatiónis meæ.
Si iniquitátes observáveris, Dómine,*
Dómine, quis sustinébit?
Quia apud te propitiátio est,*
ut timeámus te.
Sustínui te, Dómine,*
sustínuit ánima mea in verbo eius;
sperávit ánima mea in Dómino*
magis quam custódes auróram.
Magis quam custódes auróram*
speret Israel in Dómino,
quia apud Dóminum misericórdia,*
et copiósa apud eum redémptio.
Et ipse rédimet Israel*
ex ómnibus iniquitátibus eius.
Glória Patri.
Ant. Apud Dóminum misericórdia,
et copiósa apud eum redémptio.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
(Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.)
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Glory...
With the Lord there is mercy,
and with him there is bountiful redemption.
45. Then the body of the Supreme Pontiff is sprinkled with holy water.
46. The presider says:
Oremus.
Let us pray.
And everyone prays in silence for a while. Then the one who presides says:
Tibi, Dómine, fámulum tuum Papam nostrum N.
humiliter commendámus,
ut, quem in hac vita mortáli
imménso semper es prosecútus amóre,
nunc, a malis ómnibus liberátum,
in réquiem íngredi iúbeas sempitérnam.
Tuam ergo cleméntiam deprecámur,
ut, quia prima iam transiérunt,
illum in paradísum tuum benígne perdúcas,
ubi neque luctus neque clamor neque dolor erit ultra,
sed pax et gáudium,
cum Fílio tuo, et Spíritu Sancto,
in sæcula sæculórum.
R. Amen.
Lord, we commend to you in humility
your servant, our Pope N.
In this mortal life you surrounded him
with your boundless love;
now free him from every evil
and grant him rest in the eternal kingdom.
As the things of this world have passed away for him,
bring him into your paradise,
where there is no more mourning, nor pain, nor weeping,
but peace and joy
with your Son and the Holy Spirit
for ever and ever.
Réquiem ætérnam dona ei, Dómine.
R. Et lux perpétua lúceat ei.
Requiéscat in pace.
R. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
R. And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
R. Amen
Celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours
47. As appropriate, with the participation of the faithful, especially the Pontifical Household, the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours takes place, primarily with Lauds in the morning and Vespers in the evening, as indicated in the Office of the Dead. A longer reading may be chosen as the biblical reading.
Celebration of the Word of God
48. The celebration of the Word of God may take place at established times or when a group gathers, with the permission of the Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.
49. At the beginning of the celebration, the antiphon is sung:
Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon him.
or another suitable song.
50. The one presiding over the celebration greets those present, saying:
cf. 1 Petr 1, 3-5
Benedíctus Deus
et Pater Dómini nostri Iesu Christi,
qui regenerávit nos in spem vivam
per resurrectiónem Iesu Christi ex mórtuis.
R. Benedictus Deus in sæcula.
Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has given us new birth
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
into a living hope.
R. Blessed be God forever.
51. Then he addresses this monition to those present:
Fratres,
in hac celebratióne,
quæ in domo Pastóris nostri defúncti,
Papæ N., perágitur,
commemorabimus eius cotidiános labóres,
Ecclésiæ sollicitúdinem,
stúdium perfectiónis in orándo
et se Christo conformándo.
Grátias agámus pro eius ministério,
quod copiósos áttulit fructus
ad Ecclésiæ bonum atque proféctum.
Cantu psalmi «Dóminus pascit me»
munus pastorále defúncti Pontíficis memorémus
et præmium bonis Evangélii operáriis promíssum
pro illo expetámus.
Brothers and sisters,
in this celebration,
held in the house of our departed Shepherd,
Pope N.,
we recall his daily labors,
his pastoral care for the Church,
and his desire for perfection
in prayer and in conformity to Christ.
Let us give thanks for his ministry,
which bore abundant fruit
for the good and growth of the Church.
With the singing of the psalm, “The Lord is my shepherd,”
we remember the pastoral service of the departed Pontiff
and ask for him the reward
promised to the faithful workers of the Gospel.
52. Then the antiphon with Psalm 22 is sung or said:
Dominus pascit me, et nihil mihi deerit
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Psalm 22 (23)
Dóminus pascit me, et nihil mihi déerit:*
in páscuis viréntibus me collocávit,
super aquas quiétis edúxit me,*
ánimam meam refécit.
Dedúxit me super sémitas iustítiæ*
propter nomen suum.
Nam et si ambulávero in valle umbræ mortis,
non timébo mala,*
quóniam tu mecum es.
Virga tua et báculus tuus,*
ipsa me consoláta sunt.
Parásti in conspéctu meo mensam*
advérsus eos, qui tríbulant me;
impinguásti in óleo caput meum,*
et calix meus redúndat.
Etenim benígnitas et misericórdia
subsequéntur me*
ómnibus diébus vitæ meæ,
et inhabitábo in domo Dómini*
in longitúdinem diérum.
The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness
no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff;
with these you give me comfort.
You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever.
Glory...
Ant. Dominus pascit me, et nihil mihi deerit
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
53. Then the prayer on the Psalm is said:
Dómine Iesu, Pastor ætérne,
qui Epíscopo tuo Papa nostro N.
Evangélium nuntiandi
et verbum salutis ad omnes gentes afferéndi
munus commisísti,
grátias tibi ágimus pro eius magistério,
et súpplices exorámus
ut semen verbi, quod lárgiter sparsit,
ubérrimos edat fructus,
qui illi fiant glóriæ et corónæ.
Qui vivis et regnas per ómnia sæcula sæculórum.
R. Amen.
Lord Jesus, eternal Shepherd,
you entrusted to your Bishop, Pope N.,
the task of proclaiming the Gospel
and bringing the word of salvation to all peoples.
We give you thanks for his teaching ministry
and humbly beseech you:
May the seed of the Word that he sowed in abundance
bear rich fruit,
to be for him a glory and a crown.
You who live and reign forever and ever.
54. The prayer is followed by the reading of the Word of God.
I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
From the Second Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to Timothy.
2, 8-15; 4, 1-8
55. After a brief period of silence, the one presiding over the celebration invites those present to pray by saying:
Cantu psalmi «Quam dilécta tabernácula»
votum exprimámus
ut, Summo Pastóri,
mortálibus néxibus expedíto,
cæléstis pátriæ áditus aperiátur.
With the chanting of the psalm, “How lovely is your dwelling place,”
we express our hope
that the Supreme Shepherd,
freed from earthly bonds,
may enter through the gates of the heavenly homeland.
56. The antiphon is sung or said with Psalm 83:
Chorus angelórum te suscípiat,
et cum Lázaro quondam páupere
ætérnam hábeas réquiem.
May choirs of angels welcome you
and with Lazarus, who is poor no longer,
may you have eternal rest.
Psalm 83 (84)
Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Dómine virtútum!*
Concupíscit et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómini.
Cor meum et caro mea*
exsultavérunt in Deum vivum.
Etenim passer invénit sibi domum,†
et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos:*
altária tua, Dómine virtútum,
Rex meus et Deus meus.
Beáti, qui hábitant in domo tua:*
in perpétuum laudábunt te.
Beátus vir, cuius est auxílium abs te,*
ascensiónes in corde suo dispósuit.
Transeúntes per vallem sitiéntem
in fontem ponent eam,*
étenim benedictiónibus véstiet eam
plúvia matutína.
Ibunt de virtúte in virtútem,*
vidébitur Deus deórum in Sion.
Dómine Deus virtútum, exáudi oratiónem meam;*
áuribus pércipe, Deus Iacob.
Protéctor noster áspice, Deus,*
et réspice in fáciem christi tui.
Quia mélior est dies una in átriis tuis super mília,†
elégi ad limen esse in domo Dei mei*
magis quam habitáre in tabernáculis peccatórum.
Quia sol et scutum est Dóminus Deus,†
grátiam et glóriam dabit Dóminus;*
non privábit bonis eos,
qui ámbulant in innocéntia.
Dómine virtútum,*
beátus homo, qui sperat in te.
Glória Patri...
How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord, God of hosts.
My soul is longing and yearning,
is yearning for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and my soul ring out their joy
to God, the living God.
The sparrow herself finds a home
and the swallow a nest for her brood;
she lays her young by your altars,
Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
They are happy, who dwell in your house,
for ever singing your praise.
They are happy, whose strength is in you,
in whose hearts are the roads to Zion.
As they go through the Bitter Valley
they make it a place of springs
(the autumn rain covers it with blessings).
They walk with ever growing strength,
they will see the God of gods in Zion.
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer,
give ear, O God of Jacob.
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield,
look on the face of your anointed.
One day within your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere.
The threshold of the house of God
I prefer to the dwellings of the wicked.
For the Lord God is a rampart, a shield;
he will give us his favor and glory.
The Lord will not refuse any good
to those who walk without blame.
Lord, God of hosts,
happy the man who trusts in you!
Glory be...
Ant. Chorus angelórum te suscípiat,
et cum Lázaro quondam páupere
ætérnam hábeas réquiem.
May choirs of angels welcome you
and with Lazarus, who is poor no longer,
may you have eternal rest.
57. Then the prayer on the Psalm is said:
Pater bone,
cuius in domo dulce est habitáre
tua perfruéndo amicítia,
exáudi, quæsumus,
preces quas pro Papa nostro N. fúndimus;
véniam ei concéde delictórum,
quæ humána fragilitáte commísit,
et in beatitúdinis sempitérnæ luce eum constítue.
Per Cristum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
Good and gracious Father,
in whose house it is a joy to dwell
and to live in your friendship,
hear, we pray,
the prayers we offer you
for our Pope N.;
forgive the sins
he committed in human weakness
and welcome him into the light of eternal happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
58. The Gospel chant follows.
(R. Alleluia, alleluia.)
Mt 25, 34
Veníte, benedícti Patris mei, dicit Dóminus;
possidéte parátum vobis regnum a costitutione mundi.
Come, you who are blessed by my Father, says the Lord;
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
(R. Alleluia, alleluia.)
59. The deacon or priest proclaims the Gospel.
In my Father's house there are many places
✠ Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Ioannem 14, 1-6
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
60. After the proclamation of the Gospel, a period of silence is observed. Then the prayer of supplication is said.
The presider says:
Deum ómnium Patrem deprecémur,
qui hódie nos congregávit
ad preces pro defúncto Románo Pontífice N. fundéndas ut,
mystérium Christi mortis et resurrectiónis meditántes,
eius salutíferæ virtútis fáciat esse partícipes.
Let us pray to God, the Father of all nations,
who today has gathered us
to raise our supplications for the deceased Roman Pontiff N.,
that, as we meditate upon the mystery
of Christ’s death and resurrection,
we may become sharers in the power of his saving grace.
The Deacon or Cantor:
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
Let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
1. Pro defuncto Papa N.:
ut pastórum ille Princeps,
qui semper vivit ad interpellándum pro nobis,
eum benigne excipiat,
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
For the deceased Pope N.:
that the Supreme Shepherd,
who ever lives to intercede for us,
may graciously receive him,
let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
2. Pro Ecclésia sancta Dei
suo Pastóre orbáta:
ut his diébus in oratióne perseverans,
altiórem communiónem experiátur,
Christi mortem et resurrectiónem proclámet,
Dei providéntiæ fidénti ánimo se committat,
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
For the holy Church of God,
deprived of her Pastor:
that in these days, persevering in prayer,
she may experience a deeper communion,
proclaim the death and resurrection of Christ,
and entrust herself with confidence to divine providence, let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
3. Pro cunctárum natiónum moderatóribus:
ut verba Dómini, ab Ecclésiæ pastóribus nuntiáta,
ómnibus víribus sectántes,
humánam famíliam in unitáte,
iustítia pacéque constituant,
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
For the rulers of all nations:
that, resolutely following
the words of the Lord as proclaimed by the pastors of the Church,
they may establish the human family
in unity, justice, and peace,
let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
4. Pro nobis in fide
et spe resurrectiónis hic congregátis:
ut pastórum Ecclésiæ magistério semper inveniámur fidéles
eorúmque præcéptis dóciles,
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
For all of us gathered here
in faith and in the hope of the resurrection:
that we may remain ever faithful
to the teaching authority of the Church’s pastors
and docile to their instruction,
let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
5. Pro Ecclésiæ pastóribus
qui in spe resurrectiónis dormiérunt:
ut celésti liturgiæ eos fáciat esse partícipes,
Dóminum deprecémur.
R. Te rogámus, audi nos.
For the pastors of the Church
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection:
that they may be admitted to share in the heavenly liturgy,
let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, hear our prayer.
After the final intercession, all sing the Our Father.
The one who presides concludes the prayer by saying:
Exáudi nos, Deus, salutáris noster,
una cum ómnibus sanctis te deprecántes,
et ánimam fámuli tui Papæ nostri N.,
qui Ecclésiæ oratióne est confísus,
electórum tuórum iunge consórtio.
Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
O God, our salvation,
graciously hear our supplications, which we make together with all the Saints,
and welcome into the assembly of your chosen ones
the soul of your servant and our Pope N.,
who trusted in the prayer of the Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
Réquiem ætérnam dona ei, Dómine.
R. Et lux perpétua lúceat ei.
Requiéscat in pace.
R. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
R. And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
R. Amen
Recitation of the Rosary
61. It is recommended that at the established time and, if deemed appropriate, while the faithful approach the coffin of the Pontiff, the Rosary be recited under the guidance of the person designated by the Master of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and in the form indicated by him.
