Office for the Dead
The Office for the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a deceased individual or individuals. It is the proper reading on All Souls’ Day (normally November 2) for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular deceased.
Select from the following:
Invitatory
Invitatory
For a man
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
For a Woman
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
For several people
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
For relatives, friends, and benefactors
Office of Readings
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) ©1974,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy
Corporation. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible
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