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Just a Prayer from the family who loved you,
Just a memory fond and true,
In our hearts you will stay forever,
Because we thought the world of you.

It was sudden parting,
Too bitter to forget,
Those who loved you dearly
Are the ones who can’t forget.

We often sit and think of you,
And think of how you died,
To think you never said goodbye,
Before you closed your eyes.

The blow was hard, the shock severe,
To part with one we loved so dear,
our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
But trust in God to meet again.

Good was your heart, in friendship sound,
Loved and respected by all around,
A beautiful came to an end,
You died as you lived, everyone’s friend.

The blow was hard, the shock sever,
To part with one we loved so dear,
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
But trust in God to meet again.

When we saw your smiling face,
You looked so bright and well,
Little did we know that day,
Was to be our last farewell.

The Gloden Gates stood open,
Gad saw you neede rest,
his garden must be beautiful,
He only takes the best.

Two tried eyes are sleeping,
Two willing hands are still,
The one who worked so hard for us
Is resting at God’s Will

Your life was one of kindly deeds,
A helping hand for other’s needs,
To a beautiful life came a happy end,
you died as you lived, everyone’s friend.

Good was your heart, in friendship sound,
Loved and respected by all around,
A beautiful life came to an end,
You died as you lived, everyone’s friend

You left us oh so suddenly,
We could only weep and cry,
But the hardest part of all was,
We never said goodbye.

We cannot bring the old days back,
When we were all together,
But fond and loving thoughts of you,
Remain with us forever,

The happy hours we once enjoyed,
How sweet their memory still,
But death has left a vacant place,
This world can never fill.

Each time we look at your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
Don’t be sad but courage take,
And love each other for my sake.

We think of you in silence,
And often speak your name,
All we have are memories,
And your photo in a frame.

A bouquet of beautiful memories
Spared with a million tears,
Wishing God could have spared you,
For just a few more years.

It does not take a special day,
For us to think of you,
Each Mass we hear, each prayer we say,
Is offered up to you.

We cannot bring the old days back,
When we were all together,
The family chain is broken now,
The main link gone forever.

It was a sudden parting,
Too bitter to forget,
those who loved you dearly,
Are the ones who can’t forget.

Each time we look at your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
Don’t be sad but courage take,
And love each other for my sake.

Along the road of yesterday,
That leads us straight to you,
Are memories of happy days,
Together we once knew.

You can only have one mother,,
Patient, kind and true,
No other friend in all the world,
will be the same to you.

When other friends forsake you,
To mother you will return,
For all her loving kindness,
She asked nothing in return.

We lost a mother with a heart of gold,
how much we miss her can never be told,
She shared our troubles and helped us along,
if we follow fer footsteps we will
never go wrong.

She was a mother so very rare,
Content at home and always there,
On earth she toiled, in heaven she rests,
God bless you, mother, you were
one of the best.

O Sweet Jesus, for the sake of Thy bitter passion
and the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother,
have mercy on her soul, and let the Light
of Thy Countenance shine upon her.

Safely Home
I am at home in heaven, dear ones,
Oh so happy and so bright,
There is perfect joy and beauty,
In this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief is over,
Every restless tossing past,
I am now at peace forever,
safely home in heaven at last.
Did you wonder why i so calmly
Trod the Valley of the shade?
Oh but Jesus’ love illuminated
Every dark and fearful glade.
And He came himself to meet me,
In that way so hard to trend,
And with Jesus’ Arms to lean on,
Could I have one doubt or dread?
Then you must not grieve so sorely,
For I love you dearly still,
Try to look beyond earth’s shadows,
Pray to trust Our Father’s Will.
There is work sill waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand,
Do it now while life remaineth,
You shall rest in Jesus’ land.

Togetherness
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped
away into the next room. Whatever we were
to each other, that we are still. Call me by my
old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way
which you always used. Laugh as we always
laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play , smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be the household
word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort.
life means all that it ever meant.
it is the same as it ever was;
there is absolutely unbroken continuity.
why should I be out of your mind
because I am out of your sight?
Iam but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near, just around the corner,

All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was
before - only better, infinitely happier and
forever - we will all be one together with Christ.

In dreams we see his smiling face,
And kiss his tender brow,
But in our aching hearts we know,
We have no father now,

The voice is now silent,
The heart is now cold,
The smile and the welcome,
That met us of old.

We miss him and mourn him,
In sorrow unseen,
And dwell on the memories,
Of days that have been.

Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven,
If we could have you back again.

You left behind some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere,
We never shall, and never will,
Forget you, father dear.

May he rest in peace, Dear Jesus,
May his spirit now repose,
In Thy great protecting Arms,
Far from earthly cares and woes.

JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH

RESURRECTION PRAYER
Most Merciful Father, we commend our
departed into Your Hand. We are Filled with
the sure hope that our departed will rise again
on the last day with all who have died in Christ.
We thank you for all the good things You have
given during our departed’s earthly life.

O Father, in Your great mercy, accept our prayer
that the gates of paradise may be opened for
Your servants. in our turn, may we too be
comforted by the words of faith until we greet
Christ in glory and are united with You and our
departed Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

THE MEMORARE
Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone that fled to
thy protection, implored Thy help or sought
Thy intercession was left unaided. inspired with
this confidence, I fly unto Thee, O Virgin of
Virgins, my Mother; to Thee do I come; before
Thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of
the Word incarnate, despise not my petitions,
but in Thy clemency
hear and answer me. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Lord make me an instrument of thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

lord, that I may Seek to console rather that to
be consloed; to understand rather than
to be understood;
to love rather than to be loved.
For it is giving that we receive, in self
forgetfulness that we find our true selves, in
forgiving that we are raised up to life everlasting.

O Sweet Jesus, for the sake of Thy bitter passion,
and the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother,
have mercy on the soul of Thy servant departed.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
I give you my heat and my soul.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
may I breathe forth my soul in peace with Thee.

A light from our household gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled,

lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven,
If we could have you back again.

The hours we once enjoyed,
How Sweet their memory still,
But death has left a vacant place,
This world can never fill.

How dearly we loved you,
And prayed you might live,
But Jesus just beckoned
And we had to give.

God gave us strength to bear it,
And courage to fight the blow,
What it has meant to lose you,
God alone will ever know.
May the God of Love and Mercy,
Care for our loved one who is gone,
And bless with consolation,
Those left to carry on.

“We have loved her in life,
let us not forget in death,
until we have conducted her by our prayers in to
the eternal abode of bliss. “-St Ambrose.

O GENTLEST HEART OF JESUS
ever present in the Blessed Sacrament,
ever consumed with burning love for the poor
captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on the
soul of Thy servant, departed, bring her from
the shadows of exile to Thy bright home in
Heaven, where we trust Thou and Thy Blessed
Mother have woven for her a crown of unfading
bliss. Amen.

O GOD the Creator and Redeemer of all the
Faithful, give to th soul of Thy servant, departed,
the full remission of all her sins that through the
help of pious supplications she may obtain the
pardon she has always desired, who livest and
reignest with the Father in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen

Years slip by,
But still you stay, Our daughter,
Our baby in every way,
your little face, your eyes,
your smile,
If only we could have you
back a while.
With aching hearts, we whisper low,
Look after her, we lover her so.

Each time we look at your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
Don’t be sad but courage take,
And love each other for my sake.

We think of you in silence,
And often speak your name,
All we have are memories,
And your photo in a frame.

God saw you getting weary
A cure was not to be
He put his arms around you
And whispered come to me.

So keep your arms around him God
And give him special care
Make up for all he suffered
And all that seemed unfair.

May the winds of love blow softly
And whispered for you to hear
That we still love you dearly
And wish that you were here.

We hold you close within our hearts
And there you will remain
To walk beside us all our life
Until we meet again.

In a far and silent graveyard,
Where the trees their branches wave,
Sleeps a kind loving mother,
In her cold and lonely grace,

What she suffered she told but few,
She did not deserve what she went through,
Tired and weary she made no fuss,
But tried so hard to stay with us.

We sat beside your bedside,
Our hearts were crushed and sore,
We did our duty to the end,
“Til we could do no more.

In tears we watched you suffer,
We watched you fade away,
And though our hearts were breaking,
We knew you could not stay.

You left behind some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere,
We never shall, and never will,
Forget you, mother dear.

THE HOME ABOVE
We feel so sad
When those we love
Are called to live
in “The Home Above”.

Byt they have gone
To prepare the way
And we’ll meet them again
Some happy day.

For God has told us
That nothing can sever
A life He created
To live on forever.

So let God’s promise
Soften our sorrow
And give us new strength
For a brighter tomorrow.

JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH

RESURRECTION PRAYER

Most Merciful Father,
we command our departed into Your Hands,
We arte filled with the sure hope
that our departed will rise again on the last day
with all who have died in Christ.
We thank you for all the good things
You have given during our
departed’s earthly life.

O Father, in Your great mercy,
accept our prayer that the gates of paradise
may be opened for Your servants.
In our turn, may we too be comforted by the
words of faith until we greet Christ in glory
and are united with You and our departed.
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.

You left some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere,
We never shall and never will,
Forget you Father dear.

We Cannot bring the old days back,
When we were all together,
But fond and loving thoughts of you,
Remain with us forever.

the happy hours we once enjoyed,
how sweet their memory still,
But death has left a vacant place,
This world can never fill.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be the household word that it
always was. Let it be spoken without effort.
Life means all that it ever meant. it is the same
as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken
continuity. Why should I be out of your mind
because I am out of your sight? I am but waiting
for you, for an interval, somewhere very near,
just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is
past; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all
will be as it was before - only better, infinitely
happier and forever - we will all be one together
with Christ.

Thoughts today,
Memories forever.

Remembering you,
As time goes by.

Sadly missed,
Lovingly remembered.

Always in our thoughts,
Forever in our hearts.

Forever remembered,
Forever missed.

A little tribute, small and tender,
Just to say we still remember.

The tears in my eyes I can wipe away,
The ache in my heart will always stay.

Tenderly we treasure the past,
With memories that will always last.

As you were you will always be,
Treasured forever in our memory.

Mom holds her children's hands for awhile,
Their hearts forever.

Remembering you on this day,
Comforted by so many memories.

In the hearts of those who loved you,
You will always be there.

Your beauty is missed in every way.
"Forever in our hearts."

Mom, we treasure still, with love sincere,
Beautiful memories of one so dear.

There is a link death cannot sever,
Love and remembrance last forever.

You still live on in the hearts and minds,
Of the loving family you left behind.

Beautiful memories are treasured ever,
Of happy days when we were together.

Memories are like threads of gold,
They never tarnish or grow old.

If we could only speak to her,
And hold her loving hand,
No matter what we said or did,
I know she'd understand.

Sadly missed along life's way,
Quietly remembered every day,
No longer in our life to share,
But in our hearts he's always there.

Resting where no shadows fall,
In peaceful sleep he awaits us all;
God will link the broken chain,
When one by one we meet again.

I heard an angel cry - when I died -
The stillness in the room,
Was like the stillness in the air,
Between heaven and earth.

It's hard to believe
You are no longer here,
We think of you,
You feel so near,
In some small way, every single day,
Memories of you come our way.

Years fly by like autumn leaves,
But heartache and tears remain,
All I have left is precious memories
Of (both of) you, for today, for tomorrow,
And until my life is through.

A page in the book of memory,
Silently turns today.
We remember you in silence,
And make no outward show.
And what it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.

In all the world we shall not find
A heart so wonderfully kind,
So soft a voice, so sweet a smile,
Inspiration worthwhile;
A sympathy so sure, so deep
A love so beautiful to keep.

Months have grown day by day,
It’s now a year since she went away,
Thoughts are full and hearts do weigh,
Without her here to share the way,
Time may dull the hand of fate,
Memory forever recalls the date.