Please pray...
for the repose of the soul of my father, Alexander Lewis, who died on this date in 1982.

O God, Who has commanded us
to honour our father and mother,
have compassion in Thy mercy,
on the soul of my father;
forgive him his sins,
and grant that I may see him
in the joy of eternal brightness.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.



For the Dead
(A Hymn.)
by Venerable John Henry Newman, C.O.

Help , Lord, the souls which Thou hast made,
The souls to Thee so dear,
In prison for the debt unpaid
Of sins committed here.

Those holy souls, they suffer on,
Resign'd in heart and will,
Until Thy high behest is done,
And justice has its fill.
For daily falls, for pardon'd crime,
They joy to undergo
The shadow of Thy cross sublime,
The remnant of Thy woe.

Help, Lord, the souls which Thou hast made,
The souls to Thee so dear,
In prison for the debt unpaid
Of sins committed here.

Oh, by their patience of delay,
Their hope amid their pain,
Their sacred zeal to burn away
Disfigurement and stain;
Oh, by their fire of love, not less
In keenness than the flame,
Oh, by their very helplessness,
Oh, by Thy own great Name,

Good Jesu, help! sweet Jesu, aid
The souls to Thee most dear,
In prison for the debt unpaid
Of sins committed here.

The Oratory.
1857.