O God, who brought us to birth, and in whose arms we die, in our grief and shock contain and comfort us; embrace us with your love, give us hope in our confusion and grace to let go into new life, through Christ our Lord. Amen

God of all consolation, you have turned the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Your Son,, by dying for us, conquered death and by rising again, restored to us eternal life. May we then go forward eagerly to meet our redeemer and, after our life on earth, be reunited with all our brothers and sisters in that place where every tear is wiped away and all things are made new; through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer when making life decisions

From all eternity, O Lord,
you planned my very existence and my destiny.
You wrapped me in your love in baptism
and gave me the Faith
to lead me to an eternal life
of happiness with you.
You have showered me with your graces
and you have been always ready
with your mercy and forgiveness
when I have fallen.
Now I beg you for the light
I so earnestly need
that I may find the way of life
in which lies the best fulfillment of your will.
Whatever state this may be,
give me the grace necessary
to embrace it with love of your holy will,
as devotedly as your Blessed Mother did your will.
I offer myself to you now,
trusting in your wisdom and love
to direct me in working out my salvation
and in helping others
to know and come close to you,
so that I may find my reward
in union with you for ever and ever.
Amen.

Into your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust N. In this life you embraced him/her with your tender love; deliver him/her now from every evil and bid him/her enter eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome him/her into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but the fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen

Father, your Son accepted our sufferings to teach us the virtue of patience in human illness. Hear the prayers we offer for our sick brother/sister. May all who suffer pain, illness, or disease know that they are joined to Christ in his suffering for the salvation of the world. Restore them to health, and lead them to glory, through Christ our Lord.

O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.
Hide not your face from me in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily.

From Psalm 102

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is my life’s refuge;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
One thing I ask of the Lord;
This I seek:
To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.
For he will hide me in his abode
In the day of trouble;
He will conceal me in the shelter of his tent,
He will set me high upon a rock.

From Psalm 27