12 November 2008

On Wednesdays

Treasury of Daily Prayer offers prayers for the dying, that we might ever be mindful of those whose earthly pilgrimage is coming to an end:

In the hour of death;
On the Day of Judgment: Help them, good Lord.

We poor sinners implore You: to hear us, good Lord.

To comfort all the dying;
To forgive them all their sins;
To lead them out of this misery into eternal life:
We implore You to hear us, good Lord.

[from Prayer for Wednesday, pp. 1307, 1308)

1 comment:

William Weedon said...

Them we should never forget. But nor should we forget the many others who meet death unexpectedly (I live on an Interstate - nuff said) and those who, knowing it is coming, are not afraid so much of death as the manner of dying. So many to pray for in this regard too!