Ní imithe uainn atá siad, ach imithe romhainn.
They are not gone from us, but gone before us.

November is a time for remembering and praying for our loved ones who have gone before us and whose loss we feel. It is a time when we are particularly conscious of those in our Parish and beyond who are grieving and all those families who have lost loved ones in the past year.

A Prayer of Remembrance 

God, thank you for the special people in our lives whom we are remembering in a special way during the month of November. We thank you for being a compassionate God who walks with us
in the our dark moments of grief and loneliness. We are thankful for all who continue to love and
support us through our grief. Lord, continue to be a light for us, giving us hope, direction and
courage. May we now live our lives treasuring the memories of those special people we have known and loved and help us to bring light and hope to others. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Prayer for the Dead 
Into your hands, O Lord, We humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.
In this life you embraced them with your tender love;
deliver them now from every evil and bid them enter eternal rest.

The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise,
where there will be no sorrow, no weeping nor pain,
but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit
forever and ever.

Amen

Service of Light Remembrance Video 2025