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Widower's Prayer

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Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty!

You favored the conjugal union of husband and wife, when you said: It is not good for man to be alone, let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and confess that You have blessed You to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. It was your good and wise will that you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you gave to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before Your will, and I pray to You with all my heart, accept my prayer for Your servant (name), and forgive her, if you sin in word, deed, by thought, knowledge and ignorance; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; If you care more about the clothing and adornment of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; If you upset someone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or something else that such evil people have done. Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, as Your creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Your great mercy.

I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me strength throughout the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life, to ask for her from You, the Judge. the whole world, the forgiveness of her sins. Yes, as you, God, have placed on her head a crown from an honorable stone, crowning her here on earth; So crown her with Your eternal glory in Your Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, so that together with them she may forever sing Your all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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