Prayers for the Sick, Dying, and Departed

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, for the sake of Your most holy wounds, hear our prayer and forgive all the transgressions of your humble servant, ________. At the moment of his/her death, accept into Your merciful hands his/her soul cleansed of all stain of sin, and place him/her with Your Saints in the resplendent light of Your Kingdom. For You are our salvation and redemption, and we give glory to You, together with Your Eternal Father, and Your All-holy, Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, my God, who became Man and suffered death on the Cross for our salvation; visit me in my suffering and grant me grace and strength to bear that which is afflicting me even unto my salvation. Put far from me the spirit of disease, and every malady, pain, fever or wound to which they are bound. You who are the Healer of all, bring healing to me, of all manner of infirmity that plagues my body. And in Your tender mercy and compassion, grant, also, forgiveness of my sins which painfully wound my soul. Look upon these great weaknesses, but deal not with me according to my sins, but according to Your loving-kindness.

Grant wisdom and skill of hand to all who minister to me in this infirmity of body and bless all the means used for my recovery. For You are the Good God who loves mankind. And to You we ascribe all glory; to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Our God and Savior, for our sake You were born; and for our sake You were hungry and thirsty; for our sake You were mocked, scourged, and crowned with thorns. For our sake You suffered and died on the cross, offering up Your divine life for our salvation. As You now grant Your servant, ________ to share in Your sufferings, grant him/her also to share in Your Grace. May Your wounds heal the wounds of ________'s sins. May Your precious Blood wash away the stains of his/her sins. May Your Divine Righteousness purge ________ of every iniquity. Look upon his/her faith in You, and the faith of us who pray, and do what is best for ________ according to Your mercy, rather than our merit. As sickness increases in him/her, so likewise increase Your Power and Strength in ________. Let not ________'s faith waver, nor him/her hope to fail, nor him/her love to grow cold. Let not the fear of suffering and death cause ________ to cast away him/her hope in You, nor to lose courage and the will to fight every sickness and sin. Let ________ rather look always to You, even to the very end, and cry out, as You, Yourself cried from the cross to God: “Into Your hands, I commend My Spirit”, where all the saints continually shine with Your divine glory. For You have suffered that we might be healed. You have died that we might live Eternally and send up thanksgiving and praise to You, to the Father, Who sent You, and Your most Holy Spirit, who strengthens us to share Your passion, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O Almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray to You for your Servant ________ whose sickness is bringing him/her to the end of his/her earthly life. You are the God whose only-begotten Son taught us that not even the smallest sparrow can fall without Your knowledge, and that You hold all creation in Your merciful arms. Look upon your servant ________ and allow this illness to be for the death only of those things which are the result of evil and sin. Let ________'s thoughts be quieted with the peace and confidence of his/her final deliverance into the fullness of Your love. Keep his/her soul and body pure, and sanctify him/her during the time ________ remains among us, that on the last day ________ may be raised up with all Your saints to live with You in never-ending glory. For to You belong all praise and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.