Requiescat in Pace Papa Benedictus XVI

16 April 1927 — 31 December 2022

Please join us in prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI

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O God, who in Thy ineffable providence, was pleased to number Thy servant Benedict XVI among the sovereign pontiffs, grant we beseech Thee, that he who reigned as Vicar of Thy Son on earth, may be joined in fellowship with Thy Holy Pontiffs forevermore. Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. (Fr. Leo Joseph Camurati)

O God, faithful rewarder of souls, grant that your departed servant, Pope Benedict XVI, whom you made successor of Peter and shepherd of your Church, may happily enjoy forever in your presence in heaven the mysteries of your grace and compassion, which he faithfully ministered on earth. (From the Roman Missal, Mass for a Deceased Pope)

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei