November 11 - Veterans Day Prayer for Deceased Veterans

Many departed world war two veterans have no one to pray for them. Let us remember them in our prayers this Veteran's Day so that we may meet them in Heaven to thank them for their service.

PRAYER FOR DECEASED VETERANS

"O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on your departed veterans who gave their lives in the service of their country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of your Son they may share in the joy of your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in you with your saints forever. We ask this through Christ our Lord."*

Purgatory is God's merciful plan for those who because, although imperfect, their virtue, acts of charity towards their neighbor, or sincere devotion Him did not deserve punishment of an eternity without the Beatific Vision of God in Heaven. Let us then pray for all departed veterans this Veteran's Day.

Mansions of the Lord

"To fallen soldiers let us sing,
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing,
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more weeping,
No more fight,
No friends bleeding through the night,
Just Devine embrace,
Eternal light,
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry
And no children weep,
We shall stand and guard
Though the angels sleep,
Oh, through the ages let us keep
The Mansions of the Lord"**

* CatholicOnline
** landsed1@yahoo.com for lyrics

Fr. Gonzales also offers another Veteran's Day Prayer at his site: Overheard in the Sacristy