O Lord, God of mercy, do not spurn this criminal who has left the earth behind. Human justice may have
struck our brother, but it has not exempted him from your justice if his heart has not been touched by remorse. Remove the blindfold that hides from him the gravity of his wrongs. May his repentance find grace before you and relieve the suffering of his soul! May our prayers and the intercession of good spirits also bring him hope and consolation. Inspire him with the desire to right his bad acts in a new existence, and give him the strength not to succumb in the new struggles he will undertake.