Dear God, I believe in you and your infinite goodness; that is why I cannot believe that you have given humans the intelligence to know you and the inspiration of the future just to plunge them into nothingness. I believe that my body is only the perishable envelope of my soul, and that, when it ceases to live, I shall awaken in the world of spirits. Almighty God, I feel that the ties that have bound my soul to my body are breaking, and soon I will have to render an accounting for the use of the life I am leaving behind. I shall bear the consequences of both the good and evil I have done; in that world there is no more illusion, nor is subterfuge any longer possible. My entire past will unfold before me and I shall be
judged according to my deeds. I shall take none of my possessions from the earth: honors, riches, the satisfactions of vanity and pride – everything connected with the body shall remain in this world. Not one fragment of it will follow me, and none of it will be of the least help in the spirit world. I will take with me only what is connected to my soul, that is, its good and bad qualities, which will be weighed on the scales
of strict justice, and I will be judged with the same severity as my position on the earth gave me opportunities to do the good I did not do. God of mercy, may my repentance reach you. Deign to extend your indulgence over me.

If you see fit to prolong my existence, may the rest of it be used to repair as much as possible the evil I may have done. If my time is up with no turning back, I am comforted with the thought that I will be allowed to redeem myself with new trials so that one day I may merit the bliss of the elect. If it is not given me to immediately enjoy this untainted bliss, granted only to the righteous par excellence, I know that my hope is not precluded forever, and that, with labor, I shall reach the objective sooner or later according to my efforts. I know that good spirits and my guardian angel are close by to receive me; in a short while, I will see them as they see me. I know that I will meet those whom I loved on the earth if I have merited it, and that those whom I am leaving behind will come to meet me again so that one day we may be reunited forever, and that, until that time, I will be able to come to visit them. I also know that I will meet again those whom I have offended; may they forgive me for what they may have reproached
me for: my pride, my hardness, my injustice so that I may not be covered with shame in their presence!
I forgive those who have done harm to me or wished it on me in this world; I bear no hatred against them and I ask God to forgive them. Lord, give me strength to easily leave the crude joys of this world, which are nothing compared to the pure joys of the world I am about to enter. There, for the righteous, there are no more torments, sufferings or miseries. Only the guilty suffer, but hope remains for them.
Good spirits, and you, my guardian angel, do not allow me to fail at this supreme moment: shine the divine light on my eyes in order to reanimate my faith if it becomes shaken.