The "Eternal Rest", or "Requiem Æternam", is a prayer

Prayer

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 used in the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 to ask God for the release of the souls of the faithful departed from Purgatory

Purgatory

Purgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which, it is believed, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven...

. Versions of this prayer are used in many other Christian churches and denominations at the time of a death or at a yearly mind, usually in English translation.

Latin text

The standard text used in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church is the following Latin

Latin

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 text.

Requiem Aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetuae luceat eis. Requiescant in pace.

Amen.

English

The translation used throughout the Roman Catholic English-speaking world is the following.

Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord (him/her)

and let perpetual light shine upon them (him/her).

May they rest in peace (Amen)

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

Among Anglicans and Episcopalians, one usual rendering is the following:

Rest eternal grant to them (him/her), O Lord,

and let light perpetual shine upon them (him/her). Amen.

This and other slight variants are used by many English-speaking Christian groups.

Cebuano

Pahulay nga dayon ihatag kaniya Oh Ginoo, ug ang kahayag nga wala'y pagkapalong mudan-ag kaniya hangtud sa kahangturan. Mupahulay unta siya sa kalinaw . Amen.

Waray-Waray Language--

Pahuway nga dayon ihatag haira o,Ginoo ug an kahayag nga waray pagkaparong sumulhog ha ira.Pumahuway na hira ha Kalinaw.Amen

See also

• Requiem Mass
  Requiem
  A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
  
  
• Office of the Dead
  Office of the Dead
  The Office of the Dead is a prayer cycle of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Roman Catholic Church, said for the repose of the soul of a decedent. It is the proper reading on All Souls' Day for all souls in Purgatory, and can be a votive office on other days when said for a particular decedent...
  
  
• All Souls' Day