Novena Prayer for Sr. Mary Assumption Ocampo RGS
Avelina Hizon Ocampo
(October 26, 1907 –
December 10, 2009)
To you, O Lord, we humbly commend Sr. Mary
Assumption. In her mortal life, You loved her dearly. Now that You have called
her to a new life, we pray that You fulfill your promise of everlasting life
for those who believe in You. Let Sr. Mary Assumption dwell in Your house of
many mansions, dear Lord, where there is no pain or grief, just peace, serenity
and joy.
O God, You have so
loved the world that You gave your only Son to open the gates of Heaven. We beg
you to welcome our beloved Sr. Mary Assumption, who in this life was a witness
to Your word. She lived a life of deep faith and selfless service giving the
best of herself to those around her.
Thank you, dear
Lord, for what she was to us all, for the privilege of knowing and loving her
and learning from her during the years she was with us.
We give Sr. Mary
Assumption back to you, O God, whom you gave to us. As you did not lose her in
giving her to us, so we do not lose her by her return. Not as the world gives,
do you O Lord. For what you give You do not take away, for what is Yours is
ours also. Life is eternal. Life is immortal. Death is only a horizon and a
horizon is nothing but the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, that we
may see further. Cleanse our eyes, that we may see life clearly. Draw us close
to you, and prepare us also for that happy place so that where you are, we may
be also, forever more.
Leader: Eternal
rest grant unto her, O Lord.
All: And
let perpetual light shine upon her.
Leader: May
she rest in peace.
All: Amen.
Leader: May
her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through
the mercy of God rest in peace.
All: Amen.