Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II RIP

A portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II released on her 90th birthday

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

 

Fr Abbot invites you to join the Ampleforth monastic community in praying for the eternal repose of the soul of our late monarch.

May she rest in peace.

The Abbey church is open for private prayer and reflection.

 

We share with you the below prayers for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family from the Bishop's Conference of England and Wales

 

Prayer for the happy repose of HM The Queen

Almighty God,

You are the author and sustainer of all human life;

grant that your servant, Elizabeth our Queen,

whom you granted a long and happy reign as Monarch of these lands

may be forgiven her sins and rewarded with that eternal life

promised to all those born again

in the water of baptism and power of your Spirit.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit God, forever and ever,

Amen.

Eternal rest, grant to her O Lord,

And let Perpetual light shine upon her.

May she rest in peace.

Amen.

May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,

Through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen 

Prayer for the Royal Family

Almighty God, source of all consolation,

we pray for the members of the Royal Family who mourn the loss

of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

Uphold them in your love

and pour out on them the consolation of your healing Spirit.

Let them find in your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ

comfort in their sadness,

certainty in their doubt

and courage to live through this hour.

We ask this through Christ our Lord

Amen.

Prayer for the King

O God, to whom every human power is subject,

Grant to your servant His Majesty the King

wisdom in the exercise of his high office,

so that, always revering to you and striving to please you,

he may constantly secure and preserve

for the people entrusted to his care

the freedom that comes from unity and peace.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit

God, forever and ever,

Amen.