IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR DECEASED PRIESTS

In the orders of the saints, number them, O Lord.

In the choirs of your attendants, place them, O Lord.

In the abode of bliss, give them joy, O Lord.

In the bosom of Abraham, let them rest, O Lord.

This is your promise and your word, O Lord:

"He who believes in me and eats my body,
will rise in me, on the day of resurrection,
and will inherit everlasting life."

Blessed is the priesthood, for it attained virtue.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it loved repentance.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it crucified the body.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it rejected vengeance.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it encouraged alms.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it hated greed.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it loved the holy ones.

Blessed is the priesthood, for its way of life is pure.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it deserved the kingdom.

Blessed is the priesthood, for it is accepted by the Lord.