Grasping on to my baby sister as we cried together, my mother and I consoled each other. Dad was gone. He had passed away just after midnight on a Tuesday night. Before that day, my family had been pretty relaxed and “go with the flow”, but this changed everything. Our dad died from a cardiac arrest triggered by a cocaine overdose. Now, we were left trying to understand what had happened and pick up the pieces of our family that our dad’s death had placed in jeopardy.
You haven’t prayed since your mother passed away. Life has kept you busy and distracted, so much so that you find yourself forgetting how to pray; how to open up and feel. Sometimes it seems like prayer is something reserved for good people, for those who have accomplished this thing or that, but at what point does a person stop trying to be good and allow themselves just to ask — just to be? Discussed; Catholic prayer for loss of father, Short prayer for someone who died suddenly.
Prayer for loss of father from daughter
‘Prayers for the Loss of my Father’: A blog about a daughter who is facing grief over the loss of her father. She wants to offer prayers for his soul.
Dear Lord,
I come to you today in prayer for the loss of my father. My father has been a rock in my life, and I cannot imagine a world without him. He is my hero, and I am so grateful for all the ways he has served me and loved me throughout this life.
He has been taken from us too soon, Lord. Please help us to find peace in our hearts as we go through this time of loss. Please give us strength and comfort in our sorrows and pain.
Please grant us peace through this time of mourning, and may we remember how he lived his life: with love for others, with kindness toward all people regardless of race or religion. May we remember what he taught us about forgiveness and love, especially when we have been wronged by others. Remembering these things will help us move forward toward healing as a family instead of dwelling on what is no longer possible with him here among us anymore.
We pray these things in Jesus’ name, Amen
Dear God,
My father was taken from me too early. He was taken by cancer, and it was a terrible thing to watch him suffer through the pain of his body shutting down. I miss him every day, and I know he’s in Heaven with you now.
Please let this prayer be my way of thanking him for all he did for me, and letting him know that I’m going to be okay without him. Thank you for taking care of him while he made his journey through life. And thank you for helping me get through this time of grief by giving me the strength to carry on.
I love you, Dad!
Dear God,
I’m writing to you because I’m having trouble finding the words to pray for my father. He died last night, and I have been trying so hard to keep it together, but right now I feel like a boat that has lost its anchor.
Catholic prayer for loss of father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Lord of all consolation, come to my aid in my grief and sorrow. I need your comfort and strength to bear the loss of my father. Help me to find peace in this time of sadness, knowing that you are by my side. I offer you my heart in gratitude for all the good things he did for me and for the many gifts he has given me throughout his life on earth. May his soul rest in peace until it comes before you at the end of time when you will raise him up from death to everlasting life with you forever in Heaven. Amen
Dear Lord, our father in heaven,
We are gathered here today to pray for the soul of our beloved father David.
May he be remembered for his kindness and generosity. May his memory be a blessing to us all.
We ask that you guide his family through this difficult period and help them to remember the good times they shared together. We ask that you give them the strength to carry on without him and that you comfort them with your love and support.
Lord, please grant us all peace during this time of sorrow, as we mourn the passing of our father. We ask that you grant us courage when we feel weak, faith when we are lost and hope when we despair. And please help us always remember the lessons he taught us during his life on earth; lessons about love and faithfulness, compassion and generosity, wisdom and loyalty – lessons which will shine brightly in our hearts forevermore.
My dad was such a strong man, and he taught me everything I know about being brave. He taught me how to fight for what I believe in and how to stand up for others when they are being hurt. When he passed away, it felt like the whole world stopped spinning—and now that he’s gone, it feels like there is nothing left but an empty space where his heart used to be.
I miss him so much already, but I know that this isn’t goodbye forever—it’s just until we meet again. So please help me get through these next few days so that one day soon we can see each other again; and let me know if there’s anything else you need from me while we’re apart.
Dear God,
I have lost my father and I am heartbroken. He was the most important person in my life, and I feel like I can’t go on without him. Please help me get through this difficult time. Give me strength to carry on without him. Help me remember all the wonderful things about my father and how much he meant to me.
Amen
Dear God,
I pray for the courage to do what my father would have done in this moment. I pray that he is watching from above and can see how much his family loves him and needs him.
I pray that I will be able to find peace in this time of loss. That I can find comfort in knowing that my father is no longer suffering and that he will be with me always.
I pray for my mother, who has lost the love of her life without warning or knowledge of what was coming. She deserves comfort and peace as well.
Short prayer for someone who died suddenly
Dear Lord,
I know that you have a plan for each of us. I pray that you will comfort the family and friends of our dear departed sister/brother, who died suddenly today. Please surround them with your love and grace as they mourn the loss of their loved one.
Lord, please give them peace and comfort, knowing that he/she is in a better place now. Help them to accept what has happened, and give them strength to move forward in life without him/her.
I pray that this tragedy will not only be a lesson for those who were there when it happened, but also for all of us who may encounter similar situations in our lives at some point, so that we may learn from this experience so as not to repeat it again.
Dear Lord,
We thank you for the life of __. We are grateful that we had the opportunity to know him/her and be loved by him/her. We ask that you would comfort his/her family and friends at this difficult time. Please help them to find peace and comfort in your presence. Bless them with a deep sense of your love and forgiveness as they mourn their loss. Give them strength to face their future without him/her.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen
Dear God,
I pray for the soul of my father, who passed away recently. He was a good man and was always there to help me with my problems. He taught me many things about life and how to deal with it.
I miss him so much. I wish he hadn’t left us so soon. He was only fifty-four years old, but he had been sick for several years before he died.
Dear God, please take care of him in heaven and let him rest in peace until we meet again. Please give him strength and courage during these hard times.
Amen
Dear God,
I know that my father is in heaven, and I know he’s happy, but it’s still hard to have him gone.
I miss him so much. I remember when he used to take me to the park on weekends, and we’d swing on the swings for hours. He always let me pick the flavor of ice cream at Dairy Queen. He was always there for me, even when things were hard, like when my mom died. And now he’s gone too, and it feels like the world has turned upside down.
I just want to say thank you for giving us these memories together. Thank you for giving us those moments of happiness and joy that mean so much more than anything else in life right now. Thank you for letting him live as long as he did so that we could share our lives together.
Dear God,
I ask that you bless my father’s soul and his family in their time of mourning.
Please give them strength and comfort during this difficult time.
I ask that you guide those who are grieving and help them to find peace.
I ask that you help me find the strength to see this through to the end.