Father in heaven, we praise your name for all who have finished this life loving and trusting you, for the example of their lives, the life and grace you gave them and the peace in which they rest.We praise you today for your servant Francis and for all that you did through him.Meet us in our sadness and fill our hearts with praise and thanksgiving, for the sake of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ.Into your hands, O merciful Saviour, we commend your servant Francis. Acknowledge, we pray, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming.Enfold him in the arms of your mercy, in the blessed rest of everlasting peace and in the glorious company of the saints in light.Amen
