The Faithfully Departed — Catholic Prayers & Remembrance Collection

Description

Remember the dead. Pray for the souls. Keep their memory close.

The Faithfully Departed is a collection of Catholic prayers, remembrance resources, and cemetery printables created to help families practice the ancient Christian tradition of praying for the dead.

Created for All Souls Day and the month of November—but meant to be used throughout the year—the collection brings together prayer, remembrance, Catholic cemetery traditions, and beautiful devotional resources for honoring those who have gone before us.

Take the Cemetery Companion along on a cemetery visit. Record the names of those you wish to remember in prayer. Learn to recognize the symbolism carved into old gravestones. Create a memorial gallery for the people your family loves and remembers.

The collection includes:

Cemetery Companion: Prayers for the Faithful Departed
A 16-page printable prayer booklet designed to accompany you on cemetery visits. It includes prayers before entering the cemetery, Eternal Rest, prayers at the graveside, prayers for deceased family and friends, parents, a child who has died, the forgotten souls, information about cemetery indulgences, All Souls Day, Scripture and saint quotations, prayer intentions, and a prayer for leaving the cemetery.

Editable Memorial Gallery
A customizable Canva template for creating a beautiful visual memorial to deceased family members and loved ones.

Among the Graves — Cemetery Scavenger Hunt
A printable cemetery scavenger hunt encouraging children and families to slow down, observe their surroundings, and discover the history, symbolism, and sacred details found among the graves.

Signs Among the Stones — Cemetery Symbol Guide
A printable identification guide to traditional symbols found on gravestones and cemetery monuments, helping families understand more of the meaning behind what they encounter.

Those We Remember
A coordinating remembrance and prayer-intention page for recording the names of deceased family members, friends, and others you wish to remember in prayer.

Eternal Rest — 8×10 Prayer Print
A printable devotional art piece featuring the traditional Catholic prayer for the faithful departed:

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Cemetery Companion Printing Guide
Simple instructions for printing, folding, and assembling your Cemetery Companion at home.

Created for:

• All Souls Day
• The month of November
• Cemetery visits
• Praying for the faithful departed
• Remembering deceased family and friends
• Catholic liturgical living
• Catholic homeschool and family life
• Teaching children about Catholic cemetery traditions
• Anniversaries of death and family remembrance
• Year-round prayer for the dead

Although The Faithfully Departed fits naturally into November and All Souls traditions, it isn’t meant to disappear into a seasonal-storage bin on November 3.

Keep the Cemetery Companion somewhere accessible for cemetery visits. Add names to Those We Remember as the years pass. Learn the stories behind the symbols carved into old stones. Display Eternal Rest in your home. Return to these resources whenever there is someone you wish to remember and pray for.

Please note

This is a digital product. No physical booklet, artwork, frame, or other item will be shipped.

The Editable Memorial Gallery requires Canva for customization.

Individual resources have different printing requirements. Printing instructions are included where applicable.

Colors may vary slightly depending on your screen, printer, ink, paper, and professional printing service.

For personal and household use only. Digital files may not be resold, redistributed, shared, or used to create products for resale.