Rodrigues Family would like to thank everyone

Funeral Mass
for their love & support . In Loving Memory of
Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues
7th December 1944 - 9th February 2023

Committal at 11:15AM
Canford Crematorium, BS9 3PQ St Mary on the Quay
20th March 2022
Lunch to Follow at 12:30PM at 9:30AM
St Mary on the Quay Church Hall, BS1 5AE
 INTRODUCTORY RITES PROCESSION TO THE PLACE OF COMMITTAL
Priest: In peace let us take our brother, Custodio Francisco Xavier
GREETING (at the door of the church) (all stand) Rodrigues to his place of rest.
Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (The symbols of the Christian life are now removed from the coffin by those who
All: Amen placed them.)
Priest: May the Father of mercies, the God of all consolation, be with you.
All: And with your spirit. RECESSIONAL HYMN
Pormesvor mhaka choroita
SPRINKLING WITH HOLY WATER
Pormesvor mhaka choroita:
In the waters of baptism Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues died Käich mhaka unnem nam zalam!
with Christ and rose with him to new life. May he now share with 1. Panchvi-char Tujim
him eternal glory. chorvonnam: 5. Ojap zaun dusman
thõi mhaka visôv Tum ditai, polletat:
thondd udka sorim pavoitai. ruchichem jevonn mhak'
vaddtai,
2. Thõi mhojea otmeak jiv domdomit mathear tel ghaltai.
ENTRANCE PROCESSION bhôrtai.
Man rakhun Tujea Nanvacho, 6. Boleponn kurpa disan'dis
Ch: niz margar mhaka choloitai. ghosgoxit mhojer denvtolim:
1. Tuzo bhav mela? Jezucher visvas
To jivoch asa! Devdanam Tujea mogachim!
tthevtat tim sogllim 3. Kallokant, koddeant, hanv
Tuji bhoinn melea? sodanjal jivim,
Ti jivich asa! sanddlear, 7. Sasnnachem biradd mhak'
sodankal bhagi! koslench vaitt mhojer nam gavlem;
Jezuchea vangdda
Bapachea gopant! iet'lem: Orchit* Ghor mhoiea
4. Disonam taka husko nam, laginch Tum Devachem
2. Sonvsarak mel'lim pois sodum naka. asai! hench tthikann mhojea
morunk nant Devak. Bhavartan polle: 6. Patkanchi mafi, kallzachem!
Amcho Dev jivo, sangatim asa, mornnantli suttka, 4. Mhojê-xim sodam Tum
jiveancho Dev To! tuzo mog korta, sasnnachem jivit ubo,
Devachea mureant tuka hat dita. bhasaita Jezu: sangatim danddea konkea
sorv mon'xam jivim! Sot Tachem Utor, soit
5. Sorgachi sobha Toch Punorjivit! ghottai dhir mhaka Tum ditai.
3. Somplolim mon'xam jiveancho zoma; THANK YOU
somponant, asat! Ankvar-Mai amchi,
We, the Rodrigues Family, would like to thank you for your presence
Rup-rup tim amkam melolim bhavbhoinn.
bhogunk melltolim Hea zomeant amchem here and for the love and sympathy you have offered us. Family and
Jezuchea vangdda sasnnak sukh zat'lem! friends are welcome to join with us......
Bapachea sukhant
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EULOGY (all sit)
INVITATION TO PRAYER (stand)
Priest: Before we go our separate ways, let us take our leave of brother
Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues. May our farewell express our
affection for him; may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope. One
day we shall joyfully greet him again when the love of Christ, which
conquers all things, destroys even death itself.
SILENCE
SIGNS OF FAREWELL
(Sprinkling and incensing of the coffin)
FAREWELL
Priest: Saints of God, come to his aid! Hasten to meet him angels of the
Lord!
All: Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Priest: May Christ, who called you, take you to himself; may angels lead
you to the bosom of Abraham.
All: Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Priest: Eternal rest grant unto Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues, O
Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
All: Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
FINAL COMMENDATION
Priest: Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our brother
Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues, in the sure and certain hope that,
together with all who have died in Christ, he will rise with him on the
last day. [We give you thanks for the blessings which you have bestowed
upon Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues in this life: they are signs to us
of your goodness and of our fellowship with the saints in Christ.]
Merciful Lord, turn toward us and listen to our prayers: open the gates
of paradise to your servant and help us who remain to comfort one
another with assurances of faith, until we all meet in Christ and are with
you and with our brother for ever.
All: Amen!
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PLACING OF THE PALL
PLACING OF CHRISTIAN SYMBOL
Book of the Gospels
Priest: In life Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues cherished the
Gospel of Christ. May Christ now greet him with these words of
eternal life: Come, blessed of my Father!
COLLECT
Priest: Almighty God and Father, it is our certain faith that your
Son, who died on the Cross, was raised from the dead, the first-
fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Grant that through this mystery
your servant Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues, who has gone
to his rest in Christ, may share in the joy of his resurrection. We ask
this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
(all sit)
FIRST READING
A Reading from the prophet Isaiah (41:10; 44:22: 49:15-16)
Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed; I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you, and uphold you with my right hand of
justice. For I am the Lord, your God, who grasps your right hand; It is
I who say to you "Fear not, I will help you." I have brushed away your
offences like a cloud, your sins like a mist; return to me, for I have
redeemed you. Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness
for the child within her womb? Even should she forget, I will never
forget you. See, upon the palm of my hand I have written your name.
Yes, in joy you shall depart, in peace you shall be brought back.
The word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God. 3
 RESPONSORIAL PSALM (sung) COMMUNION HYMN
The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing shall want. Dulob Jezu, mogall, udar vopun,
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose. 1. Dulob Jezu, mogall, udar, kurpe-nhesnnan nettoita,
Near restful waters he leads me to revive my drooping spirit. kitlo movall ixtt amcho! Aplench Rogt-Mas
Amche sorxim dis-rat tankam khavoun
The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. ravta, Tanche lagim ek zata.
Yes, the Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. amkam samball'n
choloita. 3. Mogall ixtta, Jezu Somia,
He guides me along what he knows to be right. Tache bogor ier konn asa sasonn thaun mog
If I walk in the darkness no evil would I fear. sopurnn priti kortolo? kortolea,
Aplo sangat amkam dita, man'tanv, Saiba, Tuzo
I know that he will be there with his crook and with his staff.
vantto deivik mogacho. upkar,
Tuka kortanv nomoskar.
The Lord has prepared such a banquet for me. 2. Kaklut Tachi kedi vorti, Za Tum amcho sasnna-
Surely goodness and kindness shall follow after me. goddsannicho doria To! sasnnant;
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell all the days of my life. Vechik otmeank chikttun jinn hi zatoch kabaru
dhorta, nirmi amim bhogunk
SECOND READING Apleach Rogtan Tuka,
A Reading from the Second Letter of Timothy: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 nhannoita. rup-rup bhagi sorgaru
Bapak dita tankam
For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my
departure is at hand. COMMUNION ANTIPHON
I have competed well; All: Let perpetual light shine upon them,
I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
Lord, the just judge, and let perpetual light shine upon them,
will award to me on that day, with your Saints for ever, for you are merciful.
and not only to me,
but to all who have longed for his appearance. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

The Word of the Lord. (all stand)

All: Thanks be to God. Priest: Lord God, whose Son left us, in the Sacrament of his Body,
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION food for the journey, mercifully grant that, strengthened by it, our
brother Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues may come to the eternal
(all stand) table of Christ. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
All: Amen.
All: Glory and Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Cantor: sings the verse
All: Glory and Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
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 GOSPEL
COMMUNION RITE Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
THE LORD'S PRAYER Priest: A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Our Father, John (14: 1-6)
who art in heaven, All: Glory to you, O Lord.
hallowed be thy name; Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust
thy kingdom come, in God still, and trust in me. There many rooms in my Father's
house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
prepare a place for you, and after I have gone and prepared you a
Give us this day our daily bread,
place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you
and forgive us our trespasses,
may be too. You know the way to the place I am going." Thomas
as we forgive those who trespass against us; said, "Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we
and lead us not into temptation, know the way?" Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
but deliver us from evil. No one can come to the Father except through me."
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
The priest continues with the Embolism alone All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever. HOMILY (all sit)
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL (all stand)
RITE OF PEACE Priest:
Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
God, the almighty Father, raised Christ his son from the
All: And with your spirit.
dead; with confidence we ask him to save all his people
BREAKING OF THE BREAD living and dead:

Lamb of God Reader: We pray for my grandfather Custodio Francisco

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Xavier Rodrigues, thanking God for the life he had,
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. the happiness he gave us and the memories he leaves
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. with us.
Lord in your mercy:
(all kneel) R. Hear our prayer
Reader: We pray that my grandfather Custodio Francisco
Xavier Rodrigues finds comforts in being reunited
with his parents, brothers, family members and dear
friends who have gone before him.
Lord in your mercy:
R. Hear our prayer
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Reader: We keep my grandfather Custodio Francisco Xavier INVITATION TO PRAYER
Rodrigues in all our thoughts, remembering his Priest: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and
kindness, wisdom and integrity. May our sorrow yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. (all stand)
eventually be turned to joy.
Lord in your mercy: All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and
glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
R. Hear our prayer
Reader: Let us pray for the family and friends that my PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
grandfather Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues Priest: As we humbly present to you these sacrificial offerings, O Lord,
has left behind; give them the strength and courage that for the salvation of your servant Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues,
he had for life. we beseech your mercy that he, who did not doubt your Son to be a
Lord in your mercy: loving Saviour, may find in him a merciful Judge. Who lives and reigns
R. Hear our prayer for ever and ever.
Priest: All: Amen.
God our shelter and our strength, you listen in love to the cry
of your people: hear the prayers we offer for our departed THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
brother Custodio Francisco Xavier Rodrigues. Cleanse him Priest: The Lord be with you
and all the faithful departed of their sins and grant them the All: And with your spirit.
fullness of redemption. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
All: Amen
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right and just.
THE OFFERTORY (bread and wine)
Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation....(Priest
continues with the Preface)……………
Bapa kaklutin polle We sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim:
Bapa kaklutin polle,
hi sopurnn Ost manun ghe, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (said)
pav amkam ani peleak, All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of
sovostkai di meloleak. Hi kals Tuka bhettoitanv your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the
ani hem prarthon kortanv: name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. (kneel)
Tuji konnvallai denvoi,
Somestank sorgar pavoi. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION (said)
Priest: The mystery of faith
All: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection
until you come again
AMEN

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