IN MEMORY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE PHILIP, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, HUSBAND AND CONSORT TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II

IN MEMORY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE PHILIP, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, HUSBAND AND CONSORT TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II

A PRAYER

DEAR GOD AND FATHER OF ALL MANKIND,

WE PRAY TODAY WITH HEAVY HEARTS, AND THANKSGIVING, THAT YOU WILL BOTH COMFORT AND STRENGHTHEN YOUR SERVANT HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, THE ROYAL FAMILY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMONWEALTH FAMILY ON THE PASSING AWAY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE PHILIP, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT PRINCE PHILIP HAS MEANT TO HIS FAMILY, TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE COMMONWEALTH AND ALL THOSE WHO, AROUND THE WORLD HE HAS SERVED IN HIS ROLE AS OUR QUEEN’S CONSORT.

WE PRAY THAT YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR AND LORD WILL BE OUR LIGHT IN THIS TIME OF DARKNESS IN OUR NATION. MAY YOU HELP US TO JOYFULLY CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF YOUR SERVANT THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

WE PRAY TOO THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOUR SERVANT QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND ALL HER FAMILY.

THIS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST WHO DIED AND ROSE AGAIN, AND HAS OPENED THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE.

AMEN.