The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in St. Peter?s Square.

The booklet, published on the Vatican?s website, is 87 pages long and contains the service in English, Italian and Latin.

There are also sections in several other languages including French and Portuguese.

Thousands of mourners have been queuing to say a final goodbye before the service takes place at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST).

Below is the full English version of the published text.

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Antiphon

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

Praise is due to you in Sion, O God. To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem.

You who hear our prayer. To you all flesh will come.

Our evil deeds are too heavy for us, but only you can pardon our transgressions.

Blessed the one whom you choose and call to dwell in your courts.

We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.

And with your spirit.

Penitential Act

Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.

Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and they had finished breakfast,

Jesus said to Simon Peter, ?Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these??

He said to him, ?Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.? He said to him, ?Feed my lambs.?

He said to him a second time, ?Simon son of John, do you love me?? He said to him, ?Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.? He said to him, ?Tend my sheep.?

He said to him the third time, ?Simon, son of John, do you love me?? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, 'Do you love me?? and he said to him, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.? Jesus said to him, ?Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.? (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.)

And after saying this he said to him, ?Follow me.?

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily

Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful

Brothers and sisters,

Let us pray to God our Father, who today

Brings us together to commemorate the

Paschal Mystery of his only-begotten

Son as we celebrate the funeral of the

Pastor of the universal Church. May he

Welcome him into his peace and bestow

Every blessing upon the Church and the whole world.

Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer.

For the late Pope Francis, that the Chief

Shepherd, who eternally lives to intercede for us,

May welcome him into his

Kingdom of light and peace.

Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory Chant

Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in death; lest my enemy say, ?I have prevailed over him?.

Pray, brethren,

That my sacrifice and

Yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

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.

Prayer over the Offerings

Look with favour, we pray, O Lord, on

The peaceful offering of your people,

With which we confidently commit to

Your mercy the soul of your servant Pope

Francis, and grant, we pray, that, having

Been, in the midst of the human family,

An instrument of your charity and peace,

He may merit to delight in the same, for

Ever with all your Saints.

Through Christ our Lord.

Eucharistic Prayer III

Preface

The hope of resurrection in Christ

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

Always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,

Through Christ our lord.

In him the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned,

That those saddened by the

Certainty of dying might be consoled

By the promise of immortality to come.

Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is

Changed not ended, and, when this earthly

Dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling

Is made ready for them in heaven.

And so, with Angels and Archangels,

With Thrones and Dominions, and with

All the hosts and Powers of heaven, we

Sing the hymn of your glory, as without

End we acclaim:

You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you

Have created rightly gives you praise,

For through your Son our Lord Jesus

Christ, by the power and working of the

Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and

Make them holy, and you never cease to

Gather a people to yourself, so that from

The rising of the sun to its setting a pure

Sacrifice may be offered to your name.

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore

You: by the same Spirit graciously make

Holy these gifts we have brought to you

For consecration, that they may become

The Body and Blood of your Son our

Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command

We celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and giving you thanks,

He said the blessing, broke the bread and

Gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and eat of it,

For this is my Body, which will be

Given up for you.

In a similar way, when supper was ended,

He took the chalice, and giving you

Thanks, he said the blessing, and gave the

Chalice to his disciples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and drink

From it, for this is the chalice of

My Blood, the Blood of the new

And eternal covenant, which will

Be poured out for you and for

Many for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this in memory of me.

The mystery of faith.

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and

Profess your Resurrection until you

Come again.

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the

Memorial of the saving Passion of your

Son, his wondrous Resurrection and

Ascension into heaven, and as we look

Forward to his second coming, we offer

You in thanksgiving this holy and living

Sacrifice.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your

Church and, recognizing the sacrificial

Victim by whose death you willed to

Reconcile us to yourself, grant that we,

Who are nourished by the Body and

Blood of your Son and filled with his

Holy Spirit, may become on body, one

Spirit in Christ.

May he make of us an eternal offering

To you, so that we may obtain an inheritance

With your elect, especially with

The most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother

Of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,

With your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs,

And with all the Saints,

On whose constant intercession in your

Presence we rely for unfailing help.

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,

We pray, O Lord, advance the peace and

Salvation of all the world. Be pleased to

Confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim

Church on earth, with the Order

Of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire

People you have gained for your own.

Listen graciously to the prayers of this

Family, whom you have summoned before you:

In your compassion, O merciful Father,

Gather to yourself all your

Children scattered throughout the world.

Remember your servant Pope Francis

Whom you have called from this world to

Yourself. Grant that he who was united with your Son in a death like his, may

Also be one with him in his Resurrection,

When from the earth he will raise up in

The flesh those who have died, and transform

Our lowly body after the pattern of

His own glorious body. To our departed

Brothers and sisters, too, and to all who

Were pleasing to you at their passing

From this life, give kind admittance to

Your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy

For ever the fullness of your glory, when

You will wipe away every tear from our eyes. For seeing you, our God, as you are,

We shall be like you for all the ages and

Praise you without end, through Christ

Our Lord, through whom you bestow on

The world all that is good.

Through him, and with him, and in him,

O God, almighty Father, in the unity of

The Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is

Yours, for ever and ever.

THE COMMUNION RITE

At the Saviour?s command and formed

By divine teaching, we dare to say:

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.

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every

Evil, graciously grant our peace in our days,

That, by the help of your mercy, we may

Be always free from sin and safe from all

Distress, as we await the blessed hope and

The coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

For the kingdom, the power and the

Glory are yours now and forever.

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles:

Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,

Look not on our sins, but on the faith

Of your Church, and graciously grant her

Peace and unity in accordance with your

Will.

Who live and reign for ever and ever.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

But only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Antiphon

Let perpetual light shine upon him, with

Your Saints forever, for you are merciful.

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;

Lord, hear my voice!

O let your ears be attentive to the sound

Of my pleadings.

If you O Lord, should mark iniquities,

Lord, who could stand?

But with you is found forgiveness, that

You may be revered.

I long for you, O Lord, my soul longs for

His word.

My soul awaits the Lord more than

Watchmen for daybreak

More than watchmen for daybreak,

Let Israel hope for the Lord.

For with the Lord there is mercy, in him

Is plentiful redemption

It is he who will redeem Israel from all

Its iniquities.

Like the deer that yearns for running streams,

So my soul is yearning for you, my God.

My soul is thirsting for God, the living God;

When can I enter and appear before the face of God?

My tears have become my bread, by night, by day,

As I hear it said all the day long: ?Where is your God??

Prayer after Communion

Let us pray.

As we come to the table of your eternal banquet,

We humbly beg your mercy, Lord, for the soul of your departed servant

Pope Francis, that he may rejoice at

Last in possession of the truth in which

He faithfully confirmed your people.

Through Christ our Lord.

FINAL COMMENDATION AND FAREWELL

Introduction

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let us commend to God?s tender mercy the soul of Pope Francis,

Bishop of the Catholic Church,

Who confirmed his brothers and

Sisters in the faith of the resurrection.

Let us pray to God our Father through

Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit; may

He deliver him from death, welcome

Him to eternal peace and raise up him

On the last day.

Through the intercession of the Blessed

Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles and

Protectress of the Roman people, may

God reveal to our Pope the face of his

Beloved Son and console the Church

With the light of the resurrection.

Prayer of the Church in Rome

Holy Mary,

Pray for him.

Holy Mother of God?

Mother of the Church?

Protectress of the Roman People?

Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel

And Saint Raphael, pray for him.

All holy Angels?

Saint John the Baptist?

Saint Joseph?

All holy Patriarchs and Prophets?

Saint Peter and Saint Paul?

Saint Andrew?

Saint John and Saint James?

Saint Thomas?

Saint Matthew?

Saint Matthias?

Saint Luke?

Saint Mark?

All holy apostles and evangelists?

Saint Barnabas?

Saint Mary Magdalene?

All holy disciples of the Lord?

Saint Clement (I)?

Saint Callistus (I)?

Saint Pontian?

Saint Fabian?

Saint Cornelius?

Saint Sixtus (II)?

Saint Sylvester (I)?

Saint Damasus (I)?

Saint John (I)?

Saint Martin (I)?

Saint Leo the Great?

Saint Gregory the Great?

Saint Gregory (VII)?

Saint Pius (V)?

Saint Pius (X)?

Saint John (XXIII)?

Saint Paul (VI)?

Saint John Paul (II)?

All holy Roman Pontiffs?

Saint Stephen?

Holy First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church?

Saint Ignatius of Antioch?

Saint Justin and Saint Apollonius?

Saint Hippolytus?

Saint Tarcisius?

Saint Lawrence?

Saint Sebastian?

Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity?

Saint Sabina?

Saint Agnes?

Saint Cecilia?

Saint Eugenia?

Saint Maria (Goretti)?

All martyrs of Christ?

Saint Ambrose?

Saint Jerome?

Saint Augustine?

Saint Athanasius?

Saint Basil and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus?

Saint John Chrysostom?

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius?

Saint Bernard?

Saint Charles (Borromeo)?

Saint Catherine of Siena?

Saint Teresa of Jesus?

Saint Benedict?

Saint Francis and Saint Dominic?

Saint Ignatius of Loyola?

Saint Francis (Xavier)?

Saint Philip (Neri)?

Saint Gaspar (del Bufalo)?

Saint Vincent (Pallotti)?

Saint John Mary (Vianney)?

Saint Frances of Rome?

Saint Paula?

Saint Marcella?

All holy men and women, saints of God?

Christ, hear us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

O God, faithful rewarder of souls, grant

That your departed servant and our

Bishop, Pope Francis, whom you made

Successor of Peter and shepherd of your

Church, may happily enjoy forever in

Your presence in heaven the mysteries

Of your grace and compassion, which he

Faithfully ministered on earth.

Through Christ our Lord.

Prayer of the Eastern Churches

(From the Funeral Office of the Byzantine Liturgy)

God of our salvation, grant rest to the soul of your servant. Lover of mankind, lead him, with the souls of the just, to the blessings of eternal life in your presence.

Guide the soul of your servant to the place of your rest, Lord, where your Saints repose, you who alone are immortal.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. You are our Saviour, our God, who descended into hell and freed those imprisoned there from its pains; now grant repose to the soul of your servant.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. Amen.

May the Blessed Virgin Mary, most pure and immaculate, who without loss to her virginity became the Mother of God, pray for the salvation of the soul of your servant.

Have mercy on us, O God, in your great kindness; we beseech you, hear us and be merciful.

Lord, have mercy.

Again, let us pray for the repose of the soul of this departed servant of God

Francis, Bishop, that he may be forgiven his every sin and failing.

Lord, have mercy.

May the Lord God lead his soul to the resting place of the righteous. Let us ask

Christ, our immortal King and God, to bestow on him the divine mercy, the

Kingdom of heaven, and the forgiveness of his sins.

Hear us, Lord.

Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

God of souls and of all flesh, who tram pled death underfoot, vanquished the devil and gave life to the world, grant repose to the soul of your departed Servant Francis, Bishop, in a place of light and joy, a verdant place, a place of blessedness, where suffering, pain and sorrow are no more.

Forgive every sin he committed in thought, word or deed, for you are a gracious God and a friend to mankind. No one who lives is without sin; you alone are sinless, your righteousness Is eternal and your word is truth.

For you, O Christ our God, are the resurrection, the life and the repose of your Servant Francis, Bishop, who has fallen asleep. We give you glory, with your eternal Father and your Holy Spirit, who is gracious and the giver of life, now and forever.

Amen.

May your remembrance be eternal, dear brother, worthy of blessedness, never to be forgotten.

Amen.

Responsory

I know that my Redeemer lives:

On the last day I shall rise again.

And in my flesh I shall see God my saviour.

I shall see him myself, face to face and

My own eyes shall behold him.

And in my flesh I shall see God my saviour.

Within my heart this hope I cherish:

That in my flesh I shall see God my saviour.

Gracious Father, we commend to your

Mercy our Pope Francis whom you

Made Successor of Peter and Shepherd

Of the Church, a fearless preacher of

Your Word and a faithful minister of the

Divine mysteries.

Welcome him, we pray, into your heavenly dwelling place,

To enjoy eternal glory with all your chosen ones.

We give you thanks, Lord,

For all the blessings that in

Your goodness you bestowed upon him

For the good of your people.

Grant us the comfort of faith and the

Strength of hope.

To you Father, source of life, through

Christ, the conqueror of death, in the

Life-giving Spirit, be all honour and glory

For ever and ever.

Antiphons

May the angels lead you into paradise;

May the martyrs come and welcome you

And take you to the holy city, the new and

Eternal Jerusalem.

May choirs of angels welcome you and

With Lazarus, who is poor no longer,

May you have eternal rest.

Canticle of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Lk. 1: 46-55

My soul magnifies the Lord,

And my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,

For he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.

For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

And his mercy is for those who fear him from

Generation to generation.

He has shown strength with his arm;

He has scattered the proud in the thoughts

Of their hearts;

He has brought down the mighty from

Their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;

He has filled the hungry with good things,

And the rich he has sent away empty.

He has helped his servant Israel,

In remembrance of his mercy,

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham

And to his offspring forever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and

To the Holy Spirit,

As it was in the beginning, is now, and

Ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (BBC)

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