Farewell Service

Hymns, readings and a printed program for a Christian funeral

Isaiah 25:6a, 7–9

A Catholic funeral reading (first reading), with the full text in the King James Version and the Douay-Rheims.

Reads in about 1 minute4 versesCatholic: Old Testament

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King James Version

  1. 6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
  2. 7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
  3. 8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
  4. 9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Douay-Rheims

  1. 6And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees.
  2. 7And he shall destroy in this mountain the face of the bond with which all people were tied, and the web that he began over all nations.
  3. 8He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
  4. 9And they shall say in that day: Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyful in his salvation.

Most Catholic parishes in the US read the New American Bible. Read Isaiah 25 in the NABRE at usccb.org.

Where this reading is used

  • Catholic: Old Testament (Lectionary for Mass, no. 1011)

Scripture: King James Version (1769 text) and Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (Project Gutenberg #1581); both public domain. Citation as listed in the Lectionary for Mass.