As I was doing some clearing of my desk this past week I came across another prayer "For a Happy Death", this one seeking the intercession of St. Benedict.  Since many, now a days, have St. Benedict medals attached to their rosary or scapular (or both) I thought I'd share it with you.

 Use this prayer in good spiritual health.  Don’t forget to take advantage of the sacraments, sacramentals, and the many prayers and other rites of the Church, all aimed at helping us to safely complete the pilgrimage of faith for which we were created.  Memento Mori!

Prayer to St. Benedict for a Happy Death

V. Pray for us, O Holy Father, St. Benedict.

R. And obtain for us the grace of a happy death.

Let us pray: O holy Father, Benedict, whose very name signifies your blessedness; you most joyfully offered your angelic soul to God while you stood in prayer with your arms raised to heaven.  You have promised to defend us from the devil’s attacks at the hour of death if we daily recall to you your own glorious death and heavenly joys.  Protect me, therefore, O glorious Father, today and every day by your holy blessings; so that I may never be separated from our blessed Jesus, nor from the company of you and all the saints.  Amen.

Let us pray: O God, Who adorned the precious death of our most holy Father, St. Benedict, with so many and so great privileges, grant, we beseech You, that our departure hence, we may be defended from the snares of the enemy by the blessed presence of him whose memory we celebrate.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.