Eternal Rest  Eternal Rest or Requiem aeternam is a Western Christian prayer asking God:  (2) to rest in the love of God the souls of the faithful departed in Paradise until the resurrection of the dead and Last Judgement (in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Methodism, Lutheranism)  The prayer is cited from 2 Esdras(4 Esdras Vulgate):  Therefore I say to you, O nations that hear and understand, “Wait for your shepherd; he will give you everlasting rest, because he who will come at the end of the age is close at hand. Be ready for the rewards of the kingdom, because perpetual light will shine on you forevermore. -2 Esdras 2:34-35 NRSV  This Roman Catholic doctrine is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1030-1032:  °The United Methodist Church teaches the "truth of intercessory prayer for the dead" and that "prayer for the dead has been a widespread practice throughout Christian history [and] is a profound act of love addressed to a God of love". The Latin text in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church is:  The translation used by English-speaking Roman Catholics is:  The translation used by English-speaking Lutherans is:  The translation used by English-speaking Anglicans is:  A variation of the prayer said by Methodist clergy during A Service of Death and Resurrection is:  Eternal God, we praise you for the great company of all those who have finished their course in faith and now rest from their labor. We praise you for those dear to us whom we name in our hearts before you. Especially we praise you for Name, whom you have graciously received into your presence. To all of these, grant your peace. Let perpetual light shine upon them; and help us so to believe where we have not seen, that your presence may lead us through our years, and bring us at last with them into the joy of your home not made with hands but eternal in the heavens; through Jesus Christ our Lord.