Te Tikanga Karakia mō
te Takahi Whare
Prayers in a House after Death
Returning to a house after the death of a family member can be a painful experience for a family. Friends may support them by accompanying them and sharing in a meal.
In this service the Church marks the family's return home. It reflects the continuing care for their well-being as they take up their life again. In Te Takahi Whare and the meal, the house is re-hallowed for the now smaller family. This is marked by a formal entry into the house.
The service takes place at the earliest possible time after The Funeral Service. Where possible, every room is visited, either by the minister alone or by the minister leading the bereaved family and friends.
In this service the English parallels rather than translates the Māori text.
This service is normally conducted by a priest. A duly authorised layperson may take the service.
If it is the custom of the people concerned that the house should be sprinkled with water, the water should be sanctified before the service. (The form of sanctifying is given at the conclusion of this service.)
This service may be adapted as appropriate for use in other places.
Mehemea ka taea, me tīmata atu te Karakia i waho o te whare.
Ka āhei mā te Pirihi mā te Reimana rānei e whakahaere tēnei Karakia.
Te Tomohanga
I runga i te Ingoa o te Atua,
te Matua, te Tama me te Wairua Tapu.
Āmine.
Kia tau mai te rangimārie o te Atua tō tātou Matua i te rangi,
te rangimārie o Īhu Karaiti, te puna o te rangimārie,
te rangimārie o te Wairua Tapu te Kai-whakamārie
ki runga ki tēnei whare
me te hunga e noho ana i konei.
Hei konei ka tomo atu te Pirihi me ngā tāngata ki roto i te whare,
me te kī a te Pirihi
Huakina e te Atua te tatau o tēnei whare;
tomo mai ki roto, ā, tukua kia tīaho tōu mārama
hei whakakāhore atu i ngā mea katoa o te pōuri;
ko Īhu Karaiti hoki tō mātou Ariki.
Āmine.
Kua ara mai a te Karaiti i te mate,
Kua waiho hei mātāmua mō te hunga kua moe.
Nā te tangata nei hoki te mate,
Waihoki nā te tangata te aranga mai o te hunga mate.
I roto hoki i a Arama ka mate katoa ngā tāngata,
Waihoki i roto i a Te Karaiti, ka whakaorangia katoatia.
Kia whakakorōriatia te Matua, te Tama,
me te Wairua Tapu.
Ko te ritenga ia i te tīmatanga, ā tēnei anō ināianei,
ā ka mau tonu iho, ā ake ake ake. Āmine.
Where possible, the service should begin outside the house.
The Entry
The priest says
In the name of God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The peace of God our heavenly Father,
and of Jesus Christ, the source of peace,
and of the Holy Spirit, the comforter,
come upon this house
and all who live here.
The priest and people now enter the house, the priest saying
Open, O God, the door of this house;
enter it and let your light shine here,
to drive away all darkness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For as by a man came death,
by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,
so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and shall be for ever. Amen.
E Ihowā, tohungia mātou,
E te Karaiti, tohungia mātou,
E Ihowā, tohungia mātou.
E tō mātou Matua i te rangi
Kia tapu tōu Ingoa.
Kia tae mai tōu rangatiratanga.
Kia meatia tāu e pai ai
ki runga ki te whenua,
kia rite anō ki tō te rangi.
Hōmai ki a mātou āianei
he taro mā mātou mō tēnei rā.
Murua ō mātou hara,
Me mātou hoki e muru nei
i ō te hunga e hara ana ki a mātou.
Āua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakawaia;
Engari whakaorangia mātou i te kino:
Nōu hoki te rangatiratanga, te kaha,
me te korōria,
Āke ake ake. Āmine.
Mehemea ko te tikanga a te iwi me ruirui te whare ki te wai, me whakatapu te
wai i te tuatahi i mua atu i te ruiruinga.
Hei konei ka haere te Pirihi ki ia wahi i roto, i waho rānei o te whare ka rui
haere
i te wai, me te mea
Ka ruiruia e tātou tēnei wāhi,
hei horoi atu i ngā mea poke,
a te rēwera a te tangata rānei,
i runga i te Ingoa o te Matua,
o te Tama, o te Wairua Tapu.
Āmine.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
If water is to be used the priest shall visit various places, inside and outside the house, and sprinkle water, saying
We sprinkle this place
to wash away the effects of all evil,
whether of people, or of spiritual powers,
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Ngā Īnoi Whakamutunga
Pirihi
E te Ariki, e Īhu Karaiti,
nā tāu Āpōtoro tapu nei te whakahau
kia kaua e whakarite ki te hunga tūmanako-kore
te pōuri mō te hunga e moe ana i roto i a koe;
e īnoi atu ana mātou ki a koe
kia āwhinatia e koe i runga i te aroha,
te hunga e tangi ana mō te hunga kua mate,
mukua atu ngā roimata katoa i ō rātou kanohi:
tēnā koe te ora nei, te kīngi tahi nei
me te Matua, me te Wairua Tapu,
kotahi anō Atua ā ake tonu atu.
Āmine.
E Ihowā, ko koe te Matua o ngā mahi tohu
te Atua hoki o ngā whakamārietanga katoa;
he īnoi atu tēnei nā mātou ki a koe,
kia titiro iho koe me te aroha, me te atawhai anō
ki ēnei pononga āu, e nui nei tō rātou pōuri;
whakamāmāngia ngā taimahatanga
kei runga i ō rātou tinana me ō rātou hinengaro;
āraia atu i a rātou ngā rauhanga a te wairua kino;
meinga te mārama o tōu kanohi
kia whiti mai ki runga i a rātou,
ā, tukua mai ki a rātou te tino rangimārie;
kia whakaaro hoki koe ki ngā mahi wawao
a tō mātou Ariki, a Īhu Karaiti.
Āmine.
Ka āhei he Hīmene ki konei.
Kia noho a Ihowā ki a koutou.
Mā Ihowā koe e manaaki.
Kia haere atu tātou i konei i runga i te rangimārie.
I runga i te Ingoa o te Ariki.
Concluding Prayers
The priest prays
Lord Jesus Christ,
by your holy apostle you have taught us
that our sorrow should not be without hope
for the dead that rest with you;
visit with your compassion
those who mourn the loss of their loved ones,
and wipe away all tears from their eyes;
for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
God,
the Father of mercies and giver of all comfort,
look down in pity and compassion
upon your sorrowing servants;
lighten the burdens
which weigh them down in soul and body;
shelter them from the forces of evil;
let the light of your presence shine upon them
and give them perfect peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A hymn may be sung.
The Lord be with you.
The Lord bless you.
Be at peace.
Thanks be to God.
Pirihi
Mā te Atua o te rangimārie,
nāna nei i whakahoki mai i roto i te hunga mate
tō tātou Ariki, a Īhu, taua Hēpara nui o ngā hipi,
he meatanga nā ngā toto o te kawenata mutungakore;
māna koutou e mea kia tino tika i runga i ngā mahi pai katoa,
kia mahia anō e koutou
te mea e ahuareka ana ki tāna titiro,
i roto anō i a Īhu Karaiti;
waiho atu i a ia te korōria ake ake.
Āmine.
(Kauaka te reimana e mea ‘koutou’, engari ‘tātou’.)
Me mau mai ki te Pirihi he wai, i roto i te ipu tika, ka mea ai te Pirihi.
E te Atua Kaha rawa, ora tonu,
i whakatapua e koe te wai
hei hākarameta mo te horoi i te hara,
tēnei mātou te īnoi atu nei ki a koe,
he nui nei hoki tōu aroha,
kia whakatapua tēnei wai
i runga i te Ingoa o te Matua,
o te Tama, o te Wairua Tapu.
Āmine.
The priest may give a blessing or the following may be said.
The God of peace,
who by the blood of the eternal covenant
brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
make you perfect in every good work,
working in you that which is pleasing and good;
through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
When water is to be sanctified, the priest shall say
Almighty and everliving God,
in baptism you give water a holy use to wash away sin:
sanctify this water
as a sign of cleansing from all the powers of evil;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who triumphed over evil on the cross,
and now lives and reigns with you for ever.
Amen.