07 September 2021

HIRH Archduke Felix of Austria R+I+P


His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Felix of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia died ten years ago yesterday at the age of 95. Born in 1916, the son of Blessed Karl and the Servant of God Zita, he was their last surviving child, having outlived his eldest brother HIRH Otto, de jure Emperor, by just two months. With his passing, all the Habsburgs born while the House still reigned are gone.

I finished my Facebook post mourning his death with 'The Eagles have fallen!'

O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant Felix, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Troparion of the Departed

Thou only Creator Who with wisdom profound mercifully orderest all things, and givest unto all that which is useful, give rest, O Lord, to the soul of Thy servant who has fallen asleep, for he has placed his trust in Thee, our Maker and Fashioner and our God.

Kontakion of the Departed

With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Thy servant where sickness and sorrow are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.

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