“Consider then...the magnitude of these sufferings which the souls in Purgatory endure; and the means which we have of mitigating them: our prayers, our good works, and, above all, the holy sacrifice of the Mass”

Prayer of St. Gertrude for the Souls in Purgatory “Eternal Father I offer you the most precious blood of your Divine Son Jesus in union with the masses said throughout the world today for all the holy souls in purgatory for sinners everywhere sinner sin the universal church those in my own home and within my family. Amen. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus”

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen “As we enter heaven, we will see them, so many of them coming towards us and thanking us. We will ask who they are, and they will say a poor soul you prayed for in purgatory.”

“We must empty Purgatory with our prayers.”

Litany of the Holy Souls in Purgatory

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Lord, have mercy on us.   
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.   
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.    
Christ, graciously hear us.

:  Have mercy on the Souls of the Faithful departed.
God the Father of Heaven, 
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, 
God the Holy Spirit, 
Holy Trinity,
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Saint Michael, leader of the heavenly hosts,
Saint Gabriel, messenger of the Divine plan,
St. Raphael, companion for the journey,
All you holy Angels and Archangels,
Saint John the Baptist,
Saint Joseph,
All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets,
Saint Peter, 
Saint Paul,
Saint John,
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists,
Saint Stephen,
Saint Lawrence,
All you holy Martyrs,
Saint Gregory,
Saint Ambrose,
All you holy bishops and confessors,
Saint Mary Magdalen,
Saint Catherine,
All you holy Virgins and widows,

V. All you Saints of God,
. Make intercession for the Souls of the faithful departed.

Be merciful, Spare them, O Lord.
Be merciful, Hear them, O Lord.

:  O Lord, deliver them
From all evil,
From Thy wrath,
From the flame of fire,
From the region of the shadow of death,
Through Thine Immaculate Conception,
Through Thy Nativity,
Through Thy Most Holy Name,
Through the multitude of Thy tender mercies,
Through Thy most bitter Passion,
Through Thy most Sacred Wounds,
Through Thy most Precious Blood,
Through Thine ignominious death, by which Thou hast destroyed our death,

The just shall be in everlasting remembrance; He shall not fear the evil hearing.
Absolve, O Lord, the souls of the faithful departed from every bond of sin,
℟. And by the help of Thy grace may they be enabled to escape
the avenging judgment, and to enjoy the happiness of eternal life.

℟:  Lord, have mercy.
Because in Thy mercy are deposited the souls that departed in an inferior degree of grace,
Because their present suffering is greatest in the knowledge of the pain that their separation from Thee is causing Thee,
Because of their present inability to add to Thy accidental glory,.
Not for our consolation, O Lord; not for their release from purgative pain, O God; but for Thy joy and the greater accidental honor of Thy throne, O Christ the King,

℟:  O Jesus, Grant light and peace, O Lord.
For the souls of our departed friends, relations and benefactors,
For those of our family who have fallen asleep in Thy bosom,
For those who have gone to prepare our place, .
For those who were brothers and sisters in Religion,
For priests who were our spiritual directors,
For men or women who were our teachers in school,
For those who were our employers (or employees),
For those who were our associates in daily toil,
For any soul whom we ever offended,
For our enemies now departed,
For those souls who have none to pray for them,
For those forgotten by their friends and kin,
For those now suffering the most,
For those who have acquired the most merit,
For the souls next to be released from Purgatory,
For those who, while on earth, were most devoted to God the Holy Spirit, to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, to the holy Mother of God,
For all deceased popes and prelates,
For all deceased priests, seminarians and religious,
For all our brethren in the Faith everywhere,
For all our separated brethren who deeply loved Thee, and would have come into Thy household had they known the truth,
For those souls who need, or in life asked, our prayers,
For those, closer to Thee than we are, whose prayers we need,

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord.
That those may be happy with Thee forever, who on earth were true exemplars of the Catholic Faith,.
That those may be admitted to Thine unveiled Presence, who as far as we know never committed mortal sin,
That those may be housed in glory, who lived always in recollection and prayer,
That those may be given the celestial joy of beholding Thee, who lived lives of mortification, self-denial, and penance,
That those may be flooded with Thy love, who denied themselves even Thy favors of indulgence and who made the heroic act for the souls who had gone before them, 
That those may be drawn up to the Beatific Vision, who never put obstacles in the way of sanctifying grace and who ever drew closer in mystical union with Thee, 

We beseech Thee, hear us.
We sinners,
O Thou Who didst absolve the sinner woman and hear the prayer of the good thief,
That thou wouldst release our deceased parents, relations and benefactors from the bonds of their sins and the punishment for them, 
That Thou wouldst hasten the day of visiting Thy faithful detained in the receptacles of sorrow, and wouldst transport them to the city of eternal peace,
That Thou wouldst shorten the time of expiation for their sins and graciously admit them into the holy sanctuary, into which no unclean thing can enter,
That through the prayers and alms of Thy Church, and especially by the inestimable Sacrifice of Thy Holy Altar, Thou wouldst receive them into the tabernacle of rest and crown their longing hopes with everlasting fruition,
Son of God,

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest.

Christ, hear us.    Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.  Christ, have mercy on us.

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespass as we forgive those who trespass against us.

V. And lead us not into temptation,
. But deliver us from all evil. Amen.
V
. From the gates of Hell,
. Deliver their Souls, O Lord
V
. May they rest in peace.
. Amen.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer,
. And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let Us Pray.

O God, Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the Souls of Thy departed servants the remission of all their sins, that through our pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
. Amen.

O God, the Giver of pardon and the Lover of the salvation of men, we beg Thy clemency on behalf of our brethren, kinsfolk and benefactors who have departed this life, that by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, Thou wouldst receive them into the joys of Thine everlasting kingdom. Through Christ Our Lord.
. Amen.

O God, to Whom it belongs always to have mercy and to spare, be favorably propitious to the Souls of Thy servants and grant them the remission of all their sins, that being delivered from the bonds of this mortal life, they may be admitted to life everlasting. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
℟. Amen.

Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants and handmaids, N. and N., who are gone before us with the sign of faith and repose in the sleep of grace. To these, O Lord, and to all who rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light and peace, through the same Christ Our Lord.
℟  Amen.

V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,
℟. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
All: And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercies of God rest in peace.

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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