Greetings, Faithful prayer friends of Jesus, to the Novena for the Loving Souls in Purgatory. This little Novena for the Holy Souls of Purgatory, will be for Our Loved Ones, who have passed away and are awaiting our Lords Forgiveness and Love, Amen. For all the Souls of Purgatory and that we may pray for them, everyday of our mortal lives. For the True Conversion of hardened sinners and for more Love and Peace in the World. And for our personal prayer intentions, Amen. Prayer to Our Suffering Savior for the Holy Souls in Purgatory O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord. (Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions here) Blessed Souls, I have prayed for thee; I entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for me a miserable sinner, who is in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen Written by St. Alphonsus Liguori this novena has prayers for each day which are followed by the Prayer to Our Suffering Savior for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. _________ Day 3 My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things, and repent with my whole heart of my offenses against Thee. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at the same, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. And thou, Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession. Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and Glory be. Day 3 This life on earth is, as we have heard a thousand times, a time of merit. When through the Churchs indulgences we avail ourselves of the merits of Christ and of the saints, we can wipe away the guilt of forgiven sins and eliminate the punishment due to venial sins, as we can also do through penance and deeds of charity. But once the soul enters purgatory, the time for that soul to gain merit is ended. When we suffer on earth, we can offer our suffering to God, increasing thereby our future happiness in heaven and canceling out the pains of purgatory. When a soul suffers in purgatory, he slowly and tediously cancels the debts of sins; he gains no further merit for heaven. Nor are there indulgences in purgatory, nor fresh use of the merits of Christ, of His Mother, and of the saints. Thanks however to our union in the Mystical Body of Christ, thanks to the communion of the saints, we can gain merit for the suffering souls. We can win indulgences and apply them to the period of waiting of these souls. We can cut their sufferings and speed their entry into heaven by whatever of good that we offer for them on earth. In all generosity we say for these souls who depend on us: The Prayer for the Holy Souls O God, the Creater and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants and handmaids departed, the remission of all their sins; that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. ________ Litanies for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven , Have mercy on the Souls of the Faithful departed. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on the Souls of the faithful departed. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on the Souls of the faithful departed. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on the Souls of the faithful departed. Holy Mary , Pray for the Souls of the faithful departed. Holy Mother of God, Pray for the Souls of the faithful departed. Saint Michael, etc. Saint Gabriel, All ye holy Angels and Archangels, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Joseph, All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint John, All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, Saint Stephen, Saint Lawrence, All ye holy Martyrs, Saint Gregory, Saint Ambrose, All ye holy bishops and confessors, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine, All ye holy Virgins and widows, All ye Saints of God, Make intercession for the Souls of the faithful departed. Be merciful, Spare them, O Lord. Be merciful, Hear them, O Lord. From all evil, O Lord, deliver them. From Thy wrath, O Lord, deliver them. From the flame of fire, etc. 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, We sinners, We beseech Thee, hear us. O Thou Who didst absolve the sinner woman and hear the prayer of the good thief, We beseech Thee, hear us. That thou wouldst release our deceased parents, relations and benefactors from the bonds of their sins and the punishment for them, etc. 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 takest away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Grant them eternal rest. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, etc. V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from all evil. Amen. V. From the gates of Hell, R. Deliver their Souls, O Lord. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer , R. 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. R. 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. R. 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. R. Amen. Short Version For Private Use Only. The just shall be in everlasting remembrance; He shall not fear the evil hearing. V. Absolve, O Lord, the souls of the faithful departed from every bond of sin, R. And by the help of Thy grace may they be enabled to escape the avenging judgment, and to enjoy the happiness of eternal life. Because in Thy mercy are deposited the souls that departed in an inferior degree of grace, Lord, have mercy. Because their present suffering is greatest in the knowledge of the pain that their separation from Thee is causing Thee, Lord, have mercy. Because of their present inability to add to Thy accidental glory, etc. 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, For the souls of our departed friends, relations and benefactors, Grant light and peace, O Lord. For those of our family who have fallen asleep in Thy bosom, O Jesus, grant light and peace, O Lord. For those who have gone to prepare our place, etc. (For those who were our brothers [or 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 Ghost, 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, That those may be happy with Thee forever, who on earth were true exemplars of the Catholic Faith, grant them eternal rest, O Lord. That those may be admitted to Thine unveiled Presence, who as far as we know never committed mortal sin, grant them eternal rest, O Lord. That those may be housed in glory, who lived always in recollection and prayer, etc. That those may be given the celestial joy of beholding Thee, who lived lives of mortification and , 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, V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, R. And let perpetual light shine upon them. Let Us Pray. 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. R. Amen. Thank you all, for praying with us to the Beloved Souls of Purgatory. Please remember to pray daily for these Poor Souls, Amen dear brethren :-)
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:24:39 +0000