Pietà

Let us pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

O most compassionate Jesus, have mercy on the souls detained in purgatory, for whose redemption You did take upon Yourself our nature and endure a bitter death. Mercifully hear their groanings, look with pity on the tears which they now shed before You, and by the virtue of Thy Passion release them from the pains due unto their sins. O most pitiful Jesus, let Your Precious Blood reach down into Purgatory, and refresh and revive the captive souls which suffer there. Stretch forth to them Your strong right hand, and bring them forth into the place of refreshment, light and peace. Amen.
St Gertrude

St Catherine of Bologna says that whenever she wished for some grace from the Most High, she always had recourse to the intercession of the Holy Souls, and she was rarely disappointed. Indeed, she adds that she obtained by their merits many favours that she failed to obtain through the intercession of the saints in Heaven. With reason we may believe that the first request they will make at the throne of grace will be for those who have opened the gate of Heaven for them, and procured their entrance into eternal happiness. And it is equally certain they will never cease to pray for their benefactors when they are in danger, either of soul or body.

Call to mind the names of your family members who have died, as well as those who have no one left to pray for them.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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