“It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” (2 Machabees 12:46)
DAILY PRAYERS FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY
(From The Raccolta)
FOR SUNDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in the garden, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that soul amongst them all which is most destitute of spiritual aid; and vouchsafe to bring it to Thy glory, there to praise and bless Thee for ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR MONDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in His cruel scourging, deliver the souls in purgatory, and that soul especially amongst them all which is nearest to its entrance into Thy glory; that so it may forthwith begin to praise and bless Thee for ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR TUESDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in His bitter crowning with thorns, deliver the souls in purgatory, and in particular that one amongst them all which would be the last to depart out of those pains, that it may not tarry so long a time before it come to praise Thee in Thy glory and bless Thee for ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR WEDNESDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in the streets of Jerusalem, when He carried the Cross upon His sacred shoulders, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that soul which is richest in merits before Thee; that so, in that throne of glory which awaits it, it may magnify Thee and bless Thee for ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR THURSDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Body and Blood of Thy Divine Son Jesus, which He gave with His own Hands upon the eve of His Passion to His beloved Apostles to be their meat and drink, and which He left to His whole Church to be a perpetual sacrifice and the life-giving food of His own faithful people, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that one which was most devoted to this mystery of infinite love, that it may with the same Thy Divine Son, and with Thy Holy Spirit, ever praise Thee for Thy love therein in eternal glory. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR FRIDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son shed on this day upon the wood of the Cross, especially from His most sacred Hands and Feet, deliver the souls in purgatory, and in particular that soul for which I am most bound to pray; that no neglect of mine may hinder it from praising Thee in Thy glory and blessing Thee for ever. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
FOR SATURDAY
O Lord God Almighty, I beseech Thee, by the Precious Blood which gushed forth from the Side of Thy Divine Son Jesus, in the sight of, and to the extreme pain of His most holy Mother, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that one amongst them all which was the most devout to her; that it may soon attain unto Thy glory, there to praise Thee in her, and her in Thee, world without end. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, De Profundis.
De Profundis (Psalm 129)
1 Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: 2 Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3 If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it. 4 For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word: 5 my soul hath hoped in the Lord. 6 From the morning watch even until night, let Isrаеl hope in the Lord. 7 Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Isrаеl from all his iniquities.
LITANY FOR THE SUFFERING SOULS
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 us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Most Precious Blood of my Redeemer, Cleanse them, O Most Precious Blood.
Blood of the new, eternal Testament, Cleanse them, O Most Precious Blood.
Price of our redemption, Cleanse them, O Most Precious Blood.
Fountain of living waters, etc.
Precious ransom of sinners,
Pledge of eternal salvation,
Sacrifice to eternal justice,
Key to the gates of heaven,
Purification of our poor souls,
Salvation in our misery,
Remedy for our wounds,
Forgiveness of our sins,
Payment for our debts,
Remission of our punishment,
Source of salvation,
Hope of the poor,
Nourishment of the weak,
Healing balm for the sick,
Reconciliation of sinners,
Joy of the just,
Refuge of Christians,
Admiration of the angels,
Consolation of the patriarchs,
Expectation of the prophets,
Strength of the apostles,
Confidence of the martyrs,
Justification of confessors,
Refreshment of the Suffering Souls,
Beatitude of all saints,
Be merciful, Spare them, O Jesus.
Be merciful, Hear them, O Jesus.
From all evil, Deliver them, O Jesus.
From Thy wrath, Deliver them, O Jesus.
From the rigor of Thy justice, Deliver them, O Jesus.
From remorse of conscience, etc.
From their great sorrow,
From the torment of fire,
From utter darkness,
From their moaning and lamentation,
Through this Thy Most Precious Blood,
Through this great price of our redemption,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in Thy circumcision,
Through the Sacred Blood shed on Mount Olivet,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in maltreatment by Thy enemies,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in Thy scourging,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in Thy crowning with thorns,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in Thy carrying of the cross,
Through the Sacred Blood shed when despoiled of Thy garments,
Through the Sacred Blood shed in Thy crucifixion,
Through the Sacred Blood shed on the cross,
Through the Sacred Blood shed when the spear pierced Thy holy side,
Through the Sacred Blood daily offered in Mass,
Poor Sinners, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Who didst absolve Mary [Magdalene] and the Good Thief, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Who savest us through Thy grace, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Who hast power over death and Purgatory, etc.
That Thou wouldst spare the Suffering Souls,
That Thou wouldst release from the torments of Purgatory the souls of our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors,
That Thou wouldst have mercy on the souls that are not remembered on earth,
That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest to the souls of all the faithful departed,
That Thou wouldst still their yearning,
That Thou wouldst cleanse them in Thy Sacred Blood,
That Thou wouldst release them through it from their torments,
That Thou wouldst grant them through it Thy beatific vision,
Thou King of awful majesty,
Thou Son of God,
O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Eternal rest grant unto them.
O Lamb of God, etc., Eternal rest grant unto them.
O Lamb of God, etc., Eternal rest grant unto them.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Our Father, etc.
Hail Mary, etc.
V. From the gates of hell:
R. Deliver them, O Lord.
V. Lord, hear my prayer:
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray
We beseech Thee, O Lord, let the souls of Thy servants be cleansed in the Most Precious Blood of Thy Son and through the merits of His sacred Passion, that, being delivered from Purgatory, they may forever behold and praise Thee, their last end and object. Amen.