Sacred Heart of Jesus,I place my trust in thee. JESUS.

Eternal Father I offer thee the most precious blood of thy divine son ,Jesus, in union
with the masses said throughout the the whole world today, for all the holy souls In
purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church,those in my
home and within my family.Amen.

SEVEN DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY

Preparatory Prayer
My Jesus, by the sorrows you suffered in your agony in the garden ,in your scourging
and crowning with thorns, in your journey to calvary, and in the crucifixion and
death, have mercy on the souls in purgatory,and especially on those that are most
forsaken;deliver them from the torments they endure;callthem and admit to your
most sweet embrace in paradise,where you live with the father and the holy
spirit,one god ,forever and ever Amen.(FROM THE RACCOLTA).
(Here say the prayer for the day)
Our Father Haily Mary..
Eternal rest,grant unto them,O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.May
they rest in peace.Amen.
Concluding prayer
Merciful Father,hear our prayers and console us.As we renew our faith in your
son,whom yu raised from the dead,strengthen our hope that all our departed
brothers and sisters will share in his resuurection,who lives and reigns with thee and
the holy spirit,one God forever and ever Amen.
Prayers for each day
SUNDAY
O Lord God almighty,I beseech you, by the precious blood which your divine son
Jesus shed in the garden,deliver the souls in purgatory,and especially that one wich
is the most forsaken of all,and bring him into your glory,where he may raise and
bless you forver.Amen.
MONDAY
O Lord God Almighty,I beseech you,by the precious blood your divine son Jesus shed
in his cruel sourging,deliver the souls in purgatory,and among them all,especially
that soul who is nearest to his entrance into your glory,that he may soon begin to
praise you and bless you forever. Amen.

TUESDAY
O lord God Almighty ,I beseech you, by the precious blood of your divine son Jesus
that was shed in his bitter crowning with thorns,deliver the souls in purgatory,and
among them all,particularly that soul who is in greatest need of our prayers, in
order that he may no longer be delayed in praising you in your glory and blessing
you forever. Amen.
WEDNESDAY
O lord God Almighty ,I beseech you, by the precious blood of your divine son Jesus
that was shed on the streets of Jerusalem, while he carried on his sacred shoulders
the heavy burden of the cross ,deliver the souls in purgatory, and especiaaly the
one who is richest in merits in your sight,so that,having soon aattained the high
place in glory to which he is detined, he may praise you triumphantly and bless you
forever. Amen.
THURSDAY
O lord God Almighty ,I beseech you, by the precious body blood of your divine son
Jesus,which he himself, on the night before his passion,gave as meat and drink to
his beloved Apostle and bequeathed to his holy church to be the perpetual sacrifice
and life-giving nourishment of his faithful people deliver the souls in
purgatory,and,most of all,that soul who was most devoted to this mystery of infinite
love,in order that he may praise you therefore,together with your son and the holy
spirit in your glory forever .Amen.
FRIDAY
O Lord God Almighty ,Ibseech you, by the precious blood which jesus, your divine
son did shed this day upon the tree of the cross,especially from his sacred hands
and feet,deliver the souls in purgatory,and particularly that soul for whom I am most
bound to pray,in order that I may not be the cause which hinders you from
admitting him quickly to the possession of your glory,where he may praise you and
bless you forevermore.Amen.
Our Father Haily Mary..
Eternal rest,grant unto them,O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.May
they rest in peace.Amen.
SATURDAY

O Lord God Almighty ,I beseech you,by the precious blood which gushed forth from
the sacred side of your divine son, Jesus in the presence and to the great sorrow of
his most Holy Mother,deliver the souls in purgatory,and among them all,especially
that soul who has been the most devout to this noble lady, that he may come
quickly into your glory,there to praise you in her and her in you through all the
ages,Amen.

OTHER INTERCESSORY PRAYER

FOR THE POOR SOULS
THE CANTICLES OF ZACHARY (BENEDICTUS)
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,because he has visited and wrought the
redemption of his people.
And he has raised up the horn of salvation to us, in the house of David,his servant.
As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets,who are from the beginning.
Salvation from our enemies,and from the hand of all that he hate us.
To work mercy with our fathers,and remember his holy testament.
The oath which he swore to Abraham our father,that he would grant us.
That bein delivered from the hand of our enemies,we may serve him without fear
In holiness and justice before him all our days.
And you,child,shall be called the prophet of the highest,for you
Shall go before the face of the lord to prepare his ways.
To give he knowledge of salvation of his people,unto the remession of their sins.
Through the bowels of the mercy of our god,in which the orient from on high has
visited us.
To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death; to direct our feet
in the way of people.
Eternal rest grant,O Lord,to the faithful departed.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.Amen.

Let us pray.Grant O Lord,we beseech you,to your servants and handmaids

departed,mercy,that they who prayed that your will might be done on earth as in
heaven,we may not receive punishment for their misdeeds but that even here
below the true faith united them to the ranks of the faithful,so that in heaven by
your mercy they may have fellowship with the choirs of angels.
Through Christ our Lord.Amen.

THE LIBERA ME

Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death in that awful day;

When the heavens and the earth shall be removed.
When you shall come to judge the world by fire.
Dread and tembling have laid hold on me,and I fear exceedingly because of
the judgement and the wrath to come.
When the heavens and the earth shall be shaken.
On that day,that day of wrath,of sore distress and of all wretchedness,that
great and exceedingly bitter day.
When you shall come to judge the world by fire.
Eternal rest grant to them,O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.Amen.

PRIVATE LITANY FOR THE POOR SOULS

Leader:
God Alimighty, Father of goodness and love,have mercy on the poor
suffering souls and grant your aid:

To my dear parents and ancestors

To my brothers,sisters and other relatives
To my spiritual and temporal benefactors.
To my former friends and subjects
To all for whom love or duty bids me pray
To those who have suffered disadvantage or harm through me,

To those who have offended me,

To those who are especially beloved by you
To those who release is near at hand
To those wh endure the greatest sufferings.
To thse who release is most remote.
To those who are least remembered
To those who are most deserving on account of their services to the church.
To the rich who are now the most destitute.
To the mighty who are now lowly servants
To the blind who are noe see their folly.
To the frivolous who spent their time in idleness
To the poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven
To the tepid who devoted little to prayer
To the indolent who neglected to do god works
To those of liitle faith who neglected the reception of the sacraments.
To the habitual sinners,who owe their salvation t to a miracle of grace
T o parents who failed to watch over their children
To superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those intrusted to them
Jesus,Mary,Joseph have mercy on the poor souls.
To souls who strove for nothing but riches and pleasures
To the wordly-minded who failed to to use their wealth and talents in the service of
God
To those who witnessed the death of others but would not think their own death.
To those who did not provide for the great journey to the next life.
To those whose responsibility on earth was grave and severe
To popes,kings and princes
To bishop and clergy
To teachers and spiritual advisers

To those who died in times of peace and war

To those who died within or outside the bosom of the church
To all believers and non-believers in Christ
To my own poor soul when I shall appear before your judgement seat
May all the faithful departed rest in peace.Amen.
Jesus,Mary,Joseph have mercy on the poor souls.