As part of your daily prayer cycle, you may want to consider including a prayer for the souls trapped in purgatory. Each day of the week, has a specific prayer that needs to be recited on that particular day. In doing the daily prayers, we are able to pray for the souls both strangers, and loved ones alike, all year round.
There are a few ways for use to pray for the poor souls trapped in purgatory. There is the one off, Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great, in which up to 50,000 souls can be prayed for, via the use of the Chaplet of St. Gertrude. The entire month of November is dedicated to the dearly departed, this is also an excellent time to perform the 9 Day Novena as part of November’s prayers for the dead.
For those of us who which to be able to pray for the souls in purgatory on a much more regular basis, there is the option of a daily prayer cycle. By reciting the following prayers on the designated day of the week, we are able to beseech god in the hopes of helping to free those souls who have been redeemed.
Sunday
O Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood which
Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in the garden,
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and especially that one which is the most forsaken of all;
and bring it to Thy glory,
there to praise and bless Thee forever.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of Thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Monday
O Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood which
Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in His cruel scourging,
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and among them all,
especially that soul which is nearest
to its entrance into Thy glory;
that, so it may soon begin to praise Thee and bless Thee forever.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Tuesday
O Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood which
Thy Divine Son Jesus that was shed
in His bitter crowning with thorns,
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and among them all,
particularly that soul which is in the greatest need of our prayers
in order that it may not long be delayed
in praising Thee in Thy glory,
and blessing Thee forever.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Wednesday
O Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood of
Thy Divine Son Jesus that was shed
in the streets of Jerusalem
while He carried on His sacred shoulders,
the heavy burden of the cross
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and especially that one which is the richest in merits in thy sight;
so that having soon obtained the high place in glory to which it is destined,
it may praise Thee triumphantly and bless Thee forever.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Thursday
O LORD God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious body and blood of
Thy Divine Son Jesus,
which He himself
on the night before His passion
gave as meat and drink to His beloved apostles,
and He bequeathed His Holy Church
be a perpetual sacrifice and life-giving nourishment
of His faithful people,
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and but most of all that soul
which was most devoted to this mystery of infinite love;
in order that it may praise thee, therefore
together with Thy Divine Son,
and The Holy Spirit,
in Thy glory forever.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end…Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Friday
O LORD God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood which
Thy Divine Son, Jesus, did shed on 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 Thee
from admitting it quickly into the possession of Thy glory
where it may praise and bless Thee forever more.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end…Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Saturday
O Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee,
by the precious blood
which gushed forth from the sacred side
of Thy Divine Son Jesus
in the presence of and and to the great sorrow
of His most holy Mother
deliver the souls in purgatory,
and among them all especially that soul
which has been most devout to this noble Lady;
that it may come quickly into Thy glory,
there to praise Thee in her,
and her in Thee,
through all the ages.
Amen.
O Lord, hear my prayer
And let my prayer cry come onto thee.
O God
the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of thy servants and handmaids
the remission of all their sins
that through our devout supplications
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.
Who live and reign world without end…Amen.
Recite the following prayers:
1 x Our Father
1 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory Be
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
Amen.
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My brother passed away in March and then my husband passed away on Father's Day, 2019. I was really excited and pleased to find such beautiful prayers for the dead and the souls in Purgatory. I am always looking for new prayers, and these are beautiful
Joined a prayer group which dedicated itself to saying 2,000 Hail Mary's on the first Saturday of the month for the deceased. A list of deceased relatives for everyone who participated was kept and a portion of the list of names was called out after every 100 Hail Mary's. I did not realize how many members of my family, relatives, and extended family and friends had passed away that were known to me personally. I also realized that most of them would be soon forgotten and left without anyone to pray for them. To pray for them is an obligation I feel I must take on since they all are responsible in some way for my comfort and support when I needed it. Besides, how can you look forward to going to heaven if it is possible that you may not have any close and personal friends to welcome you?
Eternal rest grant them o Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace ?