Prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (RACCOLTA 1910)

100 Days, once a day. IV (See Instructions.) 408 Leo XII, November 18,
1826.

FOR SUNDAY.

OLORD 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.

PATER, Ave, 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.

PATER, Ave, 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.

PATER, Ave, 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. PATER, Ave, 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.

PATER, Ave, 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.

PATER, Ave, 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.

PATER, Ave, De profundis.

Devotion to the Five Wounds.

200 Days, once a day. (See Instructions.) 412 Leo XIII, September 15,
1888.

GO before our actions, we beseech Thee, O LORD, with thy inspiration,

and follow after them with thy help, that every prayer and work of ours
may begin from Thee and through Thee be likewise ended. Through
CHRIST our LORD. Amen.

Eternal rest give unto them, O LORD, and let perpetual light shine upon
them.

I- WE offer unto Thee, O eternal FATHER, Father of mercies, for those

souls so dear to Thee in purgatory, the most Precious Blood shed on
Calvary from the wound in the left foot of JESUS thy SON, our
SAVIOUR, and the sorrow of Mary his most loving Mother in beholding
it.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

II. We offer unto Thee, O eternal FATHER, Father of mercies, for those
souls so dear to Thee in purgatory, the most Precious Blood shed on
Calvary from the wound in the right foot of JESUS thy SON, our
SAVIOUR, and the sorrow of Mary his most loving Mother in beholding
it.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

III. We offer unto Thee, O eternal FATHER, Father of mercies, for those
souls so dear to Thee in purgatory, the most Precious Blood shed on
Calvary from the wound in the left hand of JESUS thy SON, our
SAVIOUR, and the sorrow of Mary his most loving Mother in beholding
it.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

IV. We offer unto Thee, O eternal FATHER, Father of mercies, for those
souls so dear to Thee in purgatory, the most Precious Blood shed on
Calvary from the wound in the right hand of JESUS thy SON, our
SAVIOUR, and the sorrow of Mary his most loving Mother in beholding
it.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

V. We offer unto Thee, O eternal FATHER, Father of mercies, for those

souls so dear to Thee in purgatory, the most Precious Blood and water
flowing on Calvary from the pierced side of JESUS thy SON, our
SAVIOUR, and the sorrow of Mary his most loving Mother in beholding
it.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

Let us pray.

AND now to give greater value to our feeble prayers, turning to Thee,
most loving JESUS, we humbly pray Thee thyself to offer to the eternal
FATHER the sacred wounds of thy feet, hands and side, together with
thy most precious Blood, and thy agony and death; and do thou also,
Mary, Virgin of sorrows, present, together with the most sorrowful
Passion of thy well-beloved Son, the sighs, tears and all the sorrows
suffered by thee through his sufferings, so that through their merits
the souls who suffer in the most ardent flames of purgatory may obtain
refreshment, and, freed from this prison of torment, may be clothed
with glory in heaven, there to sing the mercies of GOD for ever. Amen.

Absolve, O LORD, the souls of all the faithful departed from every bond
of sin, so that by thy aid they may deserve to escape the judgment of
wrath, and come to the enjoyment of beatitude in eternal light.

V/. . Eternal rest give unto them, O LORD.

R/. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

V/. From the gate 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.

V/. The LORD be with you.

R/. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O GOD, the CREATOR and REDEEMER of all the faithful, grant to the
souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that
through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have
always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
Eternal rest, etc.
 Prayers

100 Days, once a day. (See Instructions.) 413 Leo XIII, December 14,
1889.

MY JESUS, by that copious sweat of blood with which Thou didst

bedew the ground in the garden, have mercy on the souls of my
nearest relations who are suffering in purgatory.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

MY JESUS, by that cruel scourging which Thou didst suffer, bound to

the column, have pity on the souls of my other relations and friends
who are suffering in purgatory.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

MY JESUS, by that crown of sharpest thorns which pierced thy sacred

temples, have mercy on that soul which is most neglected and least
prayed for, and on that soul which is furthest from being released from
the pains of purgatory.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

MY JESUS, by those sorrowful steps which Thou didst take with the
Cross on thy shoulders, have mercy on that soul which is nearest to its
departure from purgatory; and by the pains which Thou didst suffer
together with thy most holy Mother Mary, when Thou didst meet her on
the road to Calvary, deliver from the pains of purgatory those souls
who were devout to this beloved Mother.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

MY JESUS, by thy most holy body stretched on the Cross, by thy most
holy hands and feet pierced with hard nails, by thy most cruel death,
and by thy most holy side laid open with a lance, have pity and mercy
on those poor souls ; free them from the awful pains they suffer, call
and admit them to thy most sweet embrace in Paradise.

PATER, Ave, Requiem æternam.

O HOLY souls, tormented in most cruel pains, as one truly devoted to
you, I promise never to forget you, and continually to pray to the Most
High for your release. I beseech you to respond to this offering which I
make to you, and obtain for me from GOD, with whom you are so
powerful on behalf of the living, that I may be freed from all dangers of
soul and body ; I beg both for myself and for my relations and
benefactors, friends and enemies, pardon for our sins, and the grace of
perseverance in good, whereby we may save our souls.

Set us free from all misfortunes, miseries, sicknesses, trials and

labours. Obtain for us peace of heart; assist us in all our actions;
succour us promptly in all our spiritual and temporal needs; console
and defend us in our dangers. Pray for the supreme Pontiff, for the
exaltation of holy Church, for peace between nations, for Christian
princes, and for tranquillity among peoples ; and obtain that we may
one day all rejoice together in Paradise. Amen.
 The De Profundis.

i. 100 Days, to all the faithful, every time that, at the sound of the bell
at nightfall, they say devotedly on their knees the Psalm De profundis
or Pater, Ave and Requiem æternam.

ii. Plenary, once a year, if said daily. I, II, IV.

N.B. In places where no bell is rung, these Indulgences may be gained

by reciting the above at nightfall.

iii. 50 Days, three times a day to all who say the De profundis with V/.
and R/. Requiem æternam. (See Instructions) 404 Clement XII, Br.
August n, 1736; Pius VI, Prop. March 18, 1781; Pius IX, July 18, 1877;
Leo XIII, February 3, 1888.

Psalm, cxxix. Psalm, cxxix.

DE profundis clamavi ad te, OUT of the depths I have cried
DOMINE : * unto Thee, O LORD: LORD, hear
DOMINE, exaudi vocem meam. my voice, Let thine ears be
Fiant aures tuæ intendentes * in attentive : to the voice of my
vocem deprecationis meæ. Si supplication. If Thou, O LORD,
iniquitates observaveris, DOMINE: * shalt mark our iniquities: O LORD,
DOMINE, who can abide it? For with Thee
quis sustinebit? Quia apud te there is mercy : and by reason of
propitiation est : * et propter legem thy law I have waited on Thee, O
tuam sustinui te, DOMINE Sustinuit LORD. My soul hath waited on his
anima mea in verbo ejus : speravit word : my soul hath hoped in the
anima mea in DOMINO. LORD. From the morning watch
A custodia matutina usque ad even unto night: let Israel
noctem speret Israel in DOMINO. hope in the LORD. For with the
Quia apud DOMINUM misericordia, LORD there is mercy: and with
* et copiosa apud eum redemptio. Him is plenteous redemption.
Et ipse redimet Israel * ex omnibus And He shall redeem Israel: from
iniquitatibus ejus. all his iniquities.
V/. Eternal rest give to them, O
V/. Requiem æternam * dona eis, LORD.
DOMINE. R/. And let perpetual light shine
R/. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. upon them.
All Souls Day.

Plenary Indulgence, T.Q. I,II, IV (See Instructions.) 407 Pius X,

February 27, 1907; September 2 & 11, 1907.

This Indulgence, like that of the Portiuncula, may be gained as often

as a person visits a church or public chapel of the Benedictines,
whether monks or nuns, between first Vespers on November i and
sunset on November 2. I, II, IV. Communities and those dwelling with
them may use a semi-public chapel.

Those who wear a duly blessed medal of St. Benedict, and are
hindered from visiting a church or public chapel of the Benedictines by
infirmity, enclosure or distance (more than a mile), may gain thechape
indulgence by visiting- any church or public chapel. I, II, IV.

Ejaculation.

Eternal FATHER, by the Precious Blood of JESUS, Mercy!

Eternal rest give unto them, O LORD, and let perpetual light shine upon
them.

The Heroic Act.

This heroic act of charity in behalf of the souls in purgatory consists in

a voluntary offering, made by any one of the faithful in their favour, of
all works of satisfaction done by him in this life, as well as of all
suffrages which shall be offered for him after his death ; by this act he
deposits all these works and suffrages into the hands of the Blessed
Virgin, that she may distribute them in behalf of those holy souls
whom it is her good pleasure to deliver from the pains of purgatory, at
the same time that he declares that by this personal offering he only
forgoes in their behalf the special and personal benefit of these works
of satisfaction, so that, if he is a priest, he is not hindered from
applying the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the intention of
those who give him alms for that purpose.
This heroic act of charity, called also a vow of oblation, was instituted
by F. Caspar Oliden, a Theatine. It was he who propagated it, and it
was at his prayer that it was enriched with many Indulgences.

i. An Indult of a privileged altar, personally, every day in the year to all

priests who have made this offering.

ii. Plenary, daily, applicable only to the departed, II, III, IV.

iii. Plenary, every Monday to all who hear Mass in suffrage for the souls
in purgatory, II, III, IV. (See

Instructions.) 403 Benedict XIII, August 23, 1728; Pius VI, December
12, 1788; Pius IX, September 30, 1852,

November 20, 1854; Pius X, February 20, 1907.

N.B. All Indulgences granted, or to be granted and gained by the

faithful who have made this offering, are applicable to the holy souls in
purgatory

For all the faithful who cannot hear Mass on Monday, the Mass heard
on Sundays is available for gaining Indulgence No. iii. In the case of
those who are not yet communicants, or who are hindered from
communicating, their respective ordinaries may authorize confessors
to commute the works enjoined. Lastly, although this act of charity is
denominated a vow in some printed tracts, in which also is given a
formula for making the offering, no inference is to be drawn therefrom
that this offering binds under sin.; neither is it necessary to make use
of the said formula, since, in order to share in the said Indulgences, no
more is required than a hearty act of our will.

N.B. This act, or offering-, may be at any time revoked.