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NOVENA PRAYERS
FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
After each invocation
say:
My Jesus, mercy
and relief through Thy Sacred Wounds
O JESUS, Thou didst
suffer and die that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal
happiness.
Through the Agony of Thine Crown of Thorns I offer it to Thy Eternal
Father
that Thou wilt hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of:
My dear parents and
grandparents,
My brothers and sisters
and other near relatives,
My godparents and
sponsors of Confirmation,
My spiritual and temporal
benefactors,
My friends and neighbors,
All for whom love
or duty bids me pray,
Those who have offended
me,
Those who have suffered
disadvantage of harm through me,
Those who are especially
beloved by Thee,
Those whose release
is near at hand,
Those who desire most
to be united to Thee,
Those who endure the
greatest suffering,
Those whose release
is most remote,
Those who are least
remembered,
Those who are most
deserving on account of their services to the Church,
The rich who are now
the most destitute,
The mighty who are
now powerless,
The once spiritually
blind, who now see their folly,
The frivolous, who
spent their time in idleness,
The poor, who did
not seek the treasures of Heaven,
The tepid, who devoted
little time to prayer,
The indolent, who
neglected to perform good works,
Those of little faith,
who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments,
The habitual sinners,
who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace,
Parents who failed
to watch over their children,
Superiors who were
not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them,
Those who strove for
worldly riches and pleasures,
The worldly minded,
who failed to use their wealth and talents in the service of God,
Those who witnessed
the death of others, but would not think of their own,
Those who blasphemed
and committed sacrilege without due reparation,
Those who violated
the dignity of the human body and mind through impurity,
Those who are Purgatory
because of me,
Those who did not
provide for the life hereafter,
Those whose sentence
is severe because of the great things entrusted to them,
The popes, kings and
rulers,
The bishops and their
counselors,
My teachers and spiritual
advisors,
The deceased priests
of this diocese,
The priests and religious
of the Catholic Church,
The defenders of the
holy Catholic Faith,
Those who dies on
the
battlefield,
Those who fought for
their country,
Those who were buried
in the sea,
Those who died suddenly,
in accidents and from other causes,
Those who died of
heart attacks,
Those who suffered
and died with cancer,
Those who died of
AIDS,
Those who died without
the last rites of the Church,
Those who shall die
within the next twenty-four hours,
For those who procured
abortions or aborted their children,
For those who promoted
or practiced contraception,
For those who gave
scandal, especially to children,
My own poor soul when
I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat.
PRAYER
Eternal rest grant
unto all of these, O Lord; and let the perpetual light of Thine
countenance
shine upon them soon. Amen.
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NOVENA PRAYERS
FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS AND THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS
After each invocation
say:
My Jesus, pardon
and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds
O JESUS, Thou didst
suffer and die that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal
happiness.
Through the Agony of Thine Crown of Thorns I offer it to Thy Eternal
Father
that Thou wilt hear our pleas for further the grace of final
perseverance
for the just and mercy on sinners:
My dear parents and
grandparents,
My brothers and sisters
and other near relatives,
My godparents and
sponsors of Confirmation,
My spiritual and temporal
benefactors,
My friends and neighbors,
All for whom love
or duty bids me pray,
Those who have offended
me,
Those who will offend
me,
Those who have suffered
disadvantage of harm through me,
Those whom I, still
a sinner, will offend,
Those who are especially
beloved by Thee,
Those whose death
is near at hand,
Those who desire most
to be united to Thee,
Those who endure the
greatest sufferings and trials, especially spiritual torments,
Those whose death
is most remote,
Those sinners have
no one to pray for them,
Those who are most
deserving on account of their services to the Church,
The rich who do not
need Thee and are thus the most destitute,
The mighty who spurn
Thee,
The spiritually blind,
that they might see their folly,
The frivolous, who
spend their time in idleness,
The poor, who do not
seek the treasures of Heaven,
The tepid, who devote
little time to prayer,
The indolent, who
neglect to perform good works,
Those of little faith,
who neglect the frequent reception of the Sacraments,
The habitual sinners,
who require for their salvation to a miracle of grace,
Parents who fail to
watch over their children,
Superiors who are
not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them,
Those who strive for
worldly riches and pleasures,
The worldly minded,
who fail to use their wealth and talents in the service of God,
Those who witness
the death of others, but do not think of their own,
Those who blaspheme
and commitsacrilege,
Those who violate
the dignity of the human body and mind through impurity,
Those who sin because
of my sins and bad example,
Those who do not provide
for the life hereafter,
Those whose judgment
will be severe because of the great things entrusted to them,
The pope, kings and
rulers,
The bishops and their
counselors,
My teachers and spiritual
advisors,
The priests of this
diocese,
The priests and religious
of the Catholic Church,
The defenders of the
holy Catholic Faith,
Those who die on the
battlefield,
Those who fight for
their country,
Those who will be
buried in the sea,
Those who are to die
suddenly, in accidents and from other causes,
Those who will die
of heart attacks,
Those who suffer with
cancer,
Those who suffer with
AIDS,
Those who shall die
without the last rites of the Church,
Those who shall die
within the next twenty-four hours,
For Catholic apostates,
heretics, and other unbelievers,
For Catholics who
hold Masonic membership or in other secret societies,
For the conversion
of the Jews, Thy chosen people of old,
For abortionsists
and those who aid them,
For women who seek
abortions,
For those who promote
or practicre contraception,
For those who give
scandal, especially to children,
My own poor soul when
I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat.
PRAYER
Final perseverance
and pardon grant unto all of these, O Lord; and let Thy graces through
these petitions flow unto them and be fruitful. Amen.
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