Devotion for the dead does not rest in words and feelings, nor does it
merely lead to action indirectly and at last. It is action itself, and thus it
is a substantial devotion. It speaks and a deed is done, it loves and a pain is
lessened, it sacrifices and a soul is delivered. Nothing can be more solid.
The royal devotion of the
Church is the Works of Mercy and see how they are all satisfied in this
devotion for the dead. It feeds the hungry souls with Jesus, the Bread of
Angels. It gives them to drink, in their incomparable thirst, His precious
Blood. It clothes the naked with a robe of glory. It visits the sick with
mighty powers to heal, and at the least consoles them by the visit. It frees the
captive with a heavenly and eternal freedom, from a bondage dreader by far than death. It takes in the strangers and heaven is the hospice
into which it receives them. It buries the dead in the Bosom of Jesus, in
everlasting rest.
Fifth Day
Another great suffering is caused these holy souls by the ignorance of
the time of their deliverance. They are certain of being one day released, yet
the uncertainty of the time when their purgatorial term will have ended, gives them
great pain.
Prayer
Woe to me, unhappy being, if Thou, O Lord, hadst cast me into hell; for
from that dungeon of eternal pain there is no deliverance. I love Thee above
all things, O infinite God and I am sincerely sorry for having offended Thee
again. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at
the same time, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. O Mary, Mother of God,
come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed
be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is
with thee, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
Prayer to Our
Suffering Saviour for the Souls in Purgatory
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through that sweat of blood which Thou didst suffer in the
Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these holy souls.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on
them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most
cruel Scourging, have mercy on them.
R. Have
mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful
Crowning with Thorns, have mercy on them.
R. Have
mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy
Cross to Calvary, have mercy on them.
R. Have
mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most
cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them.
R. Have
mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter
Agony on the Cross, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on
them.
V. O
most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing
forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them.
R. Have
mercy on them, O Lord, have mercy on them.
(Here recommend yourself to the souls in Purgatory and mention the
favor you wish to obtain by this Novena.)
Blessed Souls, we have prayed for you;
we entreat you, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him,
to pray for us miserable sinners, who are in danger of being damned and of
losing God forever. Amen.
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