Litany for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
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Litany for the Holy
Souls in Purgatory
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have
mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy
on the souls of the Faithful departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have
mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on
the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on
the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Mary, pray for the souls of the
faithful departed.
Holy Mother of God, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Michael, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
Saint Gabriel, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint John the Baptist, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed..
Saint Joseph, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Peter, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed..
Saint Paul, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
Saint John, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Stephen, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
Saint Lawrence, pray for the souls
of the faithful departed.
All ye holy Martyrs, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Gregory, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
Saint Ambrose, pray for the souls of
the faithful departed.
All ye holy bishops and confessors, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Mary Magdalen, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Catherine, pray for the souls
of the faithful departed.
All ye holy Virgins and widows, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye Saints of God, make
intercession for the souls of the faithful departed.
Be merciful, spare them, O Lord.
Be merciful, hear them, O Lord.
From all evil, O Lord, deliver them.
From Thy wrath, O Lord, deliver them.
From the flame of fire, O Lord,
deliver them.
From the region of the shadow of death,
O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thine Immaculate Conception, O
Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy Nativity, O Lord,
deliver them.
Through Thy Most Holy Name, O Lord,
deliver them.
Through the multitude of Thy tender mercies, Through Thy most bitter
Passion, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy most Sacred Wounds, O
Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy most Precious Blood, O
Lord, deliver them.
Through Thine ignominious death, by which Thou hast destroyed our
death, O Lord, deliver them.
We sinners, we beseech Thee, hear us.
O Thou Who didst absolve the sinner woman and hear the prayer of the
good thief, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst release our deceased parents, relations and
benefactors from the bonds of their sins and the punishment for them, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst hasten the day of visiting Thy faithful detained in
the receptacles of sorrow, and wouldst transport them to the city of
eternal peace, we beseech Thee, hear
us.
That Thou wouldst shorten the time of expiation for their sins and
graciously admit them into the holy sanctuary, into which no unclean
thing can enter, we beseech Thee,
hear us.
That through the prayers and alms of Thy Church, and especially by the
inestimable Sacrifice of Thy Holy Altar, Thou wouldst receive them into
the tabernacle of rest and crown their longing hopes with everlasting
fruition, we beseech Thee, hear us.
Son of God, we beseech Thee, hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously
hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed by 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.
V. And lead us not into temptation,
R. But deliver us from all evil. Amen.
V. From the gates 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.
Let Us Pray.
O God, Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of
Thy departed servants the remission of all their sins, that through our
pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always
desired. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
O God, the Giver of pardon and the Lover of the salvation of men, we
beg Thy clemency on behalf of our brethren, kinsfolk and benefactors
who have departed this life, that by the intercession of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, Thou wouldst receive them into the
joys of Thine everlasting kingdom. Through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
O God, to Whom it belongs always to have mercy and to spare, be
favorably propitious to the souls of Thy servants and grant them the
remission of all their sins, that being delivered from the bonds of
this mortal life, they may be admitted to life everlasting. Through
Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
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