Days of Prayer for the Departed

Pray for Your Beloved Dead

EVERY DAY Pray:
O Lord, hear my prayer.

And let my cry come to You.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful; grant to the souls of your servants and handmaids the remission of all their sins: that through our sincere prayers they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

Day 1
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Your divine Son, Jesus, shed in the Garden, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those souls who are the most forsaken of all. Bring them into Your glory where they may praise and bless you forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 2
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Your divine Son, Jesus, shed in His cruel scourging, deliver the souls in Purgatory, and among them those souls who are nearest to sharing Your glory, that they may fully praise and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 3
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which was shed in His bitter crowning with thorns, deliver the souls in Purgatory, and among them those souls who are in greatest need of our prayers, in order that they may not long be delayed in praising you fully in Your glory and blessing you forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 4
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which was shed in the streets of Jerusalem while He carried the Cross, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those who are richest in merits in Your sight, so that when they have attained the high place to which they are destined, they may praise You triumphantly and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 5
O Lord God, by the Precious Body and Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which on the night before his passion He gave to His beloved Apostles and willed to His holy Church as a perpetual Sacrifice and spiritual nourishment, deliver the souls in Purgatory. Most of all, deliver those who were devoted to the mystery of the Eucharist, that they may praise You together with Your divine Son and the Holy Spirit in Your glory forever. Amen.

Our Father …. , Hail, Mary …. ,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 6
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Jesus, Your divine Son, shed upon the Cross this day, deliver the souls in Purgatory, particularly those souls nearest to me and for whom I should pray, that they may come quickly into Your glory to praise and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

Day 7
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which came forth from the sacred side of Your divine Son, Jesus, in the presence and to the great sorrow of His holy Mother, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those souls most devoted to this noble Lady, that they may come quickly into Your glory, to praise You with her throughout all ages. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.