NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ 30 DAYS PRAYERS IN NOVEMBER FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
3⃣ PRAYING WITH ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
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1⃣ 30 DAYS PRAYERS IN NOVEMBER FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
DAY 26 - NOVEMBER 26
"It costs us very little to help the faithful departed. We are obliged to pray - to assist at Mass, to receive the Sacraments - to give alms, and to fast on the days appointed. If we are in the state of grace and offer these works for the Holy Souls, they are acceptable to God and speed their relief."
Pray 1 Our Father... 3 Hail Marys... 1 Glory be...
DE PROFUNDIS
PSALM 129 (130)
V. Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
R. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
V. If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand it?
R. For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
V. My soul hath relied on His word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
R. From the morning watch even until night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
V. Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with Him plenteous redemption.
R. And He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
R. and let perpetual light shine upon them:
V. May they rest in peace
R. Amen.
LET US PRAY: Most merciful Jesus, release the Souls in Purgatory from the results of their imperfections, especially the soul suffering there through my bad example. Take him today to Thy Heavenly Throne, that he may join the Saints in praise of Thee and will intercede for me in my hour of need. Amen.
PRAYER OF SAINT GERTRUDE THE GREAT FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
(A prayer which would release many souls from Purgatory each time it is recited)
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
DAY 9 - NOVEMBER 26
O Most Holy Virgin, O my Mother, ask thy Son on my behalf for everything my soul and all mankind needs so that thy Reign be established on earth. My most earnest request is that thou mayest triumph in me and in all souls and implant thy Reign on earth. Amen.
MARY WILL BE PROCLAIMED
Queen of the Universe Confirming the predictions of Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Saint Catherine says that the Most Holy Virgin will be proclaimed Queen of the Universe: “Oh! how beautiful it will be to hear: Mary is the Queen of the Universe. The children and everyone will cry with joy and rapture. That will be a lasting era of peace and happiness. She will be displayed on standards and paraded all over the world.”
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
LET US PRAY: O Most Holy Virgin, O my Mother, obtain for me the graces I am asking of thee and inspire me, above all, to pray for the graces that thou most wants to grant me. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
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3⃣ PRAYING WITH ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
DAY 3 - NOVEMBER 26
“MAY GOD OUR LORD GRANT US IN TIME THE GIFT TO PERCEIVE HIS HOLY WILL. HE WISHES THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE READY TO FULFILL IT WHENEVER HE MANIFESTS IT TO US AND LETS US FEEL IT WITHIN OUR SOULS. TO FAIR WELL IN THIS LIFE, WE MUST BE PILGRIMS READY TO GO WHEREVER WE CAN SERVE GOD OUR LORD THE MORE.” (Letter to Francisco Mansilhas SJ from Nagapatam in India, 7th April 1545).
Do I look for signs of what God wants of me: in my prayer, in moments of silence, in what others say to me?
Am I ready to follow where God leads?
Or do I always set the agenda for everything I do?
Father, you speak to me in the silence and in the empty spaces of my life. Give me ears to hear your voice in stillness and in the gentle breeze; eyes to see your presence in things that seem so insignificant at the time. Free me from the relentless whirl of activity, from the obsessions which so limit me and snatch away my freedom to answer your call. Like St. Francis, may I too become a pilgrim, called to walk the path you set before me, wherever it may lead but always safe in the knowledge that Christ walks beside me unseen. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
St. Francis Xavier: Pray for us!