Devotions and prayers that shorten purgatory time

[Lilsheep88]

Any suggestions?

 

[LittleHannah]

The only thing I can think of are Indulgences.

 

[in_servitude]

I suggest looking into the Brown Scapular Confraternity.

 

[followingtheway]

There is a prayer that promises to get 1,000 souls out of Purgatory

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus Christ, 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, for those in my own home and within my family. Amen.”

 

[Loboto-Me]

I have no idea if this shortens purgatory, but it won’t hurt to pray this one

Prayer for Reparation of Sins

[from a Poor Clare nun]

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits.

First … To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Second … To purify the good I have done poorly this day and during all my life.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Third … To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and all my life.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

 

[svid2]

Visit a cemetery and pray for the poor souls.

HAVE MASSES SAID FOR THEM. It’s cheap and you can have it said for one particular person or any group.

Read ‘Praying with the Saints for The Holy Souls in Purgatory’ by Susan Tassone. Great ideas.

 

[DihydrogenOxide]

The Heroic Act of Charity.

 

[VENETI3]

Look into the Pardon Crucifix indulgences… all you have to do is wear it- and kiss it every so often

courageouspriest.com/the-pardon-crucifix

 

[thistle]

There is a prayer that promises to get 1,000 souls out of Purgatory

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus Christ, 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, for those in my own home and within my family. Amen.”

These are false promises. It is not Church teaching. Nobody can say if they pray a certain prayer then 1000 souls are released from Purgatory. That is nonsense. If that were true Purgatory would already be empty!!

ONLY GOD determines who is released from Purgatory and when.

That is not to say we should not pray for those in Purgatory. We should but if anybody thinks at the end of every day they have released 1000 souls from Purgatory they are simply kidding themselves.

 

[Mark1124]

St. Therese said that anyone who followed her Little Way would not have to spend any time in Purgatory.

 

[perro_sarnoso]

Any suggestions?

Rosarium memento mori.

Say the Domine Iesus, dimite nobis debita nostra…

followed by: Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine…

Say these two prayers at the beginning of the first mystery and at the beginning of each mystery for the 5 decades of the day.

It is a Rosary dedicated to the poor souls in Purgatory.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

The only prayers that can shorten time in purgatory are those which bring us to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. It his through his transfoming grace that we grow out of the imperfections which cause us to end up in purgatory in the first place.

The mindless repitiion of prayers memorized by rote are the sort of thing Jesus told us’to not do.

All prayer must be from the heart where God dwells. It is our surrender to His mercy He desires.

Jim

 

[hazcompat]

try this

ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/AVOIDPRG.TXT

peace

 

[Nelka]

Many prayers offer partial indulgences.

We don’t know how partial though.

 

[followingtheway]

These are false promises. It is not Church teaching. Nobody can say if they pray a certain prayer then 1000 souls are released from Purgatory. That is nonsense. If that were true Purgatory would already be empty!!

ONLY GOD determines who is released from Purgatory and when.

That is not to say we should not pray for those in Purgatory. We should but if anybody thinks at the end of every day they have released 1000 souls from Purgatory they are simply kidding themselves.

Look up St. Gertrude.

 

[aeerestain]

Make the Heroic Act of Charity.

 

[Nelka]

Making the Sign of the Cross offers a partial indulgence.

 

[Catholic1954]

Any suggestions?

The best way to shorten your time in Purgatory IS NOT TO GO THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.