Month Of The Holy Souls 2015 Thread

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littlestsouls2 said:
Nice! It’s nice to meet you, too 🙂 I’ll admit that my devotion to the holy souls has been wanting lately.

Generally, my favourite offering for the holy souls is the Mass. At the elevation I like to ask Our Lady to offer her Son on their behalf. I ask the holy souls to pray for my salvation, and for the salvation of my friends and family. Apart from this, I always include the holy souls in my Rosary intention, and I like to offer at least one day a week for their swift entrance into Heaven.
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That’s great…im sure that as you pray for them they will be in return praying and interceding for all that you ask them…i love that many saints say that at the moment of death or when we enter heaven we get to meet all the souls in purgatory that our prayers have helped relieve and release from purgatory and that they will be our greatest friends in heaven…its an amazing thought… 😃
 
crystal_waters said:
That’s great…im sure that as you pray for them they will be in return praying and interceding for all that you ask them…i love that many saints say that at the moment of death or when we enter heaven we get to meet all the souls in purgatory that our prayers have helped relieve and release from purgatory and that they will be our greatest friends in heaven…its an amazing thought… 😃
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A very beautiful, consoling thought! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
 
Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
littlestsouls2 said:
A very beautiful, consoling thought! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
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The thought that they will intercede and pray for our prayer requests (if we pray for the holy souls in purgatory in return) is very consoling too

St Catherine of Bologna assured her sisters that: she obtained many favours by the prayers of the Holy Souls in Purgatory, which she had asked in vain, through the intercession of the saints.

St Theresa affirms that she always obtained the favours which she asked from God, through the intercession of the Poor Souls.
 
Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
Following paragraphs Copied and pasted from

[souls(name removed by moderator)urgatory.com/novena-for-poor-souls](http://souls(name removed by moderator)urgatory.com/novena-for-poor-souls)

(novena for the holy souls in purgatory is also on the link above)

But there are many people unconscious of the fact that charity for the “Poor Souls” is profitable to the living as well as to the dead. It is the teaching of the most learned theologians, namely: Saint Alphonsus Ligorius, Francis Sylvius, Saint Robert Bellarmine, Martin Bonacina, and Francisco Suarez. “It is true,” says Saint Alphonsus, “they are unable to pray or merit anything for themselves, yet, when they pray for others, they are heard by God.” Let us refer to Saint Bellarmine: “The Souls in Purgatory,” says he, “can pray for those who address to them their petitions, and obtain from God help, forgiveness, assistance against temptations, and, all favors, both temporal and spiritual, which they may need.”

Many Saints have experienced this wonderful assistance. Saint Catherine of Bologna assured her Sisters that: “She obtained many favors by the prayers of the holy souls in Purgatory, which she had asked in vain, through the intercession of the Saints.” Saint Theresa of Avila affirms that: “She always obtained the favors which she asked from God, through the intercession of the Poor Souls.” We read also in the book of Saint Bridget’s Revelations that: "Being one day conducted by an Angel into Purgatory, she heard a soul say: “Oh Lord, vouchsafe to reward those who assist us! Return hundredfold blessings to those who help us and introduce us into the light of Heaven.” Saint Leonard of Port Maurice emphatically affirms that: “The blessed Souls, delivered by our prayers, will come down from Heaven to assist us in our temporal and spiritual affairs.” The Venerable Cure d’Ars, (canonized in 1925) replying to a priest said: “If one knew what we may obtain from God by the intercession of the Poor Souls, they would not be so much abandoned. Let us pray a great deal for them, they will pray for us.”

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque had a special devotion for the Souls in Purgatory and has often accepted the charge of suffering for them. “Would that you knew,” she said, "how my soul was replenished with joy, when speaking to those Souls, and seeing them, immersed in glory as in a deep ocean. As I requested them to pray for you, they replied: “An ungrateful soul is not to be found in Heaven!” No, we cannot be deceived! If we have an ardent charity, a sincere piety, a true devotedness for the Poor Souls, we will be favored with their protection.”

Let us try it! When we are in trouble, when we long for a favor, let us perform some pious or charitable work for the relief of the “Poor Souls.” They will be grateful; they will plead for us, and present our requests to the Eternal Father, who loves them.
May God bless this humble work! May He deign to enkindle generous hearts with zeal for the “Poor Souls.”
 
Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
svid2 said:
Pax Christi.

Thank you, cw.

Praying for religious souls in Purgatory is a theme for me for this November.

God bless.
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That’s great that you are praying for them!

Have you any particular prayers / devotions you have been praying for religious in purgatory?
 
Eternal God , in whom mercy is endless,
and the treasury of compassion inexhastible ,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us ,
that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent , but with great confidence ,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will ,
which is love and mercy itself . Amen

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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