"It is impossible that a servant of Mary be damned, provided he serves her faithfully and commends himself to her maternal protection." St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church (1696-1787)
November is both a sweet month and a sad month! Sweet because we celebrate the feast that seemed to start the so-called "Age of Mary" in 1830, with the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Grace, or Our Lady of the 'Miraculous Medal,' on November 27, to St. Catherine Labouré, at the convent of the Sisters of Charity on the Rue du Bac, in Paris, France. Great graces were promised by Our Lady to those who would wear the 'Miraculous Medal' around the neck! This is a great joy and consolation. However, the month is tinged with sadness at the thought of so many poor souls languishing in the flames and fires of Purgatory, in the hope that someone here on earth will alleviate their sufferings and, by their prayers and sacrifices, help those poor souls hasten their deliverance from the fires of Divine Justice. Our Lady is far more efficacious in helping those poor souls than we are, so let us turn to her and beg her intercession for those suffering souls.
LITANY TO OUR LADY, HELP OF SOULS IN PURGATORY (For private use only)
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 Ghost, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Mary, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Holy Mother of God, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of the Angels, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Mother of Mount Carmel, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Mother most Merciful, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Mother of Compassion, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Mother of Pity, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed.
Our Lady of Fatima, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Lourdes, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of La Salette, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Ransom, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Quito, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Good Counsel, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of the Rosary, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady, Help of Christians, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Mercy, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Clemency, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Tears, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed. Our Lady of Victories, Intercede for the souls of the faithful departed.
Beg thy Son, to spare the souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, to deliver the souls in Purgatory from all pain, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, to deliver the souls in Purgatory from His just wrath, We beseech Thee, O Mericiful Mother, hear us.
From the flames of fire, beg thy Son to deliver the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
From the region of the shadow of death, beg thy Son to deliver the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Through Thine Immaculate Conception, beg thy Son to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through the power of His Nativity, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through the power of His Most Holy Name, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through the multitude of His tender mercies, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through His most bitter Passion, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through His most Sacred Wounds, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through His most Precious Blood, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, through His ignominious death, by which He destroyed our death, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, Who didst absolve the sinner woman and hear the prayer of the good thief, to show mercy to the poor souls in Purgatory, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, to release our deceased parents, relations and benefactors from the bonds of their sins and the punishment due for them, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, to hasten the day of visiting His faithful departed soul, detained in the receptacles of sorrow, and to speedily transport them to the city of eternal peace, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, hear us.
Beg thy Son, to 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, Merciful Mother, hear us.
That through thy prayers and sufferings, and especially by the inestimable Sacrifice of thy Son on Calvary, renewed in each Sacrifice of the Mass, beg Jesus to receive them into the tabernacle of rest and crown their longing hopes with everlasting fruition, Son of God, We beseech Thee, Merciful Mother, 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.
V. Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us. R. Christ, have mercy on us.
Pray the "Our Father" ….
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 the merits of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, and the intercession of His most Holy Mother. R. Amen.
Let us pray: 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 the merits of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, and the intercession of His most Holy Mother. R. Amen.
Let us pray: 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 the merits of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, and the intercession of His most Holy Mother. R. Amen.