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St Gertrude’s Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory
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According to tradition, St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls from their suffering in purgatory.
Eternal Father,
I offer You 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,
for those in my own home, and in my family.
Amen.
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St. Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century German nun, writer, and mystic who was graced with many heavenly visions, including being one of the earliest mystics to whom Jesus encouraged a devotion to his Sacred Heart.
It is said that Jesus showed St Gertrude a vast number of souls entering heaven from purgatory as a result of her faithful and frequent recitation of this prayer.
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The Mass
When a person dies, the soul leaves the body, the time for good deeds on earth is up. The soul is helpless. That’s why they need our prayers — the Rosary, adoration, the Way of the Cross, and, most of all, the Mass.
The Masses we have offered for the souls in purgatory are the best thing we can do for our beloved dead. That’s because the Mass is the highest form of worship, the highest form of prayer.
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LINK Eternal Rest Prayer for those who have died
St Gertrude’s Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory
