With holier priests comes a holier Church.

A priest in ornate vestments holding a consecrated host during a religious ceremony in a dimly lit church, with a crucifix and flowers in the background.

prayers for priests and vocations

Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
God the Father of Mercy, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Mediator between God and man, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, the Enlightener of hearts, have mercy on us.
Holy and undivided Trinity, have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Victim of reparation for the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Annihilated on the altar for us and by us, have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Despised and neglected, have mercy on us.
O Sacred Host! Neglected and abandoned in Your temples, have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us, spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful unto us, hear us, O Lord.
For so many unworthy Communions, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the irreverence of Christians, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the continual blasphemies of the impious, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the infamous discourses made in Your Holy Temples, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the crimes of sinners, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the sacrileges which profane Your sacrament of love, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the coldness of the greater part of Your children, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For their contempt of Your loving invitations, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the infidelity of those who call themselves Your friends, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For the abuse of Your grace, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For our unfaithfulness, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For our delay in loving You, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For our tepidity in Your holy service, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your bitter sadness at the loss of souls, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your long waiting at the door of our hearts, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your loving sighs, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your loving tears, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your loving imprisonment, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
For Your loving death, we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
That You spare us, that You hear us, we sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will make known Your love for us in this most Holy Sacrament, we sinners beseech You, hear us.
That You will vouchsafe to accept our reparation, made in the spirit of humility, we sinners beseech You, hear us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.
Let us pray. Lord Jesus, Who has chosen to expose Yourself to all the outrages of the impious rather than withdraw Your Sacred Body from our churches, grant us the grace to bewail, with true bitterness of heart, the injuries and sacrileges committed against you, and to repair as far as lies in our power, and with sincere love, the many ignominies and contempts You have received, and still continue to receive, in this ineffable mystery, Who lives and reigns with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Pray this scriptural rosary for priests of the luminous mysteries. This rosary for priests meditates on the life and gospel message of Our Lord Jesus Christ, contemplating the sacraments of baptism, marriage, and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. This scriptural rosary for priests with the luminous mysteries has carefully selected Bible verses. These verses will help you meditate on the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, the wedding feast at Cana, where His ministry began, the proclamation of the Gospel, the transfiguration of Christ on the mountain, and the Last Supper, all while contemplating the priesthood.
We begin this rosary with a prayer for priests, who bring us Jesus in the Eucharist every day. This is an optional opening prayer to pray for all priestly vocations.
Opening Prayer: Prayer For Priests
by Cardinal Richard Cushing
O Almighty, Eternal God,
Look upon the face of Your Son and for love of Him,
who is the Eternal High Priest, have pity on Your priests.
Remember, O most compassionate God,
that they are but weak and frail human beings.
Stir up in them the grace of their vocation
which is in them by the imposition of the bishop’s hands.
Keep them close to You, lest the enemy prevail against them,
so that they may never do anything in the slightest degree
unworthy of their sublime vocation.
O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests;
for Your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for Your tempted priests;
for the lonely and desolate priests;
for Your young priests; for Your dying priests;
for the souls of Your priests in purgatory.
But above all, I commend to You the priests dearest to me,
the priest who baptized me,
the priests who have absolved me from sins,
the priests at whose Masses I have assisted
and who have offered me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion,
the priests who have taught and instructed me
or helped and encouraged me,
and the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart,
and bless them abundantly in time and eternity.
Amen.
Scriptural Rosary Of The Luminous Mysteries
Apostles Creed
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
Our Father
For the intentions of the Holy Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Three Hail Mary Prayers
For an increase in faith, hope, and love
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
First Luminous Mystery
Jesus is baptised by John in the Jordan River.
The baptism of Jesus is on his part the acceptance and inauguration of his mission as God’s suffering Servant.  He allows himself to be numbered among sinners; he is already “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.”  Already he is anticipating the “baptism” of his bloody death.  Already he is coming to “fulfill all righteousness,” that is, he is submitting himself entirely to his Father’s will: out of  love he consents to this baptism of death for the remission of our sins (CCC 536).
Our Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
John the Baptist said: "I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, Make straight the way of the Lord."
John 1:23
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
John said, "I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming."
Luke 3:16
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire."
Luke 3:16
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.
Matthew 3:13
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?"
Matthew 3:14
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus said to him in reply, "Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."
Matthew 3:15
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
Matthew 3:16
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened.
Luke 3:21
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Matthew 3:17
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan.
Mark 1:12-13
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Second Luminous Mystery
Jesus’ First Miracle at the Wedding Feast of Cana
The sign of water turned to wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus’ glorification.  It makes manifest the fulfillment of the wedding feast in the Father’s kingdom, where the faithful will drink the new wine that has become the Blood of Christ. (CCC 1335).
Our Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
John 2:1-2
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
John 2:3
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.”
John 2:4
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”
John 2:5
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
John 2:6
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
John 2:7
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
John 2:8
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from, the headwaiter called the bridegroom.
John 2:9
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
He said to him: “Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
John 2:10
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
John 2:11
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Third Luminous Mystery
Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom of God
Jesus invites sinners to the table of the kingdom:  “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”  He invites them to that conversion without which one cannot enter the kingdom, but shows them in word and deed his Father’s boundless mercy for them and the vast “joy in heaven over one sinner who repents”  The supreme proof of his love will be the sacrifice of his own life “for the forgiveness of sins.” (CCC 545).
Our Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.”
Luke 4:17-18
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
Luke 4:18-19
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
Mark 1:15
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit."
John 3:5
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."
John 3:16
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him."
John 4:36
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter into it.”
Luke 18:17
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
Matthew 10:1
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those suffering from virulent skin-diseases, drive out devils. You received without charge, give without charge."
Matthew 10:7-8
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
(Jesus) said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
John 20:21-23
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Fourth Luminous Mystery
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration gives us a foretaste of Christ’s glorious coming, when he “will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body.”  But it also recalls that “it is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God” (CCC 556).
Our Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
Luke 9:28
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.
Matthew 17:2
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of Jesus' exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.
Luke 9:30-31
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Matthew 17:4
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud.
Luke 9:34
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
Matthew 17:5
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.
Matthew 17:6
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and do not be afraid."
Matthew 17:7
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
Matthew 17:8
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, "Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
Matthew 17:9
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Fifth Luminous Mystery
The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
In order to leave them a pledge of this love, in order never to depart from his own and to make them sharers in his Passover, he instituted the Eucharist as the memorial of his death and Resurrection, and commanded his apostles to celebrate it until his return…. (CCC 1337).
Our Father
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
John 6:32-33
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst."
John 6:34-35
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died."
John 6:47-49
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
"This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
John 6:50-51
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day."
John 6:53-54
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.”
John 6:56-57
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to the disciples. "Take it and eat," he said, "this is my body."
Matthew 26:26
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he handed it to them saying, "Drink from this, all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Matthew 26:27-28
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:26-27
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.
1 Corinthians 11:28-29
℣. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Glory Be
All: 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.
Fatima Prayer
All: Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Closing Prayers:
Hail Holy Queen
℣. Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To you do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this exile
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for Us O holy Mother of God
℟. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.
AMEN.
O, God, Whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. AMEN.
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .
O glorious prince St. Michael,
chief and commander of the heavenly hosts,
guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits,
servant in the house of the Divine King
and our admirable conductor,
you who shine with excellence
and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil,
who turn to you with confidence
and enable us by your gracious protection
to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
O Jesus,
I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests;
for Your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for Your tempted priests;
for Your lonely and desolate priests;
for Your young priests;
for Your dying priests;
for the souls of Your priests in Purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to You the priests dearest to me:
the priest who baptized me;
the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart,
and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen.
To be prayed on ordinary Rosary beads.
Opening Prayer:
Incline (+) unto my aid, O Lord, make haste to help me. 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.
On the Our Father beads:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish or spot, in reparation for my sins and the sins of all Your priests.
On the Hail Mary beads:
By Your Precious Blood, O Jesus, purify and sanctify Your priests.
For the Glory be on the Chain, say instead:
O Father, from Whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named, have mercy on all Your priests, and wash them in the Blood of the Lamb. Amen.
The Golden Arrow
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified in heaven, on earth, and in the hells, by all the creatures of God and by the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.
Aspiration To The Eternal Father
Eternal Father, we offer you the Holy Face of Jesus, covered with blood, sweat, dust, and spittle, in reparation for the crimes of communists, blasphemers, and for the profaners of the Holy Name and of the Holy Day. Amen.
Prayer To The Holy Face
I salute you, I adore you, and I love you, O adorable Face of my beloved Jesus, as the noble stamp of the divinity! Completely surrendering my soul to You, I most humbly beg You to stamp this seal upon us all, so that the image of God may once more be reproduced by its imprint in our souls. Amen.
The deepest desire of these mothers (Mothers of Lu) is for one of their sons to become a priest or for a daughter to place her life completely in God’s service.
"O God, grant that at least one of our sons may become a priest or religious brother, and one of our daughters a religious sister. We ourselves want to live as good Christians, and to guide our children always to do what is right, so that we may receive the grace, O God, to be allowed to give Thee a holy priest, brother, or sister! Amen."

(Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be)
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Prayer for Priestly Vocations

O God, Who desirest that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of Thy truth: send, we beseech Thee, laborers into Thy harvest, and grant them grace to speak Thy word with all trust: that Thy words may run and be glorified: and that all nations may know Thee the one true God, and Him whom Thou hast sent, Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord; Who with Thee liveth.

Prayer for Priests

O Almighty Eternal God, look upon the face of Thy Son, and for the love of Him who is the eternal High Priest, have pity on Thy priests. Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which is in them by the imposition of the bishop's hands. Keep them close to Thee, lest the enemy prevail against them, so that they may never do anything in the slightest degree unworthy of their sublime vocation.

O Jesus, I pray Thee for Thy faithful and fervent priests;
for Thy unfaithful and tepid priests;
for Thy priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for Thy tempted priests;
for Thy lonely priests;
for Thy dying priests;
for the souls of Thy priests in purgatory.

But above all I commend to Thee the priests dearest to me:
the priest who baptized me;
the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted, and who gave me Thy Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me, or helped and encouraged me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way, particularly (priest's name here).

O Jesus, keep them all close to Thy Heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen.

Litany for Priests

God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Jesus, our High Priest, Sacrifice, and Teacher, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Bless our Holy Father, our bishops, and priests, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Give them the strength of Thy grace, and the love of Thy Heart, and the spirit of sacrifice of Thine Own Divine life, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Make them firm in faith, holy in conduct, and faithful in Thy service, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Fill them with the zeal of the Apostles, with the courage of the Martyrs, with the spirit of the Confessors, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Grant that they may convert the sinners, correct the erring, teach the ignorant, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Strengthen them with joy in their labors, with patience in their sufferings, with endurance in their struggles, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Preserve them in love for the little ones, in zeal for the education of youth, in loyalty to people and country, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Bless their words in the pulpit, their instructions in school, their admonitions in the confessional and at the sickbed, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Preserve them from the temptations of the wicked enemy, from the hostile plots of unscrupulous men, from all occasions of sin, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Make us one with them in faith, loyal in Divine service, and holy in life, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Give us holy bishops, holy priests, holy missionaries, we beseech Thee, hear us.
O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit, and give power to the words of priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy priests; You yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power of your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil’s traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for You can do all things. Amen.

Black and white illustration of two praying angels kneeling on clouds, with a monstrance holding the Eucharist between them, against a dark background.

“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” (2 Mac 12:46)

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“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” (2 Mac 12:46) -

A hand holding a rosary with a crucifix, next to a lit candle on a dark background.

Prayers for the Holy Souls

Words Spoken by our Blessed Mother of Sorrows to Her Divine Son when He was taken down from the cross and placed into Her arm.

O Font overflowing with truth, how wearied Your countenance.
O Wise Physician of human souls, how silent You remain.
O Splendor of Eternal Light, how lifeless You are.
O Sincere Affection how deformed Your once beautiful face has become.
O Most High Divinity, in what poverty You show Yourself.
O Love of my heart, how immense is Your Goodness.
O Joy everlasting, O Love of my heart, how excessive must have been Your grief.
My Dear Jesus, Who is one with the Father and Holy Spirit, being one and the same Divine Nature, have pity on all living creatures, and especially for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Amen

Five Apostle Creeds
One Hail Holy Queen
One Our Father, Hail Mary, Gloria

Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

We adore thee, Piteous Cross, adorned with the delicate members and Precious Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
We adore Thee, O God, nailed to the cross who bleed for love of us.

My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, in Thy Crucifixion and Death, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory, and especially on those that are most forsaken; do Thou deliver them from the terrible torments they endure; call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in paradise. Amen.
(For a person)
Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord,
and let Your perpetual light shine upon him/her.
May his/her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed
rest in peace.
Amen.

(Collective)
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let Your perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed
rest in peace.
Amen.
Psalm 129 *
De profundis. A prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of God. The sixth penitential psalm.
Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark our iniquities: O Lord, who can abide it?
For with Thee there is mercy: and by reason of Thy law I have waited on Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath waited on His word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even unto night: let Israel hope in the Lord.
For with the Lord there is mercy: and with Him is plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
(Eternal rest or “Requiem aeternam”) Eternal rest give to them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.
V/. Lord, hear my prayer.
R/. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful; grant to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that by our devout supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
V/. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
R/. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
V/. May they rest in peace.
R/. Amen.
*Psalm 129 in Douay Rheims Bible
Eternal Father, I offer You the most Precious Blood of Your 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.
— Prayer traditionally attributed to St. Gertrude
Sign of the Cross – Most Holy Trinity fall afresh on us (x 3) ALL
O Lord open my lips……and my tongue will announce Thy praise
Incline unto my aid, O God…………O Lord make haste to help us.
The Sorrowful Mysteries:
Glory be to the Father………
Apostles Creed: For Faith, Hope and Charity
Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory be…
1. The Agony in the Garden
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your bloody sweat of fear that You shed on the Mount of Olives, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Deliver them from their fear and pain and console them with the Cup of Heavenly Comfort.
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be…. O my Jesus……
Lord grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

2.The Scourging at the Pillar
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your painful scourging which You tolerated so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Retract from them the pain of Your Anger and give them Eternal Relief.
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be…. O my Jesus……
Lord grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

3.The Crowning with Thorns
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your painful Crowning which You suffered so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory and give them the crown of Eternal Delight.
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be…. O my Jesus……

Lord grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

4.The Carrying of the Cross
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your painful Carrying of the Cross, which You suffered so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Remove from them the heavy burden of suffering and lead them into Eternal Peace.
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be…. O my Jesus……
Lord grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

5.Jesus is Nailed to and Dies on the Cross
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your torturous crucifixion, which You suffered so silently and humbly for us sinners, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Turn Your Holy Face towards them and let them today be in Paradise with You.
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be…. O my Jesus……
Lord grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
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ALL:
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your five Holy Wounds and through all of Your Sacred Blood that You shed, we ask You to have Mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and in particular on our parents, relatives, spiritual guides and benefactors. Heal their wounds and let them enjoy and participate fully in Your Precious Gift of Salvation.
- Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy……..
- St. Nicholas of Tolentino …………… Pray for us
- Our Lady Queen and Mother of the Holy Souls ….. Pray for us
- Holy Souls in Purgatory …. Pray for us.
St Michael , the Archangel, defend us in our hour of conflict. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast Satan into hell and with him all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
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Divine Mercy Intercessary Prayer for the souls detained in Purgatory
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so, I bring you into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of the purifying fire, that in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised.
ALL: Eternal Father, turn your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg you, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your son, and by all the bitterness with which His Most Sacred Soul was flooded, manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no way than through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly Beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. Amen

You expired, Jesus but a source of life gushed forth for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.
O, Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelope the whole world and empty yourself, out upon us. O Blood and water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.
O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us. I trust in You! (3 times)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Apostle’s Creed
On large beads: Eternal Father; I offer you the body and blood, soul and divinity of Your our dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and the sins of the whole world.
Small beads: For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world (10 times). Repeat for all 5 decades
Conclude with: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world (3 times).
Closing prayer: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, 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.

Jesus, I trust in You (3 times)
The Way of the Cross represents the sorrowful journey that Jesus made with His cross to Calvary.
*We can gain an indulgence for the holy souls in Purgatory
The Church teaches that the souls in Purgatory suffer for their purification.
You can relieve some of the sufferings of the souls in Purgatory by praying and making sacrifices for them. Their prayers come back to help us when we offer this way of the Cross for them.
These prayers were published in 1928 and made popular by Fr. Benedict Groeschel C.F.R.
Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory:
Sign of the Cross
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
An Act of Contrition
Oh My Jesus! I love You above all things. I hate and detest my sins because by
them I have offended You.
Opening Prayer
The holy indulgences, the fruits and merits of this devotion, I intend to gain for the
souls in Purgatory, in particular for those who in life were near and dear to me, and
for those for whom I am, in a special way, obliged to pray.
O Mary, my merciful Mother and the Mother of the poor souls in Purgatory,
accompany me, by your intercession, on this journey.

STATION 1: Jesus is Condemned to Death - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O my innocent Jesus, to free me from eternal death, You allowed Yourself to be
condemned by a pagan judge to the death of the cross. Give me a hatred for sin and the grace to live that I may one day obtain from You a merciful sentence.
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest. Amen
STATION 2: Jesus Takes up His Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O holy cross, You are the tree of life, the gate of heaven, our salvation, and our only
hope. Be my salvation at the hour of death.
Prayer
O Jesus, be mindful of Your servants who have departed from this life with this
sign of faith. Free them by the victorious power of Your Cross, with which You
have conquered death and lead them into eternal life and happiness.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 3: Jesus Falls for the First Time
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O Jesus, through Your weakness under the cross and the merits of this first fall,
grant me the perseverance to keep my good resolutions, that I may always walk
faithfully in Your holy ways.
Prayer
The souls in Purgatory now suffer because they neglected and abused Your
graces in this life. They now realize that no sin-stained soul can see God.
Therefore, have mercy on them, and cleanse them from all sin. Through the
intercession of Your sorrowful Mother, deliver the holy souls from Purgatory.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.

STATION 4: Jesus Meets His Mother
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O Heart of Mary! O Heart of Jesus! I offer my life for my sins. May the sweet names
of Jesus and Mary be on my lips and in my heart at the hour of death. O gentlest
Heart of Jesus, we implore that we may love You more and more.
Prayer
Sweet Heart of Mary, be our salvation. Mother of the sorrowful, merciful Queen of
the Holy Souls, into your hands I place my few merits and implore you to unite
them with the infinite merits of your Son. Offer them to the eternal Father for those
souls who are bound to me by ties of friendship and relationship. Mother of mercy,
pray for them.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 5: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O my Jesus, I accept the cross of my life and I embrace it. Help me to help You to
carry Your cross, by being patient in all trials that may assail me.
Reflection
How many souls in Purgatory now regret their past impatience! But You, O Lord,
be generous with them and remit all the sins that remain to be expiated. MY
JESUS, MERCY!
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest. AMEN
STATION 6: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Lord, Jesus Christ, You who have left on Veronica’s veil the image of your
bloodstained countenance, grant that the memory of Your bitter passion and death
may ever remain impressed on my soul.
Prayer
Have pity on the poor souls made to your image and likeness and redeemed by
Your Most Precious Blood. Free them from all sin, that they may enter heaven, to
see You face-to-face forever and ever.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 7: Jesus Falls for the Second Time
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
My sins have made Your cross heavy, O Jesus. I detest them and firmly propose to
amend my life. Never permit me to separate myself from You again.
Prayer
Have mercy, O Jesus, on those souls who now suffer the pains of Purgatory for
mortal sins committed in this life. O clement Heart of Jesus, have compassion
upon them.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest. Amen
STATION 8: Jesus Comforts the Women of Jerusalem
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS,
YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Most compassionate Heart of Jesus! My Jesus, who said to the holy women: “Weep
not for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children,” make me weep for the
ingratitude that I have returned for Your love. I wish to make amends in this life for
my sins, that I may obtain pardon for them in the next.
Prayer
Grant me a tender love for the souls in Purgatory, especially for the souls of my
relatives. For the future, I promise to do what I have neglected through my
forgetfulness, negligence, and hardness of heart.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 9: Jesus Falls for the Third Time
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS,
YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Through this most painful fall, O Jesus, I ask You to deliver me from an unhappy
death, which would plunge me into hell. From the power of the enemy deliver my
immortal soul, and make me live and die in Your grace.
Prayer
Look with mercy on the poor souls doing penance in Purgatory. With tears and
prayers, they seek Your help and mercy. Hear their prayers and lead them out of
that place of purification into the blessed peace of heaven, there to enjoy forever
the splendor of Your glory.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 10: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Most blessed Redeemer, stripped of Your garments for love of me, grant me holy
modesty and purity. Deliver me from all dangerous inclinations to created things and
make me die to everything of this world, that at death separation from all earthly
things may be easy.
Prayer
Of what benefit now are wealth and the pleasures of this world to the souls in
Purgatory? Their bodies, they had to leave to decay and dust of death, and their
wealth to heirs. Only their works have followed them: the good to be rewarded,
and the evil to be punished. O Lord put an end to their suffering. Do not keep them
any longer from the inheritance of the saints, but pardon them and admit them into the realm of eternal bliss and happiness.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 11: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Most innocent Jesus, nailed to the cross for my sins, I beseech You, through the
merits of Your horrible suffering, to come to my aid in my last sickness and agony.
Grant me the grace to receive in time Your most holy Sacraments. Come to me then,
as Holy Viaticum, and pour into my soul the patience of Your Most Sacred Heart!
Prayer
And you, O Mary my Mother, console me in that hour of death and make sweet my
sufferings, through the sorrow that pierced your heart at the Crucifixion. Lamb of
God, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory, whose sufferings are greater than the
sick and the dying. Spare them this agony, and through the merits of Your passion
admit them into the eternal dwellings.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 12: Jesus Dies on the Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
Through Your three hours’ agony on the cross, grant me, O Jesus, a happy death.
Take me when I am best prepared. In that hour, fill my soul with holy sentiments of faith, hope, and charity. Grant me true and perfect contrition for my sins and the grace to accept with Christian resignation my death, with all its pains and sufferings.
May I leave this world invoking Your Most Holy Name.
Prayer
Mary, Mother of Sorrows, refuge of the dying, be near me in my last agony.
Remember, O most loving Jesus, the poor souls with that love with which You
gave comfort to the good thief: “This day you will be with Me in Paradise.” Call these souls into the kingdom of Your glory, that they may praise You together with all the angels and saints forever.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 13: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
Prayer
O Jesus, whose soul did descend to the dead to announce peace to the just of the
Old Testament, descend now among the poor souls who yearn for You. Free them from the chains of their slavery, and grant them the liberty of true children of God!
Prayer
O Mary, my Mother, may I, like Jesus, be placed into your arms at my departure
from this world. Be with me at the tribunal of the Divine Judge, that through your
intercession, I may obtain a favorable judgment. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my
salvation!
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Our Father .. Hail Mary … Glory Be …
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
STATION 14: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD
Prayer
O Jesus, through the merits of Your bitter passion and death, and through Your
glorious Resurrection, I beseech You, have compassion on the poor souls, and grant
them a happy and glorious admission into heaven.
Let them enter into that peace so long desired. Let them contemplate the splendor of
the Beatific Vision and bless eternally Your mercy.
Prayer
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation, that I may not be condemned to that place
of torture when my body will be in the cold earth. Let my soul flee the fires of
Purgatory.
Bring me quick relief and through your merits deliver me from the flames, that I may thank you in heaven and, with you and all the saints, adore and love Jesus, your beloved Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, true
God, forever and ever. Amen.
MY JESUS, MERCY!
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them eternal rest.
AMEN.
My crucified Redeemer, I offer You this devout prayer, which by Your grace, I have just finished. Grant that the precious fruits of Your death on the Cross be lost neither for me nor for the souls in Purgatory.
Mary, Mother of Sorrows, place my petitions in the Heart of Your beloved Son, so that I may be admitted into the kingdom of grace, there together with my dear ones, my family, and friends, to be eternally blessed.
O Gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever-present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them.
Be gentle in Your judgments, and let some drops of Your Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames.
And You O merciful Saviour, send Your angels to conduct the poor souls to the place of refreshment, light, and peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord — and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
*AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
Merciful Jesus, grant them Eternal rest. Amen.
Remembering the Holy Souls all yearlong - Mark the seasons with devotions for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
by Susan Tassone
The souls in purgatory are silent voices that beg and implore our help. They suffer day and night 24/7, 365 days a year, without any relief. They are forever crying out to the living, “Have mercy on us, for we are lonely and poor.”

We urgently need “Apostles of Purgatory” or, if you will, “Purgatory Busters” to speak of them, pray for them, and plead their cause. Be their liberators! We have a unique opportunity to be their voices and echo their cries. If we could see the power of our sacrifices and the Masses offered for the Holy Souls, we would devote ourselves with such earnestness that the whole world would raise their eyes and take notice and would believe.

What have we learned from the saints? We know there is a profound communion between the living and the dead. We know there are no borders between us and those who have gone before us. We know the power and great efficacy of our intercessory prayers. We know the path. Are we ready to begin the journey?

The saints’ journeys are tied together to assist us with a devotion full of fervor and zeal for the Holy Souls in Purgatory — a fervor to be passed on to all future generations, to fulfill our duty as Christians, to honor the memory of the dead, to offer prayers and suffrages for them, and to become holy as the saints are holy.

Special devotional prayers and practices for the various seasons of the year will give you the opportunity to imitate the saints and the charity of God. Reflecting on the deceased every day as a perpetual remembrance brings relief for those beloved souls in purgatory. The fruit of purgatory is purification. The remembrance of purgatorial souls will spur us to avoid sin at all costs; and we will bring glory to God, for heaven will be opened to a multitude of souls.

So it is from us alone that the Holy Souls in Purgatory expect relief, help, and the termination of their sufferings. We are their only resource. We alone are their deliverers, for we alone can suffer with merit and release them. Heaven encourages them; we deliver them.

Our purgatory mission has just begun. The great Pope John Paul II emphasized that the laity will be “missionaries” because contemporary man hears witnesses more easily than teachers. He exclaimed, “You will be able to set the world on fire! The hour of the laity has struck!” (Nov. 26, 2000, Jubilee of the Apostolate of the Laity).

Choose a number of prayers and devotions, Time is of the essence. Use them.

Winter devotions and practices
- Mark your calendar throughout the year for special dates as a reminder to pray for your dearly departed loved ones.
- Offer Masses year-round for living and deceased family members and friends.
- Create a family tree and offer Gregorian Masses (30 Masses for a departed soul) for your parents, grandparents, etc., to the fourth generation. This is very potent and brings many graces.
- Pray for 15 minutes before and after Mass in thanksgiving to Jesus and for all your ancestors who have gone before you. We would not be here if it were not for the sacrifices they made for us.
- Fast on Fridays in honor of our Lord’s Passion. Implement different kinds of fasting such as “fasting” from gossiping, giving in to idle curiosity, complaining, criticizing, watching TV, drinking alcohol, smoking, or other activities that give one pleasure.
Spring devotions and practices
- Offer the gift of your indulgence for the Holy Souls at Divine Mercy Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter). Become a “Divine Mercy Apostle” by distributing prayercards and literature inviting all to take advantage of the extraordinary Divine Mercy graces.
- Pray The Divine Mercy Novena (especially the one beginning on Good Friday) and the Chaplet of Mercy daily.
- At weddings, include your deceased loved ones at the petitions of the Mass.
- Plant a “prayer garden” in your yard in remembrance of the Holy Souls.
- Recite Psalm 130, the official prayer of the Church for the Holy Souls.
- When praying the Rosary in May, add an extra decade for the Holy Souls. (Saint Bernadette encouraged this style of Rosary!)
Summer devotions and practices
- Go on your own “purgatory pilgrimage” by visiting local parishes and designated shrines within your diocese. At each, pray for the Holy Souls.
- Take a “prayer stroll” through your local cemetery to pray for all those buried there. Bring holy water to sprinkle on the graves. (It is one of the first sacramentals of the Church. Holy Water refreshes the Holy Souls.)
- Visit the graves of your loved ones and clean sites in a spirit of prayer and penance.
- Pray the Eternal Rest Prayer on your rosary beads. (Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.)
- Pray the Seven Penitential Psalms (seven psalms that express sorrow for one’s sins: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143).
Fall devotions and practices
- An indulgence is granted the Christian faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the dead. This indulgence is applicable only to the souls in purgatory. This indulgence is a plenary one from Nov. 1 through Nov. 8 and can be gained on each one of these days.
- Double up on prayers and sacrifices for departed loved ones and friends during this powerful season of the dead (the November remembrance).
- Visit cemeteries with your children. Teach youth to pray the Eternal Rest Prayer. Again, sprinkle holy water on the graves in the cemetery.
- Light blessed candles. The burning of a candle is a sign of our prayer, a bright, silent intercessor for the Holy Souls.
O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them.
Have mercy on them, O Lord.
Blessed Souls, we have prayed for thee; we entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for us miserable sinners, who are in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen.
- Written by St. Alphonsus Liguori, a Doctor of the Church known for his profound love for Christ crucified and his deep compassion for the Holy Souls.

Linda Grace holding a banner of the Holy Face of Jesus in a cemetery. Holy Face Devotion.

"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)

Prayers for the Holy Face of Jesus

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The Promises of Jesus to Sister Marie of St. Peter and Blessed Mother Pierina.
THE 9 PROMISES
1. By offering My Face to My Eternal Father, nothing will be refused, and the conversion of many sinners will be obtained.
2. By My Holy Face, they will work wonders, appease the anger of God and draw down mercy on sinners.
3. All those who honor My Face in a spirit of reparation will by so doing perform the office of the pious Veronica.
4. According to the care they take in making reparation to My Face disfigured by blasphemers, so will I take care of their souls which have been disfigured by sin. My Face is the Seal of the Divinity, which has the virtue of reproducing in souls the image of God.
5. Those who by words, prayers or writings defend My cause in the Work of Reparation, especially My priests, I will defend before My Father, and will give them My Kingdom.
6. As in a kingdom they can procure all that is desired with a coin stamped with the King’s effigy, so in the Kingdom of Heaven they will obtain all they desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.
7. Those who on earth contemplate the wounds of My Face shall in Heaven behold it radiant with glory.
8. They will receive in their souls a bright and constant irradiation of My Divinity, that by their likeness to My Face they shall shine with particular splendor in Heaven.
9. I will defend them, I will preserve them and I assure them of Final Perseverance.
"May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in Heaven, on earth and in the hells, by all the creatures of God and by the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.”
Given to Sr. Marie de St. Pierre by Our Lord August 26, 1843
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Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus Christ,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Virgin Mary,
Pray for us.

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
Mary and Joseph worshipped with profoundest reverence,
have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is the masterpiece of the Holy Ghost,
in which the Father was well pleased,
have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
ravished with joy the angels, shepherds and Magi
in the stable of Bethlehem,
have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
wounded with a dart of love the aged Simeon
and the Prophetess Anna in the temple,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
was bathed in tears in Thy Holy Infancy,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
at the age of twelve astonished the doctors in the temple,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is white with purity and ruddy with charity,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is more beautiful than the sun,
brighter than the moon and more brilliant than the stars,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is lovelier than the roses of spring,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is more precious than gold, silver and gems,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
wins all hearts by Its charms and grace,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is most noble in Its heavenly features,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is contemplated by the angels,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is the sweet delight of the saints,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
was the joy of Thy Virgin Mother and Thy foster-father,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is the ineffable mirror of the Divine perfections,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, the beauty of Whose adorable Face
is ever ancient and ever new,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, the modesty and mildness of Whose adorable Face
attracteth both just and sinners,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
appeaseth the Divine wrath,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is the terror of the evil spirits,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
is the treasure of grace and blessings,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
was exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the wilderness,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
was bathed with sweat in Thy journeys
and scorched with the heat of the sun,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, the expression of Whose adorable Face is wholly Divine,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
gave a holy kiss and blessing to the little children,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
sorrowed and wept at the grave of Lazarus,
have mercy on us,

O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
was brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Tabor,
have mercy on us,

V. The light of Thy Face has been shed upon us, O Lord.
R. Thou hast given joy to our hearts.

O Adorable Face,
worthy of all reverence,
veneration and worship,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
sorrowful at the sight of Jerusalem
and shedding tears over that ungrateful city,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
bowed to the earth in the Garden of Olives
4 and covered with confusion for our sins,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
bathed in a bloody sweat,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
kissed by the traitor Judas,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose sanctity and majesty smote the soldiers
with fear and cast them to the ground,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
struck by an infamous servant,
blindfolded and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of Thine enemies,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
defiled with spittle
and bruised by so many buffets and blows,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose Divine look wounded the heart of Peter
with repentance, sorrow and love,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
humbled for us at the tribunals of Jerusalem,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
which didst preserve Thy serenity
when Pilate pronounced the fatal sentence,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
covered with sweat and blood
and forced into the mire under the weight of the Cross,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
the brow crowned with deep
and piercing thorns,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
wiped with a veil by a pious woman
on the way to Calvary,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
raised on the instrument of the most shameful punishment,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose eyes shed tears of blood,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose mouth was tormented with vinegar and gall,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose hair and beard were plucked out by executioners,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
disfigured like the face of a leper,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
Whose incomparable beauty was obscured
under the fearful cloud of the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
covered with the sad shades of death,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
washed and anointed by Mary
and the holy women,
and covered with a shroud,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
enclosed in the sepulcher,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
all resplendent with glory
and beauty on the day of Thy Resurrection,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
all dazzling with light at the moment of Thine Ascension,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
which will appear at the End of Time in the clouds,
with great power and majesty,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
which will cause sinners to tremble with terror,
have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face,
which will fill the just with joy for all eternity,
have mercy on us.

V. O Lord, show us Thy Face,
R. And we shall be saved.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.

Let Us Pray.

I salute Thee,
I adore Thee,
I love Thee,
O adorable Face of Jesus my beloved,
noble seal of the Divinity!
With all the powers of my soul
I apply myself to Thee,
and most humbly pray Thee
to imprint in me all the features
of Thy Divine countenance.

R. Amen.

We beseech Thee,
0 Almighty and merciful God,
grant to us
and to all who venerate the countenance
of Thy dearly beloved Son,
all disfigured by our sins,
the grace to behold It throughout eternity
in the glory of Its majesty,
through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord,
Who is, with Thee and the Holy Spirit,
ever one God,
world without end.

R. Amen.

O my Jesus,
cast upon us a look of mercy!
Turn Thy Face toward each of us
as Thou didst to Veronica,
not that we may see It with our bodily eyes,
for this we do not deserve,
but turn It toward our hearts,
so that remembering Thee,
we may ever draw from this fountain of strength
the vigour necessary to sustain the combats of life.

R. Amen.
Eternal Father, turn away Your angry gaze from our guilty people whose face has become unsightly in Your eyes. Look instead upon the Face of Your beloved Son, in Whom You are well pleased. We now offer You this Holy Face, covered with shame and disfigured by bloody bruises, in reparation for the crimes of our age, in order to appease Your anger, justly provoked against us. Because Your Divine Son, our Redeemer, has taken upon His Head all the sins of His members, that they might be spared, we now beg You, Eternal Father, to grant us mercy. Amen.
Eternal Father, we offer You the Holy Face of Jesus, covered with blood, sweat, dust, and spittle, in reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world.
I Salute You, I adore You, and I love You, oh adorable Face of my Beloved Jesus, as the noble stamp of the Divinity! Completely surrendering my soul to You, I most humbly beg You to stamp this seal upon us all, so that the Image of God may once more be reproduced by its imprint in our souls. Amen.
Revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden.
1) I will grant peace to their families.
2) They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.
3) I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.
4) I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.
5) I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.
6) I will visibly help them at the moment of their death — they will see the face of their Mother.
7) I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.
According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori in his book The Glories of Mary, it was revealed to Saint Elizabeth at the request of Our Lady, that Our Lord promised four principal graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows:
1) That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins;
2) That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations, and will protect them especially at the hour of death;
3) That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His Passion;
4) That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the graces She desires.
Prayer:
Dear Mother Mary, your heart was pained so much on your earthly pilgrimage by the sufferings your family and your nation endured.  A sword of sorrow pierced your loving heart each time you experienced the pain of sin which wounded your innocent Son and all those around you.  We need you, Mary, to be with us in our sorrows, that we may not give up or despair, but keep hoping in God’s love for us, and in the fulfillment of His promises.  We too want to console your tender heart, so pained by our sins, which continue so grievously against your Son today.  Sweet Mother of Sorrows, we love you.  Amen.
First Sorrow: The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35)
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted, and your own soul a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” (Luke 2:34-35)
O sweet Mother, how your tender heart was pained to hear, so soon after His birth, that your beloved Son would suffer as a sign of contradiction to so many evil forces in the world. Mother, please help us have the courage to stand strong with you beside your Son against the evils that hurt so many around us. Mother, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Second Sorrow: The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-21)
When [the wise men] had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. (Matthew 2: 13-14)
Mary, you trustingly followed Joseph into an unknown land, fleeing the danger that threatened the very life of your precious child, the little Lord Jesus.  How your tender heart must have been pained to hear, of the little babies whose lives were taken by violence at the massacre of the Holy Innocents.  Mother, please help us to have the courage of Joseph as we protect the littlest ones in the womb, tiny babies and children so dependent on our care.  Mother, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Third Sorrow: The Loss of Jesus for Three Days (Luke 2:41-50)
…As they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. (Luke 2:43-45)
Dearest Mother, Jesus was lost to you for three days.  You and Joseph searched without rest, anguished in mind and heart, until you found Him in the Temple, and light broke through the clouds which hid Him from you. Mother, sometimes we struggle with darkness when we can’t find Jesus, our minds pained by so many worries and troubles. Please help us to keep seeking Him in hope, awaiting His faithful coming, His light piercing through our darkest moments.  Mother, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Fourth Sorrow: The Meeting of Jesus on the Way to Calvary (John 19:17)
And carrying the cross himself, he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. (John 19:17)
Oh Mary, you saw Him, Him for whom your heart beat pure love all the days of your life, Him who was the reason for your every breath.  As Jesus carried the heavy cross, you embraced Him, held Him in your arms one last time, comforted Him.  Oh Mother, help us console one another in our sufferings, letting love move us to action as you did.  Thank you for accepting the Father’s Will in your life so that we could have life.  Mary, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Fifth Sorrow: The Crucifixion of Jesus (John 19:18-30)
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son. Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. (John 19: 25-27)
O death, where is your victory!  This was the greatest moment of triumph over sin and evil, the moment when Love conquered all.  Mother, help us to put far behind us the fear of death, knowing you stand beside us to intercede for us with your Son “now and at the hour of our death”.  We can run forward without fear with you at our side and Jesus before us!  Oh Mother of Sorrow, Mother of Hope, no evil can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord!  Mary, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Sixth Sorrow: Jesus Taken Down from the Cross (John 19:39-40)
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. (John 19:40)
Sweet Mother of Sorrows, how lovingly you held the Sacred Body of your Son in your arms, the same Body you lavished with tender love and care during His infancy, childhood, and adulthood. Mother, our world is so in need of the pure love found in the home of the Holy Family of Nazareth.  Make our families and our hearts homes of holy love. Mary, we want to console you.  Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled.
Seventh Sorrow: Jesus Laid in the Tomb (John 19:39-42)
Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by. (John 19: 41-42)
What grief must have filled your pierced heart, dear Mother, as you laid your own Child to rest.  Yet, your grief was balanced by hope.  You believed the promises of God, the words of your Son, that He would rise again.  This hope gave you strength to reach out to those around you who were suffering.  In your own moment of intense pain, you stretched out your hands to the needy. Oh Mother, how beautiful your heart is.  Help us console the sorrowful and comfort the afflicted in our midst – bringing hope to the hopeless by our love for them!  Mary, we want to console you. Fill us with LOVE HIMSELF as you are filled

OTHER PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS

“Jesus, help me.
In every need let me come to you with a humble trust saying: Jesus, help me.
In all my doubts, perplexities and temptations: Jesus, help me.
In hours of loneliness, weariness and trials: Jesus, help me.
In failure of my plans and hopes; in disappointments, troubles and sorrows: Jesus, help me.
When others fail me and your grace alone can assist me: Jesus, help me.
When I throw myself on your tender love, as my Father and Saviour: Jesus, help me.
When my heart is cast down by failure at seeing no good coming from my efforts: Jesus, help me.
When I feel impatient and my cross irritates me: Jesus, help me.
When I am ill and my head and hands cannot work and I am lonely: Jesus, help me.
Always, always, in spite of weariness, falls and shortcomings of every kind: Jesus, help me and never forsake me.
Almighty Lord, before you I come with all my faith, begging you for comfort in my difficulties. Do not forsake me, my Lord. Open your doors, that your almighty arms may open and close as you design, to give the tranquillity that I so desire.
Oh my God, receive my supplication from a wounded heart that is always fighting, sustained by your Divine power. Never let me scramble for want of help.
Almighty Lord, assist me to find shelter in your celestial bounty forever.
Amen.”
“Lord Jesus, by faith in Your merits, I now take Your Precious Blood and sprinkle it over myself and my loved ones right from the crown of my head to the very soles of my feet. I claim total and complete protection for my life and my loved ones. Lord Jesus, keep me free today from evil, sin, temptation, Satan’s attacks and afflictions, fear of darkness, fear of man, sickness, diseases, doubts, anger, all calamities and from all that is not of Your Kingdom. Fill me Lord Jesus with the gift of Your Holy Spirit and grant me the gift of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment so that I will live today in Your glory by doing that which is right. I praise You, Jesus. I thank You, Jesus. I love You, Jesus. I adore You, Jesus. Amen.”

With holier priests comes a holier Church.

With holier priests comes a holier Church.

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“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” (2 Mac 12:46)

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"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)

"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)

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“It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.” (2 Mac 12:46)

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"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)

"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2) "Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)

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"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thee flee before Thy Face." — Sacred Scripture (Psalm 67:2)