Litany for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

LITANY FOR THE POOR SOULS IN PURGATORY

O Jesus, Thou suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of:

• My dear parents and grandparents, My Jesus, Mercy!
• My brothers and sisters and other near relatives, My Jesus, Mercy!
• My godparents and sponsors of Confirmation, My Jesus, Mercy!
• My spiritual and temporal benefactors, My Jesus, Mercy!
• My friends and neighbors, My Jesus, Mercy!
• All for whom love or duty bids me pray, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who have suffered disadvantage or harm through me, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who have offended me, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those whose release is near at hand, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who desire most to be united to Thee, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who endure the greatest sufferings, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those whose release is most remote, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who are least remembered, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The rich, who are now the most destitute, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The mighty, who are now powerless, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The tepid who devoted little time to prayer, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The indolent who neglected to perform good works, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Parents who failed to watch over their children, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures, My Jesus, Mercy!
• The worldly minded, who failed to use their wealth and talents for the service of God, My Jesus, Mercy!
• Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who did not provide for the life hereafter, my Jesus mercy!
• Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them, my Jesus mercy!
• The popes, kings, and rulers, my Jesus mercy!
• The bishops and their counselors, my Jesus mercy!
• My teachers and spiritual advisors, my Jesus mercy!
• The deceased priests of this diocese, my Jesus mercy!
• The priests and religious of the Catholic Church, my Jesus mercy!
• The defenders of the holy faith, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who died on the battlefield, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who fought for their country, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who were buried in the sea, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who died of apoplexy, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who died of heart attacks, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who suffered and died of cancer, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who died suddenly in accidents, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who died without the last rites of the Church, my Jesus mercy!
• Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours, my Jesus mercy!
• My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat, my Jesus mercy!

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them: Forevermore with Thy saints, because Thou art gracious.

May the prayer of Thy suppliant people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, benefit the souls of Thy departed servants and handmaids: that Thou mayest both deliver them from all their sins, and make them to be partakers of Thy redemption. Amen.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let the perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.