3/16/2024 0 Comments Crusade for forgotten souls![]() ![]() O my God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I am sorry with my whole heart for having offended Thee. Hence, at the thought of having offended Him during life, they experience pain that surpasses all other pain. Some penitents have felt so much pain and sorrow in thinking of their offenses, that they died of grief. The Souls in Purgatory understand far better than we do the claim that God has to our love they love Him with all their strength. The pain that afflicts these Holy Souls most, the spouses of Jesus, is the thought of having, during life, by their sins, displeased God, Whom they so ardently love. O Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession. ![]() O my God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things, and repent with my whole heart of my offenses against Thee. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at the same time, on the Holy Souls suffering in Purgatory. In this life the hideousness of sin is not seen as in the life to come and this is one of the greatest sufferings in Purgatory. Third Day – Meditation Īnother great pain of the Holy Souls is caused by the hideous vision of their guilt, for which they now suffer. My good God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee. Send me Thy assistance that I may apply the time yet remaining to me for Thy love and service have compassion on me, and, at the same time, on the Holy Souls suffering in Purgatory. O Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession. Woe to me, unhappy being, so many years have I already spent on earth and have earned naught but Hell! I give Thee thanks, O Lord, for granting me time even now to atone for my sins. The second pain which causes these Holy Souls much suffering is the time lost in life when they might have gained merits for Heaven and the thought that they were unable to repair this loss, because the time of life and merit is passed. Grant me the grace of perseverance have pity on me, and at the same time on those Blessed Souls suffering in Purgatory. O Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession. I would rather die than offend Thee again. O Jesus, my Savior, I have so often deserved to be cast into Hell how great would be my suffering if I were now cast away and obliged to think that I, myself, had caused my damnation! I thank Thee for the patience which Thou hast endured me. My God, I love Thee above all things and I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee because Thou art infinite goodness. Manifold are the sufferings which these Blessed Souls must endure, but the greatest of all is the reflection that their sins in life are the cause of their present torments. Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatoryįirst Day – Meditation The novena invokes a special prayer request from God through the intercession of the holy souls in Purgatory. This Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory was composed by St Alphonsus Liguori and is generally prayed during the nine-day period leading up to All Souls’ Day (although the novena can be prayed any time of the year). ![]()
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