Various prayers and invocations
For all souls
O God, almighty and eternal, Lord of the living and the dead, full of mercy towards all
creatures, grant forgiveness and peace to all our deceased brothers and sisters, so that
immersed in your bliss they may praise you without end. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
For souls in purgatory
Holy souls
purgative souls,
Pray to God for us,
and we will pray for you,
so that God may grant you soon
the glory of the holy paradise.
For one or more deceased
O merciful God, grant to (name or names) and to all our brothers who rest in Christ the gift
of Your peace, so that free from every debt of guilt they may be associated with the glory
of the risen Lord, who is God and lives and reigns with You , in the unity of the Holy
Spirit for ever and ever. Amen
For their parents
O God, who commands us to honor father and mother, open the arms of your mercy to
my deceased parents: forgive their sins, and may one day see them again with joy in the
light of Your glory. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Repeat 3 times
Eternal Rest grant unto them (him/her), O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them
(him/her). May they (he/she) rest in peace. Amen.
Offer of the day for the souls in purgatory
My eternal and lovable God, prostrate in adoration of your immense Majesty, I humbly offer you the thoughts, words, works, sufferings that I have suffered and those that I will suffer on this day.
I propose to do everything for your love, for your glory, to fulfill your divine will, so as to support the holy souls in purgatory and plead for the grace of a true conversion of all sinners.
I intend to do everything in union with the pure intentions that Jesus, Mary, all the saints in Heaven and the righteous on earth had in their lives.
Receive, my God, this heart of mine, and give me your holy blessing together with the grace not to commit mortal sins during my life, and to unite myself spiritually to the holy masses that are celebrated in the world today, applying them in suffrage of the holy souls in purgatory and especially of (name) so that they may be purified and finally free from suffering.
I propose to offer the sacrifices, the adversities and all the suffering that your Providence has established for me today, to help the souls in purgatory and obtain relief and peace for them. Amen.
For those who die every day
O full of mercy Jesus, who burns with such ardent love for souls, I adjure you, by the agony of your Most Holy Heart and by the pains of your Immaculate Mother, to purify with your Blood all the sinners of the earth who are in agony and who must die today, Agonizing Heart of Christ, have mercy on the dying.
Repeat 3 times
Hail Mary…
Amen.
Requiem Aeternam
Eternal Rest grant unto them (him/her), O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them
(him/her). May they (he/she) rest in peace. Amen.
In Latin
Requiem aeternam dona eis (ei), Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis (ei). Requiescant (-at)
in pace. Amen.
