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: 
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My dear parents and grandparents, |My Jesus Mercy, etc 
My brothers and sisters and other near relatives, | 
My godparents and sponsors of Confirmation, | 
My spiritual and temporal benefactors, | 
My friends and neighbors, | 
All for whom love or duty bids me pray, | 
Those who have suffered disadvantage or harm through me, | 
Those who have offended me, | 
Those whose release is near at hand, | 
Those who desire most to be united to Thee, | 
Those who endure the greatest sufferings, | 
Those whose release is most remote, | 
Those who are least remembered | 
Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church, | 
The rich, who are now the most destitute, | 
The mighty, who are now powerless, | 
The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly | M 
The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness, | y 
The poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven, | 
The tepid who devoted little time to prayer, | J 
The indolent who neglected to perform good works, | e 
Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments, | 
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The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace, | u 
Parents who failed to watch over their children, | s 
Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them, | 
Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures, | M 
The worldly minded, who failed to use their wealth and talent for the service of God, | e 
Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own, | r
Those who did not provide for the life hereafter, | c 
Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them, | y 
The popes, kings, and rulers, | 
The bishops and their counselors, | 
My teachers and spiritual advisors, | 
The priests and religious of the Catholic Church, | 
The defenders of the Holy Faith, | 
Those who died on the battlefield, | 
Those who fought for their country, | 
Those who were buried in the sea, | 
Those who died of apoplexy, | 
Those who died of heart attacks, | 
Those who suffered and died of cancer, | 
Those who died suddenly in accidents, | 
Those who died without the last rites of the Church, | 
Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours, | 
My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Thy judgment seat, | 
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PRAYER 
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them: For evermore with Thy Saints, because Thou art gracious. 
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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. 
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine on them. Amen. 
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May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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