As today is All Souls Day, I thought that another prayer for the dead in Purgatory would be appropriate. This with the prayer of St Gertrude the Great. As prayer in my eyes can be seen as an act of Charity, I will be posting the ‘Heroic Act of Charity‘ for the souls in Purgatory. Since I found that these prayers together, create a good flow of energy/they go well together.
The Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great is one of the most famous- and one of my favorites -of the prayers for souls in purgatory. St. Gertrude the Great- as seen above -was a Benedictine nun and mystic who lived in the 13th century. According to tradition, our Lord promised her that 1000 souls would be released from purgatory each time it is prayed devoutly.
Before you start, you don’t actually need anything for this prayer. But if you want to light a candle, put out a glass or two of water, and hold your rosary and recite an Our Father and a Hail Mary before, feel free.
“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy 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.”
The Heroic Act of Charity Prayer: A lot of devoted people regard this prayer as especially powerful, calling to mind as it does call on a powerful intercessor with our Lord, His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary!
“Heavenly Father, in union with the merits of Jesus and Mary, I offer to You for the sake of the poor souls all the satisfactory value of my works during life, as well as all that will be done for me after death. I give You my all through the hands of the Immaculate Virgin Mary that she may set free whatever souls she pleases, according to her heavenly wisdom and mother’s love for them. Receive this offering, O God, and grant me in return an increase of Your grace. Amen.”
Pray for those that are in purgatory and they will pray for you.
I wanted to make something to represent my uncle since All Saint’s/Soul’s Day is here.
I initially struggled a little bit with what I wanted to do for it, but I did finally understand what I wanted to do and got it started, finishing it this past weekend.
We weren’t related by blood, but he was a strong paternal figure in my life growing up who watched over my mother and my siblings and helped us out when we needed it most. Words can’t express how much I love and appreciate all he did for us. I miss you, Uncle. I love you.
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Art by me; Photo taken by my brother (who is not active on Tumblr); Photo clean-up by me
