26/08/2026
🕯️ O Eternal and Loving Father,
Fountain of infinite mercy, light, and everlasting joy, we draw near to the throne of Thy Divine Majesty with hearts full of faith, thanksgiving, and profound hope. We praise Thee for the unfathomable love wherewith Thou hast redeemed the world through the Passion, Death, and glorious Resurrection of Thy dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
🕊️ Look down, O Lord, with tender and fatherly eyes upon the holy and faithful souls detained in Purgatory. We rejoice in the knowledge that they are forever secure in Thy grace, marked as heirs of Thy Kingdom, and that their salvation is eternally won. Though they linger yet in the sweet, purifying crucible of Thy charity, being made radiant and spotless for the heavenly nuptials, we ask Thee to shorten the time of their waiting and bring them swiftly into the full brilliance of Thy Beatific Vision.
✝️ Through the infinite merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, shed upon the Cross and perpetually offered upon the altars of Thy Holy Church throughout the world, pour forth a torrent of divine consolation upon them. Let the sweet dews of Thy mercy refresh them; let the bright dawn of Thy presence scatter every shadow; and let the peace of Christ fill their longing hearts with uncontainable joy.
🤍 We earnestly commend to Thy loving embrace:
🕯️ Our beloved parents, brothers, sisters, children, and kinfolk, who loved and sustained us in this earthly pilgrimage;
🕯️ Our faithful friends, teachers, and departed benefactors, through whose hands Thou hast bestowed upon us countless blessings;
🕯️ The souls of all holy priests, consecrated religious, and shepherds who faithfully administered Thy Sacraments and preached Thy Word;
🕯️ The most forgotten and abandoned souls, who have none on earth to offer prayers or sacrifices in their memory;
🕯️ And those souls who are closest to their final deliverance, that this very hour may be the moment of their glorious coronation in Heaven.
🌹 O Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven, Mother of Mercy, and Consoler of the Afflicted: stretch forth thy maternal hand to thy suffering children. Visit them with thy sweet presence, comfort them with the warmth of thy motherly heart, and lead them by the hand to the throne of thy Divine Son.
🛡️ O Glorious Saint Michael the Archangel, prince of the heavenly host and standard-bearer of the divine light: sound thy trumpet of victory, guide these holy souls past every threshold, and usher them into the eternal dwelling prepared for them from the foundation of the world.
👼 O Holy Guardian Angels, who accompanied these souls through all the perils of this mortal life: come now and complete your joyful mission. Bear them up on wings of light, and present them rejoicing before the face of the Most High.
🌟 Open wide, O Lord, the gates of the Heavenly Jerusalem! Let the eternal banquet begin for these Thy redeemed children. May they enter into that paradise where there is no more weeping, nor sorrow, nor pain, but life everlasting, unbroken peace, and the unending splendor of Thy love.
🙏 And when our own earthly race is run, grant that we may be reunited with them in Thy holy presence, to sing Thy boundless praises with all the Angels and Saints through all the endless ages of eternity.
🕯️ ℣. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
🕊️ ℟. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
🕯️ ℣. May they rest in peace.
🕊️ ℟. Amen.
🕯️ ℣. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
🕊️ ℟. Amen.
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