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:

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

PRAYER

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them: For evermore with Thy Saints, because Thou art gracious.
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.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine on them. Amen.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Traditionalists vs. Neo-Conservatives

Fr. Ripperger:

"Liturgically, traditionalists judge the Novus Ordo in light of the Mass of Pius V and the neo-conservatives judge the Tridentine Mass, as it is called, in light of the Novus Ordo(47). This comes from the Hegelianism which holds that the past is always understood in light of the present, i.e. the thesis and antithesis are understood in light of their synthesis. This leads to a mentality that newer is always better, because the synthesis is better than either the thesis or the antithesis taken alone. Being affected by this, the neo-conservatives often assume or are incapable of imagining that the current discipline of the Church may not be as good as the prior discipline. There is a mentality today which holds that 'because it is present (Hegelianism), because it comes from us (immanentism), it is necessarily better.'"

http://www.christianorder.com/features/features_2001/features_mar01.html


More on the Hegel effect can be found in this enlightening talk.

Philippine Madrigal Singers at Abbey of Mont Saint Michel

Problem with Self

Fr. Chad Ripperger on the Influence of Music

Everything Leaks

If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad.

Marriage: Fall From Eden to the Rise in Grace

It’s a great joy if a wife can say to her husband, “I can thank you that I have such strong support in life, that I have such good children.” It’s a great joy if a husband can say to his wife, “I can thank you that I have such an understanding life companion, and such a peaceful home.” But the greatest joy of all will be if someday they can say to each other, “I can thank you that I have attained eternal life.” 

(Bishop Tihamér Tóth)

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