HOW TO PRAY THE SAINT GERTRUDE CHAPLET (For the Release of Souls in the Purgatory)

 

The Chaplet of St. Gertrude for the Holy Souls in Purgatory is a wonderful prayer to pray in November, which is the month the Church has dedicated to remembering the holy souls in purgatory.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. AMEN.


The Holy Souls in Purgatory

What is purgatory? The Church teaches us that this is a place for souls who have died but who were not perfectly purified in order to enter into heaven. They have died in God’s grace, but their venial faults remained and they need to pay the debt owed for their transgressions.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified.”
-CCC 1030

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus references purgatory when he says, “Amen I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny” (Matthew 5:26). We also see reference to it in the Old Testament as well, in the Second Book of Maccabees:2 Maccabees 12:39-46

St. Gertrude the Great and the Holy Souls

 St. Gertrude, the Great was a 13th-century nun who, after being orphaned at age 5, grew up in a monastery in Germany with the Benedictine nuns.

Her entire life was ordered around prayer and encounters with Christ, who gave her a glimpse into His Sacred Heart and the plight of the holy souls in purgatory.

St. Gertrude the Great received many private revelations about purgatory while in prayer.  In St. Gertrude’s revelations, she tells us that our prayers for the souls in purgatory are very effective in lessening their time in purgation. She teaches that we must pray these prayers with charity for the souls who are suffering in the afterlife.

St. Gertrude the Great’s prayer for the holy souls in purgatory is the prayer our Church continues to pray each November for more than 800 years!

The Chaplet of St. Gertrude for the Holy Souls in Purgatory repeats this beautiful prayer for holy souls 50 times, making it a wonderful chaplet for November.

The Chaplet of St. Gertrude for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

OUR FATHER
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

HAIL MARY
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

GLORY BE
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. AMEN.

On Each Decade say:
OUR FATHER
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. GERTRUDE (10X) :
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.

SACRED HEART PRAYER
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, open the hearts and minds of sinners to the truth and light of God, the Father.

IMMACULATE HEART PRAYER
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for the conversion of sinners and the world.

GLORY BE
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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THE 4 MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY/ ROSARY COMPLETE/ FULL

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Litany of the Holy Angels Taken From Sacred Scripture

 Litany of the Holy Angels Taken From Sacred Scripture: (very long)

Lord have mercy upon us.

Christ have mercy upon us.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

O God the Father of Heaven,

Have mercy on us.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the World,

Have mercy on us.

O God the Holy Ghost,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,

Have mercy on us.

St Michael, Prince of the Heavenly Army,

Pray for us.

Who had a great fight in Heaven with the Dragon and his Angels,

Pray for us.

Who threw the Dragon and his apostate Angels out of heaven,

Pray for us.

Who fought with the devil over the body of

Moses,

Pray for us.

St Gabriel, who opened to Daniel the divine Vision,

Pray for us.

Who descending into the furnace with Azaria and his companions shook off the flames of fire,

Pray for us.

Who foretold to Zachary the Birth and Ministry of John.

Pray for us.

Who being sent from God to Mary in Nazareth, the Messenger of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.

Pray for us.

St. Raphael, one of the seven spirits that attend before God,

Pray for us.

Who being a faithful guide to young Tobias, brought him back to safety,

Pray for us.

Who didst repel the Devil from Sara,

Pray for us.

Who didst restore sight to old Tobias,

Pray for us.

Holy Seraphim, which with a fiery coal didst purify the mouth of Isaiah,

Pray for us.

Holy Cherubim, who were appointed to guard the Way of the Tree of Life,

Pray for us.

Who stand upon the high throne of God,

Pray for us.

Who constantly sing to God, Holy, Holy Holy,

Pray for us.

Who in the habit of pilgrims were entertained by Abraham in his House,

Pray for us.

Who struck the Sodomites with blindness,

Pray for us.

Who brought out Lot and his family from amongst the impious Sodomites,

Pray for us.

Who hindered Abraham, after he had shewed his obedience, from offering his only son,

Pray for us.

Who ascended and descended by Jacob's Ladder,

Pray for us.

Who wrestling with Jacob wounded his thigh,

Pray for us.

Who delivered Jacob from all evils,

Pray for us.

Who passing by the houses of the Israelites killed the first-born of the Egyptians,

Pray for us.

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt, through the Red Sea and the wilderness, into the Land of Promise,

Pray for us.

Who delivered to Moses the Law of God,

Pray for us

Who resisted Balaam going to curse the Israelites,

Pray for us.

Who being Chief of God's army wert sent to the assistance of Joshua,

Pray for us.

Who for the sin of David, didst strike with plague seventy thousand people,

Pray for us.

Who procured food for Daniel in the Lion's den,

Pray for us.

Who killed in one night in the camp of the Assyrians, a hundred eighty-five thousand men,

Pray for us.

Who did sharply chastise Heilodorus, when he came to plunder the treasures of the Temple,

Pray for us.

Who did encourage Joseph, when he was fearful of the marriage of the Virgin Mary,

Pray for us.

Who did declare the Nativity of Christ to the Shepherds,

Pray for us.

Who at the birth of our Savior, did sing with joy, Glory to God and peace to men,

Pray for us.

Who didst admonish Joseph to fly into Egypt, with the young Child and his Mother,

Pray for us.

Who did serve Jesus in the wilderness, after He put to flight the Tempter,

Pray for us.

Who did comfort Jesus, when He was in His agony,

Pray for us.

Who did roll the stone from the Sepulcher of

Christ,

Pray for us.

Who sitting in white at the Sepulcher of Christ, did declare to the women that Christ was risen,

Pray for us.

Who did appear to the Disciples when Christ ascended into heaven,

Pray for us.

Who having taken the Apostles out of prison, did set them in public in the Temple,

Pray for us.

Who did wonderfully deliver Peter from his chains and from the power of Herod,

Pray for us.

Who killed Herod when he assumed divine honor,

Pray for us.

Who did carry Lazarus to Abraham's bosom,

Pray for us.

Who have received from God the care and custody of men.

Pray for us.

Who always see the face of the Father who is in heaven.

Pray for us.

Who rejoice for one sinner that do penance,

Pray for us.

Who are sent as ministering Spirits to help those that shall obtain the inheritance of salvation,

Pray for us.

Who are the Ministers of God to do His Will,

Pray for us.

Who did procure to Cornelius the Centurion the precepts of Salvation by Peter,

Pray for us.

Who carry the petitions of those that pray to God,

Pray for us.

Who will come in judgment with Christ in His majesty.

Pray for us.

Who shall cite all the world with a trumpet to the supreme tribunal,

Pray for us.

Who at the end of the world shall gather together the Elect.

Pray for us.

Who shall separate all scandals from the Kingdom of Christ,

Pray for us.

Who shall gather the wicked from among the just.

Pray for us.

All holy orders of blessed Spirits,

Pray for us.

From all dangers,

By Thy holy Angels deliver us, O Lord

From the snares of the Devil.

By Thy holy Angels deliver us, O Lord

From plague, famine, and war,

By Thy holy Angels deliver us, O Lord

From sudden and unprovided Death,

By Thy holy Angels deliver us, O Lord

We sinners,

Beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

By Thy holy Angels,

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

That Thou wilt spare us,

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

That Thou wilt vouchsafe to govern and preserve

Thy Church,

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

That Thou wilt vouchsafe to give peace and unity to the whole commonwealth of Christians,

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

That Thou wilt vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed,

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world.

Spare us, O Lord

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world.

Hear us, O Lord

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,

Have mercy on us.

Our Father...

And lead us not into temptation

But deliver us from evil.

-A Psalm taken from various psalms:

Praise the Lord from heaven: praise Him on high

Praise Him, all His Holy Angels: praise Him all His Virtues

Bless the Lord, all ye His Angels, you who are mighty in strength: execute His word, hearkening to His spoken word.

Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all He hath done for thee.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.

For He hath given His angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.

In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou

dash thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear Him: and shall deliver them.

Glory be...

I will sing praise to Thee in the sight of the angels

I will worship at Thy holy temple, and I will give glory to Thy name.

O Lord, hear our prayer.

And let our cry come unto Thee.

Prayer:

O God who in a wonderful order, disposest the services of angels and men; mercifully grant that they who in Heaven always wait Thy orders, may on Earth defend our lives, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

He is our dearest friend and we have ignored Him. How can we do this to Him, Who has given us everything? In our selfishness, we have forgotten Him and this has even led to our disbelief in His wondrous gift of the Eucharist.


Devotion to the Sacred Heart is devotion to Jesus and his love. It is the image of God's love revealed in the pierced heart of His Son. It is a sign or a symbol of both the divine and human love that Jesus has for his Father and for us. It also symbolizes the interior life of Jesus which led to his willingness to lay down his life for us.
In Catholic churches and homes, one of the most popular images of Jesus is the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as we know it today, came about through the visions and experiences of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, given to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in France during the Seventeenth Century.


The development of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus over the centuries, prior to its becoming a public practice:
It is seen by the Church that Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, began at the Last Supper, at the instigation of the Eucharist itself. As Our Lord sat at the Paschal table, before pronouncing those sacred words that would become so core to our entire Faith (in fact, the very heart of the Church Herself) His Beloved Disciple, Saint John the Evangelist, lay his head upon the breast of Our Lord. He laid his head upon the Heart of Jesus Christ and remained there in repose.

It is in imitation of this repose, that Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus began. It then continued to develop, with an emphasis from the early Church Fathers, on the entering into the sacred wound in Christ’s side – the wound, created by the piercing of the soldier’s lance, whilst He hung on the cross. Cor Jesus, lancea perforatum, Miserere nobis (Heart of Jesus, pierced by a lance, have mercy on us), as the Litany of the Sacred Heart says.

For it was from this Sacred Wound that Blood and Water flowed – His Blood and Water – which was seen by the early Fathers, as the birth of the Church Herself. As the early theologian Tertullian stated:

By the wound in the side of Christ was formed the Church, the true Mother of all the living.

These Devotions are designed to focus our attention towards the love He has for us and to make amends for the indignities and sacrileges He has suffered from our neglect. To make amends through acts of reparation, so that our hearts will reciprocate in some small way, something of His Great Burning Love.

Neglected by us, in that we have forgotten the enormity of that which He has bestowed upon us. Because, through the institution of the Eucharist and His dying for us on the cross, He has given everything and we are unaware or even ungrateful.


Sacred Heart with the Immaculate Heart

We fail to watch, as His disciples failed. We fail to give homage, through our ingratitude, or rather our forgetfulness. It is now time for us to make some return for all that He has given us.

This is the message of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. And of course, this need for acknowledgement and gratitude towards Him is essential for our Salvation.