1. A Week of Prayers for the Holy Souls
PRAYER FOR SUNDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the Precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in
the garden, deliver the souls in purgatory and especially that soul amongst them all which is
most destitute of spiritual aid; and vouchsafe to bring it to Thy glory, there to praise and bless
Thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
PRAYER FOR MONDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in
His cruel scourging, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that soul amongst them all
which is nearest to its entrance into Thy glory; that so it may forthwith begin to praise and bless
Thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
PRAYER FOR TUESDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in
His bitter crowning with thorns, deliver the souls in purgatory, and in particular that one
amongst them all which would be the last to depart out of those pains, that it may not tarry so
long a time before it come to praise Thee in Thy glory and bless Thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

2. PRAYER FOR WEDNESDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the precious Blood which Thy Divine Son Jesus shed in
the streets of Jerusalem, when he carried the Cross upon His sacred shoulders, deliver the souls
in purgatory, and especially that soul which is richest in merits before Thee; that so, in that
throne of glory which awaits it, it may magnify Thee and bless Thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
PRAYER FOR THURSDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the precious Body and Blood of Thy Divine Son Jesus,
which He gave with His own hands upon the eve of His Passion to His beloved Apostles to be
their meat and drink, and which He left to His whole Church to be a perpetual sacrifice and the
life-giving food of His own faithful people, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that
one which was most devoted to this mystery of infinite love, that it may with Thy Divine Son
and with the Holy Spirit, ever praise Thee for Thy love therein in eternal glory. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
PRAYER FOR FRIDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I pray Thee, by the precious Blood which Thy Divine Son shed on this
day upon the wood of the Cross, especially from His most sacred hands and feet, deliver the
souls in purgatory, and in particular that soul for which I am most bound to pray; that no
neglect of mine may hinder it from praising Thee in Thy glory and blessing Thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

3. PRAYER FOR SATURDAY
O LORD God Almighty, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood which gushed forth from the side
of Thy Divine Son Jesus, in the sight and to the extreme pain of His most holy Mother, deliver
the souls in purgatory, and especially that one amongst them all which was the most devout to
her; that it may soon attain unto Thy glory, there to praise Thee in her, and her in Thee, world
without end. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Marry.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
All those who recite the foregoing prayers may gain 500 days’ Indulgence, once a day. This
Indulgence is applicable to the souls in purgatory.
(Sacred Penitentiary, Jan. 26, 1932.)

4. MASSES FOR SOULS
Living and Deceased
THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS is a continuation of Our Lord’s sacrifice on the Cross.
His sacrifice on the Cross merited our redemption. And the sacrifice of the Mass applies the
fruits of Calvary to souls on the earth and in purgatory.
“The dead are aided by alms, by the prayers of the Church, and by the Sacrifice of the Mass.”
(St. Augustine)
For the small offering of 25c a year for each person you may enroll yourself and your loved
ones, living and deceased, in THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL.
Members share in 1500 MASSES’ OFFERED DURING THE YEAR at Mary’s Central Shrine in
Germantown, and at other famous shrines of Our Lady.
Address Father Skelly, Director
The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal
475 E. Chelten Ave.,
Germantown
Phila. 44, Pa.
IMPRIMATUR J. F. O’HARA, C.S.C.
Archiepiscopus Philadelphiensis
January 15, 1953