Saints LightPrayer for Those Who Have No One to Pray for Them
A prayer of charity for the forgotten souls in Purgatory, those with no one left on earth to pray for them; written for this app. Pray it especially in November, the month the Church sets aside for the dead.
The prayer
Merciful Lord, I pray for the souls in Purgatory whom no one remembers: those who died without family, those whose names have been forgotten, and those whose loved ones no longer pray for them.
You know each of them by name. You have not forgotten them, even if the world has. Accept my prayer, small as it is, on their behalf, and by the merits of your Son's Passion, release them from their suffering and bring them into the joy of heaven.
And when they see your face, may they remember the one who prayed for them. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Pray it this week
Walk through a cemetery this week, or the old section of your parish graveyard, and pray this for the people buried there whose names you do not know.
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