St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart

All Souls Novena

‘Lord Jesus Christ, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed’

As we anticipate All Saints and All Souls days at the beginning of November, our thoughts turn to our deceased loved ones. We remember them for all the good that they did for us and all the benefits that we received from them. At the same time, we are asked to pray for all the dearly departed, that God will welcome them into eternal joy. We pray that “perpetual light will shine on them.”

You are invited to remember deceased loved ones and our deceased Josephites in prayer during the annual nine days Novena. Each year, as part of our ministry, Josephites lead “Nine Days of Prayer for the Departed,” from
October 24 – November 2.

Please send us the names of your deceased loved ones and special intentions you wish included in the Novena and Masses The Josephites will remember your loved ones during the Novena and the Masses we offer on All Souls Day, November 2. All Josephite seminarians, novices, priests and brothers will join our prayers with yours.

During the liturgical feasts of All Saints and All Souls, we can storm the gates of heaven with our prayers on behalf of our dearly departed. Our church teaches that those who have died in the love of God can have their souls purged of the punishment due to their sins, “by the suffrages of the faithful in this life, that is, by Masses, prayers, and almsgiving, and by the other offices of piety usually performed by the faithful.”

As we remember our departed loved ones, we can take comfort that there is something we can do. We can cherish their memories and ask God to shower his mercy on them. This year, please join the Josephites who pray with confidence, “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. May perpetual light shine upon them.”

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PRAY for Your Dead
Nine days of Prayer for the Departed

SUNDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Your divine Son, Jesus, shed in the Garden, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those souls who are the most forsaken of all. Bring them into Your glory where they may praise and bless you forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

MONDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Your divine Son, Jesus, shed in His cruel scourging, deliver the souls in Purgatory, and among them those souls who are nearest to sharing Your glory, that they may fully praise and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

TUESDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which was shed in His bitter crowning with thorns, deliver the souls in Purgatory, and among them those souls who are in greatest need of our prayers, in order that they may not long be delayed in praising you fully in Your glory and blessing you forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

WEDNESDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which was shed in the streets of Jerusalem while He carried the Cross, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those who are richest in merits in Your sight, so that when they have attained the high place to which they are destined, they may praise You triumphantly and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

THURSDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Body and Blood of Your divine Son, Jesus, which on the night before his passion He gave to His beloved Apostles and willed to His holy Church as a perpetual Sacrifice and spiritual nourishment, deliver the souls in Purgatory. Most of all, deliver those who were devoted to the mystery of the Eucharist, that they may praise You together with Your divine Son and the Holy Spirit in Your glory forever. Amen.

Our Father …. , Hail, Mary …. ,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

FRIDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which Jesus, Your divine Son, shed upon the Cross this day, deliver the souls in Purgatory, particularly those souls nearest to me and for whom I should pray, that they may come quickly into Your glory to praise and bless You forever. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

SATURDAY
O Lord God, by the Precious Blood which came forth from the sacred side of Your divine Son, Jesus, in the presence and to the great sorrow of His holy Mother, deliver the souls in Purgatory, especially those souls most devoted to this noble Lady, that they may come quickly into Your glory, to praise You with her throughout all ages. Amen.

Our Father . . ., Hail, Mary . . .,

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

EVERY DAY of the NOVENA
O Lord, hear my prayer.

And let my cry come to You.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful; grant to the souls of your servants and handmaids the remission of all their sins: that through our sincere prayers they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.