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40 Days Prayer for the Faithful Departed

First 9 consecutive nights will be The Holy Rosary to Our Blessed Virgin Mother

Daily Prayer for 31 Consecutive Nights

After The 9 Consecutive Nights of The Holy Rosary

Lead: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

ALL: Merciful Lord Jesus! Listen to the prayers of the souls in purgatory.
Listen to our prayers for the soul of the faithful departed/especially for the
soul of _________/through the infinite merit of your life/passion and
death/we beseech You to grant______pardon for all his/her shortcomings on
earth.

Lead: O God/You alone are ever merciful and sparing of punishment.

ALL: Humbly we pray in behalf of the soul of_______whom You have commanded
to go forth from this world. Do not forget him/her but command that his/her
soul be taken up by the holy angels and brought to paradise. So that since he/she
hoped and believed in You/ he/she may share the joys of Your eternal kingdom.

Lead: Absolve/O Lord/the soul of Your faithful servant______from every bond of

sin.

ALL: So that_____may rise again to life in the glory of the resurrection with your
saints. May the angels welcome______to paradise where there is everlasting
peace. AMEN.

Lead: By Your Holy Incarnation. ALL: Have Mercy on the soul of _______
By Your Holy Birth.
By Your Baptism.
By Your Suffering on the Cross.
By Your Death and Burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your Coming of the Holy Spirit.

Lead: Christ have mercy on us. All: Christ have mercy on us.
Lead: Lord have mercy on us. All: Lord have mercy on us.

Lead: To You O God our Father/we humbly commend_____/in his/her mortal

life on earth/You loved him/her with great love. Now that he/she has been
freed from the sufferings/trials/and evils of earth/grant that your mercy and
goodness will bring him/her to Your paradise/where there is no more grief or
suffering/questioning/ or temptations/but only peace and joy/with Your Son
and the Holy Spirit/forever and ever.