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All Souls Day
November 2nd is All Souls Day. From All Souls Day until the First Sunday of Advent the Catholic practice of visiting cemeteries and praying for our deceased is practiced. We have traditionally called November 2nd le Jour des Morts, the Day of the Dead.
Visiting Cemeteries and Praying for the Dead
In visiting the graves of our loved ones and in visiting the cemetery, we do it in reverence, respect, love and care. Their bodies were temples of the Holy Spirit. While their souls live on in God’s care, their remains sleep in the cemetery waiting for the General Resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
We can say a simple prayer:
V. Eternal rest grant unto him/her/them, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon him/her/them.
V. May his/her/their soul(s) and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
Follow with one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.
Another prayer we may want to do is the following:
Nine Days of Prayer for the Departed
[Begin this novena on any day of the week and continue through the seven days of the week, repeating the two days you began the week until you have accomplished nine consecutive days.]
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. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen
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