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Prayers

OPENING PRAYERS [note1]
(Make the Sign of the Cross)
In the name of the Father, etc.

Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful,and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
v. Send forth Your Spirit, OLord, and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.God our Father, pour out the gifts of Your Holy Spirit on the world.You sent the Spirit on Your Church to begin the teaching of the gospel:now let the, Spirit continue to work in the world through the hearts ofall who believe. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

v. You, O Lord, willopen my lips.
R. And my tongue shall announce Your praise.
v. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
v. Glory be to the Father, etc.
R. As it was in the beginning, etc.

Then follow five decades of the Rosary with the Hail,Holy Queen.

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy; hail, our life, oursweetness and our hope. To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve,to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley oftears. Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towardsus, and after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb,Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

v. Pray for us, Oholy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. O God, Whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death andresurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation;grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries in the mostholy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what theycontain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord.Amen. [note 2]

40 Days Prayer For The Faithful Departed Pdf Reader

v. Most Sacred Heartof Jesus
R. Have mercy on us.
v. Immaculate Heart of Mary
R. Pray for us.
v. St. Joseph
R. Pray for us.
v. St John the Evangelist
R. Pray for us.
v. St. Louis-Marie deMontfort
R. Pray for us.

(Make the Sign of the Cross)
In the name of the Father, etc.

THE CATENA LEGIONIS [note3]

Antiphon. Who is she that comes forth as the morningrising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set inbattle array?

(Make the Sign of the Cross)
v. My soul glorifies theLord.* [note 4]
R. My spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.
v. He looks on His servant inher lowliness;*
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.

R. The Almighty works marvels for me.*
Holy His name!
v. His mercy is from age toage,*
on those who fear Him.

40 Day Prayer For The Faithful Departed

R. He puts forth His arm in strength*
and scatters the proud-hearted.
v. He casts the mighty fromtheir thrones*
and raises the lowly.

R. He fills the starving with good things,*
sends the rich away empty.

v. He protects IsraelHis servant,*
remembering His mercy,
R. The mercy promised to our fathers,*
to Abraham and his sons for ever.

v. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit..[note 5]
R. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world withoutend. Amen.

Antiphon. Who is she that comes forth as the morningrising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set inbattle array?

v. O Mary, conceivedwithout sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to you.

Let us pray.O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, Who has been Pleasedto appoint the Most Blessed Virgin, Your mother, to be our mother also,and our mediatrix with You, mercifully grant that whoever comes to Youseeking Your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her. Amen.[note 6]

CONCLUDING PRAYERS [note7]

(Make the Sign of the Cross)
In the name of the Father, etc.

We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God; despisenot our prayers in our necessities, but ever deliver us from alldangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

v. Mary Immaculate,Mediatrix of all Graces
(or Invocation appropriate to Praesidium) [note 8]
R. Pray for us.
v. St. Michael and St. Gabriel
R. Pray for us.
v. All you heavenly Powers,Mary's Legion of Angels
R. Pray for us.
v. St. John the Baptist
R. Pray for us.
v. Saints Peter and Paul
R. Pray for us.

Confer, O Lord, on us, who serve beneath the standard ofMary, that fullness of faith in You and trust in her, to which it isgiven to conquer the world. Grant us a lively faith, animated bycharity, which will enable us to perform all our actions from themotive of pure love of You, and ever to see You and serve You in ourneighbor; a faith, firm and immovable as a rock, through which we shallrest tranquil and steadfast amid the crosses, toils and disappointmentsof life; a courageous faith which will inspire us to undertake andcarry out without hesitation great things for your glory and for thesalvation of souls; a faith which will be our Legion's Pillar of Fire -to lead us forth united - to kindle everywhere the fires of divine love- to enlighten those who are in darkness and in the shadow of death -to inflame those who are lukewarm - to bring back life to those who aredead in sin; and which will guide our own feet in the way of peace; sothat - the battle of life over - our Legion may reassemble, without theloss of any one, in the kingdom of Your love and glory. Amen.

May the souls of ourdeparted legionaries and the souls of all the faithful departed throughthe mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

(Make the Sign of the Cross) [note9]
In the name of the Father, etc.

(May be said in common or individually, anytime or as a novena, especially for All Souls Day)

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

40 Days Prayer For The Faithful Departed

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them.
R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

(Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions)

Blessed Souls, we have prayed for thee; we entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for us miserable sinners, who are in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever.

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Let us pray:

40 Days Prayer For The Faithful Departed Pdf

O God, the author of mercy, the lover of the salvation of mankind; we address thy clemency, in behalf of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, who are departed this life, that by the intercession of blessed Mary, ever virgin, and of all the saints, thou wouldst receive them into the enjoyment of eternal happiness; through Christ our Lord. Amen.