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Novena for Daddy Teodoro and Mommy
Avelina
MANNER OF MAKING THE NOVENA
This devotion which is very pleasing to God, in
order to be helpful and ease the great pains of the
holy souls, may be made at any time and on any
occasion with contrition and penance which are
most pleasing to God.
I Pray the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
(everyday)
II Act of Contrition (everyday)
III Prayer (everyday)
IV Prayer for Each Day
V Decade of the Passion (everyday)
VI Litany of the Faithful
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II Act of Contrition
My God, I am sorry for all my sins with all my heart,
in choosing to do wrong and failing to do good. I
have sinned against You whom I should love above
all things. I firmly intend with Your help to sin no
more, to do penance and to avoid whatever leads
me to sin. Amen.
III Prayer (everyday)
Most powerful and merciful Lord Jesus, lover of
souls, most admirable in Thy saints; listen to the
sighs and pleas of the souls in Purgatory who are
desirous of Thy mercy and to the prayers of those
who are making this novena for them, so that they
may obtain Thy mercy and deign to rescue them
from that prison of their great suffering. We
beseech Thee to relieve first those who are
suffering there through our fault, our close
relatives, the abandoned, and those who are about
to be released from Purgatory. We beseech Thee
also, to free above all, those who injured us most
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and deliver from their sins those who are in the
bondage of mortal sin and bring them to a sincere
repentance of their sins, and become worthy of
heaven. Amen.
IV Prayer for Each Day
FIRST DAY
Pray three Hail Holy Queens to the Blessed Virgin,
and say the prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
My Lord, receive our supplications, prayers,
mortifications and sighs in suffrage for the blessed
souls for whom we make this novena; and we pray
that by that motherly love bestowed on Thee by the
Blessed Virgin, Thou mayest grant that they may
rise and be happy in the realm of the living; bestow
upon us Thy grace by those sorrows endured by
Thy most Holy Mother, when she followed Thee on
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the Street of Sorrow up to Mt. Calvary, and grant
what we ask of Thee in this novena for Thy greater
honor and glory. Amen.
(Here ask Christ Crucified what you desire to obtain
in this novena for self. Then say the following
prayer to be said everyday of the novena.)
FINAL PRAYER
O Lord God, Who left us the marks of Thy Passion
on the Holy Sheet, in which Thy Sacred Body was
wrapped when it was taken down from the Cross by
Joseph, grant us, Lord, that by Thy death and
burial, we may be brought to the glory of the
Resurrection, where Thou liveth and reigneth with
the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and
ever. Amen.
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SECOND DAY
Pray five Our Fathers and Hail Marys in honor of the
five Wounds of Jesus and the great sorrows of Mary
and say the following prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Most merciful Lord, we beseech Thee, by that pain
with which Thy Holy Mother saw Thee suffer and
agonize on the Sacred Tree of the Cross, that the
holy souls be freed from those pains in Purgatory;
especially those souls for whom we are praying in
this novena, applying the indulgences granted by
the Supreme Pontiffs for their relief to all Religious,
Fraternities and Congregations. Bring those who
are submerged in their sins to a true knowledge of
their guilt and grant what we ask of Thee in this
novena for Thy greater honor and glory. Amen.
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THIRD DAY
Pray three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorys in
honor of Saint Joseph and then say the following
prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Almighty God and Lord, to whom nobody asks
without hope of receiving, by the intercession of
that glorious patriarch Saint Joseph, and by the
patronage of Thy beloved Mother, particularly by
that sorrow She experienced when She saw Thee
expire on the Cross, enable the suffering souls in
Purgatory to be able to leave that place. Deign to
return to Thy grace those who are without it
because of sin, and grant us what we as of Thee in
this novena for Thy greater honor and glory. Amen.
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FOURTH DAY
Pray four Our Fathers and Hail Marys and Glorys in
honor of St. Joachim and St. Anne and then say the
following prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
O Great God, through Whose mercy the saints rest
in glory, we beg Thee to set free those blessed souls
for whom we are specially praying, through the
intercession of St. Joachim and St. Anne. Hear us,
Lord, by that bitter pain of Thy afflicted Mother
when She heard those outrageous blasphemies and
offensive words with which Thy enemies were
insulting Thy Divine Innocence, we beg Thee, Lord,
to have mercy on those who follow the path of
perdition by making them return to Thy grace; and
please grant us what we ask in this novena for Thy
greater honor and glory. Amen.
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FIFTH DAY
Pray four Our Fathers and Hail Marys in honor of St.
Michael, the Archangel, and then say the following
prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Sovereign Lord, in Whom it is proper to be merciful,
through the intercession of the Archangel St.
Michael and by the sorrows of Thy Blessed Mother
suffered when that soldier cruelly pierced Thy side
with a lance, have pity on those souls for whom we
are offering this novena and bring them to Thy
eternal rest. Have mercy on those who are in the
state of mortal sin and grant us what we ask of
Thee in this novena for Thy greater honor and glory.
Amen.
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SIXTH DAY
Pray five Our Fathers and Hail Marys and Glorys in
reverence of the glorious St. Lawrence, special
advocate of the souls and then say the following
prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Sweetest Jesus, incline Thine ears to our petitions
for Thy mercy on the blessed souls in Purgatory,
especially on those for whom we are making this
novena, through the torments suffered by the
glorious St. Lawrence in the fire of his martyrdom.
We are also begging Thy mercy for the blessed souls
in Purgatory by the pains suffered by Thy loving
Mother when she saw Thee being taken down from
the Cross and when She received in Her Sacred
Hands the Crown and Nails bathed in Thy Precious
Blood. Have mercy on those who are not in Thy
grace by taking them out of that unhappy state and
grant us what we ask of Thee in this novena for Thy
greater honor and glory. Amen.
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SEVENTH DAY
Pray nine Our Fathers and Hails Marys in honor of
the nine choirs of Angels, and then say the
following prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Merciful Lord, through the intercession of the
Angels, especially of those who are the guardians of
those afflicted souls for whom we make this
novena; and by the sorrow of Thy Blessed Mother
when, after having kissed and adored Thy Crown
and Nails, She received Thee in Her virginal and
maternal arms and gazed on Thy mangled and
lacerated Body, we humbly beseech Thee to set
them free and bring them to the happiness of
Heaven. Lead those who are in mortal sin to a true
knowledge of their guilt and grant us the grace we
ask of Thee in this novena for Thy greater honor
and glory. Amen.
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EIGHTH DAY
Pray five Our Fathers and Hail Marys in honor of the
Seraphic Father St. Francis and St. Nicholas of
Tolentino, special patrons of the blessed souls, and
then say the following prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
My sweet and beloved Jesus, through the
intercession of Thy beloved seraphim, St. Francis,
and of the glorious and charitable St. Nicholas of
Tolentino, we beg of Thee to shower the immense
treasures of Thy clemency on those blessed souls
whose torments so touched the charity of these
two Servants of Thine. But we beg this grace
especially through that bleeding Heart of Thy
Blessed Mother when She wrapped and clothed Thy
Sacred Body for burial and accompanied it to the
Sepulchre. Reduce those who are in sin to a true
repentance of them and grant us what we ask in
this novena for Thy greater honor and glory. Amen.
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NINTH DAY
Pray five times the Apostles Creed in honor of the
Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and then say the
following prayer for this day.
PRAYER:
Creator and Redeemer of all mankind, through the
infinite merits of Thy Life, Passion, and Death, we
beg of Thee to bestow on all souls, particularly
those for whom we are making this novena, the
pardon and indulgences they have always desired.
Through the intercession and merits of Thy afflicted
Mother, especially by that sorrow of sorrows with
which She left Thee buried in the tomb and
returned home without the light of Her eyes and
the life of Her heart, which is Thou, our Jesus, have
mercy on the blessed souls so that they may enjoy
Thee eternally in Heaven. Turn Thine eyes of mercy,
too, on those who are in the miserable state of
slavery of the devil, so that they may be restored to
Thy grace, and grant us what we ask of Thee in this
novena for Thy greater honor and glory. Amen.
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V DECADE OF THE PASSION (everyday)
Lord, open our lips and inflame our hearts and
cleanse them of useless and evil thoughts.
Enlighten our minds, that we may seriously
meditate on Thy sufferings and death and the pains
endured by Thy most glorious Mother; and deign to
hear and receive us before Thy great Majesty, Thou
who livest and reignest forever. Amen.
(On the beads of the Rosary for the Our Father, say
the following:-)
My most merciful Jesus, look down with eyes of pity
on the faithful souls for whom Thou suffered and
died on the Cross.
(On the beads for the Hail Mary say the following:-)
My Jesus, through Thy bloody sweat in the Garden,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
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My Jesus, through the blow Thou received on Thy
Sacred Face,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through the cruel scourging Thou
endured,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced
Thy Head,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy carrying of the Cross on the
path of bitterness,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy Face covered with blood
which Thou allowed to be imprinted on the veil of
Veronica,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy bloody garments which were
cruelly removed from Thy wounded Body,
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have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy Holy Body nailed on the
Cross, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy Hands and Feet pierced with
cruel nails,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
My Jesus, through Thy Sacred Side pierced with a
lance and from which flowed blood and water,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory.
OFFERING: (an excerpt from a prayer of St.
Augustine)
Most sweet Jesus, who in Thy desire to redeem the
world, deigned to be born, circumcised, mocked by
the Jews, to fall into the hands of Thy enemies
through the treacherous kiss of Judas, to be bound
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and brought to the place of sacrifice like a meek
Lamb, brought before Caiphas, Pilate and Herod,
spat on, accused and condemned with false
witnesses, to be slapped and have Thy Sacred Body
covered with wounds from the cruel scourging, to
be crowned with thorns, Thy Face covered with a
purple cloth in mockery, stripped of Thy garments,
nailed and elevated on the Cross between two
thieves as if Thou wert one of them, offered gall and
vinegar to drink, and to be pierced in Thy Side with
a lance, deliver, O Lord, the souls in purgatory from
their great suffering through thy most bitter
Passion; bring them to Thy Glory and deliver us
from the pains of hell, through the merits of Thy
Holy Passion and Death on the Cross, so that we
may be worthy to enter the Kingdom where Thou
brought the good thief, who was crucified with
Thee, who liveth and reigneth, with the Father and
the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
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VI LITANY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
God the Holy Spirit,
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have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Trinity, one God,
have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
(For the following, the response is – Pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.)
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
All ye angels and archangels,
All ye orders of blessed spirits,
St. John the Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All ye holy patriarchs and prophets,
St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. John,
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
All ye holy martyrs,
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St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
All ye holy bishops and confessors,
All ye holy doctors,
All ye holy priests and levites,
All ye holy monks and hermits,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Barbara,
All ye holy virgins and widows,
All ye saints of God,
(For the following, the responses are: )
Be merciful,
spare them, O Lord.
Be merciful,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
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(For the following, the response is - O Lord, deliver
them.)
From all evil,
From Thy wrath,
From the rigor of Thy justice,
From the power of the devil,
From the gnawing worm of conscience,
From long-enduring sorrow,
From eternal flames,
From intolerable cold,
From horrible darkness,
From dreadful weeping and wailing,
Through Thine admirable conception,
Through Thy Holy Nativity,
Through Thy most sweet Name,
Through Thy baptism and fasting,
Through Thy most profound humiliation,
Through Thy prompt obedience,
Through Thine infinite love,
Through Thy bloody sweat,
Through Thy sorrow and anguish,
Through Thy bonds,
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Through Thy scourging,
Through Thy crowning with thorns,
Through Thy carrying of the Cross,
Through Thy most cruel death,
Through Thy most holy wounds,
Through Thy most bitter Cross and Passion,
Through Thy holy Resurrection,
Through Thine admirable Ascension,
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the
Paraclete,
In the day of judgment,
(For the following, the response is—We beseech
Thee, hear us.)
We sinners,
Thou Who forgavest Magdalene and didst hearken
to the prayer of the thief,
Thou Who savest freely Thine elect,
Thou Who hast the keys of heaven and hell,
That Thou wouldst be pleased to deliver the souls
of our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors,
from the pains of hell,
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That Thou wouldst be pleased to have mercy on
those of whom no special remembrance is made on
earth,
That Thou wouldst be pleased to grant them all the
pardon and remission of all their sins,
That Thou wouldst be pleased to fulfil all their
desires,
That Thou wouldst be pleased to receive them into
the company of the blessed,
King of awful Majesty,
Son of God,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
Grant unto them rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
Grant unto them rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
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Grant unto them rest everlasting.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
From the gates of hell,
Deliver their souls, O Lord,
O Lord, hear our prayer.
And let our cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray:
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the souls of Thy servants departed the
remission of their sins; that by pious supplications,
they may obtain that pardon which they have
always desired. Grant this, O God, Who livest and
reignest forever and ever. Amen.
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O Eternal God, Who besides the general precept of
charity, hast commanded a particular respect to
parents, kindred and benefactors; grant we
beseech Thee, that as they were the instrument by
which Thy Providence bestowed on us our birth,
education, and innumerable other blessings, so our
prayers may be the means to obtain for them a
speedy release from their excessive sufferings, and
free admittance to Thine infinite joys, through
Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray:
O God, Whose property is ever to have mercy and to
spare, we humbly beseech Thee in behalf of Thy
servant/s, N.-, whom Thou hast (this day) called out
of this world, that Thou wouldst not deliver
(him/her/them) into the hands of the enemy, nor
forget (him/her/them) forever, but bid the holy
angels, lead (him/her/them) into Paradise,
(his/her/their) true country, that for as much as in
Thee (he/she/they) put their hope and trust,
(he/she/they) may not endure the pains of hell, but
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may come to the possession of eternal joys,
through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with
Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Be merciful, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to the soul/s
of Thy servant/s, N.-, for whom we offer to Thee the
sacrifice of praise, humbly beseeching Thy Majesty
that by those holy and propitiatory offerings,
(he/she/they) may be found worthy to win
everlasting rest, through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy
Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the
soul/s of Thy servant/s, N.-, which has/have (this
day) departed out of this world, may be cleansed by
this sacrifice, and delivered from sins, and may
receive forgiveness and everlasting rest, through
our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee
liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, world without end. Amen.
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Absolve, O Lord, the soul/s of Thy servant/s, from
every bond of sin, so that by Thy aid (he/she/they)
may deserve to escape the judgment of wrath, and
come to the enjoyment of beatitude in eternal light.
Eternal rest grant unto (him/her/them), O Lord.
And let Your perpetual light shine upon (him/her/
them).
From the gates of hell,
Deliver (his/her/their) soul/s, O Lord.
May (he/she/they) rest in peace.
Amen.
O Lord, hear our prayer.
And let our cry come unto Thee.
The Lord be with you.
And with Thy Spirit.
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Let us pray:
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant unto the soul/s of Thy servant/s, N.-, the
remission of all (his/her/their) sins, that through
pious supplications (he/she/they) may obtain the
pardon (he/she/they) has/have always desired Who
livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto (him/her/them), O Lord.
And let Your perpetual light shine upon
(him/her/them).
May (he/she) rest in peace.
Amen.
WORDS OF POPE SAINT GREGORY
1. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who to redeem us, was
crowned with thorns and was crucified, we adore
and beseech Thee that Thy Cross be our defense
against our evil enemies.
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Our Father and Hail Mary.
2. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who to redeem us,
endured so much suffering and drank gall and
vinegar, we adore and beseech Thee that Thy
sufferings be the cure of our souls.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
3. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, by the bitterness Thou
suffered on the Cross because of our sins,
particularly when They soul parted from Thy Body,
we beseech Thee to have mercy on our souls on the
day of their departure from this world.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
4. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who to redeem us, Thy
Sacred Body was anointed and buried, we adore
and beseech Thee that Thy death be our life.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
5. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who descended to the
limbo of the Holy Fathers and freed those who were
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imprisoned there, we adore and beseech Thee not
to permit our souls to be imprisoned in hell.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
6. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who with great power
resurrected Thyself and ascended to Heaven, where
Thou sitteth at the right of God the Father, we pray
Thee to have mercy on us.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
7. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, the Good Shepherd,
defend the just, enlighten sinners, have mercy on
the faithful departed, and on us, great sinners.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
8. O Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who will come to judge
us, to bring the just to Thy glory and sinners to
eternal punishment, we adore and beseech Thee
that Thy passion may free us from all pains and
bring us to eternal life.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
9. O most loving Father, we offer Thee the innocent
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death of Thy Son and the loves of His Divine Heart
for the pains that we, poor sinners, above all
sinners, deserve; we also offer this Passion and
cordial love for all our relatives and friends. We
beseech Thee to have mercy on us.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
PRAYER
O Jesus Christ, our Lord, we humbly beseech Thee
to grant us the pardon and graces that are
accorded by St. Gregory to those who, through
these holy prayers, revere the mysteries of Thy
great Passion, Who liveth and reigneth forever and
ever.
Our Father and Hail Mary.
Compiled by Nobel & Gerfi