O God, who wert pleased that in the Apostolic Priesthood these Thy servants should be invested with pontifical or sacerdotal dignity: grant also, we beseech Thee, that they may be joined for evermore to the fellowship of that Priesthood in heaven…

O God, of whose mercy it is that the souls of Thy faithful people do rest in peace, graciously grant unto Thy servants and handmaids, and unto all that here and everywhere rest in Christ, the forgiveness of their sins: that, absolved from every offence, they may everlastingly rejoice with Thee…

I therefore, O my Praise and my Life, God of my heart, laying aside for a while her good deeds, for which I give thanks to Thee with joy, do now beseech Thee for the sins of my mother…

Every November the Church turns our hearts toward the faithful departed. Praying for the holy souls is one of the oldest and most loving works a Catholic can do: we ask God's mercy for those who have died, and we keep faith with the people we have loved and lost.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for my sins, and for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

O God, Who hast commanded us to honor our father and mother, have pity on the soul of Thy servant (N.), and grant that I may see him/her again in the joy of eternal brightness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him/her…

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end…

Lord God almighty, I beseech Thee, by the precious blood which Thy divine Son Jesus shed in the garden, deliver the souls in purgatory, and amongst them all, especially that soul which is most destitute of aid; and bring it to Thy glory, there to praise and bless Thee for ever. Amen.

Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord…

O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them. Be not severe in Thy judgments, but let some drops of Thy Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames…

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.