Please consider joining the Society of the Most Holy Redeemer in these prayers for the relief of the Holy Souls, beginning on the Vigil of All Saints Day and continuing throughout the month of November. St. Alphonsus reminds us of this duty and privilege to assist these suffering souls:
Let us remember that in that place of suffering there are probably souls that have a special right to our prayers, such as those of our parents, brothers and sisters, and other relations and friends. Let us. moreover, remember that these holy queens, being in the condition of debtors for their sins, cannot assist themselves. This thought should impel us to relieve them according to the best of our ability. And by assisting them we shall not only give great pleasure to God, but shall also acquire great merit for ourselves. And in return for our suffrages, these blessed souls will not neglect to obtain for us many graces from God, but particularly the grace of eternal life.
-from Libro de oraciones de San Alfonso, p. 581
The novena prayers we are using come from the Manual of the Purgatorian Society, published by the Redemptorist Fathers, Mission Church, Boston, Massachusetts, imprimatur: May 28, 1907.
You will find the opening, closing and daily novena prayers on this page.
