Leader: You would be pleased to deliver the souls of our

relatives and friends from the pains of hell

You who would be pleased to grant them all the
pardon and remission of all their sins
You who would be pleased to fulfill all their
desires NINE-DAY NOVENA PRAYER
You who would be pleased to receive them into the FOR THE DEAD
company of the blessed
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant Unto them eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant unto them eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
All: Grant unto them eternal rest.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader: Merciful Father, hear our prayers and console us.

As we renew our faith in your Son, whom you
raised from the dead, strengthen our hope that our
dear departed will share in Christ’s resurrection,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever.
All: AMEN.

Leader: Eternal rest grant unto 0 Lord.

All: And let your perpetual light shine upon him/her.
Leader: May he/she rest in peace.
All: Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. AMEN. Catholic Filipino-Australian Chaplaincy
Archdiocese of Brisbane
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WHY PRAY FOR TIlE DEAD? Holy virgin of virgins
St. Michael and all archangels and angels
Many people say that the Bible contains no references to St. John the Baptist
purgatory. What is the basis for the Catholic Church’s teaching St. Joseph
about this? Why do Catholics pray for the dead? Sts. Peter and Paul
All Apostles and Evangelists
In the Second Book of Maccabees (12:38-46), Judas Macabee St. Stephen and all martyrs
orders that his soldiers that sacrifices and prayers be offered in the St. Gregory
Temple of Jerusalem for the slain Jewish soldiers who had worn St. Ambrose
pagan amulets. In the Second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy (1:18), St. Augustine
St. Paul prays for Onesiphorus, who has died. St. Benedict
St. Jerome
The Roman Catholic teaching on purgatory reflects not only on All holy bishops, confessors and doctors of the Church
the above biblical bases but also on the understanding of the All holy monks and hermits
communion of saints. We are connected to the saints in heaven, St. Magdalene
the saints-in-waiting in purgatory, and we, believers, here on St. Barbara
earth. We pray for the souls of the dead who are undergoing
purification in purgatory, that the God who is full of mercy and Leader: From all evil.
compassion may forgive all their sins and admit them into His Response (All): 0 LORD, DELIVER THEM.
Kingdom forever. Leader: From your wrath
From the rigor of your justice
From the power of the devil
From the gnawing worn of conscience
Fr. Marce Singson From long enduring sorrow
Chaplain, Filipino Community From eternal flames
Archdiocese of Brisbane From horrible darkness
From dreadful weeping and wailing
Through you most cruel death
Through your most holy wounds
Through your holy resurrection
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit
In the Day of Judgment

Leader: You who have the keys of heaven

Response (All): WE BESEECH YOU, HEAR US, 0 LORD

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Leader: Jesus, through your blood on the cross
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of PART ONE: THE HOLY ROSARY
Leader: Jesus, through the blow you received on your
sacred face. THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
Jesus, through the cruel scourging you endured.
Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced 1. The Agony in the Garden
your head. 2. The Scourging at the Pillar
Jesus, through your carrying of the cross. 3. The Crowning with ThOrns
Jesus, through your face covered with blood which 4. The Carrying of the Cross
you allowed to be imprinted on the veil of 5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Veronica
Jesus, through your garments which were cruely PART TWO: THE NOVENA FOR THE DEAD
removed from your wounded body
Jesus, through your holy body nailed on the cross FIRST DAY
Jesus, through your side pierced with a lance and
from which flowed blood and water. Leader: Lord our God, receive our supplications, prayers and
mortifications and sighs in suffrage for the holy souls for whom
LITANY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED we make this novena; and we pray that by the motherly love
bestowed on you by your most holy Mother, when she followed
Leader: Lord, have mercy on us. you on the way of sorrow up to Mount Calvary, and grant what
All: Lord, have mercy on us. we ask of you in this novena for your greater honour and glory.
Leader: Christ, have mercy on us. All: AMEN.
All: Christ, have mercy on us. (turn to page 5)
Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.
All: Lord, have mercy on us. SECOND DAY
Leader: Christ, hear us.
All: Christ, graciously hear us. Leader: Merciful God, we beseech you, by the pain which your
Holy Mother saw you suffer and agonise on the cross, that the
Leader: God, the Father of heaven. holy souls in purgatory be freed from those pains; especially for
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of__________________ the soul of _____________, for whom we are praying and
Leader: God the Son, Redeemer of the world. offering in This novena. Bring those who are submerged in their
God, the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity One God. sins to a true knowledge of their guilt and grant what we ask of
you in this novena, for your greater honour and glory.
Leader: Holy Mary. All: AMEN
Response (All): PRAYFOR THE SOULS OF THE (turn to page 5)
FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Leader: Holy Mother of God.
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THIRD DAY for whom we make this novena. We humbly ask you to set them
free and bring them to the happiness in heaven, for the
Leader: Almighty Father, to whom nobody asks without the hope greater glory and honour of your name.
of receiving, by the intercession of St. Joseph and the Blessed All: AMEN.
Virgin Mary, enable the suffering souls in purgatory to be able to (turn to page 5)
leave that place, especially for the soul of ____________. We ask
this through Christ, our Lord. SEVENTH DAY
All: AMEN.
(turn to page 5) Leader: Lord of mercy, hear our prayer. May our brother/sister
_______, whom you called your son/daughter on earth, enter into
FOURTH DAY the Kingdom of peace and light, where your saints live in glory.
We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
Leader: Gracious God, through whose mercy the saints rest in with you and Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
glory, we beg you to set free those blessed souls in purgatory, All: AMEN.
especially for the soul of___________, for whom we are praying (turn to page 5)
in this novena. May you radiate your compassion and love to
them so they may enter into your Kingdom. We ask this through EIGHT DAY
Christ, our Lord.
All: AMEN. Leader: Creator and Redeemer of all mankind, through the infinite
(turn to page 5) merits of passion, death and resurrection, we beg you to shower
the immense treasures of your clemency on those blessed souls,
FIFTH DAY especially for the eternal repose of the soul of ___________. Bring
those who are in sin to a true knowledge and repentance and grant
Leader: Souvereign Lord, in whom it is proper to be merciful, what we ask for in this novena, through Christ, our Lord.
through the intercession of St. Michael, the archangel, and by the All: AMEN.
sorrow of your Blessed Mother who suffered when the soldier (turn to page 5)
pierced your side with a lance, have mercy on the soul of
__________ for whom we are offering this novena and bring NINTH DAY
him/her to your eternal rest in heaven, for the better glory and
honour of your name. Leader: Lord God, you are the glory of the believers and the life of
All: AMEN. the just. Your Son redeemed us by dying and rising to life again.
(turn to page 5) Our brother/sister ________________, was faithful and believed
in resurrection. Give to him/her the joys and the blessings of the
SIXTH DAY life to come. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, incline your ears to our petitions. Have All: AMEN.
mercy on the souls in purgatory, especially for the soul of_______
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