St Gertrude's Prayer
(With Chaplet of the Holy Souls)
SYMBOLS
[℣] Leader [℟] Response [Ⱥ] All togetherSIGN OF THE CROSS
† In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit † Amen.
APOSTLES’ CREED
[Ⱥ] I believe in God, | the Father almighty, | creator of heaven and earth, | and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, | who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, | born of the Virgin Mary, | suffered under Pontius Pilate, | was crucified, died and was buried; | he descended into hell; | on the third day he rose again from the dead; | he ascended into heaven, | and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; | from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. | I believe in the Holy Spirit, | the Holy Catholic Church, | the communion of saints, | the forgiveness of sins, | the resurrection of the body, | and life everlasting. | Amen.
ACT OF CONTRITION
[Ⱥ] O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because of your just punishments, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of your grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.
At the Opening Beads
LORD’S PRAYER
[℣] Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your WILL be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. [℟] Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
HAIL MARY (3x)
[℣] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. [℟] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
GLORY BE
[℣] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. [℟] As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
OPENING PRAYER
[Ⱥ] Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, open the hearts and minds of sinners to the truth and light of God, their Loving Father. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for the conversion of sinners and the world.
At the Decade Beads (5x)
ST GERTRUDE’S PRAYER
[℣] Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of Your 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, for those in my own home, and in my family. Amen.
CHAPLET OF THE HOLY SOULS (10x)
[℣] O holy souls draw the fire of God’s love into my soul, to reveal in me Jesus Crucified. [℟] Crucified Lord Jesus, have mercy on the Souls in Purgatory.
GLORY BE
[℣] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. [℟] As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.CONCLUDING PRAYER
[℣] Lord, Jesus Christ, through your five Holy Wounds and through all of your Sacred Blood that you shed for us sinners, we ask you to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and in particular on our dearly departed family, relatives, friends and all those souls that have no one to pray for them. Complete the healing of their purification and let them enjoy and participate fully in your Salvation. Amen. [℟] Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. For evermore with your saints, because you are gracious. Amen.
[℣] May the divine assistance remain always with us, [℟] and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
SIGN OF THE CROSS
† In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit † Amen.
PSALMIC REFLECTION ON
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me. Lord, be my helper! You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness… (From Psalm 30)