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2 of 2 HAVE MERCY, LORD, ON ALL WHO WAIT Hymn 4 By Thy five Wounds and seven cries, By piercèd Heart and closing Eyes, By Thy dread awful Sacrifice, Miserére, Domine. 5 These souls forlorn, Redeemer blest, Never denied Thee, but confest; Grant them, at last, eternal rest. Miserére, Domine. 6 For these poor souls who cannot pray, For gone is their probation day, We plead Thy Cross, and humbly say: Miserére, Domine. 7 Remember all their sighs and tears, One day with Thee a thousand years: Give peace, O Lord, and calm their fears. Miserére, Domine. 8 As pants the hart for cooling spring, As bird flies home with wearied wing, Homeward they turn, Lord, homeward bring. Miserére, Domine. ~ Rev. Dr. Lee ~ A Daily Hymn Book (1958)

1 of 2 HAVE MERCY, LORD, ON ALL WHO WAIT Hymn 1 Have mercy, Lord, on all who wait In place forlorn and lonely state, Outside Thy peaceful Palace gate. Miserére, Domine. 2 These were the work of Thine own hands; Thy promise sure for ever stands; Release them, Lord, from sin and bands. Miserére, Domine. 3 By sweat of Blood and Crown of thorn, By Cross to Calvary meekly borne, Be Thou to them salvation’s dawn. Miserére, Domine. (continued)

2 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 14th There is a communication of the fruit of good works between the living faithful and the departed. The Catholic Church, enlightened by the Holy Spirit and guided by the Scriptures and the traditions of the early Fathers, teaches in her Councils the existence of Purgatory, and that souls detained in this place of suffering are helped by the suffrages of the faithful, and particularly by the precious Sacrifice of the Altar (Council of Trent, Seas. 25). —Little Month of the Souls in Purgatory. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

1 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 14th On the Duration of the Sufferings of Purgatory These sufferings are of short duration compared to the eternity of the pains of hell, but considered in themselves they are long, very long. The Church authorizes anniversaries of prayers for years and even centuries after souls have departed this life; and eminent writers, Bellarmine among others, think that there are sinners who will remain in Purgatory until the end of the world. (continued)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 13th On the State of the Souls in Purgatory Though in the midst of the most cruel sufferings, the Holy Souls never yield to impatience or despair; they are in a state of grace and charity, and their will is so at one with that of God that they cheerfully will all that He desires. They adore the hand that strikes them; and however ardently they yearn for their deliverance, they would only have it in the order of God’s will. The certainty that they will never offend God more, and that they will one day possess Him in heaven, is a source of great consolation to them. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 12th On the Causes of Purgatory There are two causes of Purgatory: 1st. The lack of sufficient satisfaction for remitted sin. It is of faith that God, in pardoning sins committed after Baptism, and remitting the eternal punishment due to mortal sin, usually leaves the absolved souls a debt of temporal punishment which it must pay in this life or the next. 2d. The venial sins which may mar the souls of the just when they depart this life. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 11th On the Sufferings of Purgatory (continued) The second is suffering which subjects the soul to tortures more terrible than those inflicted on the martyrs. The Church has not defined the nature of this suffering; it is generally taught, however, with the permission of the Church, that Purgatory is a mysterious fire which, like that of hell, devours the soul without destroying it; and though this is not an article of faith, says La Luzerne, yet all authorities so strongly support the doctrine of an expiatory fire, that it is best not to depart from it. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 10th On the Sufferings of Purgatory Revelation, which speaks very clearly of the existence of Purgatory, is not so clear on the state of the Suffering Souls, and we have no accurate knowledge of the place of suffering, or of the nature or the form of their sufferings. We know with certainty, however, that the pains of Purgatory are extremely great, and of two kinds. The first and most unendurable, says the Council of Florence, is the privation of God. The soul released from the body comprehends God as the only object of its happiness, and the desire to see and possess Him is felt with extraordinary keenness in all its faculties. It is a burning thirst, a devouring hunger, a terrible void, a species of suffocation produced by the absence of God, the food and breath of the soul. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

PRAY FOR THE DEAD Pray for the dead All ye who mourn, Love ends not with the grave; In life, perhaps, They needed not But now your aid they crave. Refrain Unto all, O Jesus blest, Grant Thine own eternal rest. Pray for the dead, All ye who weep, Tears will not set them free, Nor comfort them In their distress Until God’s face they see. Refrain Pray for the dead, All ye who hope, The joy of heav’n to gain, And you may seek Their aid, and lo! You will not seek in vain. Refrain ~ M. B. Marr The American Catholic Hymnal (1913)

PRAY FOR THE DEAD Pray for the dead All ye who mourn, Love ends not with the grave; In life, perhaps, They needed not But now your aid they crave. Refrain Unto all, O Jesus blest, Grant Thine own eternal rest. Pray for the dead, All ye who weep, Tears will not set them free, Nor comfort them In their distress Until God’s face they see. Refrain Pray for the dead, All ye who hope, The joy of heav’n to gain, And you may seek Their aid, and lo! You will not seek in vain. Refrain ~ M. B. Marr The American Catholic Hymnal (1913)

PRAY FOR THE DEAD Pray for the dead All ye who mourn, Love ends not with the grave; In life, perhaps, They needed not But now your aid they crave. Refrain Unto all, O Jesus blest, Grant Thine own eternal rest. Pray for the dead, All ye who weep, Tears will jot set them free, Nor comfort them In their distress Until God’s face they see. Refrain Pray for the dead, All ye who hope, The joy of heavn to gain, And you may seek Their aid, and lo! You will not seek in vain. Refrain ~ M. B. Marr The American Catholic Hymnal (1913)

2 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 9th 2d. In all tradition, which is thus incontestably confirmed by the following decree of the Council of Trent: “If any one claim that a penitent sinner when he receives the grace of justification obtains the remission of the guilt and the eternal punishment, so that neither in this life nor in Purgatory has he any temporal punishment to undergo before he can enter heaven, let him be anathema!” (Sess. 6th) ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

1 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 9th Proofs of the Existence Purgatory (continued) 1st. In Holy Scripture. (continued) In the New Testament our Lord plainly tells us there are sins which shall not be forgiven in this world or in the world to come (St. Matt. xii.); again in St. Matthew we read of a prison which the debtor shall not leave until he has paid the last farthing (St. Matt. v.); and St. Paul in his epistle to the Corinthians says: Every man’s work shall be manifest: for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire: and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved: yet so as by fire. (I Cor. iii. 13, 15.) (continued)

2 of 2 THE QUEEN OF PURGATORY (continued from above) 3. In pains beyond all earthly pains, Favorites of Jesus ! there they lie, Letting the fire wear out their stains, And worshipping God's purity. 4. Spouses of Christ they are, for He Was wedded to them by His Blood ; And angels o'er their destiny In wondering adoration brood. 5. They are the children of thy tears ; Then hasten. Mother ! to their aid ; In pity think each hour appears An age while glory is delayed. 6. See, how they bound amid their fires. While pain and love their spirits fill ; Then with self-crucified desires Utter sweet murmurs, and lie still. 7. Ah me ! the love of Jesus yearns O'er that abyss of sacred pain, And, as He looks, His bosom burns With Calvary's dear thirst again. 8. O Mary ! let thy Son no more His lingering Spouses thus expect ; God's children to their God restore, And to the Spirit His elect. 9. Pray then, as thou hast ever prayed ; Angels and Souls all look to thee ; God waits thy prayers, for He hath made Those prayers His law of charity. Frederick William Faber, D.D., Hymns (from the Author’s Last Edition of 1861)

1 of 2 THE QUEEN OF PURGATORY 1. O turn to Jesus, Mother ! turn, And call Him by His tenderest names ; Pray for the Holy Souls that burn This hour amid the cleansing flames. 2. Ah ! they have fought a gallant fight ; In death's cold arms they persevered ; And after life's uncheery night, The arbor of their rest is neared. (continued below)

2 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 8th Proofs of the existence of Purgatory are to be found: 1st. In Holy Scripture In the Old Testament we read of Judas Machabeus sending twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem, to be offered in sacrifice for the dead who died in battle; and we are told in the same chapter that it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from sins. ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)

1 of 2 Het is een vrome en heilzame gedachte voor de overledenen te bidden. 2. Mach. 12, 46. It is a devoutly wholesome thought to pray for the dead. Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 8th PART ONE Chapter 2 Proofs of the Existence Purgatory Purgatory is a state of suffering where the souls of those who die in grace but without having fully satisfied the justice of God, remain for a time, to pay the debt of temporal punishment due to their sins, and to be purified for heaven, into which, according to Holy Scripture, nothing defiled can enter. (continued)

1 of 2 Het is een vrome en heilzame gedachte voor de overledenen te bidden. 2. Mach. 12, 46. It is a devoutly wholesome thought to pray for the dead. Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 8th PART ONE Chapter 2 Proofs of the Existence Purgatory Purgatory is a state of suffering where the souls of those who die in grace but without having fully satisfied the justice of God, remain for a time, to pay the debt of temporal punishment due to their sins, and to be purified for heaven, into which, according to Holy Scripture, nothing defiled can enter. (continued)

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2 of 2 Month of the The Holy Souls in Purgatory ~ November 7th Let us, however, guard against excessive fear, and not lose confidence. Let us not forget the mercy of God, which is not less infinite than His justice. Thy mercy is great above the heavens, says the Prophet; (1) and elsewhere, The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient, and plenteous in mercy. (2) This ineffable mercy should calm the most lively apprehensions, and fill us with a holy confidence, according to the words, In te, Domine, speravi, non confundar in æternum—“In Thee, O Lord, I have hoped; let me never be put to confusion.” (3) If we are animated with this double sentiment, if our confidence in God’s mercy is equal to the fear with which His justice inspires us, we shall have the true spirit of devotion to the souls in Purgatory. (Rev. F. X. Schouppe, S.J., Purgatory, 1893) (1) Ps. cvii (2) Ps. cxliv (3) Ps. lxx ~ Rev. F. X. Lasance, Holy Souls Book: Reflections on Purgatory (1922)