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November, the Month of the Holy Souls: A Prayer to Pray Every Day - Soul - 11-08-2026
As Catholics, the month of November is dedicated in a special way to praying for the faithful departed, especially those souls being purified before entering the fullness of Heaven. The Church encourages us to remember that our bond with our departed brothers and sisters is not broken by death. Through the Communion of Saints, our prayers, sacrifices, and acts of charity can assist them, while they in turn will one day intercede for us before the throne of God.
In a world that often forgets the dead, November invites us to practice one of the greatest spiritual works of mercy: praying for the souls in Purgatory. Let us remember our deceased family members, friends, benefactors, and all those who have no one to pray for them.
I would like to share the following beautiful prayer for the departed, asking Our Lord, Our Lady, and the Saints to hasten their entrance into eternal joy.
"O Jesus, who showed us through your glorious Resurrection what the eternal state of the sons of God will be, grant the holy resurrection to our dear Departed who died in your Grace, and also grant this grace to us in our own hour. By the Sacrifice of your Blood, by the tears of Mary, by the merits of all the Saints, open your Kingdom to the spirits of our Departed.
O Mother, You who saw your martyrdom cease at Easter's dawn before the Risen One, You, who knew at the moment of your glorious Assumption the joy of seeing your wait transformed into apotheosis, console us in our sorrow by delivering our dear ones from their pain on the other side of death, and pray for us, who await the moment of affectionate reunion with those we have lost.
O Saints and martyrs who exult in Heaven, turn your pleading eyes towards God for our departed brothers who are suffering. Pray to the Eternal One for them, so you'll be able to tell them:
'See, peace opens for you.'
O very dear Departed, who are not lost but only separated, may our prayers be for us the kiss that we are missing. When, thanks to our suffrages, you are free to enter into Paradise with the Saints, protect us by loving us with your Love of Perfection, united to us by the invisible, active, and loving Communion of Saints. This is an anticipation of the perfect reunion of the "blessed" which, besides giving us the beatific vision of God, may allow us to find you again as we knew you here on Earth, but made sublime by the glory of Paradise."
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.