Thursday, March 24, 2016

NOVENA FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS AND THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS

NOVENA FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS
AND THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS

 

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O JESUS, Thou didst suffer and die 
that all mankind might be saved 
and brought to eternal happiness. 
Through the Agony of Thine Crown of Thorns 
I offer it to Thy Eternal Father 
that Thou wilt hear our pleas 
for further the grace of final perseverance 
for the just and mercy on sinners: 

My dear parents and grandparents, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy 
Sacred Wounds 

My brothers and sisters and other near relatives, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

My godparents and sponsors of Confirmation, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

My spiritual and temporal benefactors, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

My friends and neighbors, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

All for whom love or duty bids me pray, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who have offended me, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who will offend me, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who have suffered disadvantage of harm through me, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those whom I, still a sinner, will offend, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who are especially beloved by Thee, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those whose death is near at hand, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who desire most to be united to Thee, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who endure the greatest sufferings and trials, 
especially spiritual torments, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those whose death is most remote, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those sinners have no one to pray for them, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who are most deserving 
on account of their services to the Church, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The rich who do not need Thee and are thus the most 
destitute, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The mighty who spurn Thee, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The spiritually blind, that they might see their folly, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The frivolous, who spend their time in idleness, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The poor, who do not seek the treasures of Heaven, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The tepid, who devote little time to prayer, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The indolent, who neglect to perform good works, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those of little faith, 
who neglect the frequent reception of the Sacraments, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The habitual sinners, 
who require for their salvation to a miracle of grace, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Parents who fail to watch over their children, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Superiors who are not solicitous 
for the salvation of those entrusted to them, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who strive for worldly riches and pleasures, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The worldly minded, 
who fail to use their wealth and talents in the service
 of God, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who witness the death of others, 
but do not think of their own, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who blaspheme and commit sacrilege, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who violate the dignity of the human body 
and mind through impurity, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who sin because of my sins and bad example, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who do not provide for the life hereafter, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those whose judgment will be severe 
because of the great things entrusted to them, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The pope, kings and rulers, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The bishops and their counselors, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

My teachers and spiritual advisors, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The priests of this diocese, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The priests and religious of the Catholic Church, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

The defenders of the holy Catholic Faith, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who die on the battlefield, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who fight for their country, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who will be buried in the sea, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who are to die suddenly, in accidents and from 
other causes, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who will die of heart attacks, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who suffer with cancer, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who suffer with AIDS, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who shall die without the last rites of the Church, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For Catholic apostates, heretics, and other unbelievers, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For Catholics who hold Masonic membership 
or in other secret societies, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For the conversion of the Jews, Thy chosen people of old, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For abortionsists and those who aid them, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For women who seek abortions, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For those who promote or practicre contraception, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

For those who give scandal, especially to children, 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Thy
 judgment seat. 
My Jesus, pardon and mercy through Thy Sacred Wounds 

PRAYER 

Final perseverance and pardon grant unto all of these,
 O Lord; 
and let Thy graces through these petitions 
flow unto them and be fruitful.

Amen.