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 which hold  the  souls  of  thy  children  captive  in  purgatory. Merciful Father,  by  the  merit  of  this  great sacrifice and  of  all  the  wounds  received  by  Thine only Son  during  His  cruel  scourging,  grant  Thy grace to  me,  a  miserable  sinner,  and  grant  repose and peace  to  the  souls  in  purgatory.

''Requiem, etc.

God, Who  art  our  heavenly  Father,  and  the Father of  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  humbly  prostrate before  the  throne  of  Thine  infinite  majesty. I offer  Thee  this  day  the  sacrifice  of  the  Body and Blood  of  Thy  Son  for  the  ransom  of  the  souls  in purgatory;  and  with  this  sacrifice,  I  offer  to  Thee  the sufferings, derision,  insult,  and  bad  treatment  which Jesus vouchsafed  to  suffer  for  the  salvation  of  all  men when, after  His  flagellation,  He  was  crowned  with thorns. Wishing to  satisfy  Thy  justice  for  all  our sins of  thought,  He  did  not  refuse  being  crowned with thorns,  blindfolded,  clothed  in  a  tattered  purple robe, and  treated  like  a  mock-king  with  a  reed  for a sceptre:  neither  did  He  turn  away  His  face  from being struck  and  spat  upon. By these  sufferings  He has  superabundantly  paid  our  debts  and  obtained our pardon. Look upon  Thy  Son  thus  humiliated, O Father  of  mercies,  and  deliver  from  their  purgatorial prison  those  souls  who  are  Thy  cherished spouses, and  do  Thou  grant  them  repose  and  peace.

''Requiem, etc.

ather Almighty,  eternal,  unchanging,  invisible, and  infinite  in  all  Thy  perfections,  all  the choirs of  angels  are  incessantly  singing  before Thee, "Holy,  holy,  holy,"  and  we  on  the  earth,  by Jesus  Christ,  with  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  Jesus  Christ,  by