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 Indulgence of 300  days,  each  day,  or  a  plenary  indulgence during  the  period. — Pius  IX,  Jan. 5, 1849,  Jan. 28,  1850, Nov. 26, 1876.

Any daily  devotions  for  the  holy  souls,  public  or  private, will suffice.

Indulgence of 7  years  and  7  quarantines,  each  day; plenary indulgence,  once  during  the  month. — Leo  XIII, Jan. 17, 1888.

Y JESUS,  by  that  copious  sweat  of  blood  with  which Thou didst  bedew  the  ground  in  the  Garden,  have mercy on  the  souls  of  my  nearest  relations  who  are  suffering in purgatory.

''Our Father,  Hail  Mary,  Requiem  aeternam,  or  Eternal rest  give  unto  them,  O  Lord:  And  let  perpetual  light  shine  upon them. May they  rest  in  peace. Amen.''

Y JESUS,  by  that  cruel  scourging  which  Thou  didst suffer, bound  to  the  column,  have  pity  on  the  souls  of my  other  relatives  and  friends  who  are  suffering  in  purgatory.

Y JESUS,  by  that  crown  of  sharpest  thorns  which pierced Thy  sacred  temples,  have  mercy  on  that  soul which is  most  neglected  and  least  prayed  for,  and  on  that soul which  is  furthest  from  being  released  from  the  pains of purgatory.

Y JESUS,  by  those  sorrowful  steps  which  Thou  didst take with  the  cross  on  Thy  shoulders,  have  mercy  on that  soul  which  is  nearest  to  its  departure  from  purgatory;