IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran, C.P
Monday, November 16, 2009
Feast of St. Gertrude the Great.....November 16
Prayer of St. Gertrude to release souls in Purgatory.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen."
Read about St. Gertrude.
Wonderful woman and great mystic. Precursor of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I usually pray this for the souls in Purgatory.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful Saint, Oh Saint Gertrude pray for me and the souls of my loved ones!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love this wonderful saint! This prayer is prayed in morning and evening prayers with the occasional chaplet thrown in. It's a wonderful act of charity to pray for all the poor souls in purgatory! Dear Saint Gertrude please pray for us:~)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the picture of St. Gertrude. I don't know much about her but she sounds like a very interesting woman.
ReplyDeleteDear Micki,
ReplyDeletethank you for the beautiful card and prayer of Saint Gertrude! I am so glad I have a card of her now after all these years. She is a great Saint and her "Life and Revelations" is a wonderful and inspiring book to read!
Ceci
Meldelen - I join you in that prayer.....daily for me.
ReplyDeletediddleymaz - Amen
Lana - I love it too...I bet those 1,000 daily souls released will pray for us also.
Fr. Larry - My heart is joyous knowing you might have found St. Gertrude today. I hope you can say her prayer to release those souls in Purgatory. How easy to do.
Ceci - Thank you for pointing out her book. I haven't read it but it's on my "to do" list.