Purgatory Board
You may want to use the Marian Fathers’ “Purgatory Board” to pray for a different group of departed souls each day. There are 50 different categories of departed souls in all, and we Marians post in our houses one category of souls to be remembered each day — going through all 50 on a rotating basis. The different groups of departed souls include parents, benefactors, popes, bishops, priests, and leaders of nations, and those who are forgotten or neglected.
1. |
For the souls of all the faithful departed. |
2. |
For the souls of your departed parents and family. |
3. |
For the souls of your departed friends. |
4. |
For the souls whose memory has vanished from this world. |
5. |
For the souls that suffer the greatest torments. |
6. |
For the souls of those who died unexpectedly or without receiving the Holy Sacraments. |
7. |
For the souls of those who died in war. |
8. |
For the souls of those who died of epidemics or famine. |
9. |
For the souls that shall be delivered from purgatory this very hour. |
10. |
For the souls that have been long detained in purgatory. |
11. |
For the souls that did not give proper honor to our Lord. |
12. |
For the souls that need most prayer. |
13. |
For the souls of those who persecuted you in your lifetime. |
14. |
For the souls of those who did not assist others in their need. |
15. |
For the souls of those who long lived without forgiving their enemies. |
16. |
For the souls of those who showed great love of neighbor. |
17. |
For the souls of those who did not give proper honor to Our Lady. |
18. |
For the souls that are in great need of assistance. |
19. |
For the souls that undergo severe torments for their sins against chastity. |
20. |
For the souls that suffer in purgatory because of me. |
21. |
For the souls of those who suffer for having engaged in sinful conversations. |
22. |
For the souls of those who were particularly given to mortification and penance. |
23. |
For the souls of consecrated religious who followed the rule in a very zealous way. |
24. |
For the souls of those who valiantly gave witness to their faith before others. |
25. |
For the souls of sinners who have become lukewarm. |
26. |
For the souls of those who received the Holy Sacraments rarely or with indifference. |
27. |
For the souls of those whose bodies lie in non-consecrated ground. |
28. |
For the souls of those whose bodies lie in your neighborhood cemeteries. |
29. |
For the souls of those who prayed little. |
30. |
For the souls of those who suffer for having been deliberately inattentive during prayers. |
31. |
For the souls of those who suffer for giving bad example to others. |
32. |
For the souls of those that leave this world this very moment. |
33. |
For the souls of those who die a disgraceful or tragic death. |
34. |
For the souls that are in need of the Church’s prayer because they committed a sacrilege or showed disrespect toward holy objects. |
35. |
For the souls that had a special devotion to the Most Holy Sacrament. |
36. |
For the souls that had a special devotion to the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. |
37. |
For the souls of those who contributed to the conversion of sinners. |
38. |
For the souls of those who suffer because of their unyielding and arrogant attitude toward others. |
39. |
For the souls that atone for their disregard for legitimate authority. |
40. |
For the souls of those who suffer for having slandered, libeled or told calumnies of others. |
41. |
For the souls of those who sought their own excessive pleasure and luxury. |
42. |
For the souls of those who died regretting their sins but without making atonement. |
43. |
For the souls of the leaders who neglected their duties or abused their power. |
44. |
For the souls of those who worked for peace in the world. |
45. |
For the souls of those who contributed to the growth of priestly and religious vocations. |
46. |
For the souls of those who dedicated themselves to the education of the youth in piety. |
47. |
For the souls of those who supported missionary works. |
48. |
For the souls of the Marian Fathers and Brothers. |
49. |
For the souls of all consecrated religious. |
50. |
For the souls of popes, bishops, priests, and deacons. |


