Twelve-year Devotion for the Souls in Purgatory by St. Bridget

The following prayers were given in a private revelation by Our Lord Jesus Christ to St. Bridget of Sweden. They are to be prayed for 12 years. Our Lord promised the following graces to all who will have this devotion:

1. The soul who will pray these prayers will suffer no purgatory.

2. The soul who will pray these prayers will be accepted among the Martyrs as though he had spilled his blood for the Christian Faith.

3. The soul who prays them can choose three other souls whom Jesus will then keep in a state of grace that is sufficient for them to become holy.

4. No one among the four successive generations of the souls who prays these prayers will be lost.

5. The soul who prays these prayers will be made conscious of his death one month in advance.

When the person who has committed himself to pray these prayers dies before the 12 years are over, the Lord will accept the prayers as having been prayed in their entirety. If a few days of prayers are missed due to a valid reason, they can be made up for later.

This devotion was pronounced good, and was recommended by both the “Sacro Colegio de propaganda fide,” as well as by Pope Clement XII. Pope Innocent X, in turn, confirmed the revelations of the Lord to St. Bridget.

Prayer Offerings in Honor of the Precious Blood of Jesus

O JESUS, we will pray the Lord’s Prayer
Seven times in union with all the love
With which You sanctified
This prayer in Your heart.
Take the prayers from our lips
Into Your Divine Heart.
Improve and complete our prayers
So that they bring as much honor and joy
To the Blessed Trinity
As you glorified the Trinity.
May these prayers bring glory to You
Because of Your painful Wounds,
And the Precious Blood
That You poured forth for us.

1. The Circumcision of Jesus.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer You the first wounds,
The first pains, and the first Bloodshed
As atonement for all the sins of youth
Committed by us and by all humanity,
And as protection of our relatives from mortal sins.

2. The Agony in the Garden.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer you
The terrifying sufferings of Jesus’ Heart
On the Mount of Olives
And every drop of His Blood
That He sweated
As atonement for the sins of the heart
Committed by us and by all humanity.
As protection against committing again such sins,
And for the spread of
The Diving and brotherly love
Among all.

3. The Flagellation of Jesus.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer you the numerous wounds
And the gruesome pains
That Jesus suffered,
As well as the Precious Blood
That He shed during the flagellation
As atonement for the sins of the flesh
Committed by us and by all humanity,
As protection against
Committing again such sins,
And for the preservation of
The virtue of innocence
Among our relatives.

4. The Crowning with Thorns.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer You the wounds and pains
That Jesus suffered,
As well as the Precious Blood
That flowed from
The Holy Head of Jesus
During the crowning with thorns,
As atonement for the sins of the spirit
Committed by us and by all humanity,
As protection
Against committing again such sins,
And for the spread of
Christ’s kingdom on earth.

5. The Carrying of the Cross.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer you the sufferings of Jesus
On the way of the Cross—
Especially the Holy Wounds
He suffered on His shoulders,
And the Precious Blood
That came from these wounds—
As atonement for every grumbling
Against Your Holy Will,
As atonement for sins of the tongue
Committed by us and by all humanity,
As protection against
Committing again these sins,
And for the spread of
True love for the Cross.

6. The Crucifixion of Jesus.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Through Mary’s unblemished hands
And through the Divine Heart of Jesus,
We offer You Your Son nailed
And hanging on the Cross,
His wounds on His hands and feet,
And the three streams of
His Precious Blood that poured forth
From these wounds for us,
His extreme tortures
Of the body and soul,
His precious death
And its unbloody remembrance
In all the Holy Masses,
As atonement for all the offenses
Committed against
the vows and rules of
Religious Life and the Priesthood;
As reparation for our personal sins
And the sins of the world;
As supplication
For the sick and the dying,
For the priests and the laity,
For the Holy Father’s intentions
Towards the restoration
Of Christian families,
For the strengthening of the Faith,
For our country, and
For unity among all nations
In Christ and in His Church,
And for the people of the Diaspora.

7. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus.
Our Father and Hail Mary.

Eternal Father,
Accept as our worth offering
The Precious Blood and Water
That flowed from the wounds
Of the Divine Heart of Jesus
For the needs of the Holy Church,
And for the atonement
Of all the sins of humankind
Be gracious and merciful toward us.
May the Blood of Christ,
The last precious content
Of His Holy Heart,
Wash us and others
Of all the guilt of our sins.
May the Water
From the side of Christ
Wash us clean
Of all the punishments of our sins,
And may it extinguish
The flames of Purgatory
For us and
For all the Poor Holy Souls.
Amen.

Prayer in Honor of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Mother

Whoever thinks of the Passion of Jesus Christ must also think of His Blessed Mother Mary. The Mother of God gave St. Bridget the private revelation that the following graces will be gained by anyone who prays seven (7) “Hail Mary’s” daily while meditating upon her tears and sorrows, and by anyone who spreads this devotion to others:

1. There will be peace in the person’s family.

2. The person will experience enlightenment into God’s mysteries.

3. As long as their wishes are within God’s Will for the salvation of souls, the person’s wishes in prayer will be fulfilled.

4. The person will have eternal joy in Jesus and Mary.

First Sorrow of Mary—
The Old Simeon Reveals
That Jesus will be
A Sign of Contradiction, and
That Mary’s heart will be pierced.
Hail Mary...

Second Sorrow of Mary—
Mary and Joseph
Took Jesus to safety in Egypt.
Hail Mary...

Third Sorrow of Mary—
Mary and Joseph
Looked for the 12-year-old Jesus who
Stayed behind in the Temple.
Hail Mary...

Fourth Sorrow of Mary—
Mary meets Jesus
On the Way of the Cross.
Hail Mary...

Fifth Sorrow of Mary—
Mary at Calvary
Watches Jesus’ Crucifixion,
Death, lancing, and removal
From the Cross.
Hail Mary.

Sixth Sorrow of Mary—
Mary embraces in her arms
The lifeless body of Jesus.
Hail Mary...

Seventh Sorrow of Mary—
Mary endures loneliness
At the burial of Jesus.
Hail Mary...

Prayer for the Most Neglected Souls

JESUS, for the sake of the agony
That you endured
During your fear of death
At the Garden of Gethsemane,
At the Scourging,
At the Crowning with thorns,
On the Way to Calvary,
At Your Crucifixion and death,
Have mercy on the souls in Purgatory,
Especially on those souls
Who are completely forgotten.
Deliver them from their bitter pains,
Call them finally to yourself
And embrace them
In Your arms in Heaven.
Amen.

Prayer to the Three Archangels

To Saint Michael:
St. Michael the Archangel,
Defend us in these days of battle,
Be our safeguard
Against the wickedness
And snares of the devil,
May God rebuke him
We humbly pray,
And you, O prince of the Heavenly Host,
By the power of God,
Cast into hell Satan
And all the evil spirits
Who roam throughout the world
Seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

To Saint Gabriel:
Angel of Humanity,
Trusted Messenger of God,
Open our ears
For the quiet warnings and calls
Of the most Loving Heart of Jesus.
Always be in front of our eyes,
We beg you,
That we may understand
The Word of God correctly,
And that we may follow,
Obey, and fulfil that
Which God wants of us.
Assist us in staying awake
So that when the Lord
Comes to get us
He may not find us asleep.

To Saint Raphael:
Arrow of Love
And Doctor of God’s Love,
Wound our hearts with burning love,
We ask you,
And do not let the wound heal
So that we may stay
On the path of God’s Love everyday,
And so that we overcome everything
With love that comes from God.