How to Help the Poor Souls

We can help The poor Souls with our suffrages; Masses, prayers, or acts of piety offered by the living in honor of the departed.¹

1. Have a Mass or Gregorian Masses said for them.^2,3
2. Offer Indulgences.^2,3
3. Offer sufferings for them. Physical or spiritual.^2,3
4. Pray the Rosary, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, and other prayers for them.^2,3
5. The devotions to the Holy Way of the Cross.³
6. Almsgiving and other good works, especially donations for World Missions.^2,3
7. Burning of candles especially blessed candles.³
8. The sprinkling of Holy Water.³

References

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1. Catechism of the Catholic Church #1032
   “From the beginning, the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God…“
2. Why Purgatory Must Exist – Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar, MIC
3. My Personal Experience with the Poor Souls – by Maria Simma (Pages: 20 & 21)