# Friday Prayer for Souls in Purgatory and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
*2021-08-13*

> Bill and John lead a Friday prayer for souls in purgatory, recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and offer a heartfelt prayer to the Holy Spirit.

## Opening and Friday Prayer for Souls

Bill welcomes listeners and explains that today’s focus is a Friday prayer for the souls in purgatory. He shares a personal nighttime vision of a dark, gray scene brightened by a single yellow light, which he interpreted as a soul’s hope for heaven. Together they pray:

Lord Almighty, by the precious blood which Your Divine Son shed on the Cross, especially from His most sacred hands and feet, deliver the souls in purgatory. In particular, the soul for whom I am most bound to pray, that no obstacle may hinder its praise of You and its eternal blessing. Amen.

## Traditional Prayers: Our Father, Hail Mary, and Psalm 130

The hosts recite the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and Psalm 130 (De Profundis), invoking God’s mercy and forgiveness. They conclude with the Apostles’ Creed, affirming belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the incarnation, death, resurrection, and the communion of saints.

## The Chaplet of Divine Mercy (Day One)

Bill introduces the first day of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, recalling Jesus’ promise to pour out His mercy on all mankind, especially sinners. They pray the opening prayer of the Chaplet, followed by the Litany of Divine Mercy, repeatedly responding, “I trust in You.” The litany praises God’s boundless mercy, the redemption of Israel, and the hope of salvation.

## Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Bill leads a lengthy prayer to the Holy Spirit, asking for renewal, humility, discernment, and the grace to love all people, especially the poor. The prayer seeks the Spirit’s guidance to destroy selfishness, to become a new creature, and to unite the Church in truth, justice, and peace.

## Closing Intentions and Final Blessing

The hosts conclude with a prayer for a specific soul, asking that the departed may rest in the bosom of Christ and rise in the resurrection. Bill shares a brief story of how the Holy Spirit guided him to the correct address of a community building, illustrating divine guidance in everyday life. They finish by inviting listeners to submit prayer requests for the sick and to stay in communion with one another. God bless you all.

*May the boundless mercy of Christ, invoked through the Chaplet and the Holy Spirit, bring comfort to the souls in purgatory and strengthen our trust in God’s love.*