SEVENTEENTH DAY
"Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." When we stand before God in the hour of
judgment, will we not welcome the Holy Souls who will throng about His throne to
plead our cause,
if we have shown ourselves merciful and compassionate toward them in their hour
of need?
O Lord Jesus Christ, relieve the sufferings of Thy departed servants, that they
may not languish in
Purgatory because of our neglect and thoughtlessness. Deliver them from their
pains that they may
praise Thee forever in Heaven and intercede for us when the hour of death draws
near.