Gertrude the great was a thcentury german nun, writer, and mystic who was graced with many heavenly visions, including being one of the earliest mystics to whom jesus encouraged a devotion to his sacred heart. Prayers by catholic saints volume ii by wyatt north. How to say the rosary prayer 100 pack rosary prayer, holy rosary, rosary catholic, catholic prayers, prayers of the rosary, diamond solitaire necklace, emerald necklace, saying the rosary, crescent necklace. Gertrude the great was told by our lord that each time she. This is a short book on the prayer for those in purgatory. Prayers for the souls in purgatory it is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. More angel prayers 55 an angel is a pure spirit created by god. Roman catholic, prayer book, prayer quotes, novenas catholic, details quotes.
The prayers of saint gertrude and saint mechtilde of the order of st. And at the hour of his departure, she added, i will appear to him clothed with radiant beauty, and will pour into his soul heavenly sweetness and consolation. Gertrude the great is invoked often, for prayers for the poor souls in purgatory. As a monastic community, the benedictine sisters of the monastery of st. Prayer of saint gertrude the great eternal father, i offer thee the most precious blood of thy divine son, jesus, in union with the masses said. Gertrude the great was told by our lord that each time she piously recited the following prayer, it would release 1,000 souls or a vast number from their suffering in purgatory. Donates to charities 10% of profits donated to charity.
Revelations book iii, chapter xviii this picture of our lady was drawn by a mystic in italy. Gertrude the great catholic harbor of faith and morals. St gertrude the great, prayer, revelations, biography, life, pictures. Whether its for a baptism, first communion, confirmation, wedding or maybe.
Book two is the core of the work, and was written solely by gertrude. Pius x press are calling for a crusade of good books. Gertrude the great has 11 books on goodreads with 299 ratings. Saint gertrudes guardian angel prayer prayers o most holy angel of god, appointed by god to be my guardian, i give you thanks for all the benefits which you have ever bestowed on me in body and in soul. They feature a beautiful color picture on one side and a prayer on the reverse.
When you awake in the morning, let your first act be to salute my heart, and to. This book is a translation, the only one from the latin, of the preces gertrudianae, a manual of devotions compiled. Gertrude isnt a great saint, but you definitely arent buying a book. Excellent customer service we take care of you, because you matter. Each section also includes basic information on the saints. We want to restore 1,000 old catholic books to the market. By means of his own eternal offering to the father, jesus makes it possible for all who accept his friendship to. Gertrude with the following prayer eternal father, i offer you the most precious blood of your divine son, jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners. A prayer which would release souls from purgatory each time it is said. Please be aware that this is not a book, it is just a short prayer.
Carry my cats to the throne of the father and ask him to bless my cats. Gertrude the greats most popular book is life and revelations of st gertrude the great. Gertrude eternal father, i offer thee the most precious blood of thy divine son, jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Prayers of saint gertrude and saint mechtilde of the order of saint benedict. Gertrude pray daily for our relatives, friends and world community.
Gertrude the great is most commonly invoked for the holy souls in purgatory and for living sinners. Improve and complete it so much that it brings as much honour and joy to the trinity as you granted it on earth with this prayer. The remainder has been added by members of the community to which she belonged gertrude also wrote her spiritual exercises, a book of prayers, hymns and reflections. I pray my cat s will be a joy to me and those i love. This particular prayer was taught to st gertrude the great by our lord himself. I say the saint gertrude prayer but i have always felt that the release of 1,000 souls was probably meant for st gertrude only because it seems so easy.
Of these the second book alone was written by gertrude. Gertrude is one of the leading women religious writers of the late th century. She had a deep empathy for those souls in purgatory, and would ask god at each mass to have mercy on them. Prayers for souls in purgatory to help them reach their. O jesus, now i wish to pray the lords prayer seven times in unity with the love with which you sanctified this prayer in your heart. Together with her friend and teacher saint mechtild, she practiced a spirituality called nuptial mysticism, that is, she came to see herself as the bride of christ. This little book is a translation, the only one from the latin, of the preces gertrudiance, a manual of devotions compiled in the seventeenth. According to tradition, our lord promised her that souls would be released from purgatory each time it is said devoutly. It is free and the text and images were sized to accommodate download to a smart phone. Gertrude the great prayer, the heroic act of charity for the holy souls, novena for the holy souls. This book comes complete with a touchorclick table of contents, divided by each section. Prayers and heavenly promises these last days ministries. Her deep relationship with the lord in prayer led to her being hailed as a mystic. Gertrude, a benedictine nun in helfta, saxony, was one of the great mystics of the th century.
Gertrude, and all you glorious servants of christ, who while on earth were particularly devoted to the sacred heart of jesus, join your prayers with mine, and implore from the divine object of all your devotion the grant of the petition which i now make, and. The first, third, and fourth books were compiled by the nuns of heldelfs from papers which the saint had written in obedience to the command of god. This little book is a translation, the only one from the latin, of the preces gertrudiance, a manual of devotions compiled in the seventeenth century from the suggestions of divine piety of st. She is recognized as a saint by the catholic church, and is inscribed in the general roman calendar, for optional celebration throughout the roman rite as a memorial, on november 16. Gertrude 23 prayers for the souls in purgatory 24 continued. He promised her that every time her prayer is said devoutly, he would ease the suffering of souls, and release them from purgatory, welcoming them into heaven. Gertrude of nivelles, patron saint of cats, i ask you to pray that my sweet kittyies always be content, energetic, curious, playful, and goodnatured. Pope pius xii wrote in 1947 at the beatification of blessed maria goretti.
A key to obtaining many rich graces and blessings, prayers and heavenly promises is a unique little prayer book that contains a treasury of powerful prayers and devotions, along with many wonderful promises made by our lord or the blessed mother. Evening prayers for the holy sacrifice of the mass prayers to jesus christ the blessed vrgin maryother daily prayers. Adrien parvilliers of the company of jesus, apostolic missionary of the holy land, with approbation, permission and recommendation to distribute them. Eternal father, i offer you the most precious blood. It is recounted that jesus showed her a vast number of souls entering heaven from purgatory as a result of her faithful and frequent recitation of this prayer. Saint gertrude holy card our highquality laminated prayer cards are made to last with rounded corners and no sharp points. Gertrude was about to say these prayers together with the psalter, she asked our lord. The old testament theology included the belief in angels.
The remarkable evidence of a transcendent soul fr robert spitzer, sj. There was an epidemic of prayer cards containing false promises and indulgences. Gertrude of helfta, was born on january 6, 1256 in germany. Divine mercy chaplet with exerpts from divine mercy in my soul.
I pray my cats will be a joy to me and those i love. Saint gertrudes guardian angel prayer saint therese. Flat rate shipping the more you buy, the more you save. This prayer book provides an anthology of prayers written by catholic saints.
It was through gertrude s prayers that the lord communicated with her. The church has summarily condemned prayer cards containing a promise to release one or more souls from purgatory. Gertrude the great pictured at left was a benedictine nun and mystic who lived in the th century. This prayer is contained in the book prayers, promises, and devotions for. This catholic prayer book includes over 50 prayers, etc. Gertrude, below, is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. She eventually chose to follow the lord by pursuing a vocation as a benedictine nun.
Gertrude, its still a good prayer and worth praying. Chapter 1 the thirteenth century was an eventful one for the world and the church. Best catholic gifts find the perfect gift for your catholic family and friends. St gertrude the great, prayer, revelations, biography. Saint gertrude s writings contain nothing about a promise to release 1,000 souls from purgatory each time the prayer is said.
Gertrude that the prayer for holy souls the conclusion to our novena would release one thousand souls from purgatory each time it was said with great fervor, love and devotion. Holy souls, before work, precious body and blood of jesus, sacred heart of jesus, reflections on the passion of jesus o lord jesus christ, the eternal sweetness and jubilee of those who love you, remember all the presentiment of grief you did endure from the moment of your conception. There is a special blessing given each day to the person who carries it and another blessing given each time one looks at it with love. This is my journey that will show my up and downs, that will show as well that each day i must begin again and is something i can leave along with my bible to my daughter, so she will understand her mother more fully and. Carry my cats to the throne of the father and ask him to bless my cats with long life and great happiness. Gertrude that she rejoiced to show to those who thus saluted her the inestimable treasures of her loving compassion.