The “Prayer for the Release of 1000 Souls from Purgatory“ is based on a promise made by Jesus to St. Gertrude for each time the prayer is prayed.
St Gertrude the Great was a 13th century Benedictine nun who had a deep mystical prayer life. She reported having numerous visions of Jesus Christ and the saints during her life. One of her most celebrated visions involved Jesus appearing to Gertrude and making a special promise regarding the release of souls from purgatory.
In this vision, Jesus told St Gertrude that each time a person recited the prayer, He would release the souls. This promise was said to be applicable every day, even if the prayer was repeated multiple times on the same day.
This vision from Jesus gave St Gertrude and subsequent Catholics great encouragement to pray frequently for the souls in purgatory. The promise of quantifiable relief for the suffering souls in purgatory through prayer motivated St Gertrude and many other Catholics to pray often for their benefit. This vision and promise continue to inspire Catholics to pray diligently for the holy souls in purgatory centuries after St Gertrude’s lifetime.
Prayer Video – Prayer for the Release of 1000 Souls from Purgatory
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 within the universal Church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen.