NOVENAS

Holy Souls in Purgatory Novena
Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619), An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory, c.1610, Vatican Pinacoteca. Public-domain religious painting, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carracci-Purgatory.jpg

Holy Souls in Purgatory Novena

This traditional nine-day novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, attributed to Saint Alphonsus Liguori, has a distinct prayer for each day. After each day’s prayer, pray the Our Father and Hail Mary and the Prayer to Our Suffering Savior, which appears below as the closing prayer. Offer your intentions for deceased relatives, friends, benefactors, and all the faithful departed. The nine days October 24–November 1 prepare for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed on November 2.

Patron of / intentions · Prayers for the faithful departed and holy souls in purgatory

Novena begins
October 24, 2026
Scheduled feast day
November 2, 2026
Prayer duration
9 days
Final prayer day
Nov 1
Pray Day 1 — free

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