The Precious Blood of Jesus

The Precious Blood of Christ is quite powerful. There are many powerful prayers and devotions that have to do with offering It up to God the Father. One such prayer is the prayer of St. Gertrude for the Poor Souls. This prayer was revealed to St. Gertrude by Our Lord Himself. In this prayer we say:

“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.”

This prayer has been guaranteed by Our Lord Himself to release 1,000 of the Poor Souls in Purgatory EACH TIME it is said. If you say the prayer 10 times, 10,000 souls are released from Purgatory. Obviously, this is a very powerful prayer. Now, let us examine the prayer.

So to break down the prayer into one statement is simply this: By offering up to God the Father the Precious Blood of Jesus, we are able to pay the debt of 1,000 souls in Purgatory. These souls are then released from the pains of Purgatory. We are not told how many sinners are helped by saying this prayer; but given that 1,000 souls are released from Purgatory when it is said, I’m sure that it’s a good amount. But think about the good that we can accomplish by saying this prayer; what are the things that we, as the person saying the prayer, have to do? We merely have to offer up to God the Father the Precious Blood of Jesus, in union with all the Masses throughout the world today. We merely have to offer up the Precious Blood to God in order to release 1,000 souls from Purgatory. All we have to do is OFFER IT UP TO GOD and 1,000 souls get out of Purgatory. There is nothing else required of us. It’s not like we have to go to Confession or receive Holy Communion or even attend Mass. Christ’s Precious Blood is so powerful that offering it up is enough.

Another thing to remember about Christ’s precious Blood is that it is offered up to God in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass is the greatest prayer of the Catholic Church, and during it the priest offers up to God, among other things, Christ’s Precious Blood. Great things can be accomplished when offering up to God Christ’s Precious Blood; it is very powerful in the sight of God. For it was Christ’s offering of Himself on Calvary, His obedient sacrifice of His Body and Blood that redeemed the World.

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,” What does this part mean? By these words we are offering up to God the Father Jesus’ Most Precious Blood. So, we are offering up Jesus’ most precious Blood to God the Father: “... in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,”. This part of the prayer reminds us that, every day throughout the world, the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is being offered up to God the Father in every Mass that is said. So we who are saying this prayer, in union with all of the Masses that are being said throughout the world this day, are offering up the Precious Blood of Jesus: “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.” This last part is rather self-explanatory; it merely tells God the Father whom we are offering up the Precious Blood for.