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Origin Of The Daly  Pilgrimage To Purgatory

In the writings of St. Margaret Mary we read: "In union with the divine Heart of Jesus make a short
pilgrimage to Purgatory at night. Offer Him your activities of the day and ask Him to apply His
merits to the suffering souls. At the same time implore them to obtain for you the grace to live
and die in the love and friendship of this divine Heart. Fortunate will you be, if you succeed in
obtaining deliverance for some of these imprisoned souls, for you will gain as many friends in
heaven."

This devotion which St. Margaret Mary recommended to her novices for the octave of All Souls, was
introduced to the members of the Archconfratemity (now called League) of Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart in the year 1885. Since then many people have made this pilgrimage daily.

In a letter of recommendation, on January 5, 1884, Cardinal Monaco la Valette, Vicar General of
the Holy Father, encouraged the promotion of the Daily Pilgrimage to Purgatory. On October 8 of
the following year, his successor, Cardinal Parochi, preached on this practice in the church of Our
Lady of the Sacred Heart in Rome, in which