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2. Prayer for the dead - Wikipedia

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   A passage in the New Testament which is seen by some to be a prayer for the dead is found in 2 Timothy 1:16–18, which reads as follows: . May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy on that day); and in how many ...

3. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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   Days with religious and spiritual significance like Easter, Christmas, Candlemas, and All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead, or Samhain are also times when relatives and friends of the deceased may gather at the graves of their loved ones. In the Catholic Church, one's local parish church often offers prayers for the dead on their death anniversary ...

4. Purgatorial society - Wikipedia

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   The Holy Souls Registry allows for the enrollment of faithful departed Christians who are prayed for throughout the year by members of America Needs Fatima. [43] The Guild of All Souls is a traditional Catholic confraternity that offers daily prayers for the faithful departed; loved ones of members are added to the Guild of All Souls' Bead List ...

5. Office of the Dead - Wikipedia

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   Office of the Dead, 15th century, Black Hours, Morgan MS 493 The Office of the Dead or Office for the Dead (in Latin, Officium Defunctorum) is a prayer cycle of the Canonical Hours in the Catholic Church, Anglican Church and Lutheran Church, said for the repose of the soul of a decedent. [1]

6. All Souls' Day - Wikipedia

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   All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, [2] is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, [3] observed by Christians on 2 November. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In Western Christianity , including Roman Catholicism and certain parts of Lutheranism and Anglicanism , All Souls' Day is the third day of ...

7. Eternal Rest - Wikipedia

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   This Catholic doctrine is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1030-1032:. All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.

8. Last rites - Wikipedia

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   This is an elongated prayer speaking in the person of the one who is dying, asking for forgiveness of sin, the mercy of God, and the intercession of the saints. The rite is concluded by three prayers said by the priest, the last one being said "at the departure of the soul." [10]

9. Absolution of the dead - Wikipedia

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   Absolution of the dead is a prayer for or a declaration of absolution of a dead person's sins that takes place at the person's religious funeral. Such prayers are found in the funeral rites of the Catholic Church , [ 1 ] Anglicanism , [ 2 ] and the Eastern Orthodox Church .