The Order of Confession states: “If a Christian dies without repentance, the priest must neither chant over him (burial service) nor offer the oblation (commemoration during the liturgy) for him, as he has not fulfilled the Law of God and the Christian faith.” In the same text, the priest admonishes his spiritual children: “If, through the action…
“It is good and proper to perform Liturgies for them (the departed),to offer sacrifices, almsgiving, and generous nourishment of the poor.”— Book on the Faith, ch. 13 Commemorative prayer for the dead is strengthened by almsgiving. Almsgiving offered during one’s lifetime pleads for the forgiveness of sins. After a person’s repose, their loved ones distribute alms…
The Church prays for the departed every week, on each Saturday. Saturday is the seventh day of creation, on which the Lord rested from His works and appointed it as a day of rest from worldly cares and for prayer, as the God-seer Moses wrote in the Old Testament Law. Christians, understanding the Mosaic Law…