2006-08-14 13:39:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A prayer is said for the deceased at the wake. The prayer is so that the persons being(heart, mind and soul) rise and rest in peace. Prayers are also said for the deceased family, so that the pain of losing a loved one may be comforted.
2006-08-14 13:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tweek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many funerals that do not pray for the dead but pray for the family and friends of the deceased. That is usually the Christian way. Catholics on the other hand do pray for the souls of the deceased. It is all what you believe. I am not into praying for the deceased, once one dies it is all in God's hands.
2006-08-14 22:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what kind of funerals you go to, but the prayer is for the living, that they might carry on. Funerals are not for the dead anyway, they are designed for the living. A costly casket, all the flowers in the world, and all the word said after someone dies is not going to get him or her one step closer to heaven. And yes, I am a baptized Christian.
2006-08-14 20:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dead have left the earth but their spirits still progress. You can pray to communicate with them and to send blessings their way in behalf of Jesus Christ. We can pray that they will accept the gospel if they didn't in this life and work can be done for their spiritual progression, both in the spirit world and on earth. We also pray for our own comfort as well.
2006-08-14 20:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What person would pray 4 the dead? I never heard of that!
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2006-08-14 20:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when people sin, even after they've been forgiven, remnants of the sin remain in the person. Until these faults are gone, they can't enter Heaven. They wait in a place called Purgatory until their faults are cleansed. We pray for them so that their time in Purgatory may be shortened.
2006-08-14 20:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by mle_trogdor2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's something for Catholics to answer. I'm born again and we don't pray for dead bodies.
2006-08-14 20:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point, really!
I usually pray for their family and friends having to cope with their grief. Also, I try to pray for other sufferers of whatever disease or accident killed them, like car crashes or heart failure.
2006-08-14 23:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by ashcatash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no purpose, just like there's no purpose in praying for the living.
2006-08-14 20:43:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think they pray for their souls and for the peace of those left behind.
2006-08-14 20:43:18 · answer #10 · answered by angib18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋