Executed On Death Row!

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Well of course you can pray for those who were executed by the state for crimes they committed. St. Theresa the Little Flower prayed for the conversion of a convicted murderer, and supposedly, he repented before his execution.

Jim
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Well of course you can pray for those who were executed by the state for crimes they committed. St. Theresa the Little Flower prayed for the conversion of a convicted murderer, and supposedly, he repented before his execution.

Jim
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I didnt realise st therese had done that
 
I just had a thought…when praying for those who were executed on death row should we also pray for the souls of their victims who may also be in purgatory?
 
crystal_waters said:
I found this website deathpenaltyinfo.org/

and i was wondering can we pray purgatory prayers for those executed on death row?
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The fact that human law has condemned someone to death does not imply that divine law also has. Only God knows who is in Hell and who isn’t. 🤷 There are excellent reasons for which the Church considers that death penalty should be abolished in the modern world.
 
We are instructed to pray for the dead. If someone has died and has not been canonized a Saint, we should pray for their soul to reach Heaven.
Chances are that someone who has been executed did not have many people who supported them while they were alive. So the chances of them being prayed for after their death is very low.
 
hannajomar said:
We are instructed to pray for the dead. If someone has died and has not been canonized a Saint, we should pray for their soul to reach Heaven.
Chances are that someone who has been executed did not have many people who supported them while they were alive. So the chances of them being prayed for after their death is very low.
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Thats true! I wonder how many actually remember them in prayer
 
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