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billcu1
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Say someone is in sin. And they die and they have a funeral Mass said for them. Can this help them enter into heaven? Is this what that “last rite” thing is? Something you get once just before or after death?
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pianistclare
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The Sacrament of the Anointing of the sick used to be referred to as “Last Rites”, but now, anyone in danger of death may receive this anointing. You can receive this at home, in the church, or at the hospital. Someone just needs to call a priest if you are in danger of death.
Having a Catholic funeral is no guarantee of entrance into heaven, but praying for the dead is something we are called to do. We rely on the great mercy of God.
Venial sins are not problematic, only mortal sin.
Frequent confession helps us to be at peace because none of us knows when the Lord will call us home.
God bless you Bill.
Having a Catholic funeral is no guarantee of entrance into heaven, but praying for the dead is something we are called to do. We rely on the great mercy of God.
Venial sins are not problematic, only mortal sin.
Frequent confession helps us to be at peace because none of us knows when the Lord will call us home.
God bless you Bill.
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Confiteor_Deo
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If by in sin you mean they are in mortal sin at the point of death, then no, the Requiem Mass will be of no avail to them. Once someone is in Hell, no amount of prayers can get them out.
The Last Rites are the last Sacraments that are received when death is imminent, not after we are dead. It includes Confession, Extreme Unction, and Holy Communion (called Viaticum).
The Last Rites are the last Sacraments that are received when death is imminent, not after we are dead. It includes Confession, Extreme Unction, and Holy Communion (called Viaticum).
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GEddie
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No sacraments are available after death; sacraments are for human life, as is repentance.
However, someone may be anointed shortly after vital signs have failed, because they may not yet be dead (as the profusion of “near death” experiences and resuscitations in modern times has shown).
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However, someone may be anointed shortly after vital signs have failed, because they may not yet be dead (as the profusion of “near death” experiences and resuscitations in modern times has shown).
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billcu1
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What if someone knew they were in mortal sin and were planning on getting to confession? Maybe just on the verge of making an appointment because getting to regular confession is difficult? Would the funeral Mass help them?
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total_Catholic
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All things need to be left to the mercies of Almighty God. My mother recently passed and she was a protestant and while I don’t know of her committing any mortal sins, again in her understanding of God and Christianity, I still pray for her soul daily and leave it to God that she did indeed at least get into Purgatory. Even prayed a Novena for her soul in Purgatory and plan to have a Mass or two said for her, hopefully soon.
I’ve been told that if a person is waiting for Confession and the priest doesn’t show, for whatever reason, then that person is forgiven because of the intention of their heart.
Again, leave it in God’s wide mercy. Be blessed!
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