Having a mass said

[Pete44]

Without getting into too many details I hurt someone very close to me as a result of many selfish actions…I hurt her over and over again as a result of my own sin. I was caught up in a life of self pleasure and self glorification and hurt her over and over again. I have since come back to the church in a big way. I attend the sacraments regularly and have devoted myself in deep prayer (ie novenas, rosaries and other devotions to the poor souls) to beg for forgiveness. It causes me a great deal of pain to know that I could have treated someone who loved me with such disregard.
I have attempted to reconcile with her and express to her my sorrow, not just for what I have lost, but most of all, for the pain that I caused her. Unfortunately, the trust has been shattered and she is unwilling to believe anything I tell her.

I have been praying for her healing and that she find it in her heart to show me forgiveness. There has been many tears shed in intense prayer to obtain this forgiveness. SOOOO. To get to the point, I was thinking of having a Mass said for her. Does saying a Mass for someone offer anything more than standard prayer? She is not Catholic, does that change anything?

Thank you for any comments/suggestions

 

[Jim_Dandy]

The Mass is the perfect prayer, God’s favorite prayer. I often have a Mass said for non-Catholics, and I send them a Mass card. If this person is offended by that, you’ll know your loss was not as critical as you had thought.