Having Mass said for a non Catholic

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Is it OK (licit, legal, acceptable) to have a Mass said for a deceased person and his family of they are not Cathoilc. Something horrible happened with a coworker.
 
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If that last PM didn’t go through I’ll have to get back with you at next break
 
I do it for famous people in the news. I figure a lot of celebrities, politicians, etc live in sin and darkness, needing all the help they can get. I consider it performing one of the Spiritual Works of Mercy - praying for the living and the dead.
 
I’ve had Masses said for non-Catholic family and friends. No one has ever asked if they’re Catholic.
 
That’s an interesting question, would you care to elaborate further?
 
Absolutely. It is a great thing to have a Mass said for a non-Catholic friend.
 
steve-b said:
True.

There can be conditions however
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On one occasion in the parish I used to live a lady had organised a Catholic funeral for her departed husband who was a non-practising Anglican .

It got to the day before the funeral .

The will from the solicitors was opened and read .

Unbeknown to her he specified in his will that he wanted an Anglican funeral .

Quite a mess-up .
 
0Scarlett_nidiyilii said:
That’s an interesting question, would you care to elaborate further?
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I asked if permission was given (by the family assuming the person has died) before having a Mass said for a non-Catholic.

This is a bit similar to the Mormon practice of baptizing the dead. No permissions, no notifications. It created a huge uproar within the Jewish community when they learned of this, for obvious reasons.

Personal prayers are one thing, but why would you assume that someone outside your faith would be comfortable with a closed Sacrament being offered for them? Especially if they had difficult feelings about your church? Please rethink this practice unless permission is given. Dead or alive, you are bringing their name into public worship and public prayer, for an intention that is not acceptable to the person involved.
 
Of course it is licit! The only issue would be whether to request a public or private mass. You would not want to have a public mass offered for someone who would be embarrassed or insulted. That would be unkind
 
jgaw1234 said:
Is it OK (licit, legal, acceptable) to have a Mass said for a deceased person and his family of they are not Cathoilc. Something horrible happened with a coworker.
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It should be fine, its certainly kosher to do so. Although you never know how it will be taken in 2018, some people take offense at anything.

But in the old school days, people considered the thought behind it, even if they didn’t believe in it themselves. Non Catholics wouldn’t take offense at receiving mass cards for their deceased loved ones.
 
Augustinian said:
Non Catholics wouldn’t take offense at receiving mass cards for their deceased loved ones.
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How do you know that? It might well be very offensive. The practice is unfamiliar to non-Catholics and for those who come from the reformed tradition, praying for the dead is the height of heresy. Please do not assume that something familiar to you would bring comfort to others. It may do just the opposite.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
How do you know that? It might well be very offensive. The practice is unfamiliar to non-Catholics
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I’m talking about back in the day.

Nowadays everything is an offense to somebody.

When I was a young man, people of all faiths weren’t religiously illiterate and were generally familiar with Catholic practices.
 
Augustinian said:
When I was a young man, people of all faiths weren’t religiously illiterate and were generally familiar with Catholic practices.
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Really? I have found just the opposite to be true. When I was young, Catholics tended to be ghettoized if they lived in urban areas and not a lot of intermingling took place.
 
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