Having Mass said for someone long dead?

[paduard]

The Mass, like God, is not time bound. A Mass offered today can be applied for the benefit of the soul of one who died in 1984 with the same effect as a Mass offered on the day of death.

I agree - absolutely correct. Masses said for the ‘well-being’ of anyone follows same way.
paduard

 

[808Catholic]

I agree - absolutely correct. Masses said for the ‘well-being’ of anyone follows same way.
paduard

And we still have Memorial Masses for the saints and feast day Masses as well.

 

[thistle]

Well…yes, mostly. The exception being the obvious one: we do not celebrate Mass for the soul of a canonized saint.

I’m mentioning that only because canonization does constitute the only criteria for when we do actually stop having Masses for that person’s soul.