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Wm777
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Continuing the discussion from Purgatory and prayer:
Catfinger77’s thread above brought up another (more general) question about prayer itself.
I have always thought souls cannot pray after death, but, no, they can pray. We pray to the Saints who have gone before us to pray and intercede for us. Having a Saint pray for us is certainly different than asking a soul in purgatory to pray for us. But either way the dead can pray for us.
But, still, here’s the interesting part, if I have it right, the soul cannot pray for itself after death… I think because it is confronting its judgment?
That seems kind of odd. The soul can pray for itself and others while it is alive on earth, but it can (at best) only pray for others after it has passed. Is that true?
Catfinger77’s thread above brought up another (more general) question about prayer itself.
I have always thought souls cannot pray after death, but, no, they can pray. We pray to the Saints who have gone before us to pray and intercede for us. Having a Saint pray for us is certainly different than asking a soul in purgatory to pray for us. But either way the dead can pray for us.
But, still, here’s the interesting part, if I have it right, the soul cannot pray for itself after death… I think because it is confronting its judgment?
That seems kind of odd. The soul can pray for itself and others while it is alive on earth, but it can (at best) only pray for others after it has passed. Is that true?
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