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InSearchOfGod
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I’ve got a question : does praying for the dead help them? (for those who are suffering in purgatory, of course, as praying for someone in Heaven or Hell I don’t think can do anything, except be redirected.)
“Why, of course!” you may be quick to think (as am I), however, does the amount of prayer really matter?
I’ve always pictured two people in purgatory, one is famous, so has many more people praying for him, so he gets to Heaven faster. The other one had few friends, as he was a hermit, so the only times a prayer helps him is when a prayer contains “and all those in purgatory”
In church, why do we say “especially” when praying for the dead? Does that mean more prayer goes to them?
But this all seems absurd in my mind! Especially since the nature of time after death may be entirely different and unimaginable to us.
“Why, of course!” you may be quick to think (as am I), however, does the amount of prayer really matter?
I’ve always pictured two people in purgatory, one is famous, so has many more people praying for him, so he gets to Heaven faster. The other one had few friends, as he was a hermit, so the only times a prayer helps him is when a prayer contains “and all those in purgatory”
In church, why do we say “especially” when praying for the dead? Does that mean more prayer goes to them?
But this all seems absurd in my mind! Especially since the nature of time after death may be entirely different and unimaginable to us.