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No. The dead can no longer do anything.
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No, the dead cannot pray for themselves. Prayer is an act of communication between the living and the divine, and it requires conscious thought and intentionality. Once a person has died, they have transitioned to a state where they are no longer able to actively participate in the prayers or actions of the living.
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Can Catholics ask dead people to pray for them or do they have to be saints?
Catholic do not pray to 'dead people' unless they are saints.
Why do you pray on the day of the dead?
On the day of the dead also known as " el día de los mirtos " ( spanish ) you pray to your loved ones that have died.
What purpose does the day of the dead serve for the people who had celibrated it?
It is to pray for and remember the dead.
Why do some snakes disguis themselves?
To catch its pray.
What is it called when you use a dead person for surgeries?
pray
Do pray mantis eat themselves?
they don't eat themselves but the female will eat the male after they mate
Do Lutherans pray for the souls in purgatory?
No. In keeping with the practice of the early Church, Lutherans do not pray for the dead and do not teach a doctrine of Purgatory.
Why shouldn't you pray for the souls of the dead?
Because they are in God's hands now and their fate is already determined. it is better to pray for the surviving family and friends, as their fate is not yet determined and have to cope with the loss of a loved one.Roman Catholic AnswerYou should pray for the souls of the dead. Read 2 Machabees 12:42-46: And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. And making a gather, he sent twelve thousand drachmas of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection. (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead.) And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, and great grace laid up for them, it is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.See Catholic encyclopedia article below for further treatment:
Who do people pray with?
People pray with just about anybody. Many times people will pray in their place of worship with other worshipers. Also people pray at home with friends and family (think saying a prayer before a meal). And many times people pray by themselves.
Do people pray in Antarctica?
People all over the world -- regardless of the continent where they find themselves -- may pray in some form or other.
Do giraffes camouflage themselves to prevent them being seen by their pray?
no they don't even camoflage themselves though they do have purple tongues
What does mourn mean in the bible?
it means to pray for those who are dead. to feel their sadness
