The answer
We pray and ask for the forgiveness of the sins that were committed unknowingly.St. Paul's prayer for the departed:
"The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus."(2 Timothy 1:16-18)
Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)