Departed

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › St. Mary and the Saints

4 questions

• QWhy do we pray for the departed during the Divine Liturgy?
• QIn comparative theology, I read about the difference with the Protestants, especially in the case of prayer for the dead body, because they reject prayer over the dead…
• QPlease explain why we pray for the people that have departed to heaven. Do our prayers make any difference for them? Can God forgive their sins because of our prayers?
• QI thought there is no forgiveness after death and everyone will be judged according to his or her deeds.

Questions answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab) of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. Questions and answers © Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. All rights reserved.