prayer for dead

Intercession for deceased

A prayer for dead is a religious recitation offered on behalf of someone who has died, asking for divine mercy, peaceful rest, or safe passage to the afterlife.

Most faith traditions have formal versions: the Catholic requiem mass, the Jewish Kaddish, the Islamic Salat al-Janazah.

She said a prayer for the dead at his graveside.

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