为新近逝者祈祷:为他们的灵魂及家人祈祷



  • 若要为刚去世的人祈祷,请说出他们的名字,感谢上帝赐予他们生命,并为所有哀悼者祈祷;如果您的教会为死者祈祷,也请将此人托付给上帝的怜悯。
  • 天主教徒和东正教徒会为死者祈祷;许多新教徒则不然,但所有教会的基督徒都会为逝者的家人祈祷。
  • 最明确的经文是《玛加伯下》12:43-46,天主教和东正教圣经收录了这段经文,而新教教会则将其置于次经中;有些人也将保罗在《提摩太后书》1:16-18中为欧尼色弗所说的话解读为对已故之人的祈祷,尽管他当时可能还活着。
  • 在东正教会中,通常会在逝世后的第三天、第九天和第四十天举行追思礼仪(panikhida)。
  • 马丁·路德曾写道,为死者作简短的祈祷,并将此事交托给上帝,并非罪过;《威斯敏斯特大要理问答》教导要为生者祈祷,“但不可为死者祈祷”。
  • 祈祷本身并不能凭其自身的力量改变灵魂:它是在祈求上帝,因为死者掌握在上帝手中,而基督是世界的光。

To pray for someone who has just died, say their name and thank God for their life. Then pray for everyone who mourns them. Christians whose church prays for the dead also commend the person to God’s mercy and ask him to receive them. A few plain words are enough, alone or with the family. You do not need the right words first. When Lazarus died, Jesus spoke to his grieving sister Martha about himself: “I am the resurrection, and…

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