Our Catholic tradition prays for those who have gone before us. Each Mass includes prayer intentions for the whole church, living and deceased. Within these prayers, there is a place to recall a particular person/s or a special intention. The deceased are noted in our bulletin and named aloud in our Prayer of the Faithful along with the deceased members and relatives of our parish who have died in the past few days.
We honor them by remembering that they were a gift from God to us; we are grateful for the gifts they gave us and the inspiration we carry into our lives; we pray for the reparation of any sins they may have committed and the purification of their souls.