The Catholic Church set the day apart for intercession for the souls in Purgatory, when prayers and masses were offered for their release from the suffering ...
MANILA, Philippines — When a person dies, no prayers of intercession can change his final outcome. Rene Bunsoy, 58, has never prayed for the dead in his nearly three decades of being a pastor.
At St Ann’s one of the church leaders comes forward to lead the intercessions, and asks the congregation to mention things to pray for. A series of people say ‘Can we pray for …’, usually mentioning ...