Hi Jason & JY's, A very good question I must say.
I was just pondering over this question after the death of one of my parishioner last week. Since I was praying for his soul...........and I wondered whether my prayers wud really help him??? And as I pondered over this question, a thought came to me........our God is an awesome God.........He is very loving and forgiving. When we as human beings, we pray for the souls & feel that all souls shud be save..........how much more will God the Creator must be wanting that all Souls shud be saved. We don't know what happens when a person faces death.........I believe that in a fraction of time before the person breathes his last....... God, most merciful gives the soul yet another chance to repent...........and if the soul in those brief moments does repent ..........will he still deserve hell???? No........the soul will defintely be saved. And if the soul is in purgatory, then our prayers will help the soul to receive Heavenly glory & so I feel that we should believe in the merciful Love of God which can never be comprehended by our human minds and keep praying for people who have died after commmitting suicide. Love & Prayers Jennifer. Fernandes Mumbai Jason Herbert wrote: > Dear JYs > > We have recently read the 2 Part mails of Father Thomas on whether Sucide is > a Sin or not. It was really a wonderful sharing. I had recently been for a > Retreat. There the Priest had mentioned that a Person committing Suicide is > as good as Handing over ur Soul to the Satan. > > My Question is : Considering that a person commits Suicide and knowing that > his Soul is as good as lost. Is then fruitful then praying for his Soul or > would it be waste to do so > > Please note i am not saying that it is waste to pray for any1. But > considering in this case of suicide or like euthanasia whatever the case may > be would it be fruitful then to pray for that soul. > > I would really love ur views on this. > > urs in faith > > Jason > Mumbai > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > **************************************************************** > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > **************************************************************** **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
