Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

A variety of hard-to-manage symptoms may indicate that a patient is eligible for inpatient hospice care: Sudden deterioration that requires intensive nursing intervention. Uncontrolled pain. Uncontrolled nausea and vomiting.

Patients can stay in a federally funded hospice program for more than 6 months, but only if they’re re-certified as still likely to die within 6 months.

We should pray for ourselves and for all other people, even for our enemies, but not for the souls of the dead. The Bible tells us, “Man is destined to die once and after that to face judgment” (Hebrew 9:27, see also Luke 16:19-31). It would do no good to pray for someone who has died.

Does praying for a dead person do any good? The answer is no, we are not God and therefore, we have no say of their souls after they had died. We are not going to sway God be asking Him to show mercy on someone who has already died, if they don’t believe in Him, they will not have eternal life.

Here are 12 of the most powerful prayers you can recite for your unsaved loved ones.

1. Open Their Eyes and Minds Prayer.
2. Let Their Ears be Receptive Prayer.
3. Experience Your Peace Prayer.
4. Let Them Look up to You Prayer.
5. Soften Their Hearts Prayer.
6. Give Them Grace Prayer.
7. Lead Them to Repent Prayer.
8. Show Them Your Light Prayer.

The deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees 12:43-46 speaks explicitly about the prayer of the living for the dead: “And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection, (For if he had …