Devotionally and liturgically the dead have always been honoured during the Eucharistic Mass with prayers that their sins may be forgiven and with many individual Masses being offered for the repose of a particular soul we remember all those faithful
departed that have gone before us.

Each year in the Church’s calendar we also commemorate all the faithful departed on November 2^nd during All Souls and the month
of November is given in a special way to remembering and
praying for the dead.  

We should also be reminded that it is
our solemn duty, one of the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy
to pray for the living and the dead.