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mass for the dead
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thumb|Requiem for Cirilo Almario|Bishop Cirilo Almario, in the [[Mass of Paul VI at Minor Basilica and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Malolos, Bulacan, 2016]] thumb|The Requiem, in the Tridentine Mass, celebrated annually for [[Louis XVI and victims of the French Revolution, in the crypt of Strasbourg Cathedral, 2013]] thumb|270px|Requiem Mass for Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at St. Catherine's Cathedral, [[St. Petersburg, published in a Russian newspaper, 1914]]
A Mass for the Dead, also called a Requiem, is a Catholic religious service performed to honor and pray for deceased individuals. These masses have been celebrated throughout history for notable figures and continue to be held in cathedrals and basilicas as a way to commemorate the dead.
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
- Requiem in other rites and churches
- Eastern Christian rites
- Anglicanism
- Music
- History of musical compositions
- Requiem in concert
- Notable compositions
- Modern treatments
- See also
- Notes
- External links
thumb|Requiem for Cirilo Almario|Bishop Cirilo Almario, in the [[Mass of Paul VI at Minor Basilica and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Malolos, Bulacan, 2016]] thumb|The Requiem, in the Tridentine Mass, celebrated annually for [[Louis XVI and victims of the French Revolution, in the crypt of Strasbourg Cathedral, 2013]] thumb|270px|Requiem Mass for Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria at St. Catherine's Cathedral, [[St. Petersburg, published in a Russian newspaper, 1914]]
A Requiem (Latin: rest) or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead () or Mass of the dead (), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually celebrated in the context of a funeral (where in some countries it is often called a Funeral Mass).
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