Is it possible to pray for suicides on September 11th?translated

Reader question:

My nephew died under mysterious circumstances. They didn’t hold a funeral service, they prayed at home. I know from hearsay that on September 11th you can submit a memorial service to the church. Is this true?

Tamara

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Andrey EFANOV

God bless you, dear Tamara!

I'm sorry, but no. See how things are.

September 11th is the day of the Beheading of John the Baptist. By following the link you can read about this holiday and why the day on which the Prophet John was executed is considered a holiday. This day has nothing to do with suicide.

In the Church, suicides are never remembered - neither at the Divine Liturgy, nor at litias and memorial services.

According to church canons, “offering and prayer” for suicides are prohibited (Timothy 14). The reason is that suicides deliberately cut themselves off from communication with God and arbitrarily took their own lives, which a person has no right to do. To make a decision, you need to have complete information. A person does not have such complete information about the prospects of his life. There is knowledge that everything is in the hand of God and that the Lord will direct the path of man and He knows when it is best for a person to complete this path. To interrupt your earthly path without permission means to go...