The Apostles themselves, in fact, exhorted their disciples to pray for the salvation of sinners.( 23) This very ancient usage of the Church has blessedly persevered,(24) particularly in the practice of penitents invoking the intercession of the entire commu-nity, (25) and when the dead are assisted with suffrages, particularly through the offering of the Eucharistic Sacrifice.(
"Ex his Pullo, cum acerrime ad munitiones pugnaretur, ""Quid dubitas,"" inquit, "" Vorene? aut quem locum tuae probandae virtutis exspectas ? hic dies de nostris controversiis iudicabit."" Haec cum dixisset, procedit extra munitiones quaque pars hostium confertissma est visa irrumpit."vatican.va vatican.va