the resurrection, after which recompense will be made through the flesh
also.”
Tertullian, The Crown 3, 3-5 (211 AD)
“The Sacrament of the Eucharist, which the Lord commanded to be taken
at meal times and by all, we take even before daybreak in congregations,
but from the hand of none others except the presidents...We offer sacrifices
for the dead on their birthday anniversaries…We take anxious care lest
something of our Cup or Bread should fall upon the ground.”
Tertullian, Monogamy 10, 1 (post 213 AD)
“A woman, after the death of her husband, is bound not less firmly but even
more so, not to marry another husband...Indeed, she prays for his soul and
asks that he may, while waiting, find rest; and that he may share in the first
resurrection. And each year, on the anniversary of his death, she offers the
Sacrifice.”
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 23 (Mystagogic 5), 10 (c.
350 AD)
“Then we make mention also of those who have already fallen asleep: first,
the patriarchs, prophets, Apostles, and martyrs, that through their prayers
and supplications God would receive our petition; next, we make mention
also of the holy fathers and bishops who have already fallen asleep, and, to
put it simply, of all among us who have already fallen asleep; for we
believe that it will be of very great benefit to the souls of those for whom
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