A
Requiem or
Requiem Mass, also known as
Mass for the dead (Latin:
Missa pro defunctis) or
Mass of the dead (Latin:
Missa defunctorum), is a
Mass in the
Catholic Church offered for the repose of the
soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the
Roman Missal. It is frequently, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a
funeral.