[huldah1776]

Where is the Biblical basis for this type of mass in Catholic or Anglican church theology?

[vladimir998]

“Where is the Biblical basis for this type of mass in Catholic or Anglican church theology?”

Jews said prayers for the dead. 2 Maccabees 12:43.

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/367837/jewish/Kel-Maleh-Rachamim.htm