Corresponding to the Japanese custom of performing a memorial service for the deceased on a certain day after death, a ceremony called 'Anniversary of death' is sometimes held where a mass and prayers are performed for the deceased.
また、死後特定の日に集まって故人を弔う日本の習慣にあわせ、「命日祭」という名前で故人のためのミサや祈りの集いが行われることもある。