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Parent's day: how to commemorate the dead according to the canons of Christianity

In 2019, Radonitsa (parent's day) is on May 7, on Tuesday - on the 9th day after Easter on April 28.

How our Slavic ancestors honored the dead.

The ancient Slavic funeral rite in different places was carried out in different ways, although in principle the method was the same - burning the body. The bones were then collected and buried in a special way. And most often - they took the earth from the ashes and revered it as a memory of the dead, burying it in the graveyard.
According to Slavic canons, on March 1 there were celebrations in honor of the dead, and they were dedicated to the goddess of Winter and Death - Morena. The ceremony was held at dawn, and it was called "trizna". At first, a scarecrow of a harsh goddess was burned, which symbolized the departure of winter and the rebirth of nature, that is, the victory of life over death. Strange as it may seem in our time, but it was a real feast, but - in honor of the departed! The ancient pagan Slavs brought food and drink, painted eggs to the graves, and, of course, lamented for the dear departed people, remembered them with kind words, asked them to protect the living ... Commemorations were timed to Maslenitsa and other Slavic celebrations. Let us dwell on, perhaps, the most striking funeral rite - "Grandfathers".
It is almost forgotten by the Russians, but it is remembered and celebrated in Ukraine and Belarus to this day. Before the introduction of Christianity, this ceremony was held for 10-14 days, but the main commemoration should always fall on Saturday. It later changed its original name to "Parent Saturdays". If you pay attention to the name, you might think that only the deceased men were honored. However, this is not so: there were also “Women” held on Friday, and “Children” on Thursday. These days, it was customary to bring hot food to the grave - it was believed that souls were saturated with steam and the smell of appetizing food. On the impromptu table, more appliances were laid out than for those gathered - the rest were for the ancestors.
The ceremony began at dusk, with lit candles, and in some areas - with fires. Before the start of the meal, all the dead were called out by name, after which it was supposed to be silent for a while, stepping aside. But the main celebration was held at home, after visiting the cemetery. And it began with the fact that the head of the family solemnly invited the deceased to the table with something like this: “Holy Grandfathers, come to us! Eat what God has sent."
Of course, we could not do without drinks - they were mainly intoxicated honey or brew. In some areas, part of the alcohol was poured out the window or under the table - in this way the departed were regaled. The same was true for food - sometimes they put a spoon in a bowl of food and left everything on the windowsill or in the yard. The half-eaten food was also left for the night - in case the soul wants to eat at night - or they simply put the remnants of food under any tree.
"Grandfathers" were held in a strict, befitting situation. No songs, frequent absences, especially tales. The knives were missing, as were the forks. Understanding perfectly well that the world of the dead and the world of the living are separated by an impenetrable wall, the owners did not allow, with all due respect to the deceased, to stay in the house for a long time. They saw off the “guests” like this: “Holy Grandfathers! We ate and drank, and now go with God!” At the same time, they sprinkled the floor with water, and sometimes drew crosses on the doors with a candle.
On these memorial days, it was impossible to do housework, the only exception was cooking. A special ban was imposed on activities related to sewing, as well as on intimate life. It was believed that a child conceived these days would suffer from various pathologies. It was not allowed during the period of widespread commemoration and marriage. According to the ancestors, all these actions disturb the souls of the dead, making it impossible to protect those left on earth.

How to commemorate the dead according to the canons of Christianity

Some people think that to commemorate the relatives of the deceased means to visit the cemetery and arrange a feast with an abundance of snacks and alcohol. But this is not so - the commemoration should either not contain strong drinks at all, or there should be very few of them. In addition, visiting the grave and having a feast is far from the only way to honor the memory of ancestors. How can this be done correctly, in accordance with Christian traditions? This is what our next discussion will be about.
The first stage is to distribute apples, sweets, cookies to the poor, who can always be found in the cemetery or near the temple, and just on the streets. According to the teachings of the Church, it is precisely such almsgiving that can alleviate the fate of the soul after death. Giving to the poor, we multiply the number of those who pray for the souls of the departed. In addition, giving alms in the name of Christ, we ourselves do for Him a pleasant and useful deed - His words are known: “He who gives to the poor, he gives to me!”

The memorial feast is the next link in the general commemoration. Kutya, unsweetened jelly or compote, honey, pancakes are obligatory. From cutlery should be only spoons. To enhance memory, and not to “feed” the soul of the deceased, as some believe, it is customary to leave a place and cutlery at the table for the deceased. Before starting the meal, everyone present needs to pray. Everyone can read the prayer that he knows, and you can turn to God in your own words with a request to provide the deceased with a good life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Remember that any, the shortest prayer is better than none at all.
But, nevertheless, the most powerful part of the rite is the help of the Church: it means the liturgy for the dead, or, in other words, the offering of a bloodless sacrifice for their salvation. In fact, this church rite is the strongest and most powerful remedy to reach the departed of God's mercy. Here the Lord Himself sacrifices Himself and thereby extends His mercy to the departed.
By offering this bloodless sacrifice, along with prayers, the sins of the deceased, voluntary and involuntary, are blotted out, and his soul reaches a blissful, peaceful state: Christ implores His Father to forgive the sinful, lost soul.
How is a bloodless sacrifice made? Particles (proskomedia) are removed from the prosphora for the remembrance of the soul. These proskomedia are immersed in the Life-Giving Blood of Christ, while the priest says: “Wash away, Lord, the sins of those who are remembered, here by Your Blood ...”. In order to commemorate the deceased in this way, before the start of the liturgy, you need to submit notes “on health” and “on repose” with names. Submission of notes, as a rule, is paid, but the fee is very small, sometimes purely symbolic. It would be useful to donate at least the smallest amount for the needs of the Temple.
In addition, there are private worship services in the Orthodox Church. They are called "requirements" - that is, they are carried out on demand, by order of the afflicted. This is a prayer service for the living and a memorial service for the dead. The requirements are made at the end of the Liturgy and ordered in the same place where the notes are accepted. In monasteries and temples, orders are also accepted for the so-called "sorokoust" - for 40 days, for half a year or for a year - prayers for the living and the dead.
On special days, the Church also creates commemorations - ecumenical requiems - these days are called Ecumenical Parental Saturdays. It is impossible to say in advance exactly when these days will come, since they are associated with the passing Easter cycle. If you wish, you can always get information about these days from any clergyman.

And the last. Commemoration can be considered correct only on the condition of our sincere love for the departed, which is the conductor of Divine love. The Lord Himself bequeathed to love our neighbors as ourselves, and this love should extend not only to the living, but also to the dead.

What should never be done on parental day and how to commemorate the dead?

Vitaly Alexandrovich Yavkin, catechist of the Resurrection Cathedral in Semey, talks about this and many other things.

Many people visit the cemetery on Easter, where the graves of their loved ones are located. Unfortunately, in some families there is a blasphemous custom to drink alcohol on this day. But even those who do not do this often do not know exactly how it is possible and necessary to properly commemorate the dead. And even more so, not many people know why the parental day is called Radonitsa and is celebrated exactly on the 9th day after Easter.

On Tuesday of the second week after Easter, which is called St. Thomas Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates Radonitsa - the day of special commemoration of the dead, the first after the Easter holiday. This is an ancient Christian holiday, which John Chrysostom mentions at the beginning of the fourth century.

On Radonitsa it was accepted, and this continues to this day, that families go to cemeteries, to the graves of their loved ones and relatives, mourn them, reliving their loss again, remember them, listing their good deeds that the deceased did during their earthly life, remember the good distinguishing features of their character, as if talking with the dead, believing that they hear us on this day. Etymologically, the word "Radonitsa" goes back to the words "kind" and "joy", moreover, the special place of Radonitsa in the annual circle church holidays- immediately after Easter Sunday.

Radonitsa, as it were, obliges Christians not to delve into feelings about the death of loved ones, but, on the contrary, to rejoice at their birth into another life - eternal life. The victory over death, gained by the life and resurrection of Christ, displaces the sadness of temporary separation from relatives.

As for the 9th day after Pascha, this is simply a question of the Church Charter. Usually, after Easter holidays on the very first weekday, during which we can serve a memorial service, Radonitsa falls. Throughout the Bright Week (week) we rejoice at the Resurrection of the Savior, and only on Tuesday of the second week should we remember our dear departed. First of all, come to the Church, order memorial services, pray for the salvation of their souls, and only then go to decorate the graves of loved ones.

Is it possible to often mourn the dead and often visit their graves? Or is it better to believe that they are already in the Kingdom of God, which means that they are better off than us, and it is not worth bothering them and tormenting ourselves?

And again I will answer that we need not to kill ourselves and cry, but to pray for our dead. You can commemorate them both in the temple and with good deeds in memory of them. But keep in mind, we do not know where the person dear to us ended up after death: in the Kingdom of God or in hell. For this, we do good deeds so that the Lord takes him to himself.

As for tears, there is such a sin called “self-eating”, when a person grieves more than necessary, thinks how much he did not give to the deceased, how much he could have done for him, but did not have time or did not consider it necessary. It is necessary to appreciate a person, respect and protect during his lifetime, so that after death he does not have to ask for forgiveness at his grave. After death, it is no longer possible to catch up.

What is better and more correct on parental day: put a candle in the temple for the repose of the dead, remember them in your soul with kind words, or gather relatives and friends at home and commemorate those who have gone to another world with a dinner with alcohol? And in general, how does the Orthodox Church feel about the presence of alcoholic beverages on the table, both on parental day and on the day of the funeral itself?

Alcoholic beverages at memorial dinners are strictly prohibited by the Church. Commemorating the deceased loved ones with alcohol, we desecrate their memory, do not honor it. They expect only prayers from us, not sumptuous dinners. We must pray for those who are no longer around. This is done because death very often comes suddenly, and a person simply does not have time to prepare for it, reconcile with God, and repent of all his sins. If, however, we confine ourselves at the commemoration to only the arrangement of the table (as often happens), we spend all our strength on this, and forget about the church commemoration, then we will not bring any benefit to the soul of the deceased.

How does the Orthodox Church feel about the custom of eating at the cemetery after people put the churchyard in order? Is it necessary to leave a glass of vodka and a piece of bread “for the deceased” on the grave?

We can commemorate the deceased loved ones in the cemetery, but this must be done according to the rules. Having corrected the grave after the winter, we have the right to arrange a memorial dinner at the cemetery. But it must begin with a prayer for the deceased. After the meal, you need to read the prayer again.

Once again I draw your attention to the fact that alcohol is unacceptable. Also, you can not leave alcohol and food on the grave. This is a pagan echo, when it was customary to arrange not only feasts and dances in cemeteries, but also entire gladiator fights. Also, the food attracts crowds of drunkards to the graves, who search every wreath in search of alcohol and cigarettes, followed by packs of stray animals. Both those and others trample the graves of people dear to us, and the dogs do lie on the tombstones. Indeed, during our lifetime, none of us would have allowed a dirty stray dog to lie next to his mother, father or brother. Food also attracts flies and worms to the grave. You can not stick in the grave and light cigarettes just because the deceased liked to smoke. I repeat, he only needs our prayers.

But after all, not only drunken people go to cemeteries on their parents' day in search of vodka and food, but also children - in the hope of finding sweets, cookies or gingerbread on the grave, which drunken parents will never buy them. Can't you leave food for them?

These children are sent to the cemetery by degraded parents. And each such child is looking for not only a candy for himself, but also a box for mom or dad. They all know that our church has a free refectory where a person of any religion can come and eat on any day of the week. But neither these children nor their parents come to us, because there is only one rule: you must come to the refectory sober and clean. For the most part, such people are drunk, dirty, foul-mouthed. They behave unworthily, just like those people who stand, collecting alms, near the gates of the temple. Many parishioners, out of ignorance of their own, give them this alms, which is strictly forbidden. After all, they take this money exclusively for alcohol.

Yes, we must give alms, do good deeds, feed and clothe the needy, but we must do this wisely. If we see that a person really needs, and even better, if we know this person, we are obliged to help him. But if we see that a hungry tramp is sitting, then he does not need to give money, it is better to buy him food. For he, having drunk the money given by you, will turn your good deed into evil.

Where did the custom of decorating the graves of loved ones with flowers and wreaths and marking the place of burial with a mound and a cross above it come from?

The church has a negative attitude towards decorating graves with flowers and wreaths. This custom came to us at the end of the 19th century from Europe, where they began to decorate graves with flowers and wreaths. At that time, merchants bought entire botanical gardens, and also set up parks on the graves of their ancestors. Even the great Saint John of Kronstadt said that if you have extra money that you want to spend, it is better to distribute it to those in need. Take them to an orphanage, a nursing home, where it hurts, hungry and difficult.

You can not decorate the graves with artificial flowers, this is a deception before God. Even the Church during big holidays decorated only with fresh flowers. Fake flowers are a fake sacrifice. If you want to decorate a grave, do it with fresh flowers. But on condition that these are flowers from your garden. If purchased, then do not need them. Better give this money to people who really need it. Your deceased loved one needs good deeds in memory of him, and not a waste of money and not a bouquet. We carry these flowers to soothe our own souls, the dead need only our prayers. The number of colors (even or odd) does not matter. It's just superstition.

Wreaths are also not needed. This is not our custom. He was condemned by the holy fathers. According to all the rules, an Orthodox grave should be arranged as follows: a simple, light fence is needed so that animals or people do not trample the grave in case the mound is wiped off the face of the earth. The hill means the position of the body of the deceased. The cross means that an Orthodox Christian is buried here. During life, we designate ourselves as Orthodox pectoral crosses. After death - a cross on the grave. Planted in the ground and rising to heaven, it marks the belief of Christians that the body of the deceased is here in the earth, and the soul is in heaven, that under the cross is hidden a seed that grows for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. The cross must be wooden.

But he is not durable. Marble slabs look much more beautiful and richer ... Let others see that a person from a wealthy family is buried here, for whom they did not spare money even after death, that is, they installed an expensive stone monument, and not a cheap wooden cross.

A cross that has rotted and fallen at the right time is dug in on the grave, then a new one is placed. Stone slabs and steles are not needed categorically. From a moral point of view, the Church condemns such "eternal" monuments. Because they survive the relatives of the deceased. The cemetery may remain abandoned. Marauders destroy it, and then sidewalks are paved with these tombstones. They walk on them, spit, extinguish cigarette butts. As a living example, I can cite a cemetery that used to be where the Spartak stadium is now located. Before the revolution, it was a burial place for Christians. In the early 60s, it was destroyed, and the tombstones were taken all over the city. It got to the point that they paved the sidewalks. Many of these slabs are doused with paint and smeared with cement. They were sidewalks, trampled underfoot. If you want to walk on the name of your mother, father, brother, spit on their names - put such a stove. The Church does not forbid. But this is wrong and not good... People are still digging up these slabs and bringing them to us in the Resurrection Cathedral, where we keep them.

People often put dentures, glasses, coins to redeem a place in Paradise, even mobile phones in the coffin with the deceased. In other words, they bury with a person everything that he often used during his lifetime. Is it correct?

When burying our loved ones, we should not put anything in the coffin other than what is laid down. And this is a veil, a pectoral cross, a halo on the forehead. If you do not know what to put, you need to ask the church. There should not be any foreign objects in the coffin. All of them are an echo of paganism, when they were buried in boats, dumping whole herds of slaughtered cattle there ... With regards to points, then if the deceased had eight pairs of points in his entire life, what, would you order to put all eight? Of course not. It's too much. You don't need glasses or prostheses to meet God.

Not so long ago, one of our priests was invited to the funeral of the deceased, who passed away young. And what was the surprise of the priest when he saw that a cigarette was inserted into the teeth of the deceased, and it was smoking! When the priest asked what was happening, the relatives of the deceased replied that during his lifetime he was very fond of smoking. And this is his last cigarette, because after the funeral he will be interred. The priest refused the funeral and explained to the relatives of the deceased that their actions were blasphemy and mockery of the corpse, which he did not want to join.

What to do when the deceased come to us in a dream and ask for something (belt, socks, cigarettes, glasses)? What is more correct in this case: go to the cemetery and leave this thing on the grave, or still put a candle in the temple for the repose loved one and pray for him?

This happens quite often, if people do not commemorate the deceased, do not put candles in the church, do not order magpie, if they do not even have time to pray for him. It is not the dead that comes into our dreams. Our deceased relative is either in heaven or hell. And they don't come from there. A guardian angel comes into our dreams, sent by the Lord. And this angel takes on the image of our deceased mothers, fathers, in a word, those who had authoritative significance for us. If we do not listen to them, we will not listen to anyone, even if the Lord himself comes to us.

Asking for things is not to be taken literally. The deceased does not ask for a belt, watch or glasses, but a prayer or good deeds in memory of him. After such dreams, you need to order a magpie in the church, put a funeral candle. After visiting the temple, you can put a candle at home in front of the icon and pray for someone who is no longer with us.

If possible, buy the thing that the deceased asks for and give it to those in need. It is not allowed to bury anything on the grave. The burial site is not a dump. This place is holy. It's like a temple. You will not bury anything on the territory of the Church, will you? You can’t do this on the grave of a once dearly beloved or respected person.

Things of the deceased after his funeral should be distributed to those in need. I would also like to remind you that the elderly, who already feel the coming of their own death, need to have time to divide all their property among their heirs during their lifetime, they need to be given instructions on how to live on. The opinion that if a person gave everything away, it means that he will die soon, are superstition. It must not be allowed that after the death of a person, when his body has not yet cooled down, a war arose between the heirs over who will get more and who will get less valuable property of the deceased, the soul of the deceased, looking at this, will grieve. All your material issues need to be resolved here and now, that is, during your lifetime.

- Is it possible to put a funeral candle in the temple if you don’t know for sure whether the deceased person was baptized or not?

Candles can be placed. However, it is impossible to order memorial services and magpies. Also, you can not pray for him with a church prayer. You can only pray in your own words: Lord, forgive all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, if this is possible.

How often should the deceased be remembered?

It is very important to commemorate the deceased, on the day of his death, on the 9th and 40th days, at half a year and on the anniversary after death, as well as on the day of his earthly birth, on the day of memory of the saint whose name he bore, and on parent days. According to church tradition, for forty days after death, the soul of the deceased prepares for God's judgment. From the first to the third day she stays in the places of the earthly life of the deceased, from the third to the ninth she is shown heavenly cloisters, from the ninth to the fortieth - the torment of sinners in hell. On the fortieth day, God's decision is made, where the soul of the deceased will be until the Last Judgment - when the souls will again unite with transfigured bodies, and the endless life of all mankind will begin in a new, transfigured world, where everyone will take their place in accordance with the passage of earthly life and largely depending from the prayers of the Church for him after his death. Therefore, the Church established a special commemoration of the dead on the third, ninth and fortieth days. And, of course, you need to commemorate the dead at every visit to church. You need to go here as often as possible. This is important for us, the living, and for those who have already died and for whom we pray.

- What is the attitude of the Orthodox Church towards cremation?

The method of burial through the cremation of the body, which is quite popular now in large cities, is completely non-Orthodox. It cannot be acceptable to a believer.

Thanks for the informative conversation. All that you have told can be learned only in the Church, for visiting which, alas, there is not always time. What are your wishes for the family?

Remember, the goal of every Christian's life is the salvation of the soul. That is, the inheritance after the bodily death and the Second Coming of Christ of eternal blissful sojourn with God. And the more good deeds we do, the more sincere prayers we address to God, the more grace we will receive from him. Love your loved ones in life, here and now. Then, after death, it will be too late. And it is better today to speak words of love to living parents than to cry at their grave tomorrow.

Interviewed by Elena FOMENKO

Many Orthodox are wondering how to properly spend Parents' Day. This day is specially designed to honor the deceased loved ones. In another way, the ninth day from Easter is called Radonitsa. In the traditions of Orthodoxy, such a mournful day of remembrance plays an important role.

Memorial Day and its history

On the first Tuesday after the Easter celebrations, a full requiem is served in the churches for all the dead Christians. In the morning on Radonitsa, people go to cemeteries in full force and one by one to clean up the graves of the dead, and also leave them there for them. Easter eggs, Easter cakes, kutya, pancakes and pies. Pregnant women and small children traditionally do not go to the cemetery even on this holiday.

Priests believe that it is not necessary to leave a memorial at the grave. This is explained by the fact that such a relic of the pagan faith is long in the past. But people still honor this tradition.

The first Tuesday after Easter is called Radonitsa because Orthodox holidays continue, as does the joy in the hearts of Christians. The main thing on Radonitsa is to pray for relatives who have gone to God. You can also order a special service for each, put a candle for the repose of a person’s soul. Other events adopted in society are not regulated by the church.

Should you drink alcohol on Parent's Day?

Drink strong alcoholic drinks Orthodox people cannot. But you can remember the dead with wine. In the sacred biblical books it is allowed to use wine for entertainment. But it is forbidden to drink it in large quantities.

Leaving alcohol on the grave as a memorial is also necessary at your discretion. But among the Christian eve of the celebration of Radonitsa there is nothing that would indicate the need for this action.

The cemetery is a sacred place where the bodies of the deceased await the Day of Judgment and Resurrection. Therefore, having come there, it is necessary to behave very quietly and tactfully.

So, how to spend Parent's Day, how to honor the memory of the dead? There are the following rules for this:

Cleaning of graves. The graves of the dead must be kept clean and tidy, since on the Day of the Great Resurrection they will become a place where all Christians will wake up from eternal sleep. On Radonitsa, weeds are removed from the graves, monuments are wiped, fences are painted, wreaths of artificial flowers are installed, candles are lit in special stands.
Prayers for the dead. Ordinary prayers for the repose can be read not only by priests, but also by relatives of the dead.
The right attitude. On Parents' Day, it is not advisable to indulge in excessive grief. After death, Christians are in better world, and it is necessary to quietly rejoice for them.
A modest memorial near the grave. There is no need to lay magnificent tables near the graves, but it is quite possible to remember with wine and bread. According to ancient customs, you can leave some food for the deceased person near the grave, but this is not welcomed by the church. It is believed that prayers are all that is necessary for the souls of Christians in the next world.

In addition, feuds, verbal skirmishes with distant relatives, as well as with other people, are unacceptable at the cemetery. No scandals should disturb the peace of the dead. All claims on this day must be forgotten. And the sacred duty of caring for the grave must be fulfilled.

If the fence on the grave needs minor repairs or painting, then this can be done on Parent's Day. The same applies to the headstone.

On Radonitsa, according to the canons, you need to have time to visit the church and the cemetery, and only then you can gather with the whole family to continue the holiday at home. Remembering the dead, you can tell stories from their lives, you can laugh and cry a little. It is also worth praying fervently for the granting of the Kingdom of God to them.

In Christianity, there is an opinion that the poor are blessed in spirit. By distributing a commemoration, you can receive a blessing from them, and also ask them to pray for your deceased relatives. The more people who remember your deceased relative, the better for him.

What to do if relatives are buried far away?

When a person lives too far from the graves of his ancestors, he may ask someone he knows who lives in his hometown to go to the grave to the deceased relatives.

If this is not possible, then it is worth limiting yourself to a church service and ordering a memorial service. And at the first opportunity during the year after Easter, go to the cemetery. Even in this situation, it is possible to pray for the deceased at home and remember them in the family circle.

Such prayers are sure to be heard, and the ancestors will receive their part of the respect even without a real trip to their graves.

Now you know how to spend Parent's Day in order to fulfill your saint. There is a sign that it often rains on Radonitsa. This is explained by the fact that the souls of the dead are excited by such attention to them. To determine the weather for a trip to the cemetery in advance, you can look at the forecast, or you can remember what the weather was like on Palm Sunday. They say that the weather these days is the same. Good weather on Parent's Day portends a good year, and bad weather promises difficulties and trials. But these are just omens and superstitions. Believe in them or not, it's up to you. It all depends on your personal worldview.

How to pray on Memorial Day.

During all forty days after the death of a person, his relatives and friends should read the Psalter. How many kathismas a day depends on the time and strength of the readers, but reading must certainly be daily. After reading the entire Psalter, it is read from the beginning. One should not just forget after each “Glory. ”reading a prayer request for the remembrance of the deceased (from “Following the Exodus of the Soul from the Body”).

Many relatives and friends of the deceased, referring to various circumstances, entrust this reading to others (readers) for a fee or order it from monasteries (the so-called “indestructible Psalter”). Of course, God hears such a prayer. But it will be stronger, sincere, purer, if a relative or close to the deceased person himself asks God to have mercy on the deceased. And don't waste your time or energy on it.

On the third, ninth and fortieth days, a special kathisma should be read according to the deceased (it includes the 118th psalm). It is called commemorative, and in the liturgical books it is called “Undefiled” (according to the word found in its first verse: “Blessed are the undefiled in the way that walks in the law of the Lord”).

After the kathisma, the prescribed troparia are read (they are immediately indicated after the 118th psalm in the prayer book), and after them - the 50th psalm and the troparia are immaculate, or the troparia for the repose (number 8) with a refrain to each verse from the 118th psalm: “ Blessed be Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy justification.”

After these troparions, the canon “Following the Exodus of the Soul from the Body” is read.

Remembrance of the deceased in the Church

It is necessary to commemorate the deceased in the Church as often as possible, not only on the designated special days of commemoration, but also on any other day. The Church performs the main prayer for the repose of the departed Orthodox Christians at the Divine Liturgy, bringing a bloodless sacrifice to God for them. To do this, before the start of the liturgy (or the night before), a note with their names should be submitted to the church (only baptized Orthodox can be entered).

At the top of the note is usually placed an eight-pointed Orthodox cross. Then the type of commemoration is indicated - “On the repose”, after which the names of those commemorated in the genitive case are written in large, legible handwriting (to answer the question “who?”), With the clergy and monastics mentioned first, indicating the rank and degree of monasticism (for example, Metropolitan John, Schemagumen Savva, Archpriest Alexander, nun Rachel, Andrey, Nina).

All names must be given in church spelling (for example, Tatiana, Alexy) and in full (Michael, Lyubov, not Misha, Lyuba).

The number of names in the note does not matter. During the funeral litany, you can take out your commemoration book and pray for loved ones. Prayer will be more effective if the one who commemorates himself on that day partakes of the Body and Blood of Christ.

After the liturgy, you can serve a memorial service. A memorial service is served before the eve - a special table with the image of a crucifix and rows of candlesticks. Here you can also leave an offering for the needs of the temple in memory of the departed loved ones.

It is very important after death to order a magpie in the temple - an unceasing commemoration at the liturgy for forty days. At the end of the magpie, you can order again. There are also long periods of commemoration - six months, a year. Some monasteries accept notes for eternal (as long as the monastery stands) commemoration or for commemoration during the reading of the Psalter (this is an ancient Orthodox custom). The more churches that pray, the better for our neighbor!

The prayerful memory of the departed should not grow cold at home. And home prayer is a saving means for our departed loved ones.

The prayers that we say at home are called the “cell rule”. Thus, as it were, it is indicated that home prayers should not be random, random, but should have the form of a rule, i.e. must be drawn up according to a certain rule, have a certain order and possible constancy.

The Church calls on its children to prayerfully remember the living and the dead every day. The main home prayer for the departed is a commemoration book, it is in every prayer book. There are prayers for the departed in both the morning and evening rule.

If you want to add special prayers for the departed to the evening and morning rules, you should consult with the priest about this, and, with his blessing, make a home prayer rule for the departed.

Prayer for the departed is our main and invaluable help to those who have departed to another world.

The Church commands us to pray every day for the departed parents, relatives, known and benefactors. To do this, the following short prayer for the departed is included in the number of daily morning prayers:

“God give rest, Lord, to the souls of the departed Thy servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, free and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.”

PRAYERS FOR THE LOST

God of spirits and all flesh, righting death and abolishing the devil, and bestowing life upon Your world; Himself, Lord, give rest to the soul of Your deceased servant (Your deceased servant or Your deceased servant), [the name of the rivers], in a place of light, in a greener place, in a place of peace, sickness, sorrow and sighing will flee from here. Any sin committed by him (her or them), in word, or deed, or thought, as if good and philanthropic God, forgive. As if there is no person who will be alive and will not sin. You are one without sin, Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and Your word is truth.

Prayer for the Lost Christian

Remember, Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of your eternally reposed servant, our brother (name), and as Good and Humane, forgive sins, and consume iniquities, weaken, leave and forgive all his voluntary sins and involuntary, deliver him eternal torment and fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Your eternal good, prepared for those who love You: if you sin, but do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Your God in the Trinity glorified, faith, and Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to him the same, and faith, even in Thee instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as if Generous rest: there is no man who lives and does not sin. But Thou art One, apart from all sin, and Thy righteousness, righteousness forever, and Thou art the One God of mercies and generosity, and love of mankind, and to You we send glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen

Prayer of the Monk Leo of Optina to the Lord for a parent who died without repentance

Seek, Lord, the lost soul of my father (name), and if possible, have mercy! Thy ways are inscrutable. Don't reckon this prayer of mine to me as a sin. But may your holy will be done.

Remember, Lord our God, in the faith and hope of eternal life, the deceased servant (s) of Yours (Your) (name), and as the Good and Humane, who forgives sins and iniquities, let go and forgive all his (her) voluntary sins and involuntary, deliver him (her) from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna, and grant him (her) communion and enjoyment of Your eternal blessings prepared for those who love You: after all, although he (a) sinned, he did not depart from You, and without a doubt in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, God glorified in the Trinity, she believed, and she confessed the Orthodox Trinity even to her last breath.

Therefore, be merciful to him (her), and faith in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as the Generous, rest: for there is no person who lives and does not sin. But You are the only sinless one, and Your truth is eternal, and You are the only God of mercies and generosity and humanity, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for the deceased after a long illness

God, You allowed that Your servant (Your servant) served (a) You in the midst of suffering and illness, thus participating in the Passion of Christ; we ask you to honor him (her) participation and in the glory of the Savior through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the repose of the deceased after a serious and prolonged illness

God! You are righteous, and Your judgment is righteous: You, in Your eternal Wisdom, have set the limit of our life, which no one will pass. Wise are thy laws, inscrutable are thy ways! You command the angel of death to remove the soul from the body from an infant and an old man, from a husband and a young man, from a healthy and sick person, according to Your destinies, indescribable and unknown to us; but we believe that this is Your holy will, also, according to the judgment of Your truth, You, the Most Good Lord, as the wise and omnipotent and omniscient Physician of our souls and bodies - you send illnesses and ailments, misfortunes and misfortunes to man as spiritual medicine.

You strike him and heal, mortify the corruptible in him and revive the immortal, and, like a child-loving Father, you punish: we pray to you, Human-loving Lord, accept the departed servant of yours (Your servant) (name), whom you have sought with Your love of mankind, punished with a serious bodily illness in order to save the soul from spiritual death; and since all this was accepted (a) from You by Your servant (a) Yours (Your) with humility, patience and love for You, as to the unceasing Physician of our souls and bodies, now show him (her) Your rich mercy, as having endured (s) all this for their sins.

I impute to him (her) Lord, this temporary serious illness as a kind of punishment for the sins committed on this earth, and heal his (her) soul from sinful ailments.

Have mercy, Lord, have mercy on the one (th) you have exacted, and the temporarily punished (th) slave (slave) (name), I pray you, do not punish with the deprivation of your eternal heavenly blessings, but make him (her) enjoy them in your Kingdom .

If the deceased (th) servant (s) of Yours (I) did not reason (a) for the sake of which he was honored (s) with the transfer of such an illness, which was the touch of the healing and providential Right Hand of Yours, thought obstinately (a) or murmured out of his unreason (a) in his heart, since he imagined such a burden (a) unbearable, or because of the weakness of his nature, weakened by a long illness, he was grieved (s) by such a misfortune, we pray to You, Long-suffering and Many-merciful Lord, forgive him (her) these sins by Your boundless mercy and Your endless mercy towards us sinful and unworthy servants of Yours, forgive for the sake of Your love for the human race; if his (her) iniquities were beyond all limits, and illness and ailments did not move her to complete and sincere repentance, we implore You, the Head of our life, we implore Your redemptive merits, have mercy and save, Savior, Your servant (s) (yu) (name) from eternal death. Lord God our Savior!

You, by faith in You, granted us forgiveness and remission of sins, granting pardon and healing to a 38-year-old paralyzed man, when You said: “Your sins are forgiven you”; with the same faith and hope in Your goodness, we resort to Your, O Most Generous Jesus, unspeakable mercy and in the tenderness of our hearts we pray to You, Lord: now remember this word of mercy today, give the word of remission of sins to the deceased (s), ever-remembered ( oh) us to your servant (servant) (your) (name), may he heal spiritually, and may he settle in a place of light, in a place of rest, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no groan, and may his illnesses and ailments be counted there (her), tears of suffering and sorrow into a source of joy in the Spirit. Amen.

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart, I pray to You: God rest the soul of Your deceased servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You have blessed the matrimonial union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good to be a single man, we will make him an assistant for him. You sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and I confess that you have blessed you to combine and me with this holy union with one of Your servants. Thy good and wise will deigned to take away from me this Thy servant, and gave it to me, as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before this Thy will, and pray to Thee with all my heart, accept this prayer for Thy servant (name), and forgive her if you sin in word, deed, thought, knowledge and ignorance; love the earthly more than the heavenly; more about the clothes and adornment of his body, he cares more than about the enlightenment of the clothes of his soul; or even more carelessly about your children; if you grieve someone by word or deed; if you scold your neighbor in your heart, or condemn someone or something else from such evil deeds.

Forgive her all this, as good and philanthropic: as if there is a person who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, as Your creation, do not condemn me by her sin to eternal torment, but have mercy and mercy according to Your great mercy. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me strength for all the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for the departed Thy servant, and even before the death of my belly, ask her from Thee, the Judge of the whole world, for the remission of her sins. Yes, as you, O God, put on her head a crown from an honest stone, crowning her here on earth; so crown me with Your eternal glory in Your Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints rejoicing there, and together with them forever sing Your all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are crying consolation, orphans and widows intercession. Thou didst say: Call upon Me in the day of thy affliction, and I will destroy thee. In the days of my sorrow, I resort to You and pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer, brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Lord of all, deigned to combine me with one of Your servants, in which we should have one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant, as a partner and protector. Thy good and wise will deigned to take this Thy servant away from me and leave me alone. I bow before this Thy will and resort to Thee in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about being separated from Thy servant, my friend. If you took him away from me, not taken from me by Your mercy. As if you once took two mites to the widow, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of your deceased servant (name), forgive him all his sins, free and involuntary, if in word, if in deed, if in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not betray him to eternal torment, but by Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy mercies, weaken and forgive all his sins and commit him with Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me all the days of my life not to stop praying for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, for the abandonment of all his sins and his settlement in Heavenly abodes, even if you have prepared for those who love Tya. Like if you sin, but do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even to the last breath of confession; the same, his faith, even in Thee, instead of deeds, he is imputed: like a person to bear, who will live and not sin, You are one except for sin, and Your truth is truth forever. I believe, Lord, and I confess that You hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from me. Seeing the widow, weeping greenery, having mercy, her son, to the burial of the bear, resurrected you: so having mercy, calm my sorrow. As if you opened the doors of Your mercy to Your servant Theophilus, who departed to You, and forgave him his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, listening to the prayers and alms of his wife: I pray to You, accept my prayer for Your servant and bring him into eternal life. Like you are our hope. You are God, to have mercy and save, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Prayer of parents for the dead children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Master of life and death, Comforter of those who mourn! With a contrite and touched heart, I resort to You and pray to You: remember. Lord, in your Kingdom, your deceased servant (your servant), my child (name), and create eternal memory for him (her). You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. Thy good and wise will was pleased to take it away from me. Blessed be thy name, Lord. I pray to Thee, Judge of heaven and earth, with Thy infinite love for us sinners, forgive my departed child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, even in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, Merciful, and our parental sins, may they not abide on our children: we know, as if we have sinned against Thee by a multitude, we have not kept a multitude, we have not done it, as thou hast commanded us. But if our deceased child, ours or his own for the sake of guilt, was in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and your God: if you love the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you betrayed sweetness of life, and not more than repentance of our sins, and in intemperance I betrayed vigil, fasting and prayer to oblivion - I pray you earnestly, forgive me, O good Father, my child, all such sins of his, forgive and weaken, if you do something else evil in this life . Christ Jesus! You resurrected the daughter of Jairus by the faith and prayer of her father. You healed the daughter of a Canaanite wife by faith and the petition of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive me, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, take away eternal torment and instill with all Your saints, who have pleased You from time immemorial, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: as if there is a person who He will live and will not sin, but Thou art the only one except for all sin: yes, whenever you have to judge the world, my child will hear Your most exalted voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Like you are the Father of mercies and bounty. You are our life and resurrection, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen

Prayer of parents for dead children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of those who mourn! With a contrite and touched heart, I resort to You and pray to You: remember, Lord, in Your Kingdom, Your deceased servant, my child (name), and create eternal memory for him. You, the Lord of life and death, gave me this child, and according to Your good and wise will, you deigned to take him from me. Blessed be thy name, Lord.

I pray to you, Judge of heaven and earth: according to your infinite love for us sinners, forgive my departed child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, committed consciously and out of ignorance. Forgive, Merciful, and our parental sins, may they not abide on our children, for I know that we have sinned against You a lot, we have not observed much and have not done what You commanded us.

If, however, our reposed child, through his own or through our fault, during his life worked more for the world and his flesh than for You, the Lord and his God; if I loved the deceptions of this world more than your word and your commandments; if he indulged in the pleasures of life, and not remorse for his sins, and in intemperance forgot watchfulness, fasting and prayer - I pray you earnestly, forgive me, all-good Father, for my child all these sins of his, forgive and let him go, if he did anything else evil in life his.

Oh Jesus Christ! You raised the daughter of Jairus by faith and the prayer of her father, You healed the daughter of a Canaanite wife by faith and the petition of her mother, hear my prayer, do not reject my prayer for my child.

Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins, and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, deliver him from eternal torment and settle with all Your saints who have pleased You from time immemorial, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no groans, but life is endless! For there is no person who would not sin during his lifetime, and only You are the only sinless one! Let my child hear the Last Judgment Your longed-for voice: "Come, blessed of my Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world." For You are the Father of mercies and bounty, You are our life and resurrection, and we glorify You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Mother's prayer (at home) for stillborn and unbaptized children of the Monk Arseny of Athos

Lord, have mercy on my children who died in my womb! For faith and my tears, according to Your mercy, Lord, do not deprive them of Your Divine light!

Children's prayer for deceased parents

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for the dead

Holy Mother of God! We call upon You, our Intercessor, for You are our quick helper and intercessor before God! We especially pray to you at this hour: help the deceased servant of God (deceased servant of God) (name), tormented (th) in hell; we pray to you, Lady of the world, by your power drive away from the fear-driven soul of his (her) terrible dark spirits, let them be confused and put to shame before you; free him/her from the torment in hell.

We pray to you, Most Holy Theotokos, protect him (her) with your honest robe, pray for the sinful servant of God (the sinful servant of God) (name), so that God will ease his (her) torment and remove him from the abyss of hell, may he (she) pass from hell to heaven. We pray to you, our intercessor, intercede for the servant (s) of God (s) (name) with your maternal boldness from the Lord; we pray to you, our Helper, help him (her) to justify himself before God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and implore your Only Begotten Son, the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, to rest the deceased (s) in the bowels of Abraham with the righteous and all the saints. Amen.

Prayer for the sudden death

Lord Jesus Christ, Master of life and death, You said in Your holy Gospel: “Watch, because you do not know at what hour your Lord will come, for at what hour you do not think the Son of Man will come.” But we, earthly and sinful, given over to the sorrows and pleasures of life, forget about the hour of our death, and therefore we are called to You, the Judge of heaven and earth, suddenly, at an hour when we did not expect and did not expect.

So suddenly your deceased servant, our brother (name), was called to you.

Inscrutable and incomprehensible are the ways of Your wondrous providence for us, Lord Savior! I humbly bow my head before these Thy ways, O Lord Lord, and pray to Thee fervently with faith: Look down from the height of Thy holy habitation and fall upon me by Thy grace, that my prayer may be directed before Thee like fragrant incense.

Most merciful Lord, hear my prayer for Your servant (name), according to Your inscrutable destinies, suddenly stolen from us by death; spare and have mercy on his trembling soul, called to your impartial judgment at an hour that you did not expect.

Do not rebuke her with Your fury, and do not punish her with Your anger, but spare and have mercy on her for the sake of Your sufferings on the Cross and through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints, forgive her all sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance. After all, although Your servant (name) was raptured, but in his life he believed in You and confessed You, the God and Savior of the world of Christ, and had hope in You: give him this faith and his hope instead of deeds!

Merciful Lord! You do not want the death of a sinner, but mercifully accept from him and for him everything that is done for conversion and salvation, and You yourself arrange well his path for his salvation.

I also beseech Thee, deign to remember all the deeds of mercy and all the prayers performed here on earth for Your departed servant, deign to accept my prayer for him along with the prayers of the clergy of Your Holy Church and deign to forgive his soul all sins, calm his troubled heart, spare him from eternal torment and rest in a place of light.

For You have mercy and save us, Christ our Savior, and unspeakable goodness and eternal glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit befits You alone, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for those who died without repentance to the Monk Paisios the Great

Oh, sacred head, reverend father, blessed Paisios! Do not forget your unfortunate ones to the end, and always remember us in your holy and auspicious prayers to God!

Remember your flock, which you saved and do not forget to visit your children. Pray for us, holy father, for your spiritual children, as having boldness towards the Heavenly King; pray for us unceasingly before the Lord and do not reject us, who honor you with faith and love.

Remember us unworthy at the Throne of the Almighty and do not stop praying for us to Christ God, for grace was given to you to pray for us.

For we do not think of you as if you were dead: if you passed away from us in body, then after death you remain alive. Do not depart from us in spirit, preserving us from enemy arrows and all sorts of demonic seductions and intrigues of the devil, our good shepherd.

For the cancer with your relics is always visible before our eyes, but your holy soul with hosts of Angels, with Incorporeal faces, with Heavenly powers, standing at the Throne of the Almighty, rejoices with dignity.

Knowing truly that even after death you remain alive, we fall down and pray to you: pray for us to Almighty God, for the benefit of our souls, and ask us time to repent, let us freely move from earth to heaven, and let us get rid of bitter ordeals, demons and air princes and from eternal torment. And may we be heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven with all the righteous, who from the ages have pleased our God Jesus Christ, to Whom all glory, honor and worship befits, with His Beginningless Father and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

The venerable Optina elders sometimes allowed suicides to be commemorated at home prayers, for whom, according to the 14th canon of Timothy of Alexandria, there can be no offering in the Church. So, the Monk Leonid, in the schema Leo, to one of his disciples (Pavel Tambovtsev), whose father committed suicide, gave such instructions about prayer: “Give both yourself and the fate of the parent to the will of the Lord, all-wise, all-powerful. Do not test the Highest destinies. Strive by humility to strengthen yourself within the bounds of moderate sorrow. Pray to the all-good Creator, thereby fulfilling the duty of love and the duty of filial. - according to the spirit of the virtuous and wise: “Seek, Lord, the lost soul of my father: if it is possible to eat, have mercy. Your destinies are unsearchable. Do not put me in sin with this prayer of mine, but may Thy holy will be done. Pray simply, without trial, committing your heart to the right hand of the Most High. Of course, it was not the will of God for such a sad death of your parent: but now it is completely in the will of the Mighty to cast both soul and body into a fiery furnace, Who humbles and exalts, mortifies and lives, brings down to hell and elevates. At the same time, He is so merciful, omnipotent and loving, that the good qualities of all earthly beings are nothing before His highest goodness. For this you should not be overly sad. You will say: "I love my parent, and therefore I mourn inconsolably." Fair. But God is beyond compare more than you. loved and loves him. So, it remains for you to leave the eternal fate of your parent to the goodness and mercy of God, who, if he deigns to have mercy, then who can resist Him?

Prayer for the unbaptized dead to the martyr Uaru

Oh, holy martyr Uar, worthy of special astonishment, aspiring in imitation of the Lord Christ, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor and voluntarily suffered for Him.

And now the Church honors you as glorified by the Lord Christ with the glory of Heaven, Who gave you the grace of great boldness towards Him.

And now, standing before Him with the Angels, triumphant in the upper world, contemplating the Holy Trinity and enjoying the Light of the Beginning Radiance, remember the suffering of our relatives who died in wickedness, accept our petition, and how the unfaithful family of Cleopatra freed you from eternal torment with your prayers, so remember and the godless buried, who died unbaptized, hasten to ask them for relief from eternal torment, and with one mouth and one heart we will glorify the Most Merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.

THE RITE OF LITIA PERFORMED BY A LAID AT HOME AND AT THE CEMETERY

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

The King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything. Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times.)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Lord have mercy. (12 times.)

Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow.)

Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God. (Bow.)

Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow.)

Alive in the help of the Most High, in the blood of the God of Heaven, he will settle. The Lord says: Thou art my intercessor and my refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. As if He will deliver thee from the net of the hunter, and from the rebellious word, His splash will overshadow thee, and under His wings you hope: His truth will be your weapon. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days, from the thing in the darkness of the transient, from the scum, and the demon of the afternoon. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, both look at your eyes, and see the reward of sinners. As you, O Lord, are my hope, the Most High have laid down your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not approach your body, as if by His Angel a commandment about you, save you in all your ways. They will take you in their hands, but not when you stumble your foot on a stone, step on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and, as I know My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will crush him, and I will glorify him, I will fulfill him with long life, and I will show him My salvation.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God (thrice).

From the spirits of the righteous who have died, the soul of Your servant, Savior, rest in peace, keeping me in a blessed life, even with You, Humanity.

In Thy rest, O Lord, where Thy saints rest, rest also the soul of Thy servant, as Thou alone art the Lover of mankind.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: You are the God who descended into hell and loosed the bonds of the fettered. Thyself and the soul of Thy servant rest.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen: One Pure and Immaculate Virgin, who gave birth to God without seed, pray that his soul be saved.

Kontakion, tone 8: With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Your servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

Ikos: You alone are the Immortal, creating and creating man: we will be created from the earth and go to the earth there, as you commanded, who created me, and the river of me: as if you are the earth and go to the earth, or else we will go, the grave weeping creating a song: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy (thrice), bless.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen.

In blissful sleep, grant eternal rest. Lord, to your deceased servant (name) and create eternal memory for him.

Eternal memory (three times).

His soul will dwell in the good, and his memory will be for generation and generation.

Reading the Psalter for the dead

Reading the Psalter in memory of the dead brings them more consolation, because this reading is accepted by the Lord himself as a pleasing propitiatory sacrifice for the cleansing of the sins of those who are commemorated. "Psalter. He prays to God for the whole world,” writes St. Basil the Great.

There is a practice of reading one 17th kathisma, this practice is used when there is not enough time.

Reading the Psalter is a prayer to the Lord. The ascetics of the Church recommend that the believer read the Psalter one kathisma daily, paying attention to the fact that piety and purity of heart are an indispensable condition for reading.

Akathist for one who died