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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfill everything, Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all defilement, and save our souls, Beloved.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

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

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory :, and now:

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 this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also leave our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Glory and now:

Come, let us worship our Tsar God.

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God.

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God.

Psalm 90

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the roof of the Heavenly God. The Lord speaks: Thou art my protector, and my refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will save you from the snare of the hunter and from the word of rebellion, His splash will overshadow you, and under His krill you hope: His truth will go around you with weapons. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, of an arrow flying in days, of a thing in transitory darkness, of a crumbling and midday demon. Thousands will fall from your country, and tma at your right hand will not come close to you: watch both your eyes, and behold the reward of sinners. As Thou, Lord, my hope, the Most High, Thou hast laid thy refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not approach your body. Like His angel a commandment about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take thee in their arms, but not when they knock your foot on a stone. Step on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. I trust in Me, and I will deliver and; I will cover and, as if My name is known. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I am with him in trouble, I will destroy him, and I will glorify him; with the length of the days I will fulfill it, and I will show him my salvation.

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, God. (Three times)

Troparion, voice 4th:

From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant, Savior, rest, preserving it in a blissful life, even with You, Human-loving.

In Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy sanctuaries rest, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if You were the One Lover of Man.

Glory: Thou art God, descended into Hell, and letting the fetters of the fettered, rest Himself and the soul of Thy servant.

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

Sedalen Voice 5:

Peace, our Savior, with the righteous of Thy servant, and put this in Thy courtyards, as it is written, despising, as Good, his sins, both voluntary and involuntary, and all even in the knowledge and not in the knowledge, Human-loving.

Kontakion, voice 8:

Rest with the saints, Christ, the soul of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

Ikos:

You yourself alone are the Immortal, who created and created man, we will be created from the earth from the earth, and we will go into the earth, as you commanded, creating me and the river mi: as if you were the earth, and go to the earth; : Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Honest Cherubim ...

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Lord have mercy (three times), bless.

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

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest, O Lord, to Your deceased servant (name), and make him an eternal memory.

Everlasting memory. (Three times)

His soul will be settled in the good, and his memory will be for generations and generations.

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Funeral lithium

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

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( Three times)

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

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; 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, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion, voice 6

One in nature is this Life-Giver, Christ, and goodness is truly an unsearchable abyss of the now reposed servant of Thy Kingdom.

Glory, and now, the Theotokos:

The source of the belly, who gave birth to the Lady, the Deliverer of the world, Jesus the Lord, who diligently pray to the endless belly of Your now reposed servant to grant: Thou art the most famous Helper for Christians.

Lord have mercy. (12 ) And this prayer:

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of your eternal reposed servant, our brother (name), and like the Good and Humanitarian, forgiving sins, and consuming unrighteousness, weaken, forgive and forgive all his free and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of hell, and grant him the communion and pleasure of Thy eternal good, prepared for those who love Thee: even if you sin, but do not depart from You, and doubtlessly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, God in the Trinity is glorified, faith, and the One in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even to the last gasp of confession. Even so, be merciful to that, and faith, even in Thee instead of deeds of imputation, and with Thy saints, as Abundant, rest: there is no man, who will live and not sin. But you are One besides all sin, and Thy truth, the truth forever, and Thou art the One God of mercies and mercy, and love for mankind, and we give You glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

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

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

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, with the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother, the saints and God-bearing father of our and all saints, have mercy and rest the soul of Thy servant (Thy servants) (name) forever, like the Good and the Lover of Man, amen,

Servant of God (servant of God) (name) to the deceased ( deceased) eternal memory, eternal memory, eternal memory.

And we read the troparion three times with bows:

Peace, O Lord, the soul of your departed servant (the deceased of your servant) (name) (bow), and in this life, like a man sinned, you, like a man-lover God, forgive him (you) and have mercy (bow), rescue eternal torment (bow), give (bow) to the Heavenly Kingdom of the partaker (partaker), and create something useful for our souls (bow).

Complete collection and description: memorial prayer read at the cemetery for the spiritual life of a believer.

How to behave when visiting a cemetery

We call our dead the departed and we believe that they did not perish and did not turn into oblivion, but that they will one day rise from their graves into eternal life. They lie in the ground, because what is taken from the ground returns to the ground.

With this in mind, we must treat their resting places with care.

By the 60th rule of the Carthage Cathedral, it is forbidden to make feasts and drunkenness in cemeteries, and therefore it is impossible to insult the memory of the deceased by drinking alcoholic beverages, pour vodka on the grave. Better to light a candle, clean up the grave, plant flowers. If you wish, you can call a priest to serve a panikhida, or read the litiya yourself, the rite of which can be performed by a layman.

Rite of the lithium performed by a layman

at home and in the cemetery

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow in the waist.)

Lord have mercy. ( Three times.)

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

Lord have mercy ( 12 times)

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God. ( Bow)

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. ( Bow)

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the roof of the Heavenly God. The Lord speaks: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver you from the hunter's net, and from the word of rebellion, His splash will overshadow you, and under His krill you hope: His truth will go around you with a weapon. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in days, from the thing in the darkness of the transitory, from the crumbling, and the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and tma at your right hand will not come close to you, look at both your eyes, and behold the reward of sinners. As Thou, Lord, my hope, the Most High, Thou hast laid thy refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not approach your body, as with His Angel a commandment about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you have stumbled your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I will trust in Me, and I will deliver and: I will cover it, as my name is known. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him: I am with him in trouble, I will scourge him, and I will glorify him, I will fulfill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

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

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

In Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy sanctuaries rest, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if You were the One Lover of Man.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: Thou art God, descended into hell, and having resolved the bonds of the chained, rest Himself and the soul of Thy servant.

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

Kontakion, voice 8:

You yourself alone are the Immortal, who created and created man, we will be created from the earth, and we will go into the earth, as you commanded, creating me, and the river mi: as if you were the earth and go to the earth; halleluia, halleluia, halleluia

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

Lord, have mercy (three times), bless.

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest, O Lord, to Your deceased servant (name) and make him an eternal memory.

Eternal memory (thrice).

Why is it necessary to give alms for the departed

Alms, according to the righteous Tobit, “delivers from death and does not allow to descend into darkness” (Tov. 4: 10).

Even in Old Testament times, they performed alms in memory of the departed, but only with some restrictions. “Distribute your bread at the sepulcher of the righteous,” the righteous Tobit instructs his son, “but don’t give it to sinners” (Tov. 4:17).

All-encompassing Christian love destroys this framework. The Monk Theodore the Studite advises to do alms for heretics, and the Monks of Optina elders command the same to be done for suicides.

St. John Chrysostom says this about the benefits of the commemoration of alms:

“There are, are, brethren, means to ease the torment of the soul of the sinner, if we want. If we make frequent prayers for him, if we give alms, then even if he is not worthy of God's mercies, God will be pleading with us. If He saved others for the sake of Paul, if He spared many for the sake of others, how could He not do the same for us? From his estates, from his own acquisitions, from where you glory, help. The more sins your brother is guilty of, the more he demands alms for himself. "

Alms can be varied - both money and food, and in the fact that you distribute the clothes of the deceased to the poor.

Diligent help to your neighbors, the people around you also propitiates our Lord Jesus Christ and is imputed to Him as alms for the deceased.

Prayers for the dead

Cemeteries are sacred places where the bodies of the dead rest until the future resurrection.

Even according to the laws of pagan states, the tombs were considered sacred and inviolable.

From deep pre-Christian antiquity, there is a custom to mark the burial place with a hill above it.

Having adopted this custom, the Christian Church adorns the grave mound with the victorious sign of our salvation - the Saints Life-giving Cross written on a tombstone or placed over a gravestone.

We call our deceased dead, not dead, because at a certain time they will rise from the grave.

The grave is the place of the future resurrection, and therefore it is necessary to keep it clean and orderly.

Cross on the grave Orthodox Christian- a silent preacher of blessed immortality and resurrection. Placed in the earth and rising to heaven, it signifies the faith 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 on the grave is placed at the feet of the deceased so that the Crucifix is turned to the face of the deceased.

It is necessary to take special care that the cross on the grave does not look askew, is always painted, clean and well-groomed.

A simple, modest cross made of metal or wood is more befitting the grave of an Orthodox Christian than expensive monuments and tombstones made of granite and marble.

Arriving at the cemetery, you need to light a candle, perform a litiya (this word literally means intensified prayer. To perform the rite of litiya when commemorating the dead, you must invite a priest. and in the cemetery ").

If you wish, you can read the akathist about the repose of the departed. Then clean up the grave or just be silent, remember the deceased. There is no need to eat or drink in the cemetery, it is especially unacceptable to pour vodka into the grave mound - this insults the memory of the deceased. The custom of leaving a glass of vodka and a piece of bread on the grave “for the deceased” is a relic of paganism and should not be observed in Orthodox families. There is no need to leave food on the grave, it is better to give it to the beggar or the hungry.

Rite of the lithium performed by a layman at home and in the cemetery

Through the prayers of the saints, our Father, Lord, Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfill everything. Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all defilement, and save, Beloved, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow in the waist.)

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

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; 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, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (12 times.)

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God. (Bow.)

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. (Bow.)

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the roof of the Heavenly God. The Lord speaks: Thou art my protector and my refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver you from the hunter's net, and from the word of rebellion, His splash will overshadow you, and under His krill you hope: His truth will go around you with a weapon. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in days, from the thing in the darkness of the transitory, from the crumbling, and the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and tma at your right hand will not come close to you, look at both your eyes, and behold the reward of sinners. As Thou, Lord, my hope, the Most High, Thou hast laid thy refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not approach your body, as with His Angel the commandment about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you have stumbled your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I will trust in Me, and I will deliver and: I will cover it, as my name is known. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him: I am with him in trouble, I will scourge him, and I will glorify him, I will fulfill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

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

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, God (three times).

From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant, Savior, rest, preserving it in a blissful life, even with You, Human-loving.

In Thy resting place, Lord, where all Thy sanctuaries rest, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if You were One Humanitarian.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: Thou art God, who descended into hell and having broken the bonds of the bound. Rest yourselves and the soul of Thy servant.

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.

Rest with the saints, Christ, the soul of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

You yourself alone are the Immortal, who created and created man: we will be created from the earth, and we will go into the earth, as if you commanded, Creating me, and the river mi: as if you were the earth and go to the earth; Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

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

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

Lord have mercy (three times), bless.

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

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest. Lord, Thy deceased servant (name) and make him an eternal memory.

Everlasting memory (three times).

His soul will be settled in the good, and his memory will be for generations and generations.

Prayer for the departed Christian

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of your eternal reposed servant, our brother (name), and like Good and Humanitarian, forgiving sins, and consuming unrighteousness, weaken, forgive and forgive all his free and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of hell, and grant him the sacrament and pleasure of Thy eternal good, prepared for those who love Thee: if you sin, but do not depart from You, and it is unquestionable in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the God of Thee in the Trinity is glorified, faith, and the One in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even to the last gasp of confession. Even so, be merciful to that, and faith, even in Thee instead of deeds of imputation, and with Thy saints, as Generous, rest: there is no man, who will live and not sin. But Thou art One besides all sin, and Thy righteousness, the truth forever, and Thou art the One God of mercies and generosity, and love for mankind, and we give You glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your deceased servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Master Almighty! You have blessed the conjugal union of a husband and wife, always declaring: it is not good for a single person to be, let us make him an assistant for him. Thou art sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, O Lord, and I confess that you have blessed me to combine and in this holy union with one of Your servants. By your good and wise will, please, take away from me this servant of yours, you have given to me, as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before this by Your will, and I pray to You with all my heart, accept my prayer for Your servant (name), and forgive her if you sin in word, deed, thought, knowledge and ignorance; if you love the earthly more than the heavenly; As much as for the clothing and adornment of his body, he burns more than for the enlightenment of the garment of his soul; or even if he is negligent about his children; if you grieve anyone with word or deed; If you pound in your heart against your neighbor, or condemn someone or other that you have done evil from such. Forgive her for all this, as a kind and benevolent man: as if there is no man, whoever will live and will not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her for eternal torment by her sin, but spare and have mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me strength throughout all the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Thy slave who has departed, and even until the death of my belly, ask her from Thee, Judge of the whole world, for the abandonment of her sins. Yes, as you, God, put on her head a crown of an honest stone, crowning her here on earth; so crown Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, and together with them forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are crying consolation, orphans and widows of intercession. You advertise: call on Me in the day of your sorrow, and I will destroy you. In the days of my sorrow I run to You and I pray to You: do not turn your face away from me and hear my prayer, brought to You with tears. Thou, Lord, the Lord of all, was pleased to combine me with one of Thy servants, in his hedgehog we are one body and one spirit; You gave me this slave, like a roommate and protector. By your good and wise will, please, take your servant from me and leave me alone. I bow before this by Thy will and I run to You in the days of my sorrow: soothe my sorrow about separation from Thy servant, my friend. If you have taken him away from me, do not take away from me Your mercy. As if once upon a time you accepted two mites as a widow, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, O Lord, the soul of Your deceased servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary 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 compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and bring him to Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me throughout all the days of my life not to cease to pray for the departed servant of Thy, and even before my exodus I ask Thee, the Judge of the whole world, for the abandonment of all his sins and his settling into Heavenly abodes, even you have prepared for those who love Thee. As if you have sinned, but do not depart from You, and it is beyond doubt that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even before their last breath of confession; by the same his faith, even in Thee, instead of deeds, he is credited with: as if there is a man, who will live and will not sin, You are one but 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, I cry in earnest, having mercy, I was carrying her son for burial, you resurrected: so having compassion, calm down my grief. For you have opened the doors of Your mercy to Your servant Theophilus, who has gone to You, and you have forgiven him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, listening to the prayers and alms of his wife: sit and I pray to You, accept my prayer for your servant. eternal life. For Thou art our hope. Thou art God, the hedgehog to be merciful and save, and we glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Parents' Prayer for Dead Children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the mourning! With a contrite and tender heart, I run to You and pray to Ty: remember. Lord, in Thy Kingdom, Thy deceased servant (thy servant), my child (name), and make him (her) an eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. Your good and wise will please and take it from me. Blessed be Thy name, Lord. I pray to Thee, Judge of heaven and earth, with Thy endless love for us, sinners, forgive my deceased child for all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, also in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive me, Merciful, and our parental sins, so that they do not abide on our children: we have, as if we sinned in many things before You, did not observe many, did not create, as if you commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or ours for the sake of guilt, is in this life, working for the world and for his flesh, and not more for Thee, Lord and his God: if you love the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you have surrendered with the sweetness of everyday life, and not more than regret for his sins, and in intemperance, vigilance, fasting and prayer before oblivion - I pray to You diligently, forgive, blessed Father, my child all such sins of his, forgive and weaken, if you do something else evil in this life ... Christ Jesus! Thou art raised the daughter of Jairus by faith and the prayer of her father. Thou art healed the daughter of a Canaanite wife by faith and the request of her mother: hear your mother and my prayer, do not despise my prayers for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and purifying his soul, take out 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 no man, like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only one besides all sin: yes, whenever you judge the world, my child will hear Your glorified voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the folding of the world. For you are the Father of mercies and bounties. Thou art our life and our resurrection, and we glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer of Children for Deceased Parents

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; 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, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

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

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God. (Bow)

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. (Bow)

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, God. (Three times)

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From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant, Savior, rest, preserving it in a blissful life, even with You, Human-loving.

In Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy sanctuaries rest, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if You were the One Lover of Man.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Thou art God, descended into Hell, and letting the fetters of the fettered, rest Himself and the soul of Thy servant.

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.

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Rest with the saints, Christ, the soul of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

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It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, the Most Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, we magnify the Mother of God.

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

Lord have mercy (Three times), bless.

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

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest, O Lord, to Thy servant who has fallen asleep (name), and make him an eternal memory.

Everlasting memory. (Three times)

His soul will be settled in the good, and his memory will be for generations and generations.

Rite of the lithium performed by a layman at home and in the cemetery

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfill everything. Treasure of the good and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all defilement, and save, Beloved, our souls.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow in the waist.)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; 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, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (12 times.)

Come, let us worship our Tsar God. (Bow.)
Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God. (Bow.)
Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. (Bow.)

Psalm 90

Alive in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the roof of the God of Heaven. The Lord speaks: Thou art my protector and my refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver you from the hunter's net, and from the word of rebellion, His splash will overshadow you, and under His krill you hope: His truth will go around you with a weapon. Do not be afraid of the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in days, from the thing in the darkness of the transitory, from the crumbling, and the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and tma at your right hand will not come close to you, look at both your eyes, and behold the reward of sinners. As Thou, Lord, my hope, the Most High, Thou hast laid thy refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not approach your body, as with His Angel the commandment about you, keep you in all your ways. They will take you in their arms, but not when you have stumbled your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I will trust in Me, and I will deliver and: I will cover it, as my name is known. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him: I am with him in trouble, I will scourge him, and I will glorify him, I will fulfill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

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

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

From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant, Savior, rest, preserving it in a blissful life, even with You, Human-loving.

In Thy resting place, Lord, where Thy sanctuary rests, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if you were One Humanitarian.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: Thou art God, who descended into hell and having broken the bonds of the bound. Rest yourselves and the soul of Thy servant.
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, voice 8:

Rest with the saints, Christ, the soul of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

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

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

Lord, have mercy (three times), bless.

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

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest. Lord, Thy deceased servant (name) and make him an eternal memory.

Eternal memory (thrice).

His soul will be settled in the good, and his memory will be for generations and generations.

Akathist about the repose of the departed

Prepare the world with an incomprehensible providence for the good of the eternal, defining the times and the image of death by a man, leave, O Lord, to those who have died from eternity all their sins, accept me into the abode of light and joy, open the arms of the Father to them, sweat and hear us, the memory of those who commit and sing: Lord Love the Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Save Adam fell and the entire human race from eternal destruction, Thou didst send, Better, into the world of Thy Son, by the Cross and His Resurrection lifted up and us the Eternal Belly. Trusting in Thy immeasurable mercy, with the tea of the incorruptible Kingdom of Thy Glory, we ask the deceased to grant this, and we pray Thi Xia. Cheer up, O Lord, the souls of everyday storms weary, but the sorrows and sighs of earthly oblivion will betray. Hear I, Lord, in Thy bosom, as the mother of my child, and the rivers to them: Your sins are forgiven you. Take me. Lord, in Thy blissful and quiet haven, let them rejoice in Thy divine glory. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

With the illumination of the Most High we enlighten, the Monk Macarius a voice from the skull of a pagan hearing: "Whenever you pray for those who suffer in hell, joy is a pagan." Oh, the wondrous power of Christian prayers in the image of the underworld is illuminated! The unfaithful and faithful purchasers accept consolation, always crying out to the whole world: Alleluia.

The speech of Isaac the Syrian once said: "A heart that has mercy for people and people and for creatures brings all tearful prayers every hour, so that they may be preserved and purified." Likewise, we boldly ask the Lord for help to all who have died from time immemorial, cry out. Send it to us. Lord, the gift of a blazing prayer for the dead. Remember, Lord, all that you have commanded us, unworthy, to pray for them, and get rid of the sins forgotten by them. Remember, O Lord, you were all buried without prayer, accept, O Lord, into Thy villages, all from sorrow or joy that died in vain. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Esma are guilty of the calamity of the world, of the suffering of the dumb creature, of the sickness and torment of immaculate infants, through the fall of people, the bliss and pettiness of all creation will be destroyed. O Greatest of the innocent sufferers, Christ our God! You are the only one to let everyone go. Let go to everyone and everything, give the world primordial prosperity, let them find dead and alive, crying: Alleluia.

The light is quiet. Redeemer of the whole universe, embrace the whole world with love: behold, Thy cry is heard from the cross against Thy counterparts: "Father, let them go!" In the name of Thy forgiveness, pray to the Heavenly Father for Thy eternal rest, and we dare to our enemies. Forgive me, Lord, innocent blood shed, our way of life is strewn with sorrows, our prosperity with the tears of their neighbors who make it. Do not judge. Lord, who persecute us with slander and malice, reward them with mercy, with their same offense or insult through ignorance, and may our prayer for them be holy with the sacrament of reconciliation. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant!

Save, Lord, who died in grievous torment, killed, buried alive, covered with earth, devoured by waves and fire, torn apart by beasts, from gladness, filth, storm or fall from the height of death and Thy eternal joy give them for the sorrow of death. May they bless their sufferings, like the day of atonement, chanting: Alleluia.

Everyone, like the grave, grave the essence of the grave in bright youth, like on earth, the crown of thorns of suffering priyasha, like the joys of the earth not behold, reward your endless love with your bounty. God. Under the heavy burden of labor, give the dead a reward. Receive, Lord, in the devil of paradise, children and virgins, and make me rejoice at the supper of Thy Son. Calm down, Lord, the grief of the parents for the children of the dead. Rest in peace, Lord, all the family and seed that do not have, for whom there is no one to offer a prayer to You, the Creator, so that their sins will disappear from the shining of Your forgiveness. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

As if you gave the last sign of death to discipline and repentance, Lord. With its formidable radiance, earthly vanity is exposed, the passions of the flesh and suffering subside, the rebellious mind is humbled. Eternal truth is revealed, but the atheists, burdened by sins and atheists on their deathbed, confess Your eternal existence and cry out to Your mercy: Alleluia.

Father of the consolation of all things, illuminate with the sun, delight your friends with fruits, and foil your friends with the sweep of the world, and foil Your merriment. We believe Bo, as even beyond the grave Your mercy, even merciful to all rejected sinners, is not exhausted. We grieve for the bitter and lawless blasphemers of Thy Holy Place. May your good will save over them, O Lord. Leave, O Lord, those who have died without repentance, save those who have destroyed themselves in the darkening of the mind, may the flame of their sinfulness be extinguished in the sea of Thy grace.
Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Terrible is the darkness of the soul, distant from God, the conscience of torment, the gnashing of the teeth, the unquenchable fire and the undying worm. I tremble at this fate and, as for myself, I pray for those who suffer in hell. May our song descend on her like a dew of coolness: Alleluia.

Thy light shone, Christ our God, on those who sit in the darkness and shade of mortals and in hell, who cannot cry out for You. Descended to the underworld of the earth, lead, Lord, to the delight of sins separated from You, but not disowning Your children, they suffer in pain, have mercy on me. Sinning bo into Heaven and before Thee, their sins are immeasurably grievous, but mercy
Yours is immeasurable. Visit the bitter poverty of souls distant from You, have mercy, Lord, the truth through the ignorance of the persecutor, wake your love for them not with a scorching fire, but with heavenly coolness. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Help to give with His right hand, vain for His departed servant, appear to them. Lord, in their mysterious visions, clearly, inspiring them to prayer, but remembering the departed, they do good deeds and labors for her, calling out: Alleluia.

The Ecumenical Church of Christ ceaselessly hourly prays for the repose all over the earth, the sins of the world are washed away by the Most Pure Blood of the Divine Crown, from death to the stomach and from the earth to Heaven the souls of the departed by the power of prayers for her before the altar of God. Wake up, Lord, the intercession of the Church to the dead by the ladder to Heaven. Have mercy on me. Lord, by the intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the saints. Leave them their sins, those who are faithful for Your sake, who cry out to You day and night. For the sake of babies, have mercy, O Lord, on their parents who are not malignant, and atone for the sins of their children with tears. For the prayers of the innocent sufferer, for the blood of the martyr have mercy and have mercy on the sinner. Accept, Lord, our prayers and alms, as a remembrance of their virtues. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

The whole world is a common sacred grave, in every place there is the ashes of our father and our brothers. The only one who always loves us, Christ our God, forgive all, hedgehog from the beginning to the present death, may they sing with immeasurable love: Alleun.

A day is coming, like a burning cave, a great and terrible day of the Last Judgment, the secrets of man will be revealed, the books of conscience will flutter ... "Make peace with God!" - cries the Apostle Paul, - be reconciled before that terrible day. "Help us, O Lord, to fill the missing dead with the tears of the living. Lord, it will be for them. Lord, the sound of the trumpet of the Angelic salvation with the gospel and at the hour of Thy Judgment mercy mercy on them. For the victims and cover with Your goodness the sins of the weak.Lord, all known by name, remember in the monastic rite of those who were saved, remember the blessed shepherds, forgive all, from the beginning to the present dead, may they sing with immeasurable love: Alleluia.

A day is coming, like a burning cave, a great and terrible day of the Last Judgment, the secrets of man will be revealed, the books of conscience will flutter ... "Make peace with God!" - cries the Apostle Paul, - be reconciled before that terrible day. "Help us. Lord, with the tears of the living, fill the missing dead. May it be to them, O Lord, the sound of the trumpet of the Angelic salvation with the gospel and at the hour of your judgment, mercy mercy on them. for the victims and cover with your goodness the sins of the weak. Lord, all known by name, remember in monastic rite those who were saved, remember the blessed shepherds from their children. Lord, Love Inexpressible, remember the departed thy servant.

Bless the fleeting time. Every hour, every moment brings one closer to eternity. New sorrow, gray hair new essence messengers of the future world, a witness to the corruption of the earth, as if all the passing proclaims that the Eternal Kingdom is approaching, where there are neither tears nor sighing, but joyful singing: Alleluia.

As a tree loses its foliage in time, so our days become scarce in colicky years. The festival of youth is also fading away, the lamp of joy is dying out, alienation is nearing old age. Friends and relatives die. Where are you, youthful exultant? Their graves are silent, but their souls are in Thy right hand. We think of their gaze from the immaterial world. Lord, Thou art the brightest Sun, illuminate and warm the departed villages. May the bitter parting time pass forever. Grant us a joyous rendezvous in Heaven. Create, Lord, that we may be one with You. Return, O Lord, to those who have departed childhood purity and youth complacency, and may the Eternal Belly be for them on the Easter holiday. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Kontakion 10

Shedding quiet tears on the graves of our relatives, we pray with hope and cry with hope: tell us, Lord, that you have forsaken their sins! Give this mysterious revelation to our spirit, so we sing: Alleluia.

All the way of our past life I see looking around, there are a lot of people, from the first day to the present, and many of them have done good. Paying tribute to my love, crying Ti. Grant, O Lord, the glory of my Heavenly parents and my neighbor, over my infant bed awake, growing and raising me. Glorify, Lord, before the saints Angels, all who have preached to me the word of salvation, goodness, truth, a holy example of their life teaching me. Delight, Lord, those who are like me in the days of my sorrow, who served in secret manna. Reward and save all virtues and benefactors. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Kontakion 11

Where are you, the sting of death, where are the darkness and your fear that existed before? From now on, you are desired, you combine inseparably with God. The great rest of the mysterious Sabbath. The Imam's desire to die and be with Christ, the Apostle calls out. In the same way, looking at death, as if on the path to Eternal Life, we will cry: Alleluia.

The dead will be resurrected and the one who is in the grave will rise and the one who lives on the earth will rejoice, as if the spiritual body, lightly glorified, incorruptible, will rise. The bones are dry, hear the word of the Lord: "Behold, I will bring the spirit of the stomach into you and I will give sinews on you, and I will raise flesh on you and stretch out my skin over you." Arise from an ancient past time, redeemed by the blood of the Son of God, revived by His death, the light of the Resurrection will rise upon us. Open to them, O Lord, now the whole abyss of Thy perfections. Thou art shone for them with the light of the sun and the moon, so that they may see the glory of the radiant faces of the angels. Thou art delighted me with the splendor of the east and west of the heavenly luminaries, may they see also the light of the non-evening Thy Divinity. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Kontakion 12

Flesh and blood will not inherit the Kingdom of God, as long as we live in the flesh, excommunicated from Christ. Even if we die, we will revive for Eternity. Befitting our decayed body clothed with incorruptibility and shining with this cadaverous immortality, so that in the light of the day of the day we may sing: Alleluia.

The tea of meeting the Lord, the tea of the clear dawn of the resurrection, the tea of awakening from the tombs of our relatives and the known and revival in the most reverent little life of the dead. And the coming transformation of all creation is triumphant and we cry to our Creator: Lord, to the triumph of joy and kindness the world created, raising us to holiness from the depths of sinfulness, let the dead reign in the midst of new life, so that they will shine like lights in Heaven on the day of their glory. May the Divine Lamb be to them a non-evening light. Grant, Lord, and we with them celebrate the Passover of incorruptibility. Combine the dead and the living in endless joy. Lord, Lyuba Inexpressible, remember the dead of Thy servant.

Kontakion 13

Oh, Merciful Father Without beginning, though everyone may be saved. Send the Son to the lost and pour out the Life-giving Spirit! Have mercy, forgive and save the deceased and dear to us and all those who have died from the age and through their intercession, visit us, and together with them cry out to You, the Savior God, a victory song: Alleluia.
(This kontakion is read three times, then the 1st ikos and the 1st kontakion.)

Prayer for the dead

God of spirits and all flesh, correcting death and abolishing the devil, and a gift to Thy world! Himself, Lord, rest the souls of the departed Thy servant: the most holy patriarchs, most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops who served You in the priestly, church and monastic ranks; the creators of this holy temple, the Orthodox forefathers, fathers, brothers and sisters, lying here and everywhere; leaders and warriors for the faith and fatherland who laid down their lives, the faithful, killed by internecine warfare, drowned, burned, frozen on the scum, torn apart by beasts, suddenly died without repentance and did not have time to reconcile with the Church and with their enemies; in the outburst of the mind of the suicidal, those for whom they commanded and asked us to pray, for whom there is no one to pray and the faithful, the burial of the Christian deprived (the name of the rivers) in a brighter place, in a place of evil, in a place of peace, disease, sorrow and sighing are by no means removed. Any sin committed by them in word or deed or thought, as a good Humanitarian God, forgive, as if there is no man, who will live and will not sin. Thou art one, apart from sin, Thy righteousness is truth forever, and Thy word is truth.
As if Thou art the Resurrection, and the Belly and Peace of the dead are Thy servant (the name of the rivers), Christ our God, and we glorify You with Thy beginningless Father, and the Most Holy, and Good, and Thy Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Complete collection and description: commemoration of the departed home lithium prayer for the spiritual life of a believer.

The hour is coming when the relics of the deceased are buried, where they will rest until the end of time and the general resurrection. But the love of the mother of the Church for her child, who has passed away from this life, does not dry up. On certain days, she prays for the deceased and makes a bloodless sacrifice for his repose. Special days of remembrance are the third, ninth and fortieth (the day of death is considered the first). The commemoration these days is sanctified by an ancient church custom. It is consistent with the Church's teaching on the state of the soul behind the grave.

Third day. The commemoration of the deceased on the third day after death is performed in honor of the three-day resurrection of Jesus Christ and in the image of the Most Holy Trinity.

For the first two days, the soul of the deceased is still on earth, passing along with the Angel accompanying her through those places that attract her with memories of earthly joys and sorrows, evil and good deeds. The soul that loves the body sometimes wanders around the house in which the body is laid, and thus spends two days like a bird looking for its nest. The virtuous soul walks to the places in which it used to create the truth. On the third day, the Lord commands the soul to ascend to heaven to worship Him - the God of all. Therefore, the ecclesiastical commemoration of the soul that has appeared before the Just One is very timely.

Ninth day. The commemoration of the deceased on this day is in honor of the nine ranks of the angels, who, as servants of the Heavenly King and intercessors to Him for us, intercede for mercy on the departed.

After the third day, the soul, accompanied by an Angel, enters the heavenly abodes and contemplates their unspeakable beauty. She remains in this state for six days. During this time, the soul forgets the grief that it felt while in the body and after leaving it. But if she is guilty of sins, then at the sight of the pleasure of the saints, she begins to grieve and reproach herself: “Alas for me! How much I got bored in this world! I spent most of my life in carelessness and did not serve God as I should, in order to merit this grace and glory. Alas for me, poor! " On the ninth day, the Lord commands the Angels to again present their souls to Him for worship. The soul awaits with fear and trembling before the throne of the Most High. But even at this time, the holy Church again prays for the deceased, asking the merciful Judge to establish the soul of her child with the saints.

Fortieth day. The forty-day period is very significant in the history and tradition of the Church as the time required for preparation, for the acceptance of the special Divine gift of the grace-filled help of the Heavenly Father. Prophet Moses was honored to converse with God on Mount Sinai and receive from Him the tablets of the law only after forty days of fasting. The Israelites reached the Promised Land after a forty year journey. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself ascended into heaven on the fortieth day after His Resurrection. Taking all this as a foundation, the Church established that commemoration should be commemorated on the fortieth day after death, so that the soul of the departed ascended to the holy mountain of Heavenly Sinai, was worthy of the sight of God, attained the blessedness promised to her, and settled in heavenly villages with the righteous.

After the second worship of the Lord, the Angels take the soul to hell, and she contemplates the cruel torments of unrepentant sinners. On the fortieth day, the soul ascends for the third time to worship God, and then its fate is decided - according to earthly affairs, it is assigned a place of stay until the Last Judgment. Therefore, church prayers and commemorations on this day are so timely. They atone for the sins of the deceased and asks his soul to be placed in paradise with the saints.

Anniversary. The church commemorates the dead on the anniversary of their death. The reason for this establishment is obvious. It is known that the largest liturgical cycle is the annual circle, after which all fixed feasts are repeated again. The anniversary of the death of a loved one is always celebrated with at least a heartfelt commemoration of his loving family and friends. For an Orthodox believer, this is a birthday for a new, eternal life.

In addition to these days, the Church has established special days for the solemn, universal, ecumenical commemoration of all fathers and brothers who have passed away in faith from time immemorial, who have been vouchsafed a Christian death, as well as those who, being caught in a sudden death, were not admonished to the afterlife by the prayers of the Church. The requiems performed at the same time, indicated by the charter of the Ecumenical Church, are called ecumenical, and the days on which commemoration is performed are called ecumenical. parental Saturdays... In the circle of the liturgical year, such days of general remembrance are:

Meat Saturday. Dedicating a meat-empty week to commemorating the last Last Judgment of Christ, the Church, in view of this judgment, has established intercession not only for its living members, but also for all those who have died from time immemorial, who have lived in piety, of all kinds, titles and states, especially for those who have died a sudden death. , and prays to the Lord for mercy on them. The solemn all-church commemoration of the dead on this Saturday (as well as on Trinity Saturday) brings great benefit and help to our dead fathers and brothers and at the same time serves as an expression of the fullness of the church life that we live. For salvation is possible only in the Church - a community of believers, whose members are not only those who live, but also all those who have died in the faith. And communication with them through prayer, their prayerful remembrance is the expression of our common unity in the Church of Christ.

Saturday Trinity. The commemoration of all dead pious Christians was established on the Saturday before Pentecost in view of the fact that the event of the descent of the Holy Spirit completed the economy of man's salvation, and the departed also participate in this salvation. Therefore, the Church, sending prayers at Pentecost for the revitalization of all living by the Holy Spirit, asks on the very day of the feast, so that for the departed the grace of the all-holy and all-sanctifying Spirit of the Comforter, which they were honored during their lifetime, would be a source of bliss, since by the Holy Spirit “every soul lives ". Therefore, the eve of the holiday, Saturday, the Church devotes to the remembrance of the dead, to prayer for them. Saint Basil the Great, who composed the touching prayers of Vespers of Pentecost, says in them that the Lord especially on this day delights in accepting prayers for the dead and even for "those who are held in hell."

Parental Saturdays of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week of the Holy Forty. On the Holy Forty Day - the days of Great Lent, spiritual feat, feat of repentance and goodness to others - the Church calls on believers to be in the closest union of Christian love and peace, not only with the living, but also with the dead, to make prayerful commemorations of those who have departed from real life on the appointed days. In addition, the Saturdays of these weeks are appointed by the Church for the commemoration of the departed also for the reason that on the weekdays of Great Lent there is no memorial service (this includes memorial litanies, litias, memorial services, commemoration of the 3rd, 9th and 40th days after death, magpie), since every day there is no complete liturgy, with the celebration of which the commemoration of the dead is associated. In order not to deprive the dead of the salvific intercession of the Church in the days of the Holy Forty, the indicated Saturdays are allocated.

Radonitsa. The basis for the general commemoration of the dead, which takes place on Tuesday after St. Thomas week (Sunday), is, on the one hand, the memory of the descent of Jesus Christ into hell and His victory over death, combined with St. Thomas Sunday, on the other hand, the permission of the church charter to perform the usual commemoration of the dead after Holy and Bright Weeks, starting with Fomin Monday. On this day, believers come to the graves of their relatives and friends with the joyful news of the Resurrection of Christ. Hence the very day of remembrance is called Radonitsa (or Radunitsa).

Unfortunately, in Soviet times, the custom was established to visit cemeteries not on Radonitsa, but on the first day of Easter. It is natural for a believer to visit the graves of their loved ones after fervent prayer for their repose in the temple - after the funeral service served in the church. During the Easter week, there are no funerals, for Easter is an all-encompassing joy for those who believe in the Resurrection of our Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, during the entire Easter week, funeral litanies are not pronounced (although the usual commemoration is performed at the proskomedia), there are no memorial services.

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 main prayer for the repose of the departed Orthodox Christians is performed by the Church at the Divine Liturgy, bringing a bloodless sacrifice to God for them. To do this, before the beginning of the liturgy (or the night before), notes with their names should be submitted to the church (only baptized Orthodox Christians can be entered). At the proskomedia, particles for their repose will be removed from the prosphora, which at the end of the Liturgy will be lowered into the holy bowl and washed in the Blood of the Son of God. Let us remember that this is the greatest benefit that we can provide to those who are dear to us. Here is how it is said about the commemoration at the liturgy in the Epistle of the Eastern Patriarchs: “We believe that the souls of people who fell into mortal sins and did not despair at death, but who repented even before being separated from real life, only did not have time to bear any fruits of repentance (such fruits could be their prayers, tears, kneeling during prayer vigils, contrition, consolation of the poor and expression in actions of love for God and their neighbors) - the souls of such people descend to hell and suffer punishment for their sins, without losing hope of relief. They receive relief by the infinite goodness of God through the prayers of priests and beneficence performed for the dead, and especially by the power of a bloodless sacrifice, which, in particular, the clergyman brings for every Christian for his loved ones, and in general for everyone, the Catholic and Apostolic Church brings daily. "

The number of names in the note does not matter; it is only necessary to take into account that the priest has the opportunity to read not very long notes more attentively. Therefore, it is better to submit a few notes if you want to remember many of your loved ones.

By submitting notes, the parishioner makes a donation for the needs of a monastery or temple. For the avoidance of confusion, please remember that the difference in prices (registered or plain notes) only reflects the difference in the amount donated. Nor should you be embarrassed if you have not heard the mention of the names of your relatives in the litany. As mentioned above, the main commemoration takes place at the proskomedia when removing particles from the prosphora. During the funeral litany, you can take out your memorial and pray for your loved ones. Prayer will be more effective if the one who commemorates himself on that day takes part in the Body and Blood of Christ.

It is very useful to donate to the church on memorable days of the deceased, to give alms to the poor with a request to pray for him. On the eve, you can bring sacrificial food. You can't just bring meat food and alcohol on the eve (except for church wine). The simplest type of sacrifice for the deceased is a candle, which is placed on his repose.

Realizing that the most that we can do for our deceased loved ones is to submit a note of remembrance at the liturgy, we should not forget to pray for them at home and perform deeds of mercy.

Prayer for the dead is our main and invaluable help to those who have departed to another world. The deceased does not need, by and large, neither a coffin, nor a grave monument, let alone a memorial table - all this is just a tribute to traditions, albeit very pious. But the eternally living soul of the deceased feels a great need for constant prayer, for it cannot itself do good deeds with which it would be able to propitiate the Lord. Home prayer for loved ones, including the dead, is the duty of every Orthodox Christian. Saint Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, says this about prayer for the departed: “If the all-perceiving Wisdom of God does not forbid praying for the dead, does this mean that it is still allowed to throw the rope, although it is not always reliable enough, but sometimes, and perhaps often, salvific for souls who have fallen away from the shores of temporary life, but have not reached the eternal abode? Salvation for those souls who hover over the abyss between bodily death and the last judgment of Christ, now rising by faith, now immersed in deeds unworthy of it, now rising by grace, now descending by the remains of damaged nature, now ascending by divine desire, now entangled in a rough, not yet completely stripped off the clothes of earthly thoughts. "

Home prayer commemoration of a deceased Christian is very diverse. One should especially earnestly pray for the deceased in the first forty days after his death. As already indicated in the section "Reading the Psalter for the Dead", during this period it is very useful to read about the deceased Psalter, at least one kathisma a day. You can also recommend reading the akathist about the repose of the dead. In general, the Church commands us to pray every day for departed parents, relatives, known and benefactors. For this, among the daily morning prayers the following short prayer is included:

Rest, O Lord, the souls of the departed, Thy servant: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

It is more convenient to read the names from the memorial - a small booklet where the names of living and deceased relatives are recorded. There is a pious custom of keeping family commemorations, reading which Orthodox people commemorate many generations of their deceased ancestors by name.

The pious custom of commemorating the dead at a meal has been known for a very long time. But, unfortunately, many commemorations turn into an excuse for relatives to get together, discuss news, have a tasty meal, while Orthodox Christians should pray for the dead at the memorial table.

Before the meal, one should perform a litiya - a short rite of a requiem that can be performed by a layman. In extreme cases, you need to at least read the 90th psalm and the prayer "Our Father". The first dish that is eaten at the commemoration is kutia (k € olivo). These are boiled grains of cereals (wheat or rice) with honey and raisins. Grains serve as a symbol of the resurrection, and honey is a sweetness enjoyed by the righteous in the Kingdom of God. According to the statute, kutia should be consecrated with a special rite during the requiem; if there is no such possibility, it is necessary to sprinkle it with holy water.

Naturally, the desire of the owners is to treat everyone who came to the commemoration more deliciously. But fasts must be observed, established by the Church, and to eat permitted food: on Wednesday, Friday, on long fasts - do not eat a modest one. If the memory of the deceased happens on a weekday of Great Lent, then the commemoration is transferred to the next Saturday or Sunday before that.

It is necessary to refrain from wine, especially from vodka, at the memorial meal! The dead are not remembered with wine! Wine is a symbol of earthly joy, and commemoration is an occasion for intense prayer for a person who can suffer severely in the afterlife. You should not drink alcohol, even if the deceased himself liked to drink. It is known that a "drunken" commemoration often turns into an ugly gathering at which the deceased is simply forgotten. At the table, you need to remember the deceased, his good qualities and deeds (hence the name - commemoration). The custom of leaving a glass of vodka and a piece of bread at the table “for the deceased” is a relic of paganism and should not be observed in Orthodox families.

On the contrary, there are godly customs worthy of emulation. In many Orthodox families, the first to sit down at the memorial table are the poor and the poor, children and old women. They can also distribute the clothes and belongings of the deceased. Orthodox people can tell about numerous cases of certification from the afterlife about the great help to the deceased as a result of the creation of alms by their relatives. Moreover, the loss of loved ones prompts many people to take the first step towards God, to start living the life of an Orthodox Christian.

Thus, one living archimandrite tells the following incident from his pastoral practice.

“It happened in the difficult post-war years. A mother, who was crying with grief, comes to me, the rector of a village church, at whom her eight-year-old son Misha drowned. And she says that Misha dreamed about her and complained about the cold - he was completely without clothes. I say to her: "And what is his clothes left?" - "Oh sure". - "Give it to Mishin's friends, they will probably come in handy."

A few days later, she tells me that she again saw Misha in a dream: he was wearing exactly the clothes that were given to his friends. He thanked him, but now he complained of hunger. I advised to make for the village children - friends and acquaintances of Misha - a memorial meal. No matter how difficult it is in a difficult time, what can you not do for your beloved son! And the woman, as she could, treated the children.

She came the third time. She thanked me very much: "Misha said in a dream that now he is warm and satisfying, only my prayers are not enough." I taught her about prayers, advised her not to leave the works of mercy for the future. She became a zealous parishioner, always ready to respond to requests for help, as much as she could and helped orphans, the poor and the poor. "

What is funeral lithium?

According to church canons, lithium is performed only outside the church. There are different types, both in content and rank. But they always have one common convergence - this is prayer outside the temple.

Funeral lithium in the cemetery

Read the akathist about the repose of the dead;
Be silent, remember the good things about the deceased;
Read the rite of the funeral lithium for the cemetery

Rite of the funeral lithium performed by a layman at home and in the cemetery

How to pray on memorial days.

For all forty days after the death of a person, his family and friends should read the Psalter. How many kathisma per day depends on the time and effort of the readers, but reading must be done daily. After reading the entire Psalter, it is read first. One should not just forget after each “Glory. ”Reading a prayer petition for the commemoration of the deceased (from“ Following on the departure 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 in monasteries (the so-called “indefatigable Psalter”). Of course, God hears such a prayer as well. But it will be stronger, sincere, purer if a loved one or a deceased person himself asks God to have mercy on the deceased. And you should not spare any effort or time for this.

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 the memorial, and in the liturgical books it is called “Immaculate” (according to the word found in its first verse: “Blessedness of the immaculate in the way, walking 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 after the repose (number 8) with a refrain to each verse from the 118th psalm: “ Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me with Thy justification. "

After these troparion is read the canon "Following the departure of the soul from the body."

Remembrance of the deceased in the Church

At the top of the note is usually an eight-pointed Orthodox cross... Then the type of commemoration is indicated - "On repose", after which the names of those commemorated in the genitive case are written in large, legible handwriting (to answer the question "who?" schemigumen Savva, archpriest Alexander, nun Rachel, Andrey, Nina).

All names must be given in church spelling (for example, Tatiana, Alexia) 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 memorial and pray for your loved ones. Prayer will be more effective if the one who commemorates himself on that day takes part in the Body and Blood of Christ.

After the liturgy, a panikhida can be served. The requiem is served before the eve - a special table with a crucifixion and rows of candlesticks. Here you can leave an offering for the needs of the temple in memory of the deceased loved ones.

It is very important after death to order a magpie in the church - a continuous commemoration at the liturgy for forty days. At the end of it, the magpie can be ordered again. There are also long periods of commemoration - six months, a year. Some monasteries accept notes for eternal (while the monastery is standing) commemoration or for commemoration while reading the Psalter (this is an ancient Orthodox custom). The more temples prayer is offered, the better for our neighbor!

Prayer memory for the departed should not cool down at home. And home prayer is a saving tool for our deceased 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 disorderly, random, but have the form of a rule, i.e. must be drawn up according to a well-known rule, have a certain order and possible constancy.

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

If you want to add special prayers for the dead to the evening and morning rules, you should consult with the priest about this, and, with his blessing, do your homework. prayer rule for the dead.

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

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

"Rest, O Lord, the souls of the departed Thy servant: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven."

PRAYERS FOR THE SHOULDERS

God of spirits and of all flesh, correcting death and abolishing the devil, and a life given to Thy world; Himself, Lord, rest the soul of Thy servant who has fallen asleep (Thy servant who has fallen asleep or Thy servant who have fallen asleep), [the name of the rivers], in a brighter place, in a dark place, in a place of peace, disease, sorrow and sighing are far from gone. Any sin committed by him (her or them), in word, or deed, or thought, as if God is good and loving man, forgive. Like a person is not, who will live and will not sin. Thou art one without sin, Thy righteousness, Thy truth forever, and Thy word is truth.

Prayer for the departed Christian

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of your eternal reposed servant, our brother (name), and like Good and Humanitarian, forgiving sins, and consuming unrighteousness, weaken, forgive and forgive all his free and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of hell, and grant him the sacrament and pleasure of Thy eternal good, prepared for those who love Thee: if you sin, but do not depart from You, and it is unquestionable in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the God of Thee in the Trinity is glorified, faith, and the One in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even to the last gasp of confession. Even so, be merciful to that, and faith, even in Thee instead of deeds of imputation, and with Thy saints, as Generous, rest: there is no man, who will live and not sin. But Thou art One besides all sin, and Thy righteousness, the truth forever, and Thou art the One God of mercies and generosity, and love for mankind, and to Thee we give glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

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. Do not reckon with me this prayer of mine. But Thy holy will be done.

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

Therefore, be merciful to him (her), and faith in You instead of deeds of imputation, 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, and your righteousness is eternal, and you are the only God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, and we glorify 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 have allowed that Your servant (Your servant) served You in the midst of suffering and sickness, thus participating in the Passion of Christ; We ask you to deserve his (her) participation in the glory of the Savior through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the repose of those who died after a serious and prolonged illness

God! Thou art righteous, and Thy judgment is righteous: Thou, in Thy eternal Wisdom, laid the limit of our life, which no one can escape. Thy laws are wise, Thy ways are inscrutable! You command the angel of death to remove from the body the soul of a baby and an old man, a husband and a youth, from a healthy and sick person, according to Your indescribable and unknown to us your destinies; but we believe that there is Your holy will for this, also, according to the judgment of Your righteousness, You, the Most Good Lord, as the wise and almighty and omniscient Physician of our souls and bodies - you send diseases and ailments, troubles and misadventures to a person as spiritual healing.

You smite him and heal, you put to death in him the perishable and revive the immortal, and, like a child-loving Father, you punish: We pray to Thee, O Lord of mankind, accept Thy deceased servant (Thy servant) (name), whom (Thy) sought for Thy philanthropy, punished with a serious bodily illness in order to save the soul from spiritual death; and since all this was received from You by Your servant (Your) with humility, patience and love for You, as the unceasing Physician of our souls and bodies, show now to him (her) your rich mercy, as to the one who endured (s) all this for their sins.

Lord, charge him (her) with 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 sought by you, and, punished (s) temporarily slave (slave) (name), I pray to you, do not punish with the deprivation of your eternal heavenly goods, but deign him (her) to enjoy them in your kingdom ...

If the deceased slave (s), Thy (I), did not reason (a) for the sake of which he deserved to endure such an illness, which was the touch of Thy healing and providential Right hand, obstinately thought (a) or, out of his foolishness, murmured (a) in his heart, since he thought such a burden (a) unbearable, or due to the weakness of his nature, weakened by a long illness, he was upset (was) such a misfortune, we pray to Thee, Long-Suffering and Most Merciful Lord, forgive him (her) these sins according to Thy boundless mercy and Thy endless mercy to us sinful and unworthy Thy servants, forgive for Thy love for the human race; if his (her) iniquities were beyond all limits, and illness and ailments did not move her to full and sincere repentance, we beg You, the Head of our life, we beg 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, gave us forgiveness and remission of sins, granting mercy 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 Yours, O Jesus the Most Bountiful, ineffable mercy and in our heart tenderness we pray You, Lord: remember now and today this word of mercy, give the word of remission of sins to the deceased (s), ever remembered ( -oh) us to Thy servant (Thy) (name), may he heal spiritually, and may he dwell in a bright place, in a place of the deceased, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no groan, and may his illnesses and ailments be reckoned there (her), tears of suffering and sorrow into a source of joy in the Spirit. Amen.

Forgive her for all this, as a kind and benevolent man: as if there is no man, whoever will live and will not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her for eternal torment by her sin, but spare and have mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me strength throughout all the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Thy slave who has departed, and even until the death of my belly, ask her from Thee, Judge of the whole world, for the abandonment of her sins. Yes, as you, God, put on her head a crown of an honest stone, crowning her here on earth; so crown Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, and together with them forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are crying consolation, orphans and widows of intercession. You advertise: call on Me in the day of your sorrow, and I will destroy you. In the days of my sorrow I run to You and I pray to You: do not turn your face away from me and hear my prayer, brought to You with tears. Thou, Lord, the Lord of all, was pleased to combine me with one of Thy servants, in his hedgehog we are one body and one spirit; You gave me this slave, like a roommate and protector. By your good and wise will, please, take your servant from me and leave me alone. I bow before this by Thy will and I run to You in the days of my sorrow: soothe my sorrow about separation from Thy servant, my friend. If you have taken him away from me, do not take away from me Your mercy. As if once upon a time you accepted two mites as a widow, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, O Lord, the soul of Your deceased servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary 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 compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and bring him to Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask Thee, Lord, grant me throughout all the days of my life not to cease to pray for Thy slave who has departed, and even before my departure I ask Thee, Judge of the whole world, for the abandonment of all his sins and his resettlement into Heavenly abodes, you have already prepared for those who love Ty. As if you have sinned, but do not depart from You, and it is beyond doubt that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even before their last breath of confession; by the same his faith, even in Thee, instead of deeds, he is credited with: as if there is a man, who will live and will not sin, You are one but 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, I cry in earnest, having mercy, I was carrying her son for burial, you resurrected: so having compassion, calm down my grief. For you have opened the doors of Your mercy to Your servant Theophilus, who has gone to You, and you have forgiven him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, listening to the prayers and alms of his wife: sit and I pray to You, accept my prayer for your servant. eternal life. For Thou art our hope. Thou art God, the hedgehog to be merciful and save, and we glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Parents' Prayer for Dead Children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the mourning! With a contrite and tender heart, I run to You and pray to Ty: remember. Lord, in Thy Kingdom, Thy deceased servant (thy servant), my child (name), and make him (her) an eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. Your good and wise will please and take it from me. Blessed be Thy name, Lord. I pray to Thee, Judge of heaven and earth, with Thy endless love for us, sinners, forgive my deceased child for all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word, even in deed, also in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive me, Merciful, and our parental sins, so that they do not abide on our children: we have, as if we sinned in many things before You, did not observe many, did not create, as if you commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or ours for the sake of guilt, is in this life, working for the world and for his flesh, and not more for You, Lord and your God: if you love the delights of this world, and not more Your Word and Your commandments, if you have surrendered with the sweetness of everyday life, and not more than regret for his sins, and in intemperance, vigilance, fasting and prayer before oblivion - I pray to You diligently, forgive, blessed Father, my child all such sins of his, forgive and weaken, if you do something else evil in this life ... Christ Jesus! Thou art raised the daughter of Jairus by faith and the prayer of her father. Thou art healed the daughter of a Canaanite wife by faith and the request of her mother: hear your mother and my prayer, do not despise my prayers for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and purifying his soul, take out 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 no man, like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only one besides all sin: yes, whenever you judge the world, my child will hear Your glorified voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the folding of the world. For you are the Father of mercies and bounties. Thou art our life and our resurrection, and we glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen

Parents' Prayer for Dead Children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Lord of life and death, the Comforter of the afflicted! With a contrite and tender heart, I run to You and pray to You: remember, Lord, in Your Kingdom your deceased servant, my child (name) and make him an eternal memory. You, the Lord of life and death, have given me this child, and by Your good and wise will you have deigned to take him from me. Blessed be Thy name, Lord.

I pray to Thee, Judge of heaven and earth: according to Thy endless love for us, sinners, forgive my departed child for all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, committed consciously and out of ignorance. Forgive me, Merciful, and our parental sins, may they not abide on our children, for I know that they have sinned much before You, did not observe much and did not do what You commanded us.

If, however, our successful child, through his own fault or through our fault, during his life worked more for the world and his flesh than for Thee, the Lord and his God; if he loved the deceptions of this world more than thy word and thy commandments; if you indulged in the pleasures of life, and not regret about your sins and in intemperance forgot vigilance, fasting and prayer - I pray you earnestly, forgive, good Father, my child all these sins of his, forgive and let go, if he did anything other 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 request of her mother, hear my prayer, do not reject my prayer for my child.

Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins, and, having forgiven and purifying his soul, deliver 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 has not sinned during his lifetime, and only You are the One sinless! May my child at the Last Judgment hear Your predestined voice: "Come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world." For Thou art the Father of mercies and bounties, Thou art our life and resurrection, and we glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

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

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

Prayer of Children for Deceased Parents

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for the departed

Most Holy Lady Theotokos! We cry to You, our Intercessor, for You are our ambulance and an unceasing intercessor before God! We especially pray to You at this hour: help the deceased servant of God (deceased servant of God) (name), tormented (s) in hell; We pray to Thee, Lady of the world, by Thy power drive away from the fear-driven soul of his (her) terrible dark spirits, so that they will be confused and put to shame before You; free him (her) from torture in hell.

We pray to You, Most Holy Theotokos, with Your honest robe protect him (her), pray for the sinful servant of God (sinful servant of God) (name) that God weaken his (her) torment and bring him out of the abyss of hell, so that he (she) will pass from hell to heaven. We pray to Thee, our Intercessor, intercede for the servant (s) of God (s) (name) with thy mother's boldness with the Lord; We pray to You, our Helper, help him (her) to justify himself before God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and pray to Your Only Begotten Son, our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, that he may rest the deceased in the bosom of Abraham with the righteous and all saints. Amen.

Prayer for the Suddenly Deceased

Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord 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 time you don’t think the Son of Man will come”. But we, earthly and sinners, who have surrendered to the sorrows and pleasures of life, forget about the hour of our death, and therefore we are called to You, Judge of heaven and earth, suddenly, at an hour when we did not expect and did not anticipate.

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 Your paths, Lord Vladyka, and I pray You earnestly with faith: look down from the height of Your holy dwelling and Your grace overshadow me, may this prayer be directed before You, like a fragrant incense.

Merciful Lord, hear my prayer for Thy servant (name), according to Thy inscrutable destinies, suddenly abducted from us by death; have mercy and have mercy on his trembling soul, called to your impartial judgment at an hour at which you did not expect.

Do not expose 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, in his life he believed in You and confessed You, God and the Savior of the world of Christ, and had hope in You: credit him with this faith and his hope instead of deeds!

Merciful Lord! You do not wish the death of the sinner, but you mercifully accept from him and for him everything that is done to conversion and salvation, and you yourself arrange his way for his salvation.

I also pray to You, be pleased to remember all the deeds of mercy and all the prayers done here on earth for Your deceased servant, deign to accept my prayer for him along with the prayers of your priests of Your Holy Church and deign to release all sins to his soul, calm his troubled heart, spare him from eternal torment and rest him in a bright place.

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

Prayer for the dead without repentance to the Monk Paisius the Great

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

Remember your flock, which you have saved, and do not forget to visit your children. Pray for us, holy father, for your spiritual children, as one who has boldness towards the Heavenly King; pray for us incessantly 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 you have been given grace to pray for us.

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

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

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

The venerable Optina elders sometimes allowed home prayer remember also the suicides, for whom, according to the 14th canon of Timothy of Alexandria, there cannot be an offering in the Church. Thus, the Monk Leonidas, in schema Leo, to one of his disciples (Pavel Tambovtsev), whose father ended his life by suicide, gave such instructions on prayer: “Entrust both yourself and the fate of a parent to the will of the Lord, all-wise, omnipotent. Do not test the fate of the Most High. Strive with humility to strengthen yourself within the limits of moderate sorrow. Pray to the all-merciful Creator, thus fulfilling the duty of love and filial duties. - in the spirit of the virtuous and wise, so: “Seek, O Lord, the lost soul of my father: if it is possible there is, have mercy. Your destinies are invisible. Do not make this my prayer a sin, but Thy holy will be done. " Pray then simply, without trial, betraying your heart into the right hand of the Most High. Of course, there was no will of God for such a sad death of your parent: but now it is completely in the will of the Mighty One to cast both soul and body into a cave of fire, which both humbles and raises, dies and lives, brings down to hell and raises. At the same time, He is so merciful, omnipotent and loving that the good qualities of all earthly ones are nothing before His highest goodness. For this, you should not be overly sad. You will say: "I love my parent, which is why I grieve inconsolably." Fair. But God without comparison is more than you. loved and loves him. This means that you only have 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 departed to the martyr Uaru

Oh, holy martyr Uar, worthy of special surprise, you aspired to imitate the Lord Christ, you confessed the Heavenly King before the tormentor and for Him you voluntarily suffered.

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

And now, standing before Him with the Angels, triumphing 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 as the faithless family of Cleopatra with your prayers freed from eternal torment, so remember and the godless buried, who died unbaptized, hurry to ask them for relief from eternal torment, and with one mouth and one heart let us glorify the Most Merciful Creator forever and ever. Amen.

THE CHINA OF LITHIUM, PERFORMED BY A WORLD AT HOME AND IN A CEMETERY

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (It is read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow in the waist.)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquity; 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, both now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (12 times.)

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

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ, our King our God. (Bow.)

Come, let us worship and fall down on Christ Himself, the Tsar and our God. (Bow.)

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

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

From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant, Savior, rest, preserving it in a blissful life, even with You, Human-loving.

In Thy resting place, Lord, where Thy sanctuary rests, rest the soul of Thy servant, as if you were One Humanitarian.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: Thou art God, who descended into hell and having broken the bonds of the bound. Rest yourselves and the soul of Thy servant.

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, voice 8: Rest with the saints, Christ, the soul of Thy servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.

Ikos: You yourself alone are the Immortal, who created and created man: we will be created from the earth, and we will go into the earth, as if you commanded, Creating me, and the river mi: as if you were the earth and drive away into the earth; Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

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

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

Lord, have mercy (three times), bless.

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

In blissful dormition, give eternal rest. Lord, Thy deceased servant (name) and make him an eternal memory.

Eternal memory (thrice).

His soul will be settled in the good, and his memory will be for generations and generations.

Reading the Psalter for the dead

Reading the Psalter in memory of the departed brings them greater consolation, because this reading is accepted by the Lord Himself as a pleasant atoning sacrifice for the cleansing of the sins of those who are remembered. “Psalter. for the whole world prays to God, ”writes St. Basil the Great.

There is a practice of reading one 17th kathisma, this practice is used when there is a lack of time.

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

Akathist for the Lonely One

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Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Selafiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, Jeremiel

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Tropari I-K. Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos. Troparion to the holy reverend saints

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Prayers for salvation from violence

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