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Prayers for the departed

Prayer for one who died up to 40 days

(Read from the day of death 40 days and before the anniversary 40 days before the day of death daily)

“Remember, O Lord our God, in faith and hope the eternal life of the one who passed away * Your servant, our brother ( Name), and as the Good One and the Lover of Mankind, forgiving sins and consuming untruths, weaken, forgive and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Thy eternal good things, prepared for those who love Thee: otherwise and sin, but do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, God glorify You in the Trinity, faith, and the Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until your last breath of confession. Be merciful to him, and the faith that is in You, instead of deeds, and rest with Your saints, as you are Generous: for there is no man who will live and not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin, and Your truth is righteousness forever, and You are the One God of mercy and generosity, and love for mankind, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."

* Until the 40th day after death, it is necessary to read “newly deceased”, and subsequently - “deceased”.

Prayer for the repose of the soul of the deceased for 9 days

“God of spirits and all flesh, having trampled down death and abolished the devil, and given life to Thy world! Himself, Lord, give rest to the souls of your departed servants: your most holy patriarchs, your eminence metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, who served you in the priestly, ecclesiastical and monastic ranks; the creators of this holy temple, the Orthodox forefathers, fathers, brothers and sisters, lying here and everywhere; leaders and warriors who laid down their lives for the faith and fatherland, the faithful, who were killed in internecine warfare, drowned, burned, frozen to death, torn to pieces by beasts, who suddenly died without repentance and did not have time to reconcile with the Church and with their enemies; in a frenzy of mind, those who committed suicide, those for whom we were commanded and asked to pray, for whom there is no one to pray and the faithful, deprived of a Christian burial ( Name) in a brighter place, in a greener place, in a calm place, from where illness, sadness and sighing have escaped. Every sin committed by them in word or deed or thought, as a good Lover of mankind, God forgives, as if there is no man who will live and not sin. For You are the only one besides sin, Your righteousness is truth forever, and Your word is truth.

For Thou art the Resurrection, and the Life and Peace of Thy servants who have fallen asleep ( Name), Christ our God, and to You we send glory with Your beginningless Father, and Your Most Holy, and Good, and Your Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."

Prayer for the newly deceased

“Remember, O Lord our God, in faith and hope, the eternal life of Your newly departed servant (or Your servant), ( Name) , and as he is good and a lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forsake and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, raising him up at Thy holy second coming to partake of Thy eternal blessings, for the sake of which there is only faith in Thee, the true God and Lover of Mankind. For You are the resurrection and life and rest for Your servant, ( Name), Christ our God. And we send glory to You, with Your beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen.”

Prayers for a deceased spouse

Widow's prayer for her deceased husband

“Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are the consolation of the weeping, the intercession of the orphans and widows. You said: 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 pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Master of all, have deigned to unite me with one of Your servants, so that we may be one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant as a companion and protector. It was Your good and wise will that you would take this servant of Yours away from me and leave me alone. I bow before Your will and I resort to You in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about separation from Your servant, my friend. Even if you took him away from me, do not take your mercy away from me. Just as you once accepted two mites from widows, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (Name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, whether in word, or in deed, or in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not subject him to eternal torment, but according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Your bounties, weaken and forgive all his sins and Do it with Your saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask You, Lord, grant that all the days of my life I will not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive all his sins and place him in the Heavenly abodes, which You have prepared for those who love Cha. For even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even to your last breath of confession; impute to him the same faith, even in You, instead of works: for there is no man who will live and not sin, You are the only one besides sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever. I believe, Lord, and confess that You will hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from me. Seeing a widow weeping green, you were merciful, and you brought her son to the grave, carrying her to the grave; How did You open to Your servant Theophilus, who went to You, the doors of Your mercy and forgave him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, heeding the prayers and alms of his wife: here and I pray to You, accept my prayer for Your servant and bring him into eternal life. For You are our hope. You are God, the hedgehog to have mercy and save, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen."

Prayer for a deceased wife

(A widower’s prayer for his deceased wife)

“Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (Name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You blessed the marital union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good for man to be alone, let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and confess that You have blessed me to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. By your good and wise will you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you gave to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before Your will, and I pray to You with all my heart, accept this prayer for Your servant ( Name), and forgive her if you sin in word, deed, thought, knowledge and ignorance; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; Even if you care more about the clothing and decoration of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; if you upset anyone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or anything else you have done from such evil people. Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me strength throughout the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life to ask her from You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive her sins. Yes, as if You, God, placed a crown of stone on her head, crowning her here on earth; Thus crown me with Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, so that together with them He may forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen."

Children's prayers for deceased parents

Prayer for the deceased mother

I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my mother who gave birth to and raised me, (Name) - But accept her soul, as if it has gone to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from her. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment Your deceased servant, unforgettable for me, my mother. (Name), but forgive her all her sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by her in her life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on her and save her from eternal torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my departed mother in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order me in a bright place, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped.

Merciful Lord! Receive today for Your servant (Name) this warm prayer of mine and reward it with Your reward for the labors and care of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as you taught me first of all to lead You, my Lord, to pray to You in reverence, to trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and to keep the commandments Yours; for her concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of her prayer for me before You and for all the gifts she asked me from You, reward her with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

Prayer for a deceased father

“Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping.

I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parent who gave birth to and raised me, (Name) , accept his soul, as if it had gone to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from him. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment Your deceased servant, my parent, who is unforgettable for me. (Name), but forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by him in his life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him and deliver him from eternal torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped.

Merciful Lord! Receive today for Your servant (Name) this warm prayer of mine and give him Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught me first of all to lead You, my Lord, to pray to You in reverence, to trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and to keep the commandments Yours; for his concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of the prayer he brings for me before You and for all the gifts he asked me from You, reward him with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen."

Prayers of parents for deceased children

Prayer for a deceased daughter

“Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the afflicted! With a contrite and tender heart I run to You and pray to You: remember. Lord, in Your Kingdom your fallen servant, my child, (Name),

Prayer for a deceased son

“Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the afflicted! With a contrite and tender heart I run to You and pray to You: remember. Lord, in Your Kingdom, Your departed servant, my child (Name), and create eternal memory for her. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. It was your good and wise will to take it away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins as well, so that they may not remain on our children: we know that we have sinned many times before You, many of whom we have not observed, and have not done, as You commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or his own, for the sake of guilt, lived in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and his God: if you loved the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you surrendered with the pleasures of life, and not more than with contrition for one’s sins, and in intemperance, vigil, fasting and prayer have been consigned to oblivion - I earnestly pray to Thee, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, even if you have done other evil in this life . Christ Jesus! You raised up the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father. You healed the daughter of the Canaanite wife through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, remove eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: like there is no man like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin: so that when you judge the world, my child will hear Your most beloved voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For You are the Father of mercies and generosity. You are our life and resurrection, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."

Prayer for unbaptized and stillborn babies

Prayer for unbaptized infants from the Synodikon of His Eminence Gregory, Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg.

“Remember, O Lord who loves mankind, the souls of Your departed servants, the babies who in the womb of their Orthodox mothers died accidentally from unknown actions, or from a difficult birth, or from some carelessness; baptize them, O Lord, in the sea of ​​Your bounties, and save them with Your ineffable goodness.”

Mother's prayer for stillborn and unbaptized children given by Hieromonk Arseny of Athos:

“Lord, have mercy on my children who died in my womb! For my faith and tears, for the sake of Thy mercy, Lord, do not deprive them of Thy Divine light!”

Prayer for suicides

(given by St. Leo of Optina)

“Seek, Lord, the lost soul (name); If possible, have mercy! Your destinies are unsearchable. Do not make this my prayer a sin for me. But Thy holy will be done!”

A short prayer for the departed

“Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: 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.”

A short memorial prayer for the departed

“Rest, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant (Thy servant, Thy servant) the newly departed (oh, yh) (name), and forgive him (her, them) all his (her, their) sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant him (her, them) the Kingdom of Heaven. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".

How to pray on Memorial Day.

For all forty days after the death of a person, his family and friends must read the Psalter. How many kathismas per day depends on the time and energy of the readers, but reading must certainly be daily. After reading the entire Psalter, it is read first. You just shouldn’t forget after every “Glory. ”reading a prayer request for the remembrance of the deceased (from “Following the departure of the soul from the body”).

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

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

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

After these troparions, the canon “Following the departure of the soul from the body” is read.

Commemoration of the deceased in the Church

The deceased must be commemorated in the Church as often as possible, not only on designated special days of remembrance, but also on any other day. The Church makes the main prayer for the repose of deceased Orthodox Christians at the Divine Liturgy, offering a bloodless sacrifice to God for them. To do this, you should submit notes with their names to the church before the start of the liturgy (or the night before) (only baptized Orthodox Christians can be entered).

An eight-pointed Orthodox cross is usually placed at the top of the note. 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?”), and the clergy and monastics are mentioned first, indicating the rank and degree of monasticism (for example, Metropolitan John, schema-abbot Savva, archpriest Alexander, nun Rachel, Andrey, Nina).

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

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

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

It is very important after death to order the sorokoust in the church - continuous commemoration during the liturgy for forty days. After its completion, the sorokoust can be ordered again. There are also long periods of commemoration - six months, a year. Some monasteries accept notes for eternal (as long as the monastery stands) commemoration or for commemoration during the reading of the Psalter (this is an ancient Orthodox custom). The more churches where prayer is offered, the better for our neighbor!

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

The prayers that we say at home are called the “cell rule.” Thus, it seems to indicate that home prayers should not be disorderly, random, but have the appearance of a rule, i.e. must be compiled according to a known rule, have a certain order and possible constancy.

The Church calls on its children to prayerfully remember the living and the departed every day. The main home prayer for the departed is the memorial; it is in every prayer book. There are prayers for the departed in both the morning and evening rules.

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

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

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

“Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: 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 DECEASED

God of spirits and all flesh, having trampled down death and abolished the devil, and given life to Thy world; Himself, Lord, rest the soul of Your departed servant (Your departed servant or Your departed servant), [name of the rivers], in a brighter place, in a greener place, in a calm place, from where sickness, sorrow and sighing have escaped. Every sin committed by him (her or them), in word, or deed, or thought, as God is good and a lover of mankind, forgive him. For there is no man who will live and not sin. For You are the only one without sin, Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and Your word is truth.

Prayer for a deceased Christian

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the eternal life of Your departed servant, our brother (name), and as Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming untruths, weaken, forsake and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Your eternal good things, prepared for those who love You: even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Your glorified God in the Trinity, Faith, and Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to him, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as You give generous rest: for there is no man who will live and not sin. But You are the One besides all sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and You are the One God of mercies and generosity, and love for mankind, and to You we send glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen

Prayer of St. 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! Your ways are inscrutable. Do not count this prayer of mine as a sin. But Thy holy will be done.

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

Therefore, be merciful to him (her), and put faith in You instead of works, and rest with Your saints, as the Generous One: for there is no man who will live and not sin. But You are the only sinless one, and Your truth is eternal, and You are the One God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, and we send up glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for the deceased after a long illness

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

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

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

You strike him and heal, you kill the corruptible in him and revive the immortal, and, like a child-loving Father, you punish: we pray to You, O Lord who loves mankind, accept your departed servant (your servant) (name), whom you have sought with your love for mankind, punished with severe physical illness in order to save the soul from spiritual death; and since Your servant (Your) accepted all this from You with humility, patience and love for You, as the unceasing Physician of our souls and bodies, now show him (her) Your rich mercy, as one who has endured (s) all this for their sins.

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

Have mercy, Lord, have mercy on the slave (servant) (name) who has been sought by You and temporarily punished (name), I pray You, do not punish with deprivation of Your eternal heavenly blessings, but deign him (her) to enjoy them in Your Kingdom .

If your deceased servant(s) did not think about why he was worthy of enduring such an illness, which was the touch of your healing and providential Hand, he thought obstinately or, out of his foolishness, grumbled (a) in his heart, because he considered such a burden unbearable, or because of the weakness of his nature, weakened by a long illness, he was upset by such a misfortune, we pray to You, Long-suffering and Much-Merciful Lord, forgive him (her) these sins according to Your boundless mercy and Your endless mercy towards us, Your sinful and unworthy servants, forgive for the sake of Your love for the human race; if his (her) iniquities were above all limits, and illness and illness did not prompt her to complete and sincere repentance, we beg You, the Head of our life, we beg You with Your redemptive merits, have mercy and save, O Savior, Your servant (yu) (name) from eternal death. Lord God, our Savior!

You, by faith in You, granted us forgiveness and remission of sins, granting pardon and healing to a 38-year-old paralytic, when You said: “Your sins are forgiven you”; With the same faith and hope in Your goodness, we resort to Your, O Most Generous Jesus, ineffable mercy and in the tenderness of our hearts we pray to You, Lord: remember now and today this word of mercy, grant the word of remission of sins to the deceased (s), who is ever remembered ( -oh) by us to Thy servant (Your) (name), may he be healed spiritually, and may he dwell in a bright place, in a peaceful place, where there is no illness, no sorrow, no groaning, and may his illnesses and ailments be counted there (her), tears of suffering and sorrow into a source of joy in the Spirit. Amen.

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart, I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You blessed the marital union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good for man to be alone, let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and confess that You have blessed me to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. By your good and wise will you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you gave to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before 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; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; Even if you care more about the clothing and decoration of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; if you upset anyone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or anything else you have done from such evil people.

Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me strength throughout the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life to ask her from You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive her sins. Yes, as if You, God, placed a crown of stone on her head, crowning her here on earth; Thus crown me with Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, so that together with them He may forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are the consolation of the weeping, the intercession of the orphans and widows. You said: 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 pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Master of all, have deigned to unite me with one of Your servants, so that we may be one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant as a companion and protector. It was Your good and wise will that you would take this servant of Yours away from me and leave me alone. I bow before Your will and I resort to You in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about separation from Your servant, my friend. Even if you took him away from me, do not take your mercy away from me. Just as you once accepted two mites from widows, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, whether in word, or in deed, or in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not consign him to eternal torment, but according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and commit them with Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask You, Lord, grant that all the days of my life I will not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive all his sins and place him in the Heavenly abodes, which You have prepared for those who love Cha. For even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even to your last breath of confession; impute to him the same faith, even in You, instead of works: for there is no man who will live and not sin, You are the only one besides sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever. I believe, Lord, and confess that You will hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from me. Seeing a widow weeping green, you were merciful, and you brought her son to the grave, carrying her to the grave; How did You open to Your servant Theophilus, who went to You, the doors of Your mercy and forgave him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, heeding the prayers and alms of his wife: here and I pray to You, accept my prayer for Your servant and bring him into eternal life. For You are our hope. You are God, the hedgehog to have mercy and save, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Parents' prayer for deceased children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, 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 (your servant), my child (name), and create for him (her) eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. It was your good and wise will to take it away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins as well, so that they may not remain on our children: we know that we have sinned many times before You, many of whom we have not observed, and have not done, as You commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or his own, for the sake of guilt, lived in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and his God: if you loved the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you surrendered with the pleasures of life, and not more than with contrition for one’s sins, and in intemperance, vigil, fasting and prayer have been consigned to oblivion - I earnestly pray to Thee, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, even if you have done other evil in this life . Christ Jesus! You raised up the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father. You healed the daughter of the Canaanite wife through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, remove eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: like there is no man like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin: so that when you judge the world, my child will hear Your most beloved voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For You are the Father of mercies and generosity. You are our life and resurrection, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen

Prayer of parents for deceased children

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

I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth: according to Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, committed consciously and out of ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins, so that they may not remain on our children, for I know that we have sinned a lot before You, we have not kept many things and have not done what You commanded us.

If our deceased child, through his own or our fault, during his life worked more for the world and his flesh than for You, his Lord and God; if you have loved the deceptions of this world more than Your word and Your commandments; if he indulged in the pleasures of life, and not in contrition for his sins, and in intemperance forgot wakefulness, fasting and prayer - I earnestly pray to You, forgive, most good Father, all these sins of my child, forgive and forgive me, if he has done any other evil in his life his.

Oh Jesus Christ! You raised the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father, You healed the daughter of a Canaanite wife through 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 cleansed his soul, deliver him from eternal torment and settle with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no illness, no sorrow, no groans, but endless life! For there is no person who has not sinned during his lifetime, and only You are the only sinless one! May my child hear Your desired voice at Your Last Judgment: “Come, you blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.” For You are the Father of mercies and generosity, You are our life and resurrection, and to You we send up glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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

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

Children's prayer for deceased parents

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for the departed

Most Holy Lady Theotokos! We appeal to You, our Intercessor, for You are our quick helper and unceasing intercessor before God! We especially pray to You at this hour: help the deceased servant of God (deceased servant of God) (name), who is tormented in hell; We pray to You, Lady of the world, by Your power drive away the terrible dark spirits from his (her) soul, driven by fear, so that they may be confused and put to shame before You; free him/her from torment 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), so that God will ease his (her) torment and remove him (her) from the abyss of hell, so that he (she) may pass from hell to heaven. We pray to You, our Intercessor, intercede for God’s servant (name) with Your maternal boldness in the Lord; We pray to You, our Helper, help him (her) to justify himself before God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and beg Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, to rest the deceased in the bosom of Abraham with the righteous and all the saints. Amen.

Prayer for the suddenly deceased

Lord Jesus Christ, 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 hour you do not think the Son of Man will come.” But we, earthly and sinful, given over to the sorrows and pleasures of life, forget about the hour of our death, and therefore we are called to You, Judge of heaven and earth, suddenly, at an hour when we did not expect or imagine.

So suddenly Your deceased servant, our brother (name), was called to You.

Mysterious and incomprehensible are the ways of Your wondrous providence for us, Lord Savior! I humbly bow my head before these Thy paths, Lord Lord, and I earnestly pray to Thee with faith: look down from the height of Thy holy dwelling and overshadow me with Thy grace, so that my prayer may be directed before Thee like fragrant incense.

Most merciful Lord, hear my prayer for Your servant (name), who, according to Your inscrutable destinies, was suddenly kidnapped from us by death; have mercy and have mercy on his trembling soul, called to Your impartial judgment at an hour in which it did not expect.

Do not reprove her with Your wrath, and do not punish her with Your anger, but have mercy and have mercy on her for the sake of Your suffering 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, Christ, and had hope in You: impute this faith and hope to him instead of works!

Merciful Lord! You do not desire the death of a sinner, but You mercifully accept from him and for him everything that is done towards conversion and salvation, and You Yourself improve his path for his salvation.

I also pray to You, deign to remember all the works 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 the clergy of Your Holy Church and deign to forgive his soul all the sins, calm his troubled heart, spare him from eternal torment and rest in a bright place.

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

Prayer for those who died without repentance to St. Paisius the Great

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

Remember your flock which you have shepherded 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 unceasingly before the Lord and do not reject us, who honor you with faith and love.

Remember us unworthy at the Throne of the Almighty and without ceasing to pray for us to Christ God, for you have been given the grace to pray for us.

For we do not think of you as dead: even if you passed away from us in body, then after death you remain alive. Do not give up on us in spirit, keeping us from enemy arrows and all demonic seductions and snares of the devil, our good shepherd.

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

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 us time for repentance, so that we may move from earth to heaven without hindrance, and may we get rid of bitter ordeals and demons and air princes and from eternal torment. And may we be heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven with all the righteous, who from time immemorial have pleased our God Jesus Christ, to Whom is due all glory, honor and worship, with His Beginning Father and with His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

The venerable Optina elders sometimes allowed suicides to be commemorated during home prayer, for whom, according to the 14th rule of Timothy of Alexandria, there could be no offering in the Church. Thus, the Monk Leonid, in the Leo schema, gave the following instructions about prayer to one of his students (Pavel Tambovtsev), whose father committed suicide: “Commit both yourself and the fate of your parent to the will of the Lord, the all-wise, all-powerful. Do not test the Most High's fate. Striving with humility to strengthen yourself within the limits of moderate sadness. Pray to the all-good Creator, thereby fulfilling the duty of love and filial duties. - according to the spirit of the virtuous and wise: “Seek, O Lord, the lost soul of my father: if it is possible, have mercy. Your destinies are unsearchable. Do not make this my prayer a sin, but Thy holy will be done.” Pray simply, without testing, committing your heart to the right hand of the Most High. Of course, it was not the will of God for such a sad death of your parent: but now it is completely in the will of the Mighty One to cast both soul and body into the fiery furnace, Who both humbles and exalts, dies and gives life, brings down to hell and exalts. Moreover, He is so merciful, omnipotent and loving that the good qualities of all earthly beings are nothing before His highest goodness. For this reason, you should not be overly sad. You will say: “I love my parent, which is why I grieve inconsolably.” Fair. But God is beyond comparison greater than you. loved and loves him. This means that you can only 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 deceased to the martyr Uar

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

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

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

RITE OF LITHIA PERFORMED BY A LAYMAN AT HOME AND IN THE CEMETERY

Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, 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 fulfills everything. Treasure of good things and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls.

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

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

Lord have mercy. (Thrice.)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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

Lord have mercy. (12 times.)

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

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

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

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of God in Heaven. Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words, His splash will overshadow you, and under His wing you hope: His truth will surround you with weapons. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak, and from the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, otherwise you will look at your eyes, and you will see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body, as His Angel commanded you to keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross a lion and a serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will overcome him, and I will glorify him, I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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

From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, rest the soul of Your servant, O Savior, preserving it in the blessed life that belongs to You, O Lover of Mankind.

In Thy resting place, O Lord, where Thy holiness rests, rest also the soul of Thy servant, for Thou art the only Lover of mankind.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: You are God, who descended into hell and loosed the bonds of those who were bound. May you and your servant rest in peace.

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

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

Ikos: Thou art the One Immortal One, who created and created man: we were created on earth from the earth, and let us go to the same earth, as Thou Who Created me commanded, and who gave unto me: as Thou art the earth, and thou hast gone to the earth, and even as men shall go, weeping at the grave, creating a song: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy (three times), bless.

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

In blessed dormition, grant eternal peace. Lord, Thy departed servant (name) and create for him eternal memory.

Eternal memory (three times).

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

Reading the Psalter for the departed

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

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

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

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Prayer for the departed is a tradition of the Orthodox faith. All believers understand the miraculous power of prayers. Such a prayer helps the deceased to be cleansed of sins and find eternal peace in the Kingdom of Heaven. But besides this, such prayer requests in memory of deceased people allow you to enlist the support of the Higher Powers and attract good luck into your own life. By praying in memory of a deceased person, believers save their own souls.

Prayer requests in which we remember the deceased allow us to calm down after the loss of a loved one. They bring peace to the soul and set them up for a future happy life, in which the memory of the departed person will be preserved.

Orthodox prayers for the repose of the soul of the deceased

Orthodox prayers offer a number of important prayers for the deceased, which should be read at certain periods. It is believed that one should pray most diligently for a deceased person in the first 40 days after his death. It is during this period that the fate of a person is decided by Higher powers. It is very important to pray with full concentration on thoughts of the deceased.

Prayer for the 9th day for the deceased

It is believed that from the 3rd to the 9th day the deceased is shown all the delights of heavenly life. Therefore, in order to increase the chances of a loved one going to heaven, it is necessary to arrange a wake on the 9th day. On this day you should also visit the temple to light a candle for the repose and, if possible, order a prayer service.



The prayer request on the 9th day after death sounds, when read independently, as follows:

“God of spirits and all flesh, you have trampled death and abolished the devil himself, and given life to the whole world! I ask, Merciful Lord, rest in peace the soul of Your departed servant, as well as all the patriarchs and metropolitans, your Eminences and Holinesses, the ministers of the church in any active rank, who sincerely served you, those creators of this temple, all Orthodox people resting here and in other places, as well as all the soldiers and their leaders who served their fatherland with honor and truth, who laid down their lives for their faith, who were killed in various internecine battles, all those who drowned and burned, who froze in the terrible cold, who were torn to pieces by fierce beasts, those who died suddenly, who did not have time to repent of their sins and to reconcile with the Church, those who committed suicide in a frenzy of soul and were deprived of the opportunity to be buried according to Orthodox traditions. Rest all souls and save them, forgive all known and unknown sins, committed by word or thought, since you are the only God who loves mankind. The truth on earth is only yours and only you can truly give everyone what they deserve. Rest your souls and grant them resurrection into the Kingdom of Heaven, I send up glory to you without beginning, and I signify myself with the cross. From now on and forever. Amen".

It is generally accepted that the fate of the deceased in the afterlife is determined on the 40th day. The entire period before this period should be prayed for the person who has passed away, and on the 40th day you should visit the temple, read a special prayer and arrange a memorial service. If possible, you should order a prayer service during the service. The priest in prayer will mention the name you wrote, and God will definitely hear his words.

At home, prayer for 40 days will allow a person suffering from a terrible loss to calm down. After it comes the understanding that the soul of a loved one has found refuge and you just need to continue living. You should retire to a separate room, light church candles and watch in silence for a while as they cry with wax.

After the soul is filled with peace, you should read the following prayer:

“Lord our savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I ask you to satisfy your spiritual grief for my loved one, the deceased servant of God (name of the person). Give me the strength to cope with this difficult loss and continue to live without grief in my soul. Today is the fortieth day, so accept the soul of the deceased and accept him into the Kingdom of Heaven, forgive all his sins and deliver him from eternal torment. Amen".

Prayer for the deceased after 40 days

Believers also pray for the departed for 40 days. This needs to be done on certain days, but you should also pray at moments when there is a spiritual need for it.

The words of the prayer are:

“Remember, O Lord, Ruler of the world, Giver of blessings and Great Lover of Mankind, of Your departed servant (name of the deceased), forgive his sins, forgive his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him from eternal torment, do not allow him to experience torment in hellish fire, grant him the enjoyment of eternal blessings which You have prepared for those who love You. For the one who sinned did not depart from You, glorified Your name in the Trinity and believed in the Trinity, strong in its Unity, until his last breath. But You are the One God who bestows His bounties on people, I send glory to You and fill my soul with sincere faith. Amen".

Text of the prayer “Lord rest the soul of your departed servant”

The text of the prayer translated into understandable Russian may sound like this:

“Lord God, who trampled death and conquered the devil, who gave life to all mankind. I ask for rest for the soul of your deceased servant (proper name). And if he has sinned in life, then forgive him his voluntary and involuntary sins. You, as a great philanthropist, forgive him and have mercy. Grant his soul to find peace in the Kingdom of Heaven, deliver him from retribution for his sins and from eternal torment in fiery hell. Remember him, Lord, as well as all the most holy ministers of the church, who served You with faith during their lives, the soldiers who defended their homeland from their adversaries, those who on occasion laid down their heads in internecine warfare. Every sin of Your deceased servant (name of the person) was committed through foolishness, and during his lifetime he repented of his misdeeds and deeds. I send up my prayer to You and believe in Your mercy. Amen".

Short prayer

“Remember, Lord, the deceased, the Servant of God (the person’s name), forgive all his sins and give him hope for resurrection. Help his soul, Lord, to find peace in the Kingdom of God and deliver him from eternal torment. Amen".

Children should definitely pray for their deceased parents. The church provides special days for this, but in addition to this, prayer can be offered at other times, when memories of loved ones come flooding back. This will remove melancholy from the soul, and memories after prayer will be filled with tender sadness.

Prayer for a deceased father

The prayer for the deceased father sounds like this:

“Lord Almighty, Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race! You are the guardian of truth, the refuge of grieving people and the comforter of those who cry. I, the Servant of God (my own name), come running to You, groaning and crying, and turning to You with a sincere prayer. Hear me and turn your gaze to me. Assuage, merciful Lord, Lover of Mankind, my spiritual sorrow associated with eternal separation from my father. Grant me faith that You accepted him into the Kingdom of Heaven and delivered him from eternal torment for his earthly sins. I bow before Your holy will and accept everything sent down by You. I ask only for Your mercy. Only You can punish for sins up to the fourth generation, but You also mercifully forgive sins committed through human folly. So forgive, Lord, not to punish my deceased parent for his earthly sins, forgive him all his voluntary and involuntary sins, have mercy on him and deliver him from fiery hell. Merciful and Just Lord, hear my warm prayer for my deceased parent. Give him your fair reward for raising me in Christian piety. All my life I will pray to you in reverence, thank you for my life filled with faith, and also seek refuge near you in sorrow and illness. Amen".

Prayer for the deceased mother (mother)

The prayer for the deceased mother is as follows:

“Lord Almighty, Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race! I, the Servant of God (my own name), turn to you with a prayer and ask you to quench my spiritual grief for the closest and dearest person - my deceased mother. I truly believe that you will accept her soul into your Kingdom of Heaven. I will accept any of Your will and Your decisions, just do not refuse Your mercy. Do not punish my deceased mother, Your servant (mother’s name) for the sins she committed during her earthly life and do not transfer the payment for them to future generations. Forgive all her voluntary and involuntary sins and do not punish her with eternal torment in fiery Gehenna. Grant me, All-Merciful Lord, until my last breath to thank You in prayer for Your deeds. I ask You to grant me peace of mind and leave the memory of my mother in my soul, and remove mental suffering and sadness. Reward, Lord, your blessings to my deceased mother for her labors in raising me in sincere faith and Christian piety. Grant peace to her soul and bestow the joys of Thy eternal Kingdom of Heaven. Amen".

You should definitely pray for other deceased relatives. Such prayers are a tribute to loved ones and hope for obtaining your own peace of mind.

Widow's prayer for her deceased husband

A woman’s prayer for her deceased husband is as follows:

“Our Savior Jesus Christ, Lord and Almighty of Heaven! You are a consolation for the suffering, and an intercession for the weeping widows. I, the servant of God (proper name), in moments of sorrow, come running to You and pray for support. Turn your gaze upon me, O All-Merciful Lord, and hear my prayer, filled with pain and suffering. You, Lord Almighty, did not leave me alone in life and gave me the servant of God (the name of the deceased spouse) as a companion. By your good will, you took it away from me and now you have prepared for me to experience the loneliness of earthly life. I accept Your will and ask you to quench your mental suffering and sadness for my deceased husband (husband’s name). I bow before Your image, I ask you to accept my request and not refuse it. Remember, Lord, the soul of my deceased husband (name of spouse), forgive all sins, voluntary and involuntary, committed by him in earthly life. Do not let him pay for them with eternal torment and experience fiery hell. I will pray for the forgiveness of all his sins, committed through foolishness, all my life, so that you do not punish our children and our grandchildren for them. Let his soul move into Your Kingdom and experience the joys there. For there is not a person on earth who has not sinned at least once. You alone, sinless Lord, only you have been granted the power to have mercy and save human souls. Amen".

Prayers for deceased children

When parents lose a child prematurely, there is an emptiness in their souls. Healing emotional wounds is not easy, but sincere prayer for deceased children will help you continue to live.

It sounds like this:

“Savior of the human race, Son of God, Jesus Christ, in endless spiritual sorrow, I come running to you, servant of God (proper name), and pray with tears for support. By Your will a child was given to me, but by Your will You took him away from me. Your Will and Your Power, I accept it and ask you to heal your spiritual wounds. May your name be blessed, O Lord, may no one doubt your mercy and truth, may no one lose faith in his soul. I pray to you, the All-Just Heavenly Lord, for the forgiveness of all the sins of my child committed in his short earthly life. Forgive my sins, voluntary and involuntary, so that my deceased child (name of the child) does not suffer punishment and eternal torment for them. With endless love for You, Lord, I come running and pray for the salvation of the soul of my deceased child, I ask you to bestow your blessings and mercies on her and take her to the Kingdom of Heaven. I will honor your commandments until the last days of my life, and glorify you in my sincere prayers. Do not despise my prayer. Amen".

When older people pass away, it is considered natural. But even in this case, there is always heartache. Adult grandchildren who follow their grandmother, who gave them all of herself, suffer especially often. Therefore, in order to find peace of mind, you need to pray for the deceased.

The prayer for the deceased grandmother is as follows:

“Remember, Lord, Your servant (name) who passed away. You are a true lover of humanity, so I beg you to forgive the voluntary and involuntary sins of my beloved grandmother. She lived a righteous life, raised me in the true Christian faith and fear of God. Let this be counted towards her and help her avoid God’s punishment for sins committed through foolishness in earthly life. Do not let her experience torment in fiery hell, give her the opportunity to repent and receive communion, so that she can experience peace and joy in the Kingdom of Heaven. You are the One God, and only You can show mercy to sinful people, for you know that only You are sinless. I will pray to you for your mercy and glorify all your good deeds until the end of my days. Amen".

Prayer to Archangel Michael for the unbaptized departed

For unbaptized deceased it is also possible. Sincere prayers will definitely be heard by the Higher powers. Prayer will help quench spiritual grief and give hope that the soul of the deceased, who is not an Orthodox believer, will still find peace.

A very powerful prayer in such cases is the prayer addressed to the Archangel Michael, which is said on September 19 and November 21. It is believed that praying for the dead at midnight on these dates has miraculous power. It was during this period that Archangel Michael descends into hell and lowers his wing into fiery Gehenna to extinguish it. Therefore, you need to pray for the unbaptized deceased, be sure to name their names, so that the saint will lead them out of hell.

The prayer text reads as follows:

“Lord the Great Heavenly King, All-Merciful and All-Merciful! I ask You to send me, the Servant of God (my own name), to help Your Archangel Michael. Ask him to protect me from all enemies, visible and invisible. I turn to you, Great Archangel Michael of the Lord, Prince and commander of all the heavenly forces of God, the Seraphim and Cherubim. I ask you to become my assistant and provide support in sorrows, sorrows, in deserts and river spaces. Protect me, Great Archangel Michael, from devilish temptations, defeat all my enemies and enemies with the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord and the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos. I ask you, Holy Archangel Michael, to bring the deceased (the name of the unbaptized deceased) out of the lake of fire and bring him, under the cover of your wing, to the Throne of God for repentance. Pray to the Lord God, the All-Merciful Lover of Mankind, to forgive the sins of the servant of God (name of the deceased) and to grant peace to his soul. Amen".

In the Orthodox faith, dead people are called deceased, since faith in eternal life is always present in the souls of true believers. As a rule, during a funeral, prayers are read by a priest. But subsequently, prayers must also be read at the grave of the deceased.

After the grave has been removed, you should light a candle and read the following prayer:

“Remember, O Lord, all-merciful and all-merciful. Your deceased servant (name of the deceased), a person close to me. Show, Lord, your love for mankind and forgive him all his earthly sins, voluntary and involuntary, for he committed them out of his own foolishness and sincerely repented of them. Only You are truth and truth, only You have been granted the power to forgive sins and give peace to the soul. Show your mercies and blessings, deliver the deceased, the servant of God (name of the deceased) from punishment and torment in fiery Gehenna. A person cannot live his life without sinning, for You alone are sinless. I pray to you and send glory to your deeds. Amen".

What prayers are ordered in the church for the deceased?

When a loved one dies, it is a terrible loss, but despite this, you should know how to behave in such a situation. It is important to order a memorial service for the deceased after the funeral.

To do this you need:

• Visit the temple.
• Place a candle in the appropriate place for the repose of the soul of the deceased.
• Place funeral products on the funeral table.
• Write a note with the name of the deceased for the priest.
• Tell the minister about your desire to order a memorial service.

The memorial service must be ordered on the 9th and 40th day. These dates are significant for determining where the soul of the deceased will end up, and prayers in this case play an important role. Texts of prayers for memorial services are not ordered. As a rule, the priest reads all the initial prayers first, then the prayer continues with the reading of the 90th Psalm. After this, special texts are read for the repose of the soul of the deceased; they must mention the name of the deceased person. It is permissible to order a memorial service at the cemetery.

The death of a mother is a tragedy for everyone. Even knowing that her soul is destined for eternal bliss in the palace of Heaven, a person has difficulty coming to terms with the fact that his mother is no longer with him. A prayer for the deceased mother will help you accept the inevitable, calm your soul, and make it easier for it to go through trials after the repose. Put all of yourself into reading prayer books - and it will be much easier to survive the loss.

One of the ways to express concern for the soul of your deceased mother, to help her in her repose, is to read the Psalter. It is customary to read one kathisma per day, during the first forty days after death. These prayers will ensure the peace of your mother’s soul and reduce sadness, sorrow, and grief. They give her quick peace, a complete sense of freedom, and the opportunity to find eternal happiness in Paradise.

When to offer prayers for a deceased mother?

The prayer for the deceased mother is read both during the first forty days and on all memorial dates, anniversaries of birth, death, at moments when it is especially difficult for you without her. When saying prayers for the repose of her soul, turn to God sincerely, with all your heart. Only such a prayer will reach him, thereby giving the deceased real purification, and then peace and the opportunity to go to Paradise.

Prayer “For the deceased mother”

“Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping.
I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my sorrow
about separation from my parent (my matter), (name) (or: from my parents who gave birth and raised me, their names) - , but his soul (or: her, or: theirs) , as if you have gone (or: gone) to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, accept into Your Heavenly Kingdom.
I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away (or: taken away, or: taken away) from me, and I ask You not to take away from him (or: from her, or: from them) Your mercy and mercy. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to Thee, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment the unforgettable deceased (unforgettable deceased) for me Thy servant (Thy servant), my parent (my mother) (name), but forgive him (her) all his sins ( her) voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, created by him (her) in his (her) life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him (her) and eternal save me from torment.
You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent (my deceased mother) in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a place of coolness and in a place of peace, with all the saints, from nowhere all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled.
Merciful Lord! Accept this day for Thy servant (Your) (name) my warm prayer and give him (her) Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught (taught) me first of all to lead You, my Lord, in reverently pray to You, trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his (her) concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of his (her) prayer for me before You and for all the gifts he (she) asked me from You, reward him (her) with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.
For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen."

While reading the prayer for repose, try to renounce your grief and despondency. Remember that your mother’s pure soul will definitely go to Heaven, which means you are destined to meet sooner or later. Black grief after the repose of the deceased is also a violation of the commandments and places a heavy burden not only on the person praying, but also on the deceased.

Offer prayers for repose with bright sorrow, true daughterly or filial love. Then they can shorten your mother's path through purgatory. Only after going through purification will the soul receive true peace - a happy existence without the hardships of earthly life. This concern should fall on your shoulders, since only the child’s requests have such a strong meaning.

Prayer for a deceased mother does not require particularly complex sacraments and rituals.

Of course, a prayer for repose can also be ordered in church. However, such a prayer is unlikely to give the departed real peace. When reading a prayer for repose, you do not need photographs or any other paraphernalia. On the contrary, the use of photographs or ritual objects by Orthodox canons will be considered sinful and unworthy of a Christian. A lit church candle near the icon is enough, as well as the image of the departed one saved in your memory.

Read the prayer for repose from the heart. There are canonical texts of funeral prayers, but God will also accept the words coming from your heart, no matter how awkward they may be. Sincere requests will provide peace for the soul, while a prayer service read as a matter of course will not reach the Lord’s ear.

What should prayer words be?

Repose of the soul is a complex religious sacrament that is performed with the help of church prayers and rituals. Without them, repose is very difficult, since a soul deprived of the support of its dearest people, its own children, finds it more difficult to cleanse itself of the mistakes it has made. In this case, there can be no talk of complete peace - for too long the soul has to atone for its own mistakes.

Try to put into your prayer words all your feelings for your mother, your wish for her to have an easy afterlife, gratitude for the warmth and care that she bestowed on her child. And then your prayer will bring her peace, and you will find relief in your melancholy and fill the void left by the departure of your loved one.

Prayer for a deceased Christian

P Remember, O Lord our God, in faith and hope the eternal life of Your departed servant, our brother (name), and as you are Good and Lover of mankind, you forgive sins and consume untruths, weaken, forgive and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Your eternal good things, prepared for those who love You: even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Your glorified God in the Trinity, Faith, and Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to him, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as You give generous rest: for there is no man who will live and not sin. But You are the One besides all sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and You are the One God of mercies and generosity, and love for mankind, and to You we send glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Widower's Prayer

X Hail Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart, I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You blessed the marital union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good for man to be alone, let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and confess that You have blessed me to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. By your good and wise will you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you gave to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before 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; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; Even if you care more about the clothing and decoration of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; if you upset anyone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or anything else you have done from such evil people. Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me strength throughout the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life to ask her from You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive her sins. Yes, as if You, God, placed a crown of stone on her head, crowning her here on earth; Thus crown me with Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, so that together with them He may forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Widow's Prayer

X Hail Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are the consolation of the weeping, the intercession of the orphans and widows. You said: 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 pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Master of all, have deigned to unite me with one of Your servants, so that we may be one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant as a companion and protector. It was Your good and wise will that you would take this servant of Yours away from me and leave me alone. I bow before Your will and I resort to You in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about separation from Your servant, my friend. Even if you took him away from me, do not take your mercy away from me. Just as you once accepted two mites from widows, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, whether in word, or in deed, or in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not consign him to eternal torment, but according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and commit them with Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask You, Lord, grant that all the days of my life I will not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive all his sins and place him in the Heavenly abodes, which You have prepared for those who love Cha. For even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even to your last breath of confession; impute to him the same faith, even in You, instead of works: for there is no man who will live and not sin, You are the only one besides sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever. I believe, Lord, and confess that You will hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from me. Seeing a widow weeping green, you were merciful, and you brought her son to the grave, carrying her to the grave; How did You open to Your servant Theophilus, who went to You, the doors of Your mercy and forgave him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, heeding the prayers and alms of his wife: here and I pray to You, accept my prayer for Your servant and bring him into eternal life. For You are our hope. You are God, the hedgehog to have mercy and save, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Parents' prayer for deceased children

G Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the sorrowful! With a contrite and tender heart I run to You and pray to You: remember. Lord, in Your Kingdom your deceased servant (your servant), my child (name), and create for him (her) eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. It was your good and wise will to take it away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins as well, so that they may not remain on our children: we know that we have sinned many times before You, many of whom we have not observed, and have not done, as You commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or his own, for the sake of guilt, lived in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and his God: if you loved the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you surrendered with the pleasures of life, and not more than with contrition for one’s sins, and in intemperance, vigil, fasting and prayer have been consigned to oblivion - I earnestly pray to Thee, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, even if you have done other evil in this life . Christ Jesus! You raised up the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father. You healed the daughter of the Canaanite wife through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, remove eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: like there is no man like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin: so that when you judge the world, my child will hear Your most beloved voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For You are the Father of mercies and generosity. You are our life and resurrection, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Children's prayer for deceased parents

G Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping. I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parent (my mother), (name) (or: with my parents who gave birth and raised me, their names) - , and his soul (or: her, or: them), as having gone (or: gone) to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, accept into Your Kingdom of Heaven. I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away (or: taken away, or: taken away) from me, and I ask You not to take away from him (or: from her, or: from them) Your mercy and mercy. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to Thee, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment the unforgettable deceased (unforgettable deceased) for me Thy servant (Thy servant), my parent (my mother) (name), but forgive him (her) all his sins ( her) voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, created by him (her) in his (her) life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him (her) and eternal save me from torment. You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent (my deceased mother) in my prayers, and to beg Thee, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a place of coolness and in a place of peace, with all the saints, from nowhere all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled. Merciful Lord! Accept this day for Thy servant (Your) (name) my warm prayer and give him (her) Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught (taught) me first of all to lead You, my Lord, in reverently pray to You, trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his (her) concern for my spiritual progress, for the warmth of his (her) prayer for me before You and for all the gifts he (she) asked me from You, reward him (her) with Your mercy. Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom. For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The rite of litia performed by a layman at home and in the cemetery

M Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, 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 fulfills everything. Treasure of good things and life to the Giver, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed One, our souls. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

G Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.)

WITH Lava to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

ABOUT Our dear, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

G Lord, have mercy. (12 times.)

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

Psalm 90

AND He who lives in the help of the Most High will dwell in the shelter of God in Heaven. Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words, His splash will overshadow you, and under His wing you hope: His truth will surround you with weapons. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak, and from the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, otherwise you will look at your eyes, and you will see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body, as His Angel commanded you to keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross a lion and a serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will overcome him, and I will glorify him, I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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

WITH O spirits of the righteous who have passed away, rest the soul of Your servant, O Savior, preserving it in the blessed life that belongs to You, O Lover of Mankind. In Thy resting place, O Lord, where Thy holiness rests, rest also the soul of Thy servant, for Thou art the only Lover of mankind. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: You are God, who descended into hell and loosed the bonds of those who were bound. May you and your servant rest in peace. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen: One Pure and Immaculate Virgin, who gave birth to God without a seed, pray for his soul to be saved. Kontakion, tone 8: With the saints, rest the soul of Your servant, O Christ, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. Ikos: Thou art the One Immortal One, who created and created man: on earth we were created from the earth, and to that earth we will go, as Thou Who Created me commanded, and who gave unto me: as Thou art the earth, and thou hast gone to the earth, and even as all men we will go, creating funeral lamentations song: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

G Lord, have mercy (three times), bless.

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

IN O blessed dormition, grant eternal peace. Lord, Thy departed servant (name) and create for him eternal memory.

IN eternal memory (three times).

D His ear will be established among good people, and his memory will endure forever.

Prayer to the Lord God

Remember, Lord, the souls of Your departed servants, my parents (names), and all relatives according to the flesh; and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, giving them the Kingdom and the communion of Your eternal good things and Your endless and blissful life of pleasure.

Remember, Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, the departed, our fathers and brothers and sisters, and those who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians, and with Your saints, who are present The light of Thy countenance shines, and have mercy on us, for He is Good and Lover of Humanity. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE DECEASED CHRISTIAN

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the eternal life of Your departed servant, our brother (name), and as Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming untruths, weaken, forsake and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Your eternal good things, prepared for those who love You: even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Your glorified God in the Trinity, Faith, and Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to him, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as You give generous rest: for there is no man who will live and not sin. But You are the One besides all sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and You are the One God of mercies and generosity, and love for mankind, and to You we send glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen

WIDOWER'S PRAYER

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart, I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), in Your Heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You blessed the marital union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good for man to be alone, let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, Lord, and confess that You have blessed me to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. By your good and wise will you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you gave to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before 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; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; Even if you care more about the clothing and decoration of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; if you upset anyone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or anything else you have done from such evil people.
Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me strength throughout the days of my life, without ceasing to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life to ask her from You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive her sins. Yes, as if You, God, placed a crown of stone on her head, crowning her here on earth; Thus crown me with Thy eternal glory in Thy Heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, so that together with them He may forever sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

WIDOW'S PRAYER

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are the consolation of the weeping, the intercession of the orphans and widows. You said: 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 pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Master of all, have deigned to unite me with one of Your servants, so that we may be one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant as a companion and protector. It was Your good and wise will that you would take this servant of Yours away from me and leave me alone. I bow before Your will and I resort to You in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about separation from Your servant, my friend. Even if you took him away from me, do not take your mercy away from me. Just as you once accepted two mites from widows, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, whether in word, or in deed, or in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not consign him to eternal torment, but according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and commit them with Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask You, Lord, grant that all the days of my life I will not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive all his sins and place him in the Heavenly abodes, which You have prepared for those who love Cha. For even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are Orthodox even to your last breath of confession; impute to him the same faith, even in You, instead of works: for there is no man who will live and not sin, You are the only one besides sin, and Your righteousness is righteousness forever. I believe, Lord, and confess that You will hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from me. Seeing a widow weeping green, you were merciful, and you brought her son to the grave, carrying her to the grave; How did You open to Your servant Theophilus, who went to You, the doors of Your mercy and forgave him for his sins through the prayers of Your Holy Church, heeding the prayers and alms of his wife: here and I pray to You, accept my prayer for Your servant and bring him into eternal life. For You are our hope. You are God, the hedgehog to have mercy and save, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

PARENTS' PRAYER FOR DECEASED CHILDREN

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, 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 (your servant), my child (name), and create for him (her) eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, have given me this child. It was your good and wise will to take it away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins as well, so that they may not remain on our children: we know that we have sinned many times before You, many of whom we have not observed, and have not done, as You commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or his own, for the sake of guilt, lived in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and his God: if you loved the delights of this world, and not more than Your Word and Your commandments, if you surrendered with the pleasures of life, and not more than with contrition for one’s sins, and in intemperance, vigil, fasting and prayer have been consigned to oblivion - I earnestly pray to Thee, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, even if you have done other evil in this life . Christ Jesus! You raised up the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father. You healed the daughter of the Canaanite wife through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, remove eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: like there is no man like He will live and will not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin: so that when you judge the world, my child will hear Your most beloved voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For You are the Father of mercies and generosity. You are our life and resurrection, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

CHILDREN'S PRAYER FOR DECEASED PARENTS

Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping. I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parent (my mother), (name) (or: with my parents who gave birth and raised me, their names) - , and his soul (or: her, or: them), as having gone (or: gone) to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, accept into Your Kingdom of Heaven. I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away (or: taken away, or: taken away) from me, and I ask You not to take away from him (or: from her, or: from them) Your mercy and mercy. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to Thee, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment the unforgettable deceased (unforgettable deceased) for me Thy servant (Thy servant), my parent (my mother) (name), but forgive him (her) all his sins ( her) voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, created by him (her) in his (her) life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him (her) and eternal save me from torment. You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent (my deceased mother) in my prayers, and to beg Thee, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a place of coolness and in a place of peace, with all the saints, from nowhere all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled. Merciful Lord! Accept this day for Thy servant (Your) (name) my warm prayer and give him (her) Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught (taught) me first of all to lead You, my Lord, in reverently pray to You, trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his (her) concern for my spiritual progress, for the warmth of his (her) prayer for me before You and for all the gifts he (she) asked me from You, reward him (her) with Your mercy. Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom. For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen

Prayer for those who have died due to sudden (sudden) death

Inscrutable are Your destinies, Lord! Thy ways are unsearchable! Give breath to every creature and bring everything from those that do not exist into being, You send the Angel of death to him on a Day he does not know, and at an hour he does not expect; You snatch him from the hand of death, granting him life with his last breath; Be long-suffering to the new one and give him time for repentance; You cut it like a grain with the sword of death in one hour, in the twinkling of an eye; You strike him with thunder and lightning, you burn him with flame, and you betray him as food for wild beasts; You command them to be swallowed up by the waves and abysses of the sea and the abysses of the earth; You kidnap them with a destructive ulcer, where death, like a reaper, reaps and separates father or mother from their children, brother from brother, husband from wife, tears the baby from the mother’s womb, casts lifeless the mighty of the earth, the rich and the poor. What the hell is this? Your look is wondrous and perplexing to us, O God! But Lord, Lord! You are only One, knowing everything, weighing why this happens and why it should be, as if Your servant (Your servant) (name) was consumed in the blink of an eye by the gap of death. If you are punishing him (her) for his (her) many, grave sins, we pray to You, O many-merciful and all-merciful Lord, not with Your wrath do you reprove him (her) and punish him completely, but, according to Your goodness and according to Your unconditional mercy, show him (her) great Your mercy is in the forgiveness and forgiveness of sins. What if your deceased servant (thy servant), in this life thinking about the Day of Judgment, recognized his own repentance and desired to bring you fruits worthy of repentance, but not having achieved this, was called by you to be on the day of his not knowing, and in an hour for which I was not expecting, for this sake we pray to Thee, Most Gracious and Most Merciful Lord, to correct, arrange, complete the unfinished work of saving him (her), the unfinished repentance, which Thy eyes have seen, with Thy ineffable goodness and love for mankind; The imams have only one hope in Your endless mercy: You have judgment and punishment, You have truth and inexhaustible mercy; You punish, but at the same time you are merciful; beeshi, and at the same time you are acceptable; We diligently pray to Thee, O Lord our God, do not punish the one suddenly called to You with Thy Last Judgment, but have mercy, have mercy on him (them) and do not cast him away from Thy presence. Oh, it is terrible to suddenly fall into Thy hands, O Lord, and to appear before Thy impartial judgment! It is terrible to come to You without gracious guidance, without Repentance and communion of Your Holy, terrible and life-giving Mysteries, Lord! If Thy servant (Thy servant) who has suddenly died and is remembered by us is so much a sinner, so much guilty of condemnation at Your righteous court, we pray to You, have mercy on him (her), not condemn him (s) to eternal torment, to eternal death; Be patient with us, give us the length of our days, pray to You all the days for Your departed servant (s), until you hear us and accept by Your mercy the one who suddenly departed to You; and grant us, Master, to wash away his (her) sins with tears of contrition and our sighs before You, so that Your servant (Your servant) (name) may not be brought down by his sin to a place of torment (name), but may he dwell in a place of rest . You Yourself, Lord, command to strike at the door of Your mercy, we pray to You, O Most Generous King, and we will not cease to beg Your mercy and cry out with the repentant David: have mercy, have mercy on Your servant, O God, according to Your great mercy. If You are dissatisfied with our words, with this little prayer of ours, we beseech You, Lord, with faith in Your saving merits, with trust in the redemptive and miraculous power of Your sacrifice, offered by You for the sins of the whole world; We pray to Thee, O Sweetest Jesus! You are the Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, you were crucified for our salvation! We pray to Thee, as our Savior and Redeemer, save and have mercy and deliver eternal torment from the soul of Thy servant (Thy servant) (name) who has suddenly died, so often remembered by us, and do not leave him to perish forever, but make you worthy to reach Your quiet refuge and rest there, where all Your saints rest. Together, we pray to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ our God, by Thy mercy accept all Thy servants (names) who suddenly came to Thee, who were covered by water, who were embraced by the coward, who were killed by murderers, who were hit by fire, hail, snow, frost, hunger, and the spirit of storms, who were killed. , thunder and lightning struck, struck a destructive ulcer, or died by some other guilt, by Your will and permission, we pray to You, accept them under Your mercy and resurrect them into eternal, holy and blessed life. Amen.