17 I Kathisma. How to pray for the dead (memory of the dead)…

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on the days of special remembrance of the dead

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

Remember, O Lord, our God, in the faith and hope of the life of Thy eternally departed servant, our brother (name), and as the Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forsake 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: even if Thou sin, yet do not depart from Thee, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Thy God in the Trinity of the glorified faith, and the One in the Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to the same, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as you are Generous, give 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 we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Remember, O Lord, our God, in the faith and hope of the life of Thy eternally departed servant, our brother (name), and as the Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forsake 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: even if Thou sin, yet do not depart from Thee, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Thy God in the Trinity of the glorified faith, and the One in the Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to the same, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as you are Generous, give 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 we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Trisagion, according to Our Father.

Traditional healer Victoria

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17 – I Kathisma

Do I have to read 17 kathisma 40 days for a deceased relative?

The first 40 days are especially difficult for the deceased. He really needs help, support, protection from demons. This will be a great help to the deceased! And for the reader it is a kind of spiritual alms. All kathismas read the Psalter for the departed. It is believed that this greatly facilitates the fate of the deceased. But it is the 17th kathisma that brings special consolation.

Blessed Augustine said that all psalms are like stars, and the 17th kathisma (Psalm 118) is the sun. He was so amazed by the depth of this psalm that for a long time he could not begin to interpret it. Some even make it a mandatory prayer rule to read this kathisma every day.

Reading this kathisma is useful for the reader himself. After all, the purpose of our life is to keep the commandments, to avoid sin. In 17 Kathisma there are a lot of such invocations. Having read this kathisma at least once, it is difficult not to be touched. Be sure to read this kathisma for the deceased if you know how to read the Psalter. This is almsgiving with a very generous hand. You will feel great comfort. There will be obstacles and lack of time, but try to find time for such a good deed. You won't be disappointed. Remembrance of the dead is also important for the salvation of our souls.

- Save me, God! I’ve been reading as best I can for 4 days now, and peace and quiet have truly reigned in my soul.

– The Psalter drives away evil spirits. St. Barsanuphius of Optina said that every Orthodox Christian needs to read at least the Glory a day. I want to say that St. Alexander, the head of the monastery of the Never-Sleeping, introduced the Rite of the Never-Sleeping Psalter in the monasteries. It is very well written about him in the Cheti-Minea. Some spiritual giants read the entire Psalter a day on an ongoing basis. Like, for example, Simeon the Divnogorets, Parthenius of Kiev, and others. Ephraim the Syrian speaks of the psalms, so that they are constantly on our lips. This is such a sweetness - sweeter than honey and honeycombs. The law of the Lord is good to us more than thousands of gold and silver. I have loved Your commandments more than gold and topaz (Psalm 119, 127). Indeed, you read it and cannot be moved. This is wonderful! Not everything is clear when reading. But Ambrose Optinsky says that understanding comes with time. Open my eyes, and I will understand the wonders of Your law (Psalm 119:18). Let us really hope that our spiritual eyes will be opened.

“It’s not the mind that understands, but the spirit.” I also don’t understand a lot, but that doesn’t bother me.

- Yes, a person feels it. Realizes what a great help this is. But believe me, if the prayer is understood by the mind, the hidden meanings are understood, it is much better for the person praying, the prayer is much more powerful. I want to say that the psalms speak about the power of the cross and the Jesus Prayer, but not explicitly, but in subtext. Ambrose Optinsky also spoke about this. If you read normally, this is not visible. Elder Jerome of Sanaksar said that the Psalter is bottomless in its meaning. And I'll say one more thing. Then it’s good to memorize some psalms and read them on the road, meditating. This is what Anthony the Great advised. Theophan the Recluse also spoke about this. In addition, sometimes there are simply obscure words, such as: skimen, basilisk, asp, dove, erodivo, gananie, etc. Ideally, figure it all out. Look at the parallel Russian translation, work with the dictionary. In addition, there is a very good interpretation of the Psalter. That’s what it’s called: “The Psalter in Patristic Exposition.” There's a little bit about almost every line.

(Read daily for 40 days after death)

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.

Thy hands create me and create me; give me understanding and I will learn your commandments. Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, because they trust in Your words. I understood, Lord, that Thy destiny is true, and Thou hast truly humbled me. Be Thy mercy, may Thy servant comfort me according to Thy word. May Thy bounties come to me, and I will live, for Thy law is my teaching. Let pride be ashamed, for I have committed unrighteousness against me; but I will mock Your commandments.

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 You, O God. (Thrice)

I am Yours, save me: for I seek Your justification. Waiting for a sinner to destroy me, I understood Your testimony. I have seen the end of every death; Your commandment is wide. Since I have loved Your law, O Lord, I have my teaching all day long. Thou hast made me wiser than my enemy through Thy commandment, even as I am forever. More than all those who taught me, I understood that Your testimonies are my teaching. Moreover, the elder understood that I have sought Your commandments. I have forbidden my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Thy words. I have not deviated from Your judgments, as You have laid down laws for me. How sweet is Your word to my throat: more than honey to my mouth. I understood from Your commandments: for this reason I hated every way of unrighteousness. The lamp of my feet is Your law, I am the light of my paths. I swore and set them to preserve the fate of Your righteousness. Humble yourself to the core, Lord, live me according to Your word. Grant me the freedom of my lips, O Lord, and teach me Your destinies. I will take my soul into Your hand, and I will not forget Your law. The sinners have laid a net for me, and from Your commandments they will not go astray. I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for the joy of my heart is the essence. Incline my heart, create Your justifications forever for reward. I have hated the lawbreakers, but I have loved Your law. You are my Helper and My Protector, I trust in Your words. Turn away from me, you wicked ones, and I will test the commandments of my God. Intercede for me according to Your word, and I will live, and do not disgrace me because of my hope. Help me, and I will be saved, and I will learn from Your justifications. Thou hast brought to naught all those who depart from Thy justifications, for their thoughts are unrighteous. You who transgress against all the sinners of the earth, for this reason I have loved Your testimony. Nail my flesh with Thy fear: for I am afraid of Thy judgments. Having done justice and justice, do not betray me to those who offend me. Consider Thy servant for good, so that pride does not slander me. My eyes disappear for Thy salvation and for the word of Thy righteousness: deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and teach me by Thy justification. I am Thy servant: give me understanding, and I will hear Thy testimony. It is time for the Lord to do: I have destroyed Your law. For this reason I have loved Your commandments more than gold and topaz. For this reason, I was guided by all Your commandments, and I hated every path of unrighteousness. Wonderful is Thy testimony: for this reason I am tested, my soul. The manifestation of Your words enlightens and instructs little ones. My mouth was opened, and my spirit was drawn, as I commanded Thy desires.

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

Those who have sinned against You, O Savior, like the prodigal son: accept me, Father, who repents, and have mercy on me, O God.

Sovereign Lord Almighty and Creator of all, the Father of generosity and mercy, God, who created man from the earth, and showed him in Your image and likeness, so that Your magnificent name may be glorified on earth, and it was uprooted by the transgression of Your commandments, and again created for the better him in Thy Christ and raised to Heaven: I thank Thee, for Thou hast increased Thy greatness upon me, and Thou hast not betrayed me to the end as my enemy, to tear me out to those who seek me into the abyss of hell, and left me below to perish through my iniquities. Now, O most merciful and loving Lord, do not want the death of a sinner, but expect and accept conversion: Who have corrected the downtrodden, who have healed the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Thy mercies, and even Thy incomprehensible ones from all eternity goodness and my immeasurable forget the iniquities that I have committed in deed, word, and thought: resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, listen, O Lover of mankind, cleanse, O Compassionate One, and free my accursed soul from the torment of the reigning passions within me. And let no one contain me from sin: let the demon fighter be able to attack me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but by Thy sovereign hand, his dominion, snatching me away, Thou reign in me, Good and Humane-loving Lord, and of all Thy being and life I do the rest according to Your good will. And grant me with the indescribable goodness of my heart, cleansing of my heart, guarding my lips, rightness of actions, humble wisdom, peace of thoughts, silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, self-control, and fill me with all good fruits. Your Holy Spirit. And do not bring me to the end of my days, delight my uncorrected and unprepared soul below: but complete me with Your perfection, and thus bring me to the present life, as if I had unchecked the beginnings and powers of darkness, I will see by Your grace and I, unapproachable to Your glory, unspeakable kindness, with all Your saints, in whom Thy all-honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is sanctified and glorified, now and ever and unto the 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. But deliver us from evil.

Prayer of the Optina elders for the granting of the Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God! Angels and men worship Your name, The forces of hell tremble in Your name, Your name is a sure weapon to drive away the adversary, Your name burns sins and passions, Your name gives strength in exploits, gathers together the scattered mind and, in fulfilling Your commandments, enriches with virtues, Your the name works miracles and unites us with You, gives peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, and in the future life - the Kingdom of Heaven. For this reason, I, Your unworthy servant, pray to You: remove spiritual ignorance from us, enlighten us with the knowledge of Divine truth, and teach us, without confusion, in humility, attentively, with a feeling of repentant contrition, with our lips, mind and heart, to continually say this prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ.” “O Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” You have declared, O Lord, with Your most pure lips: “Whatever you ask in My name, I will do.” Behold, through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother, St. Joasaph of Belgrade, St. Nicholas of Myra, St. Seraphim of Sarov and all our venerable fathers, I ask for the gift of the Jesus Prayer, the prayer of Thy Most Holy and Almighty Name. Hear me, who promise to hear all those who call upon Thee in truth. It is Yours to be merciful and to save, and to grant what is asked to the one who prays for Your glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(If the prayer was read inattentively, read it again.)

Prayer against the Antichrist (compiled by the Optina elder, schema-monk Anatoly Potapov)

Deliver me, Lord, from the seduction of the godless and evil-cunning Antichrist who is coming, and hide me from his snares in the hidden desert of Your salvation. Grant me, Lord, the strength and courage to firmly confess Your holy name, so that I will not retreat from the fear of the devil, and may not renounce You, my Savior and Redeemer, from Your Holy Church. But grant me, Lord, day and night to cry and cry for my sins, and have mercy on me, Lord, at the hour of Your Last Judgment. Amen.

I deny you, Satan, your pride and service to you, and I unite with you, Christ, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Cross of Christ for the whole world, sanctified by the grace and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, is given to us as a weapon against all our enemies, visible and invisible, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers to the honest life-giving Cross

Even though we are protected by the Cross, we resist the enemy, not being afraid of that deceit and entrapment: for the proud one was abolished and was trampled on the Tree, by the power of the crucified Christ.

Sanctify Your Cross, O Lord: for this is why there are healings for those who are weak from sins: for this reason let us fall to You, have mercy on us.

God! Weapon against the devil You have given us Your Cross: for it trembles and shakes, impatient to look at its power, as it raises the dead and abolishes death: for this reason we worship Your burial and resurrection!

Prayer “May God rise again”

May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish from the face of those who love God and signify themselves with the sign of the cross, and who say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by force on you of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and straightened the power the devil and gave us Your Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.

When a person is under a spell (To the end, in songs about Osmom)

Psalm to David, 6

Lord, do not reprove me with Your wrath; do not punish me with Your wrath. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are crushed. And my soul was greatly troubled: and You, Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for the sake of Thy mercy. For in death I will not remember You; in hell, who will confess to You? I am weary with my sighing, I will wash my bed every night, I will wet my bed with my tears. My eye was troubled with rage, I vowed all my evils. Depart from me, all you who practice iniquity, for the Lord has heard my prayer, and the Lord has accepted my prayer. May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed, may they return and be ashamed very soon

Psalm 50

Have mercy on me, God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity and bear away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; For if you are justified in all of Your words, you will always defeat You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; I shall be washed and whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare your praise. As if you wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God crushes the spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless, O Lord, Zion with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will lay the bullocks on Your altar.

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God. 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 the word of rebellion, His splash will cover 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 the 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.

Prayer to the Hieromartyr Cyprian

Oh, holy servant of God, Hieromartyr Cyprian, quick helper and prayer book for all those who come running to you. Receive our unworthy praise from us, and ask the Lord God for strength in our infirmities, healing in illnesses, consolation in sorrows, and all that is useful in our life Offer up your powerful prayer to the Lord, may he protect us from our sinful falls, may he teach us true repentance, may he deliver us from the captivity of the devil and all the actions of unclean spirits, and deliver us from those who offend us. Be a strong champion for us against all enemies, visible and invisible. In temptations, grant us patience and at the hour of our death, show us intercession from the torturers in our aerial ordeals. May we, led by you, reach the Mountain of Jerusalem and be worthy in the Heavenly Kingdom with all the saints to glorify and sing the Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for protection from evil spirits

The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, protect me with your holy angels and prayers of the all -hearted lord of our Virgin and the Ever -Development of Mary, the strength of the honest and life -giving cross, the holy architect of the God of Michael and the other heavenly forces of the Blessed, the Holy Prophet and the Baptist of the Baptist of the Lord John, Holy Apostol. One hundred John the Theologian, Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina, St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, the Wonderworker, St. Leo, Bishop of Catania, St. Joasaph of Belgorod, St. Mitrophan of Voronezh, St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, St. Seraphim of Sarov, the Wonderworker, Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia , holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna and all your saints, help me, your unworthy servant (name of the person praying) *, deliver me from all the slander of the enemy, from all evil, witchcraft, magic, sorcery and from evil people, so that they may not be able to cause me some harm. Lord, with the light of Your radiance, save me for the morning, for the day, for the evening, for the coming sleep, and by the power of Your Grace, turn away and remove all evil wickedness, acting at the instigation of the devil, and if any evil is conceived or done, return it back to the underworld. For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.*/you can name the whole family, baptismal names/

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This article contains: Kathisma 17 prayer for the dead - information taken from all over the world, the electronic network and spiritual people.

The meaning of the 17th Kathisma

During the entire 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. When the entire Psalter has been read, it is read first. Just don’t forget that after each “Glory.” you need to read 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 the fact that they do not have time or do not have the Psalter, or do not know how to read in Church Slavonic, entrust this reading to others (readers) for a fee or other remuneration. But the prayer will be stronger, sincere, purer if a relative or close person to the deceased himself asks God for mercy on the deceased.

The meaning and significance of Psalm 118 are revealed in verse 19: “I am a stranger (stranger) on earth: do not hide Your commandments from me.” Explanatory Bible ed. A.P. Lopukhina gives this verse the following explanation: “Life on earth is a wandering, a journey made by a person to reach his fatherland and permanent, eternal residence. Obviously, the latter is not on earth, but beyond the grave. If so, then earthly life must be prepared to the afterlife and to it can only be led by an unmistakably chosen path on earth. How and where to find the last one? This path is indicated in the commandments of the Law. Whoever does not follow them is mistaken and will not reach the afterlife, that is, the afterlife, as a reward for "the labors incurred to achieve it. Here is a fairly clear teaching about the purpose of earthly existence, the immortality of the human soul and reward after death."

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• How to remember deceased relatives?(answer to question) – Maxim Stepanenko
• Drunken funerals are unacceptable!– Archpriest Sergius Bulgakov
• Orthodox Church and sectarians. Prayers for the dead- Archpriest Dmitry Vladykov
• Funeral service: does the deceased need food?– Alexander Moiseenkov
• Metropolitan Sergius of Stragorodsky on the funeral service for non-Orthodox people, suicides, drunkards and those of little faith– Church and time
• See also our section "Orthodox teaching on death"

Lord have mercy. (Forty times)

And bows according to strength.

Psalm 118

Kathisma is divided into 3 “Glories”, on each “Glory” read:

Lord have mercy ( Three times).

Prayer request for the deceased ( See at the end of kathisma).

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).

Trisagion, according to Our Father.

And troparia, tone 2

Lord have mercy ( 40 times).

Parting words for a Christian before death and funeral prayers:

• The death of a person and preparation of the deceased for burial
• Prayer for the Dying
• Prayer for the departure of the soul from the body
• Canon of prayer on behalf of a person whose soul is separated and unable to speak
• Canon of prayer to the Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Pure Theotokos Mother of the Lord during the separation of the soul from the body of every Orthodox Christian
• 17th kathisma (memorial), read on days of special remembrance of the dead. The meaning of the 17th Kathisma
• Requiem service following
• The rite of litia (funeral commemoration), performed by a layman at home and in the cemetery
• Akathist for the deceased
• Prayer for everyone who has died
• Prayers for all deceased Orthodox Christians in the faith
• Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos for the departed
• Prayer to the Guardian Angel of the deceased
• Prayer of parents for deceased children
• Children's prayer for deceased parents
• Widow's prayer for her husband
• Widower's prayer for his wife
• Prayer for benefactors, especially those who led to virtue
• Prayer for mentors and educators
• Prayer for the departed pastors of the Orthodox Church
• Prayer for the repose of Orthodox soldiers killed in battle for the faith and Fatherland
• Prayer that God would grant us zeal for prayer for the departed and would accept it
• Prayer for the repose of those who have died after a serious and long illness
• Prayer for those who have died due to mental illness
• Prayer for those who have died due to sudden (sudden) death
• Prayer for those who died outside their Fatherland, for the rootless and wretched
• Prayer for the dead who offended and hated us
• Canon to St. Paisius the Great on deliverance from the torment of those who died without repentance

Read other prayers in the "Orthodox Prayer Book" section

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"Question answer":

How to pray for the dead. Sorokoust

I dream about my dead friend at night. I heard from believers that you need to read the Sorokoust prayer.

Please answer - can you send me a text.

Waiting for an answer. God bless you.

Good afternoon, Yuri.

If you dream of loved ones who have passed away, you really need to pray for them, both in church and at home. “God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for with Him all are alive” (Luke 20:38). Actually, we must constantly pray for deceased loved ones dear to our hearts - both they and we ourselves need this prayer.

How to do this, and what is Sorokoust?

It is very important in our prayer for the dead to commemorate them during the Divine Liturgy - the main service that takes place in the church: “... great benefit will be for the souls for whom prayer is offered at the time when the Holy and Terrible Sacrifice is offered” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).

How does this happen? During the Proskomedia in the altar, the priest removes particles from the prosphora for the repose, memory and remission of the sins of people who have passed on to another world, and at the end of the Liturgy, the removed particles are lowered into the Chalice with a prayer to Christ that He would wash away with His Blood the sins of all who were remembered. Archbishop John of Shanghai (Maksimovich) spoke about it this way: “Anyone who wants to show their love for the dead and give them real help can best do this by praying for them and, in particular, by commemorating them at the Divine Liturgy, when the particles taken for the living and the dead , are immersed in the Blood of the Lord with the words: “Wash away, Lord, the sins of those who were remembered here with His honest Blood, with the prayers of His saints.” We cannot do anything better or more for them. They always need this. »

Before the start of the Divine Liturgy, submit a note in memory of your friend and other deceased loved ones so that they are remembered at Proskomedia (this can be done on the weekday when the Liturgy is celebrated in the church, on Sundays or the night before). Any minister or one of the parishioners will explain to you how to submit such a note. On a special piece of paper with an image of an eight-pointed cross, you write the words “On the repose of...” and in the genitive case you list the names of those commemorated that were given to them at Baptism: “Servant of God Sergius, R.B. Tatiana, R.B. Alexia…". Usually, these notes are received by the ministers in the “candle box” - that is, in a kiosk in the western part of the temple, where candles are taken, and then leaves with names are passed to the altar to the priest who leads the service.

Sorokoust, dear Yuri, is the commemoration of an Orthodox Christian at the Divine Liturgy for 40 days in a row. You can order Sorokoust in the same way as a one-time commemoration. When you order the celebration of the magpie or a one-time commemoration during the Liturgy, you make a monetary donation accepted in the given church or monastery, usually a very small one. Sorokoust must also be served for the soul of a just deceased Christian.

How else can we pray for our deceased loved ones?

You can ask the priest to perform a funeral litia or memorial service in a temple, at home or in a cemetery (how to do this, also find out from the temple servants or the priest himself). In addition to private commemorations of the deceased, throughout the year there are also days of special general commemoration of the deceased, called parental Saturdays. On these days, all Christians who have died since the ages are remembered.

Another form of commemoration in church life is considered to be the distribution of alms, performed in memory and remission of the sins of the deceased: “Alms and help to those in need bring one out of the depths of hell, saving the soul and the one who gives this alms.”

And finally, you yourself can pray for your deceased friend in church and at home.

Each church has a so-called “eve”, “eve” or “eve”, this is a special table with a row of candlesticks and a Crucifix, at which funeral services are usually served. Here we light candles for the repose of the souls of our loved ones and read a prayer. This can be done at any time when the temple is open.

And further. Since ancient times, in the Orthodox Church there has been a pious custom of reading the Psalter for the departed by the believers themselves. The Book of Psalms of the Prophet King David is part of the Old Testament and consists of 150 psalms. Not a single church service is complete without reading psalms; psalms are our prayers in sorrow, in disasters, in repentance, in joy, in thanksgiving to the Lord. The Psalter is divided into 20 parts, called kathismas. Kathisma, in turn, consists of three parts (three “Glories”), and each of these parts ends with the reading of the prayer “Glory to the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen. Alleluia (3 times)." Psalms - a separately published Book of Psalms, along with prayers and instructions, can also be purchased at the temple. Such a reading will be in observance of an ancient, widespread church tradition. You can read one or several kathismas from the Psalter every day about the repose of the soul of your friend.

Prayer, no matter how short or lengthy it may be, remains a prayer, and the Lord accepts it, knowing both the strength and circumstances of the one praying. Saint John of Damascus says that everyone who prays, works and prays for the salvation of another, benefits himself first of all.

God bless you, Yuri.

May God rest the souls of our deceased loved ones in the villages of the righteous.

Prayer request for the deceased

Remember, O Lord, our God, in the faith and hope of the life of Thy eternally departed servant, our brother (name), and as the Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forsake 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: even if Thou sin, yet do not depart from Thee, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Thy God in the Trinity of the glorified faith, and the One in the Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to the same, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as you are Generous, give 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 we send 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 departed

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], in a brighter place, in a greener place, in a place of peace, 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.

17th kathisma (memorial), which is May on the days of special remembrance of the dead

(Read daily for 40 days after death)

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

Heavenly King. Trisagion. Holy Trinity. Our Father.

Troparion: Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The honor of Thy prophet, O Lord, is a triumph, the heavens of the Church are shown, with men the angels rejoice: through his prayers, O Christ God, direct our belly in peace, that we may sing Thee: Alleluia.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. My many and many sins, Mother of God, I have come running to You, O Pure One, demanding salvation: visit my weak soul, and pray to Your Son and our God to grant me forgiveness for the cruel deeds, O Blessed One.

Lord have mercy. (Forty times)

And bows according to strength.

Come, let's worship. (Thrice)

Psalm 118

Kathisma is divided into 3 “Glories”, on each “Glory” read:

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).

Lord, have mercy (Thrice).

Prayer request for the deceased. (See at the end of kathisma)

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

Thy hands create me and create me; give me understanding and I will learn your commandments. Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, because they trust in Your words. I understood, Lord, that Thy destiny is true, and Thou hast truly humbled me. Be Thy mercy, may Thy servant comfort me according to Thy word. May Thy bounties come to me, and I will live, for Thy law is my teaching. Let pride be ashamed, for I have committed unrighteousness against me; but I will mock Your commandments.

May those who fear You and those who see Your testimonies convert me. May my heart be blameless in Your justifications, so that I will not be ashamed. My soul disappears for Your salvation, I trust in Your words. My eyes have disappeared into Your word, saying: When will You comfort me? Once upon a time, like fur on the throne, I have not forgotten Your justifications. How long is the day of Your servant? When will you bring judgment on me from those who persecute me? The lawbreakers have told me mockery, but not like Thy law, O Lord. All Your commandments are true; Having persecuted me unrighteously, help me. I have not yet died on earth, and I have not forsaken Your commandments. Live for me according to Your mercy, and I will preserve the information of Your mouth. For ever, O Lord, Your word remains in Heaven. Thy truth forever and ever. You founded the earth and it remains. The day endures by Thy commandment: for all kinds of work are done by Thee. As if it were not for Your law, my teaching, then I would have perished in my humility. I will never forget Your justifications, for You have revived me in them.

I am Yours, save me: for I seek Your justification. Waiting for a sinner to destroy me, I understood Your testimony. I have seen the end of every death; Your commandment is wide. Since I have loved Your law, O Lord, I have my teaching all day long. Thou hast made me wiser than my enemy through Thy commandment, even as I am forever. More than all those who taught me, I understood that Your testimonies are my teaching. Moreover, the elder understood that I have sought Your commandments. I have forbidden my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Thy words. I have not deviated from Your judgments, as You have laid down laws for me. How sweet is Your word to my throat: more than honey to my mouth. I understood from Your commandments: for this reason I hated every way of unrighteousness. The lamp of my feet is Your law, I am the light of my paths. I swore and set them to preserve the fate of Your righteousness. Humble yourself to the core, Lord, live me according to Your word. Grant me the freedom of my lips, O Lord, and teach me Your destinies. I will take my soul into Your hand, and I will not forget Your law. The sinners have laid a net for me, and from Your commandments they will not go astray. I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for the joy of my heart is the essence. Incline my heart, create Your justifications forever for reward. I have hated the lawbreakers, but I have loved Your law. You are my Helper and My Protector, I trust in Your words. Turn away from me, you wicked ones, and I will test the commandments of my God. Intercede for me according to Your word, and I will live, and do not disgrace me because of my hope. Help me, and I will be saved, and I will learn from Your justifications. Thou hast brought to naught all those who depart from Thy justifications, for their thoughts are unrighteous. You who transgress against all the sinners of the earth, for this reason I have loved Your testimony. Nail my flesh with Thy fear: for I am afraid of Thy judgments. Having done justice and justice, do not betray me to those who offend me. Consider Thy servant for good, so that pride does not slander me. My eyes disappear for Thy salvation and for the word of Thy righteousness: deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and teach me by Thy justification. I am Thy servant: give me understanding, and I will hear Thy testimony. It is time for the Lord to do: I have destroyed Your law. For this reason I have loved Your commandments more than gold and topaz. For this reason, I was guided by all Your commandments, and I hated every path of unrighteousness. Wonderful is Thy testimony: for this reason I am tested, my soul. The manifestation of Your words enlightens and instructs little ones. My mouth was opened, and my spirit was drawn, as I commanded Thy desires.

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, thank you God. (Thrice)

Lord have mercy (Thrice)

Prayer request for the deceased

Remember, O Lord, our God, in the faith and hope of the life of Thy eternally departed servant, our brother (name), and as the Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forsake 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: even if Thou sin, yet do not depart from Thee, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Thy God in the Trinity of the glorified faith, and the One in the Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to the same, and faith, even in You instead of deeds, and with Your saints, as you are Generous, give 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 we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

According to the 17th Kathisma

Trisagion, according to Our Father.

And troparia, tone 2

Those who have sinned against You, O Savior, like the prodigal son: accept me, Father, who repents, and have mercy on me, O God.

Glory: I call to You, Christ the Savior, with the publican’s voice: cleanse me as she did, and have mercy on me, O God.

And now: Mother of God, do not despise me, demanding Your intercession: for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Sovereign Lord Almighty and Creator of all, the Father of generosity and mercy, God, who created man from the earth, and showed him in Your image and likeness, so that Your magnificent name may be glorified on earth, and it was uprooted by the transgression of Your commandments, and again created for the better him in Thy Christ and raised to Heaven: I thank Thee, for Thou hast increased Thy greatness upon me, and Thou hast not betrayed me to the end as my enemy, to tear me out to those who seek me into the abyss of hell, and left me below to perish through my iniquities. Now, O most merciful and loving Lord, do not want the death of a sinner, but expect and accept conversion: Who have corrected the downtrodden, who have healed the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Thy mercies, and even Thy incomprehensible ones from all eternity goodness and my immeasurable forget the iniquities that I have committed in deed, word, and thought: resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, listen, O Lover of mankind, cleanse, O Compassionate One, and free my accursed soul from the torment of the reigning passions within me. And let no one contain me from sin: let the demon fighter be able to attack me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but by Thy sovereign hand, his dominion, snatching me away, Thou reign in me, Good and Humane-loving Lord, and of all Thy being and life I do the rest according to Your good will. And grant me with the indescribable goodness of my heart, cleansing of my heart, guarding my lips, rightness of actions, humble wisdom, peace of thoughts, silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, self-control, and fill me with all good fruits. Your Holy Spirit. And do not bring me to the end of my days, delight my uncorrected and unprepared soul below: but complete me with Your perfection, and thus bring me to the present life, as if I had unchecked the beginnings and powers of darkness, I will see by Your grace and I, unapproachable to Your glory, unspeakable kindness, with all Your saints, in whom Thy all-honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is sanctified and glorified, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The meaning of the 17th Kathisma

During the entire 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. When the entire Psalter has been read, it is read first. Just don’t forget that after every “Glory. “You need to read 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 the fact that they do not have time or do not have the Psalter, or do not know how to read in Church Slavonic, entrust this reading to others (readers) for a fee or other remuneration. But the prayer will be stronger, sincere, purer if a relative or close person to the deceased himself asks God for mercy on the deceased.

On the third, ninth, and fortieth days one should read the 17th kathisma according to the deceased.

This kathisma depicts the bliss of those who walked in the law of the Lord, i.e. the bliss of righteous people who tried to live according to the commandments of God.

The meaning and meaning of Psalm 118 are revealed in verse 19: “I am a stranger (stranger) on earth: hide not Thy commandments from me.” Explanatory Bible ed. A.P. Lopukhina gives the following explanation to this verse: “Life on earth is a wandering, a journey made by a person to reach his fatherland and permanent, eternal residence. Obviously, the latter is not on earth, but beyond the grave. If so, then earthly life must be prepared for the afterlife, and only the unmistakably chosen path on earth can lead to it. How and where to find the last one? This path is indicated in the commandments of the Law. Whoever does not follow them is mistaken and will not reach the afterlife, i.e. afterlife, as a reward for the labor incurred to achieve it. Here is a fairly clear teaching about the purpose of earthly existence, the immortality of the human soul and reward after death.”

dean of churches in the Krasnoyarsk district,

Of the entire Psalter, at first glance - primarily due to its large volume - Psalm 118 is perceived in a special way: why is this text read - extensive, monotonous and difficult for the modern reader?

The most general answer is for the most valuable Christian moral lesson, which St. Augustine himself deeply appreciated.

Comparing this song with other psalm chapters, he called those stars scattered across the sky, and this one the midday sun. It is no coincidence that these are the words used to remember the souls of loved ones who have left this world.

How to spend 40 days after the death of a relative

Orthodox believe that on the fortieth day the soul of the deceased visits loved ones for the last time before appearing before God's judgment. She needs encouragement and guidance - there is still time for enlightenment and transformation to eternal life.

This is helped by the church memorial service, in the fifth tone of which the refrain is the twelfth verse of Psalm 118: “Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments.”

All loved ones of the deceased are supposed to do good deeds to save the deceased (donating lean products to the temple, buying a candle, giving alms to a beggar).

It is allowed to gather at the funeral table, remembering the deceased, but this action is necessary specifically for those who remained, and not for the one whose soul has already left the body. Alcohol will weaken the spiritual connection of those present with the traveling soul - it is not needed at the wake.

It is good to pray together and have conversations that encourage reflection on the meaning of life and death. The clergy especially recommend reading Kathisma 17, which fully includes Psalm 118.

The meaning of the 17th kathisma from the Psalter

The lengthy song is dedicated to a Christian’s understanding of the enormous significance of God for him. The lyrical hero shares the gracious and intimate response of his soul to the Law of the Lord - that is why this is not only a deeply personal prayer, but also pure beautiful poetry.

Almost every verse contains a new epithet for God's word: behavior, judgment, command, testimony, statutes, revelations, path, decree, law. It awakens in the soul of the singer a wealth of feelings and experiences: joy, love, worship, thirst, zealous desire for truth and goodness, frankness, anxious feelings about one’s own dignity before the Creator and at the same time the boldness to ask him for protection and enlightenment.

The most common word here is “I”: this is the revelation of a heart touched by the Divine and convinced of the great goodness of the order He creates. The interpretation of kathisma recreates the true spiritual practice of a Christian. And for whom is it more important to touch it, if not for the soul that is about to appear before the Heavenly Father?

Text of Kathisma 17 from the Psalter, read for the departed

To the Russian reader, the text seems compositionally incoherent, because it is a translation from the ancient language of the Semitic group. The work was intended as an acrostic poem.

In the original, every eighth line of the 22 sections consistently began with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This idea is not accidental: after all, human language is perhaps the most suitable and comprehensive metaphor for the subject of the work.

How to read the 17th Kathisma correctly

It is better to get a blessing from a clergyman. It is better to speak the text out loud quietly. It is allowed to sit during performance.

First, the prayers laid before the beginning of the reading of the Psalter are read.

The kathisma itself is divided into three parts - status or glory: this is the moment of glorification of the Holy Trinity at the Liturgy.

Verses 1, 2,12, 22, 25, 29, 37, 58, 66, 72, 73 and 88 are read with chorus about the repose of the soul: “Rest, O Lord, the soul of your departed servant(s).”

Lines 92 and 93 are repeated three times - and again the funeral chorus.

The same chorus accompanies lines 94, 107, 114, 121, 131, 132, 133, 142, 153, 159, 163 and 170 (the chorus should be read after each line). The last two 175 and 176 are again performed three times and again the chorus is for the deceased slave.

At the end, the established prayers are heard - “according to the XVII kathisma.”

All of them are available in the prayer book, which should be purchased at the church store of an Orthodox church or monastery.

Days of special remembrance of the dead in Orthodoxy

In addition to the Akathist about the repose of all the departed, the psalm “Immaculate” is a universal text for all memorial days, including parental Saturdays. There are nine of these in Orthodoxy. They are designated by the name of the people closest to each person - parents.

These ones days when you should remember the dead, order services (in advance, preferably in the evening, especially if you cannot attend the funeral service), and pray at home:

• Ecumenical: Trinity (before the Holy Trinity) and Meat Eating (a week before Lent);
• on the pre-Easter Pentecost: sixth day of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks;
• private: nine days after Easter Sunday - Radunitsa;
• Day of Remembrance of Orthodox Soldiers - September 11;
• Demetrius Saturday before the eighth of November - the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica;
• Commemoration of those killed in the Great Patriotic War on the day of the Great Victory.

It is very convenient to purchase an Orthodox calendar for the coming year; all fasts, days of remembrance of the dead, all holidays and much more are indicated there.

Conclusion

This part of the Psalter is capable of giving the thoughtful reader a truly inexhaustible spiritual experience. It is not without reason that many clergy and spiritual leaders of Christianity recommended reading the seventeenth kathisma daily.

Weekly memorial reading of the Psalms.
The funeral reading of the Psalter is a prayer for the soul of the deceased and comforts the hearts of grieving relatives and friends. This custom is very ancient and dates back to the first centuries of Christianity. Anyone who wishes, at a time convenient for him, can join our reading of the Psalms, remember in prayer the name of his son or daughter and the names of other children who died early. This is a home prayer, so you can remember all children, regardless of whether they were baptized or unbaptized (even if the child was not given a name, you can remember him simply as a baby).
The 17th kathisma is read for the deceased on days 3, 9 and 40 (it includes only the 118th psalm). This kathisma depicts the bliss of those who walked in the law of the Lord, i.e. the bliss of righteous people who tried to live according to the commandments of God.The text of the Psalter is given in Church Slavonic with the addition of a Russian translation. ()

Prayers before the first reading of the Psalter

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

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.

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

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.

Troparion:
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.

The honor of Thy prophet, O Lord, is a triumph, the heavens of the Church are shown, with men the angels rejoice: through his prayers, O Christ God, direct our belly in peace, that we may sing Thee: Alleluia.

My many and many sins, Mother of God, I have come running to You, O Pure One, demanding salvation: visit my weak soul, and pray to Your Son and our God to grant me forgiveness for the cruel deeds, O Blessed One.
Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Kathisma 17

Come, let us worship our King God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.

Closing prayers after reading the kathisma

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

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.

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.

Troparion, tone 4:

Give rest to the spirits of the righteous departed souls of Thy servant, O Savior, preserving them in the blessed life that belongs to Thee, O Lover of Mankind.

In Thy chamber, O Lord, where all Thy saints rest, rest also the souls of Thy servant, for Thou art the only Lover of mankind.

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

Thou art God, who descended into hell and loosed the bonds of the bound, and give rest to the souls of Thy servant.

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 their souls to be saved.

Lord, have mercy (40 times).

Master, Lord Almighty and Creator of all, the Father of generosity and mercy, God, who created man from the earth, and showed him in Your image and likeness, so that Your magnificent name may be glorified on earth, and that which was uprooted by the transgression of Your commandments, again creating something better him in Thy Christ, and raised up to heaven: I thank Thee, for Thou hast increased Thy greatness upon me, and Thou hast not betrayed me to the end as my enemy, to tear me out into the abyss of hell by those who seek me, and left me below to perish through my iniquities. Now, O most merciful and loving Lord, do not want the death of a sinner, but expect conversion, and accept: He who has corrected the downtrodden, who has healed the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Thy mercies, and even Thy compassions from all eternity incomprehensible goodness and my immeasurable forget the iniquities that I have committed in deed, word, and thought: resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, listen, O Lover of mankind, cleanse, O Compassionate One, and free my accursed soul from the torment of the reigning passions within me. And let no one keep me from sin, let the demon fighter be able to attack me, let him lead me to his desire, but by Thy mighty hand, having snatched me away from His dominion, Thou reign in me, good and man-loving Lord, and of all Thy being, and May I live otherwise according to Your good will. and grant me with the indescribable goodness of my heart, purification of my heart, guarding of my lips, rightness of actions, humble wisdom, peace of thoughts, silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, self-control, and fill me with all good fruits, by the gift of Your Holy Spirit. And do not bring me to the end of my days, delight my uncorrected and unprepared soul below, but complete me with Your perfection, and thus bring me to the present life, as if I had passed through the beginnings and powers of darkness without restraint, by Your grace I will see and I, unapproachable to Your glory, unspeakable kindness, with all Your saints, in them be sanctified, and glorified is Your all-honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

Sovereign Lord, Almighty and Creator of the whole world, Father of compassion and God of mercy, who created man from the earth and endowed him with Your image and likeness, so that in him Your majestic name would be glorified on earth; rejected for the transgression of Your commandments, recreated him again for even better things in Your Christ, and brought him to heaven! I thank You that You increased Your greatness on me, and did not completely betray me to my enemies, who seek to cast me into the abyss of hell, and did not allow me to perish among my iniquities. Now, O Lord, most merciful and loving of goodness, who does not desire the death of the sinner, but who expects and accepts his conversion, who raises the prostrate, who heals the contrite, turn me to repentance, and raise the prostrate, and heal the contrite! Remember Your compassion and Your incomprehensible goodness from the ages and forget my immeasurable iniquities that I committed in deed, word, and thought. Destroy the blindness of my heart, and grant me tears of tenderness to cleanse my mind from filth. Hear, O Lord, hearken, Lover of mankind, cleanse, O Merciful One, and free my unfortunate soul from the torment of the passions reigning in me. And may sin no longer hold me back, and may the hostile demon not overcome me, and may he not bend me to his will. But You, who delivered me with Your strong hand from his dominion, O Good and Humane-loving Lord, reign in me and deign that I wholly belong to You and in the future live according to Your will. And grant me, according to Your ineffable goodness, purification of the heart, guarded lips, straightforwardness of actions, humble thoughts, peace of thoughts, peace of mind, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, strong abstinence, and fill me all good fruits, according to the gift of Your Holy Spirit. And do not bring me only to half of my days, and do not steal my soul, faulty and unready, but fill me with Your perfection. And so lead me out of this life, so that, having unhinderedly passed the rulers and rulers of darkness, by Thy grace, I too may see the unapproachable beauty of Thy glory, inexpressible, together with all Thy saints, in whom Thy all-sacred and majestic name, the Father and the Son, is holy and glorified. The Holy Spirit, now and always and unto ages of ages. Amen.