MEMORIAL SERVICE
THE TRISAGION
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and
forever and to the ages of ages.
People: Amen.
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,
have mercy on us (3).
People: Glory to the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
People: All‑holy Trinity, have mercy on
us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit
and heal our infirmities for the glory of Your name.
People: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
People: Glory to the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
People: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For Yours is the kingdom and the
power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and
forever and to the ages of ages.
People:Amen.
People:Among the spirits of the righteous
perfected in faith, give rest, O Savior, to the soul of Your servant. Bestow
upon it the blessed life which is from You, O loving Lord.
People:Within Your peace, O Lord, where all
Your Saints repose, give rest also to the soul of Your servant, for You alone
are Immortal.
People:Glory to the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit.
People:O Savior, You are our God who descended
into Hades and delivered from suffering those who were bound there. Grant rest
also to the soul of Your servant.
People:Now and forever and to the ages of
ages. Amen.
People:Most pure and spotless Virgin, who
ineffably gave birth to God, intercede with Him for the salvation of the soul
of your servant.
Priest: Have mercy upon us, O God, according
to Your great mercy; we pray to You, hear us and have mercy.
People: Lord, have mercy (3).
Priest: Again we pray for the repose of the
soul of the departed servant of God (Name), and for the forgiveness of
all his (her) sins, both voluntary and involuntary.
People: Lord, have mercy (3).
Priest: May the Lord God grant that his (her)
soul rest where the righteous repose. Let us ask for the mercies of God, the
kingdom of heaven, and the forgiveness of his (her) sins from Christ our
immortal king and God.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: O God of spirits and of all flesh,
You have trampled upon death and have abolished the power of the devil, giving
life to Your world. Give rest to the soul of Your departed servant (Name) in
a place of light, in a place of repose, in a place of refreshment, where there
is no pain, sorrow, and suffering. As a good and loving God, forgive every sin
he (she) has committed in thought, word or deed, for there is no one who
lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin. Your righteousness is an
everlasting righteousness, and Your word is truth.
Priest:For You are the resurrection, the
life, and the repose of Your departed servant (Name), Christ our God,
and to You we give glory, with Your eternal Father and Your allholy, good and
life‑giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
People:Glory to the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Dismissal
Priest:Glory to You, O God, our hope, glory
to You.
Priest:May Christ our true God, who rose from
the dead and as immortal King has authority over the living and the dead, have
mercy on us and save us, through the intercessions of his spotless holy Mother;
of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy Apostles; of our venerable and God‑bearing
Fathers; of the holy and glorious forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; of his
holy and righteous friend Lazaros, who lay in the grave four days; and of all
the Saints, establish the soul of His servant (Name) departed from us,
in the dwelling place of the Saints; grant rest to him (her) in the
bosom of Abraham and number him (her) among the righteous.
Priest:May your memory be eternal, dear
brother, worthy of blessedness and everlasting memory.
(For women)
Priest:May your memory be eternal, dear
sister, worthy of blessedness and everlasting memory.
Priest:Through the prayers of our holy
Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us.
People:Amen.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
People:Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your
statutes.
People:The choir of Saints has found the
fountain of life and the door of Paradise. May I also find the way through
repentance. I am the sheep that is lost: O Savior, call me back and save me.
People:Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your
statutes.
People:Of old You created me from nothing and
honored me with Your divine image. But when I disobeyed Your commandment, O
Lord, You cast me down to the earth from where I was taken. Lead me back again
to Your likeness, and renew my original beauty.
People:Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me Your
statutes.
People:I am an image of Your ineffable glory,
though I bear the scars of my transgressions. On Your creation, Master, take
pity and cleanse me by Your compassion. Grant me the homeland for which I long
and once again make me a citizen of Paradise.
People:Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your
statutes.
People:Give rest, O God, to Your servant, and
place him (her) in Paradise where the choirs of the Saints and the
righteous will shine as the stars of heaven. To Your departed servant give
rest, O Lord, and forgive all his (her) offenses.
People:Glory to the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit.
People:The threefold radiance of the one God
let us praise, and let us shout in song: Holy are You, eternal Father,
coeternal Son, and divine Spirit! Illumine us who worship You in faith and
deliver us from the eternal fire.
People:Now and forever and to the ages of
ages. Amen.
People:Rejoice, gracious Lady, who for the
salvation of all gave birth to God in the flesh, and through whom the human
race has found salvation. Through you, pure and blessed Theotokos, may we find
Paradise.
People:Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to
You, O God (3).
People:With the
Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Your servant where there is no pain,
nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life everlasting.
Tone Four
People:Among the
spirits of the righteous perfected in faith, give rest, O Savior, to the soul
of Your servant. Bestow upon it the blessed life which is from You, O loving
One.
People:Within Your
peace, O Lord, where all Your saints repose, give rest also to the soul of Your
servant, for You alone are immortal.
People:Glory to the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
People:You are our
God who descended into Hades and loosened the pains of those who were chained.
Grant rest also, O Savior, to the soul of Your servant.
People:Now and
forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
People:Most pure and
spotless Virgin, who ineffably gave birth to God, intercede with Him for the
salvation of the soul of your servant.
Priest: Have mercy
upon us, O God, according to Your great love; we pray to You, hear us and have
mercy.
People:Lord, have
mercy (3).
Priest: Again we
pray for the repose of the soul of the departed servant of God (Name) who
has fallen asleep, and for the forgiveness of all his (her) sins, both
voluntary and involuntary.
People:Lord, have
mercy (3).
Priest:May the Lord
God place his (her) soulwhere the righteous repose. Let us ask for the
mercies of God, the kingdom of Heaven, and the forgiveness of his (her) sins
from Christ our immortal king and God.
People:Grant this, O
Lord.
Priest:Let us pray
to the Lord.
People:Lord, have
mercy.
Priest:O God of
spirits and of all flesh, You have trampled down death and have abolished the
power of the devil, giving life to Your world. Give rest to the soul of Your
departed servant (Name) in a place of light, in a place of repose, in a
place of refreshment, where there is no pain, sorrow, and suffering. As a good
and loving God, forgive every sin he (she) has committed in thought,
word or deed, for there is no one who lives and is sinless. You alone are
without sin. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your word
is truth.
Priest:For You are
the resurrection, the life and the repose of Your departed servant (Name), Christ
our God, and to You we give glory, with Your eternal Father and Your allholy,
good and life‑giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
People:Amen.
People:Glory to the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and to the ages of
ages. Amen.
The Dismissal
Priest:Glory to You,
O God, our hope, glory to You.
Priest:May Christ
our true God, who rose from the dead and as immortal King has authority over
the living and the dead, have mercy on us and save us, through the
intercessions of his spotless and holy Mother; of the holy, glorious, and
praiseworthy Apostles; of our venerable and God‑bearing Fathers; of the
holy and glorious forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; of his holy and
righteous friend Lazaros, who lay in the grave four days; and of all the
saints; establish the soul of His servant (Name), departed from us, in
the dwelling place of the saints; give rest to him in the, bosom of Abraham and
number him (her) among the righteous.
People: Amen.
Priest: May your
memory be eternal, dear brother, for you are worthy of blessedness and
everlasting memory.
(For women)
Priest: May your
memory be eternal, dear sister, for you are worthy of blessedness and
everlasting memory.
Priest: Through the
prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and
save us.
People:Amen.
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