For the Departed

Said at home on the third, ninth and fortieth days, at the year's mind, on the Saturdays of the Souls, and whenever a name comes to mind. Where it says thy servant, say the baptismal name. For a woman say her, for several say them.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Amen.

O Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Thrice, with three reverences.

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

O all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. O Lord, wash away our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake.

Lord, have mercy. Thrice.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to 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, 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 the Evil One.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Amen.

The Troparia

O thou who, with wisdom profound, mercifully orderest all things, and givest that which is expedient unto all men, thou only Creator: give rest, O Lord, to the soul of thy servant who hath fallen asleep; for he hath set his hope on thee, our Maker, the Author of our being, and our God.

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

For he hath set his hope on thee, our Maker, the Author of our being, and our God.

Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Thee have we as a wall and a defence, and a mediatrix well-pleasing unto God whom thou hast borne, O Virgin Birth-giver of God, the salvation of the faithful.

Of the Resurrection

O thou who of old didst call me into being from nothingness, and didst honour me with thine image divine, but because I had forgotten thy commandments hast returned me again unto the earth from which I was taken: restore thou me to that image, and to my pristine beauty.

Give rest, O Lord, to the soul of thy servant, and establish him in Paradise, where the choirs of the Saints, O Lord, and of the Just, shine like the stars of heaven; give rest to thy servant who hath fallen asleep, regarding not all his transgressions.

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

Devoutly do we hymn the triune Effulgence of the one Godhead, crying aloud: Holy art thou, O Father, who art from everlasting, O Son coeternal, and Spirit divine! Illumine us who with faith do worship thee, and rescue us from fire eternal.

Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Hail, O august One, who for the salvation of all men didst bring forth God in the flesh, through whom also mankind hath found salvation. Through thee have we found Paradise, O pure, most blessed Birth-giver of God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Thrice.

The Kontakion

With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of thy servant, where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting.

The Ikos

Thou only art immortal, who hast created and fashioned man. For out of the earth were we mortals made, and unto the earth shall we return again, as thou didst command when thou madest me, saying unto me: For earth thou art, and unto the earth shalt thou return. Whither also all we mortals wend our way, making of our funeral dirge the song: Alleluia.

The Dismissal

More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee.

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

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Father, bless.

May Christ our true God, who rose from the dead and hath dominion over the living and the dead, through the prayers of his most pure Mother and of all the Saints, establish the soul of his servant, departed from us, in the dwellings of the righteous; give him rest in the bosom of Abraham, and number him among the righteous; and have mercy upon us, for he is good and loveth mankind.

Give rest eternal, O Lord, in blessed repose, to the soul of thy servant who hath fallen asleep, and make his memory to be eternal.

Memory eternal. Memory eternal. Memory eternal. Sung thrice.