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Hramoty for All Souls Days |
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The custom of announcing the names
of the deceased during the liturgical services can be traced back to the
first centuries of Christianity. Already in the fourth century, the
practice was strongly defended by St. Epiphanius (d. 403) as a
"firmly established tradition" in the Church. He writes:
This venerable custom was transmitted to us by our ancestors as a part of our beautiful spiritual heritage. Every year, just before Meat-Fare Saturday, the families give the lists of their departed loved ones (Hramoty) to the pastor with the request that they be mentioned at the service held for the deceased. — excerpted and edited from the Byzantine Leaflet Series #6, "An Explanation of the Byzantine Rite Liturgical Practice of Observing All Souls Saturdays" |
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Hramoty All Souls Service Please list the names of your deceased relatives and friends. These names will be read during the petitions of the litany. Your Name __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
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Examples:
SMITH family John, Mary, Mary, Joseph, John, Paul, … JONES and DOE families: Angela, Edward, Catherine, Elizabeth, Angela, … OTHERS Terence (White) Stephanie (Williams) Mary (Shepherd) the priest Joseph |
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