PANACHIDA
A Memorial Service For The Deceased
STAND
P. Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and forever. R. Amen.
P. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
R. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. (2)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; O Lord, cleanse us of our sins; O Master, forgive our transgressions; O Holy One, come to us and heal our infirmities for Your Name s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (3)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. 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 evil.
P. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
R. Amen.
TROPARIA - Tone 4
With the souls of the Just brought to perfection, * give rest, O Savior, to the souls of Your servant(s), * keeping (him, her, them) for the blessed life with You, * for You love Mankind. * In the place of rest which is Yours, O Lord, * where all Your Saints repose,* give rest to the soul(s) of Your servant(s) * for You alone love Mankind.
Glory be to the Father, * and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * You are the God Who descended into the realm of Death * and ended the sorrow of the captives; * give rest, also, to the soul(s) of Your servant(s), O Lord.
Now and ever, * and forever. Amen. * O Virgin, the only pure and immaculate, * you gave birth to God. * Intercede for the salvation of the soul(s) of your servant(s).
LITANY FOR THE DECEASED
P. Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us, and have mercy.
R. Lord, have mercy. (3)
P. Let us pray for the repose of the soul(s) of the departed servant(s) of God, N(s)., and that (his, her, their) every transgression, committed deliberately or through human frailty, be forgiven (him, her, them).
R. Lord, have mercy. (3)
P. Let us also pray that the Lord God commit (his, her, their) soul(s) to the place where the Just repose.
R. Lord, have mercy. (3)
P. For the mercy of God, for the kingdom of heaven, and for the remission of (his, her, their) sins, let us beseech Christ, the Immortal King and our God.
R. Grant it, O Lord.
P. Let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord, have mercy.
P. O God of spirits and of all flesh, You trampled Death and broke the power of Satan, and granted life to Your world. Now grant rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Your departed servant(s), in a place of light, joy, and peace, where there is no pain, sorrow, or mourning. As a kind and gracious God, forgive every sin committed by (him, her, them) in word, deed, or thought, since there is no person who exists and does not sin. You alone are without sin, Your justice is everlasting justice, and Your word is the truth.
For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servant(s), O Christ our God, and we glorify You together with Your eternal Father, and Your all-holy, gracious, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
R. Amen.
DISMISSAL
P. Wisdom!
R. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who, a virgin, gave birth to God, the Word; you, truly the Mother of God, we magnify.
P. Glory be to You, O Christ our God, our hope, glory be to You!
R. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Give the blessing.
P. May Christ, our true God, risen from the dead, Who rules over the living and the dead, place the soul(s) of His departed servant(s), N(s)., in the abode of the Saints, grant them rest in the bosom of Abraham, and number them among the Just through the prayers of His most pure Mother, of the holy, glorious, and illustrious Apostles, of our venerable and God- bearing Fathers, and of all the Saints; may He have mercy on us and save us, for He is gracious and loves mankind.
R. Amen.
P. In blessed repose, grant, O Lord, eternal rest to the soul(s) of Your servant(s), and remember (him, her, them) forever.
R. Eternal memory. Eternal memory. Blessed repose and eternal memory.
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KOLYVA
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Before the Panachida service, Lector (Tonsured Reader) Anthony (now a deacon) reflects on the symbolism of the kolyva / kolivo (boiled wheat in the dish on the tetrapod) at the parish lenten retreat day, March 2003. At the left is Fr. Joseph Loya, OSA, retreat master.