Children's prayer for deceased parents

Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping.

I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parent (my mother), (name) (or: with my parents who gave birth and raised me, their names) - , and his soul (or: her, or: them), as having gone (or: gone) to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, accept into Your Kingdom of Heaven.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away (or: taken away, or: taken away) from me, and I ask You not to take away from him (or: from her, or: from them) Your mercy and mercy. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to Thee, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment the unforgettable deceased (unforgettable deceased) for me Thy servant (Thy servant), my parent (my mother) (name), but forgive him (her) all his sins ( her) voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, created by him (her) in his (her) life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him (her) and eternal save me from torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent (my deceased mother) in my prayers, and to beg Thee, the righteous Judge, to order him (s) in a bright place, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints, from nowhere all sickness, sorrow and sighing have fled.

Merciful Lord! Accept this day for Thy servant (Your) (name) my warm prayer and give him (her) Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught (taught) me first of all to lead You, my Lord, in reverently pray to You, trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his (her) concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of his (her) prayer for me before You and for all the gifts he (she) asked me from You, reward him (her) with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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Prayers for the departed

By praying for those who have gone to another world, the living take a holy part in the salvation of their souls. By praying for them, the living move the All-Good God to show mercy to the dead, for this mercy, due to the fact that the souls of the dead are no longer able to appease God with their actions, is given to them at the request of the living. Prayers for the dead bring salvation to the living, because they attune the soul to heavenly things and distract it from the temporary, vain, fill it with the memory of death and therefore deviate from evil; They give strength to abstain from arbitrary sins and impart generous and joyful patience in days of sorrow, which are weakened by hope for a future that is not earthly. Prayers for the dead dispose the souls of the living to fulfill the commandment of Christ - to prepare for the exodus at every hour. Our departed also pray for us. We receive special help through the prayers of the deceased, who have found bliss in eternity.

Health is commemorated for those who have Christian names, and repose is remembered only for those baptized in the Orthodox Church.

Notes can be submitted at the liturgy:

For proskomedia - the first part of the liturgy, when for each name indicated in the note, particles are taken out of special prosphoras, which are subsequently dipped into the Blood of Christ with a prayer for the forgiveness of sins

Of course, it is difficult to count on salvation for those who led a dissolute life and, being a baptized Christian, lived outside the Church and excommunicated themselves from it by their behavior. The prayer of the Church will not be able to save someone who during his lifetime did not make any effort at all for this. Therefore, during life, it is necessary to do for ourselves what we hope others will do about us after death. In the words of St. Gregory the Great, “it is better to exodus free than to seek freedom while being in chains.”

If a person during his life strived to be a good Christian and died in peace with God, although he was a sinner, and only the Lord is without sin, then the prayer of the Church and good deeds in memory of him incline the All-Merciful God to forgive the sins of this Christian soul. In a certain sense, we can say that the prayer of the Church and individual Christians for the deceased is a certain result of the life of this person. If relatives pray for lawless people in the first days after death, fulfilling the prescribed Orthodox customs, then after commemorating the fortieth day, these prayers, as a rule, fade away. The memory of a pious Christian, who during his lifetime did many good deeds both for the Church and for loved ones, inspires us to constantly pray for him, instilling hope for the salvation of the soul of the deceased.

There are enough examples in Orthodox literature about the benefits of prayers for the dead. Let us give at least two such cases.

The magazine “Wanderer” for May 1862 contains a revelation conveyed to Father Seraphim of the Svyatogorsk by one of the Athonite schema-monks. “The reason for my entry into monasticism was a vision in a dream of the afterlife fate of sinners. After a two-month illness, I became very exhausted. In this state I see two young men entering me; they took my hands and said, “Follow us”! I, not feeling sick, got up, looked back at my bed and saw that my body was lying calmly: then I realized that I had left earthly life and must appear in the afterlife. I recognized the Angels in the young men, with whom I went. I was shown fiery places of torment, I heard the cries of the sufferers there. The angels, showing me which sin was responsible for which fiery place, added: “If you do not give up your habits of a sinful life, then this is your place of punishment.” After that, one of the Angels pulled one man out of the flames, who was black as coal, completely burned and bound from head to toe in chains. Then both Angels approached the sufferer, removed his shackles, and his blackness disappeared along with the chains, the man became pure and bright, like an Angel; then the Angels clothed him in a shining robe like light.

What does this change in man mean? - I decided to ask the Angels.

This sinful soul, answered the Angels, excommunicated from God for its sins, had to burn forever in this flame; Meanwhile, the parents of this soul gave a lot of alms, made many commemorations at liturgies, held funeral services, and so, for the sake of the parental prayers and the prayers of the Church, God was appeased, and perfect forgiveness was granted to the sinful soul. She is delivered from eternal torment and will now appear before the face of her Lord and will rejoice with all the Saints.

When the vision ended, I came to my senses, and what did I see: they stood around me and cried, preparing my body for burial.”

The journal “Description of Signs and Healings in 1863 from the Athos Shrine in Russia” contains a letter addressed to Hieromonk Arseny with the following content: “We grieved a lot about the death of our brother, Prince M. N. Chegodaev, which followed in 1861 in Samara. And they were all the more sad that his death was sudden, without repentance and the parting words of the Holy Sacraments. But then I saw a dream that my late brother and I were walking together through a beautiful area. We approach a new, seemingly recently built village, at the entrance to which there is a new high wooden cross, and at the exit from the village stands a wonderfully beautiful house, also new. Approaching him, my brother said to me with a joyful look:

This is a rich village that I recently bought, and I am very, very indebted to my wife Tashenka for this purchase; I need to write to her and thank her for the kindness she has done for me.

The meaning of this dream was soon explained. I received a letter from Tatyana Nikiforovna, in which she informed me that the Lord had helped her to arrange eternal remembrance for her husband, my brother, in Holy Athos.”

Prayers for them are so important for the souls of the departed, especially during the Divine Liturgy, that by God’s will, sometimes the souls of the departed appear to the living with a request to pray for them. Here is one such modern case. The deceased husband began to appear to one woman in a dream asking her to give her two rubles. These appearances with the same request were repeated several nights in a row, which caused anxiety and anxiety in the widow. On the advice of friends, she went to church to submit a registered note for the liturgy with the name of the deceased. When asked how much it would cost to submit this note, she was told: “two rubles.” It is quite natural that the appearances of the late husband have since ceased, since his request was fulfilled. Let this incident always remind us that it is necessary to take care of our departed loved ones, pray for them and hope that when our time comes to depart to another world, they will pray for us too.

The everlasting psalter

The indefatigable Psalter is read not only about health, but also about peace. Since ancient times, ordering a commemoration on the Everlasting Psalter has been considered a great alms for a departed soul.

It is also good to order the Indestructible Psalter for yourself; you will feel the support. And one more important point, but far from the least important,

There is eternal remembrance on the Indestructible Psalter. It seems expensive, but the result is more than millions of times more than the money spent. If this is still not possible, then you can order for a shorter period. It's also good to read for yourself.

If you find out that your deceased relative was not buried according to the Orthodox rite, then, regardless of when he died, you must definitely order a funeral service, unless, of course, there are church obstacles to this, for example, he was non-Orthodox or committed suicide. You can also order a church commemoration for six months or a year. Monasteries can accept requests for commemoration for longer periods. Numerous testimonies confirm how important the ritual of church funerals is for the souls of the departed. Here is one such testimony, told by priest Valentin Biryukov, who lives in the city of Berdsk, Novosibirsk region:

“This incident occurred in 1980, when I was the rector of a temple in one of the cities of Central Asia. One elderly parishioner once came up to me and said:

Father, help. My son is completely exhausted and has no more strength.

Knowing that she lives alone, I was surprised and asked:

Yes, who died in 1943 at the front. I dream about it almost every night, but the dreams are the same: as if he was sitting in the middle of the mud, and his dear one was being beaten with sticks from all sides, and they were throwing this mud at him. And my son looks at me pitifully, as if asking for something.

Is your son inveterate? - I ask.

Yes, God knows. Maybe they had a funeral service for them at the front, maybe not.

I wrote down the name of the killed warrior and performed the required funeral service. Literally the next day a joyful parishioner came running to me and said:

My son dreamed again, but in a different way - as if he was walking along a hard road, all joyful and holding a paper in his hands, and he said to me: “Thank you, mom, for getting me a pass. With this pass, the road is open to me everywhere.”

I showed her the letter of permission that is read at the funeral service:

Was this paper with your son?

This amazing incident should motivate us to take care of the funeral service for our deceased loved ones. If you do not know whether your relative is inveterate or not, and there are doubts, then you need to turn to the priest for a blessing.

Widower's Prayer

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! In contrition and tenderness of my heart, I pray to You: rest, O Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), in Your heavenly Kingdom. Lord Almighty! You favored the marital union of husband and wife, when you said: it is not good for man to be alone; let us create for him a helper for him. You have sanctified this union in the image of the spiritual union of Christ with the Church. I believe, O Lord, and confess that You have blessed me to unite me in this holy union with one of Your handmaids. By your good and wise will you deigned to take away from me this servant of yours, whom you have given to me as a helper and companion of my life. I bow before Your will, and I pray to You with all my heart, accept my prayer for Your servant (name), and forgive her if you sin in word, deed, thought, knowledge and ignorance; Love earthly things more than heavenly things; Even if you care more about the clothing and decoration of your body than about the enlightenment of the clothing of your soul; or even careless about your children; if you upset anyone by word or deed; If there is a grudge in your heart against your neighbor or condemn someone or anything else you have done from such evil people. Forgive her all this, for she is good and philanthropic; for there is no man who will live and not sin. Do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, as Thy creation, do not condemn her to eternal torment for her sin, but have mercy and mercy according to Thy great mercy. I pray and ask You, Lord, to grant me the strength throughout the days of my life to not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even until the end of my life to ask her from You, the Judge of the whole world, for forgiveness of her sins. Yes, because You, God, have placed on her head a crown from an honest stone, eternal here on earth; Thus crown me with Thy eternal glory in Thy heavenly Kingdom, with all the saints who rejoice there, and together with them may eternally sing Thy all-holy name with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Widow's Prayer

Christ Jesus, Lord and Almighty! You are the consolation of the weeping, the intercession of the orphans and widows. You said: call on Me in the day of your sorrow, and I will destroy you. In the days of my sorrow, I run to You and pray to You: do not turn Your face away from me and hear my prayer brought to You with tears. You, Lord, Master of all, have blessed me to unite me with one of Your servants, so that we may be one body and one spirit; You gave me this servant as a companion and protector. It was Your good and wise will that you would take this servant of Yours away from me and leave me alone. I bow before Your will and I resort to You in the days of my sorrow: quench my sorrow about separation from Your servant, my friend. Even if you took him away from me, do not take your mercy away from me. Just as you once accepted two mites for a widow, so accept this prayer of mine. Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (name), forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, whether in word, or in deed, or in knowledge and ignorance, do not destroy him with his iniquities and do not deliver him to eternal torment, but according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, weaken and forgive all his sins and commit them with Thy saints, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life. I pray and ask You, Lord, grant that all the days of my life I will not cease to pray for Your departed servant, and even before my departure, ask You, the Judge of the whole world, to forgive all his sins and to place him in the heavenly abodes that You have prepared for those who love Cha. For even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit is Orthodox even until your last breath of confession; His faith, even in Thee, is imputed to him instead of works: for there is no man who will live and not sin. You are One besides sin, and Your truth is truth forever. I believe, Lord, and I confess that You have heard my prayer and have not turned Your face away from me. Seeing a widow weeping green, you were merciful, and you brought her son to the grave, carrying her to the grave; thus, having compassion, calmed down my sorrow. For Thou didst open to Thy servant Theophilus, who went to Thee, the doors of Thy mercy and forgave him his sins through the prayers of Thy holy Church, heeding the prayers and alms of his wife: here and I pray to Thee, accept my prayer for Thy servant, and bring him in to eternal life. For You are our hope, You are God, to have mercy and to save, and to You we send glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen!

Children's prayer for deceased parents

Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping. I come running to You, orphaned, groaning, and... crying, and I pray to You: hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from the one who gave birth and raised me, my parent (name); accept his soul, as if it had gone to You with true faith in You and firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom. I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from him. We know, Lord, that You, the Judge of this world, punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment your deceased servant, unforgettable for me, my parent (name), but forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by him in his life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him and deliver him from eternal torment. You, merciful Father of fathers and children! grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped. Merciful Lord! accept this day for Thy servant (name), my warm prayer and give him Thy reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He who taught me first of all to lead You, My Lord, in reverence to pray to You, in You alone to trust in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of the prayer he brought for me before You and for all the gifts he asked me from You, reward him with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal kingdom. For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer of parents for deceased children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the afflicted! With a contrite and tender heart, I run to You and pray to You: remember, Lord, in Your kingdom Your departed servant, my child (name), and create for him an eternal memory. You, Lord of life and death, gave me this child, but by your good and wise will you deigned to take it away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins too, so that they may not remain on our children: we know that we have committed many things before You, many have not kept them, we have not done as Thou hast commanded us. If our deceased child, ours or his own, for the sake of guilt, lived in this life, working for the world and his flesh, and not more than You, the Lord and his God: if you loved the delights of this world, and not more than Your word and Your commandments, if you surrendered with the pleasures of life, and not more than with contrition for one’s sins, and in intemperance, giving up vigil, fasting and prayer to oblivion, I earnestly pray to Thee, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, even if you have done other evil things in life family Christ Jesus! You raised the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father, You healed the daughter of a Canaanite woman through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, and do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive, all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, remove eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: like there is no man, whoever lives and does not sin, but You are the only One besides all sin: so that when you judge the world, my child will hear Your most beloved voice: come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For You are the Father of mercies and generosity, You are our life and resurrection, and to You we send glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for the suddenly deceased

Lord Jesus Christ, Lord of life and death, Thou hast declared in Thy holy Gospel: watch, for thou knowest not when the Son of Man shall come, at that hour do not think, the Son of Man shall come. But we, earthlings and sinners, having given ourselves over to the sorrows and pleasures of this life, consign the hour of our death to oblivion, and thus we call to You, Judge of heaven and earth, suddenly, at the hour, not in anticipation and not in anticipation. Thus, Your deceased servant, our brother (name), was suddenly called to You. Unsearchable and incomprehensible are the ways of Your wondrous glance at us, O Lord the Savior! I humbly bow my head before these Thy paths, Lord Master, and I pray to Thee with my zealous faith, look down from the height of Thy holy dwelling and cover me with Thy Grace, that my prayer may be corrected before Thee, like a fragrant censer. Most merciful Lord, hear my prayer for Thy servant, who, according to Thy inscrutable destinies, was suddenly stolen from us by death; have mercy and have mercy on his trembling soul, called to Thy impartial judgment at an hour of no other time. Let me not reprove you with Your wrath, let me punish you with Your wrath; but have mercy and have mercy on her, for the sake of Your merits on the cross and prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all Your saints, forgive her all sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance. Even if Thy servant (name) was caught up, but rather in this life, faith in Thee and confession of Thee, the God and Savior of the world, Christ, and having trust in Thee: this faith and this hope instead of works of imputation. Merciful Lord! You do not want the death of a sinner, but you graciously accept from him and for him everything that is done towards conversion and salvation, and you yourself arrange his path so that he may live. I pray to You, deign to remember all the works of mercy and all the prayers done here on earth for Your departed servant, deign to accept my prayer for him together with the prayers of the clergy of Your Holy Church, and forgive his soul all the sins, pacify his troubled heart, spare him from eternal torment and rest him in a brighter place. For it is Yours to have mercy and save us, Christ our Savior, and to You alone befits ineffable goodness and eternal glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for the deceased

Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of Thy eternally departed servant, our brother (name), as Good and Lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming untruths, 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 Your eternal good things, prepared for those who love You: even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, You are glorified God in the Trinity, faith, and the Unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. Be merciful to him, and have faith in You instead of deeds, and rest with Your saints as You are Generous: 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 to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer for all departed Christians

God of spirits and all flesh, having trampled down death and abolished the devil, and given life to Thy world! Himself, Lord, give rest to the souls of your departed servants: your most holy patriarchs, eminence metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, who served you in the priestly ecclesiastical and monastic ranks; the creators of this holy temple, the Orthodox forefathers, fathers, brothers and sisters, lying here and everywhere; leaders and warriors who laid down their lives for the faith and fatherland, the faithful who were killed in internecine warfare, drowned, burned, frozen to death, torn to pieces by beasts, suddenly died without repentance and did not have time to reconcile with the Church and with their enemies; in the frenzy of the mind of those who committed suicide, those for whom we were commanded and asked to pray, for whom there is no one to pray and the faithful, Christian burial deprived of (name) in a bright place, in a green place, in a place of peace, from where illness, sadness and sighing escaped. Every sin committed by them in word or deed or thought, as a good Lover of mankind, God forgives, as if there is no man who will live and not sin. For You are the only one besides sin, Your righteousness is truth forever, and Your word is truth.

For Thou art the Resurrection, and the Life and Repose of the departed Thy servant (name), Christ our God, and to Thee we send glory with Thy beginningless Father, and Thy Most Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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The everlasting psalter

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I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parent who gave birth to and raised me. (Name), accept his soul, as if it had gone to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from him. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment Your deceased servant, my parent, who is unforgettable for me. (Name), but forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by him in his life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him and deliver him from eternal torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped.

Merciful Lord! Receive today for Your servant (Name) this warm prayer of mine and give him Your reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He taught me first of all to lead You, my Lord, to pray to You in reverence, to trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and to keep the commandments Yours; for his concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of the prayer he brings for me before You and for all the gifts he asked me from You, reward him with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

Prayer for the deceased mother

Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping.

I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my mother who gave birth to and raised me. (Name), accept her soul, as if it has gone to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from her. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment Your deceased servant, unforgettable for me, my mother. (Name), but forgive her all her sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by her in her life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on her and deliver eternal torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my departed mother in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order me in a bright place, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped.

Merciful Lord! Receive today for Thy servant (Name) this warm prayer of mine and reward it with Your reward for the labors and care of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as you taught me first of all to lead You, my Lord, to pray to You in reverence, to trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and to keep the commandments Yours; for her concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of her prayer for me before You and for all the gifts she asked me from You, reward her with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Children's prayer for deceased parents

Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping.

I come running to you, an orphan, groaning and crying, and I pray to you: hear my prayer and do not turn your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my grief over separation from my parents who gave birth to and raised me. (their names), accept their souls, as having gone to You with true faith in You and with firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Kingdom of Heaven.

I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from them. We know, Lord, that You are the Judge of this world, you punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to Thee, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment the deceased, unforgettable for me, Thy servants, my parents. (names), but forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by them in their lives here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on them and deliver them from eternal torment.

You, merciful Father of fathers and children! Grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my departed parents in my prayers, and to beg Thee, the righteous Judge, to order them in a place of light, in a place of coolness and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped.

Merciful Lord! Receive today for Your servants (names) this warm prayer of mine and reward them with Your reward for the labors and care of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as those who taught me first of all to lead You, my Lord, to pray to You in reverence, to trust in You alone in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and to keep the commandments Yours; for their concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of their prayers for me before You and for all the gifts they asked me from You, reward them with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal Kingdom.

For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Funeral prayer is a long tradition, its roots go back centuries. At all times, people have honored the dead.

The graves of those killed during the mammoth hunt were decorated with flowers and bones of the killed mammoth; ancient peoples (the Romans, for example) honored their ancestors as protectors and patrons of the home (the familiar words “penates” and “lares” come from Rome). The cult of ancestors also existed in the East (the Chinese prayed to their ancestors, asking for wisdom). Slavic tribes also made sacrifices to their ancestors.

The Orthodox faith does not provide for the worship of human spirits. Why then do we still pray, remembering for the repose of the souls of those who left this world?

What is the meaning of funeral prayer for deceased parents?

Anyone who has died loses the right to ask God for himself. Hence the huge number of dogmas associated with the need for repentance before death, and in general - careful preparation for the next world. When a person is dead, his soul has no right to vote, does not speak, but only humbly awaits decisions. The prayer of children for deceased parents and other relatives pleases the soul, because it is not in vain that they say: a person is alive as long as he is remembered.

Prayers for the departed

As was said above, the soul itself cannot pray for mercy, but the relatives of the deceased may well ask the Lord and His honest Angels to mitigate the fate of the newly deceased, and the more fervent the prayer, the greater the chance of receiving God’s mercy for the deceased’s soul. The prayer book contains a huge number of prayers for a variety of cases of death - suddenly passed away, stillborn babies, tragically killed, killed in war - the list is simply huge, you need to try to choose the appropriate prayer for each specific case.

Not so long ago, a Canon appeared about those who died without permission - they had not previously prayed for suicides under any circumstances. Now the merciful Mother Church has allowed cell (home) prayer for them, the unfortunate ones who have committed a sin that they will never be able to pray away.

About parents

It is customary for children to pray for deceased parents - for this there are a large number of prayers, such as, for example, the prayer of children for deceased parents and all Orthodox Christians who have died in the Orthodox faith from time to time.

Prayer “For the Dead”

“Remember, Lord, from this life the orthodox kings and queens, the right-believing princes and princesses, the most holy patriarchs, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops who departed from this life, who served You in the priesthood and in the parable of the church, and in the monastic rank, and in Your eternal villages
rest with the saints. (Bow)
Remember, Lord, the souls of Your departed servants, my parents (their names), and all relatives in the flesh; and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, giving them the Kingdom and the communion of Your eternal good things and the pleasure of Your endless and blissful life. (Bow)
Remember, O Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, those who have fallen asleep, our fathers and brothers and sisters, and those who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians, and with Thy saints, where the light of Thy face shines, have mercy on us, for He is Good and Lover of humanity. Amen. (Bow)
Grant, Lord, remission of sins to all who have previously departed in the faith and hope of resurrection, our fathers, brothers and sisters, and create for them eternal memory. (Three times)"

Such a prayer allows you to remember a large number of people in your funeral petitions.

There is also a separate prayer for deceased parents - it can be found on the Internet or in special publications with funeral prayers.

Prayer “Children for deceased parents”

“Lord Jesus Christ our God! You are the keeper of the orphans, the refuge of the grieving and the comforter of the weeping. I come running to You, orphaned, groaning, and... crying, and I pray to You: hear my prayer and do not turn Your face away from the sighs of my heart and from the tears of my eyes. I pray to You, merciful Lord, satisfy my sorrow
about separation from the one who gave birth and raised me, my parent (name); accept his soul, as if it had gone to You with true faith in You and firm hope in Your love for mankind and mercy, into Your Heavenly Kingdom. I bow before Your holy will, which was taken away from me, and I ask You not to take away Your mercy and mercy from him. We know, Lord, that You, the Judge of this world, punish the sins and wickedness of the fathers in children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, even to the third and fourth generation: but you also have mercy on the fathers for the prayers and virtues of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With contrition and tenderness of heart, I pray to You, merciful Judge, do not punish with eternal punishment your deceased servant, unforgettable for me, my parent (name), but forgive him all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, knowledge and ignorance, committed by him in his life here on earth, and according to Your mercy and love for mankind, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Mother of God and all the saints, have mercy on him and deliver him from eternal torment. You, merciful Father of fathers and children! grant me, all the days of my life, until my last breath, not to cease to remember my deceased parent in my prayers, and to beg You, the righteous Judge, to order him in a place of light, in a cool place and in a place of peace, with all the saints , from here all illness, sorrow and sighing have escaped. Merciful Lord! accept this day for Thy servant (name), my warm prayer and give him Thy reward for the labors and cares of my upbringing in faith and Christian piety, as He who taught me first of all to lead You, My Lord, in reverence to pray to You, in You alone to trust in troubles, sorrows and illnesses and keep Your commandments; for his concern for my spiritual success, for the warmth of the prayer he brought for me before You and for all the gifts he asked me from You, reward him with Your mercy, Your heavenly blessings and joys in Your eternal kingdom. For You are the God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind, You are the peace and joy of Your faithful servants, and we send glory to You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen."

In addition, it is customary to commemorate separately the deceased who died after a long and serious illness.

Prayer “For the deceased after a long illness”

“God, You made our brother “name” serve (our sister “name” served) You amidst suffering and illness, thus participating in the Passion of Christ; We ask You to honor him (her) participation in the glory of the Savior. Through Christ our Lord. Amen."
But, standing before the Throne of God, accept our prayers and bring them to the All-Merciful God, to forgive us every sin and help us against the wiles of the devil, so that, having been delivered from sorrows, illnesses, troubles and misfortunes and all evil, we will live piously and righteously in the present world and through your intercession we will be worthy, even though we are unworthy, to see good on the earth of the living, glorifying the One in His saints, glorifying God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen."

You can also pray for the repose of the souls of “mentors and educators” - if they were of great importance in your life and upbringing, there is a separate prayer for this case in the prayer book.

How to pray correctly?

You can pray at home and in the cemetery. At home, they pray for the deceased every day during the evening commemoration of the dead, and for the newly deceased (those who died less than forty days ago) - every day, reading prayers. If there is time and opportunity, a special Canon is also read.

When we go to a cemetery, it is customary to read prayers there, but you can get by with the sign of the cross and a short greeting. The Church has established special days (called “parental days”) on which it is customary to visit burial sites. Attributes of the nearest church holiday (willow, Easter, eggs, and so on) are brought to the graves.

It should be noted that on the day of the Holy Resurrection of Christ you should not go to the cemetery - all the dead were raised by Christ from their graves, and they themselves will come to visit for the Easter meal.

You can worship them and congratulate them on Easter in absentia, and visit them on Tuesday in the week following Holy Week - the week after Easter.

In response to the argument “Everyone goes”, one can report that this tradition took root in Soviet times, when there was simply no other opportunity to visit the graves of relatives except on a day off. Now no one will accuse you of parasitism if you take an hour off from work on a weekday to visit deceased relatives .

Prayer of parents for deceased children

Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Lord of life and death, Comforter of the afflicted! With a contrite and tender heart I run to You and pray to You: remember, Lord, in Your kingdom Your departed servant, my child ( Name), and create eternal memory for him. You, the Lord of life and death, gave me this child, but by your good and wise will you deigned to take him away from me. Blessed be Thy name, O Lord. I pray to You, Judge of heaven and earth, with Your endless love for us sinners, forgive my deceased child all his sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, deed, thought, knowledge and ignorance. Forgive, O Merciful One, our parental sins, so that they may not remain on our children: we know how much we sinned before You, how much we did not observe, and did not do what You commanded us. If our deceased child, through our fault or through our own fault, in this life, worked more for the world and his flesh, and not for You, his Lord and God: if he loved the delights of this world, and not Your word and Your commandments, if he indulged in pleasures worldly, and not contrition for his sins, and in inattention, leaving fasting and prayer, I earnestly pray to You, forgive, most good Father, all such sins of my child, forgive and weaken, if he has committed other evil in this life. Christ Jesus! You raised the daughter of Jairus through the faith and prayer of her father, You healed the daughter of the Canaanite woman through faith and the request of her mother: hear my prayer, do not despise my prayer for my child. Forgive, Lord, forgive, all his sins and, having forgiven and cleansed his soul, save him from eternal torment and dwell with all Your saints, who have pleased You from the ages, where there is no illness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life: for there is no man , who lives and has not sinned, but You alone are sinless: that when You judge the world, my child may hear Your most beloved voice: Come, blessed of My Father, and inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. You are the Father of mercies and generosity, You are our meaning and resurrection, and to You we send up glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.