For people believing church services and ceremonies are important throughout life.At birth, the child is baptized, as though entrusting its fate in the hands of the Lord.Then follows the first communion.Further, when a person becomes an adult, and creates family - the wedding.To be cleansed from sin, he confesses.To maintain health, orders appropriate prayers.And the last way votserkvlёnnye people also go to the parting words of the priest, anointed them and serving them a memorial service.
meaning of
For those who do not know, a memorial service - what it is, let us explain.This vigil for the dead man.That is a service that runs during the night and goes to matins, or a doleful morning service.It should be noted, explaining that a memorial service, it was a rite, it is characteristic for Orthodoxy.In Catholicism and Protestant denominations did not commit.However, as the priests explain, at home, in private (in camera), you can order to pray for the infidels, read psalms.The church is not present for such a memorial service is held.What this means for the dead?If it is not carried out in the last journey according to his religion, he will stand by their Creator with no funeral service.For those who believe such a death is a great tragedy, for prayers for the soul of the guilty are extremely important.In addition to the church, there is a civil funeral.What is it - are outlined below.
Types church mourning
The first funeral service takes place over just dead body - before they bury him in the ground.It should be held on the third day after his departure to the other world.Then, 9th, 40th.Next celebrated the first anniversary of the death and subsequent birthdays and name - they also ordered a memorial service in the church.What is meant: for each day of the dead in his holy office of binding rules.In addition to individual, and there are common pannikhida - referred to as Ecumenical.These are the traditional days when commemorating all the dead.For example, SATURDAY.The funeral service for the deceased is another thing, the historical name of the church: the funeral rite.It commits it at home, especially when the call comes to the priest, and in the temple, and the cemetery.
Civil funeral
This is the official ceremony, not connected with the spiritual realm.Such a memorial service for the deceased is usually done for dignitaries, heads of state or famous, famous personalities.At the funeral of famous actors, writers, musicians and other members of the cultural elite, prominent politicians, military leaders are spoken farewell speech, the coffin followed by a long procession.A memorial service may include honor guard, mourning meetings, mandatory laying of wreaths and bouquets, solemn salute.Sometimes such actions turn into demonstrations, political action, if the deceased was a member of a dissident or informal organization.In this regard, civil funeral is radically different from the church.However, in some cases, both the ritual can be combined.
structure of Old Russian
funeral service for the repose of service during its existence has undergone a series of structural changes.
- Initially, in the era of ancient Russia, as a model for worship were the Byzantine canons and rules.While it began around the first half of the night and included:
- litanies (words, calling to prayer, containing a number of petitions, and the glorification of the Lord).
- 3 antiphon (singing choir, symbolizing the voices of angels, and glorifying the Almighty).
- 5 special prayers.This rite existed in Russian Christianity around the 8th century.Singing service for the repose often carried out in the name day of the holy martyrs, especially in places of their burial.It determines how the saints pray to be on a particular day.Subsequently, there was the ceremony of transfer of the time in the second half of the night.Separate memorial services were reduced to a common commemoration of the dead, the other - to paraklisisam.
memorial service in Orthodoxy
Later, in Russian Orthodoxy, has developed its own rules of origin requiem.First Charter enjoined to spend it on the Trinity on Saturday (before the holy festival) and another one on Saturday, called "Cheese-fare."Then such requiems were called the "ecumenical."They are now, in addition to the listed dates, service Demetrius Saturday, memorial services on Saturday of the second, third and fourth weeks of Lenten, on Radonitsa (Fomin Monday and Tuesday) and Saturday before the Veil.
At that time it was decided to commemorate loved ones, all brothers and sisters in the faith, and the Christians, who caught the sudden death, who was not inveterate time.Then it was decided to hold the memorial service for the dead to his devotion to the land and then on certain days and anniversaries.
The order of service was recorded specifically for this purpose the Book of Needs, the Psalms, and Octoechos "successor for the departed."It also contains instructions on how to pray to the saints, which spiritual texts read.
Plain consists of the funeral dirge morning (main part) and lithium (conclusion).On a table with candles and a crucifix before which made the ritual, put kutia (it is called kolivo).This dish after eating the rite of remembrance of all those gathered.Lithium read when a dead man carried out of the home or other premises where he was, as well as introduce it into the porch of the house, after the return of the funeral procession to the cemetery, and so on. D. Last requiem chant - "Eternal Memory".Song sung all those present at the service.If a person has died in Lent, for it serves only lithium.
Price Rite
Suppose you need for deceased loved ones funeral."How much is a rite?"- The question quite relevant and not idle.Naturally, there is a single tariff, and in each parish its prices.They should be pre-deal at the clerics, which are going to require to apply.For example, a memorial note that is proskomedia can cost 10 rubles and above;Prayers cost starts at a hundred rubles each, but cost the same funeral service and funeral - about 500. In different churches, these figures may vary between 50-100 rubles.
Why a funeral
What is the role requiem hymns, prayers, and during it all, what the deceased person all this ceremony?Firstly, it facilitates the shower transition from one state to another, from being in body before incorporeity.When praying for the deceased, give alms and donations, it is a kind of a request for his soul before God.The more works of mercy will be committed and prayers read, the more reason to ensure that many of the dead were his sins forgiven.
This narrate the lives of the saints and the Scriptures say.As the Church teaches, in the first and second day after the death of the soul it is accompanied by an angel to send for her, with whom she travels to places that were dear to the deceased.She recalls the lost lives and one moved by events, with the other repents.On the third day, the soul must stand before God to worship Him.This is a very important and crucial moment, because it certainly held a memorial service.It is the first request for the sinners, with which we all are.From the third to the ninth days of the soul is in the contemplation of paradise, enjoying its beauty and the benefits to be gained from staying in it.And on the ninth she again goes to God to worship.Therefore, it is timed to this date following a memorial service, which strongly pray for forgiveness of the soul and that she was left in the garden with the other holy souls.
next seat of the soul of the deceased - in limbo, where it sees shudder flour sinners.On the fortieth day, she appears for the third time before the throne of God.And special power The performed a memorial service for 40 days, as a decisive part of the soul reposed in her lifetime, depending on the cases.And prayer, remembrance of the dead soften God's judgment and may even completely justify departed in the world other person.
Symbols digits
How to order a memorial service?This can be seen of the priest in the temple.You explain in detail what to do, who to contact, and so on. D. We will return again to the symbolism of numbers.The three-day funeral rites performed in honor of the resurrection of Christ and the Holy Trinity.A nine - to glorify 9 angelic hosts, who before the Heavenly King asked to pardon the sinner.Memorial service on the 40th day served to commemorate the forty-day mourning for the Jews to Moses;fasting of the same duration, after which Moses honored to speak with God and received the Tablets from Him;a 40-year-old walking the Jews in the desert;the ascension of Jesus to heaven after he died, rose again and still had 40 days with his disciples on earth.That is why the Christian Orthodox Church and advises to make commemoration of the dead on the 40th day, that their souls might ascend to heaven Sinai to contemplate our Father the promise of the Almighty to achieve bliss and remain in the heavenly tabernacles among the righteous.Therefore, so it is important that each of these days, family of the deceased was ordered service supplied memorial note.Requiem Liturgy and very helpful souls.
Regulation Act 1 st part
Let us now consider in detail the content side of the rite.The usual rules of it is this.With shouts of "Blessed is our God always, and now and ever and ever and ever," begins funeral.Its text is unchanged for centuries.Then the priest and all participants read three main prayers of the faithful - "Our Father."Following a twelve-fold repetition of the cry, "Lord, have mercy!" Orthodox prayer "Glory and now", "Come and worship."Then read the most important for all Christians Psalm №90, known more for its first line: "He that dwelleth in the aid ...".It is comforting to anyone who is living with God in the heart, as the transition draws a picture of a happy soul from earthly ordeal to eternal happy and carefree life in the sky, close to the Creator.
through images of fantastic beasts, asps and dragons in Psalm allegorically reflect obstacles standing in the way of the deceased to his rapprochement with the Heavenly Father.However, the Lord will not leave their children alone, supporting them in all trials, including these.This psalm as it is the basis of life.Memorial services can not do without it, because the essence of the ritual is deeply reflected in this product.
Then following of sounds litany "In peace let us pray to the Lord."The priest reads the petition - the ordinary and the dead.The first of petitions - the abandonment of (forgiveness) of sins.After all, they may not be allowed the soul to heaven and prepare the eternal torment her.Ends petition cry: "Let us pray to the Lord!" The second petition - the sick, the infirm, the mourners, eager to comfort.It ends with the traditional appeal to pray for God to overcome any adversity and pain, he sent the light of hope and encouragement.The third petition - the soul of the deceased, that sent her to the Lord, "cereal places" where dwell all the righteous.It ends all the same, "pray to the Lord" and thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity.Ends litany performance of "Hallelujah."Rounding out this part of the requiem hymns such as the troparion "dovish wisdom."
Rules of Procedure 2 nd part
Following sing more troparion "the virgin" in the chorus that has these words: "Bless the Lord, Thou ...".Then he uttered a new litany - the funeral - and sing "Peace, Savior ...."After that, the priest read the 50th Psalm, and sing with her attendants at the canon.Between its parts (songs after 3, 6, 9), read the small litany funeral.Should sound kontakion "With the saints give rest" and ICOS 'himself alone ... ".Lithium - the final part of the memorial service.It begins with a reading of "Trisagion", continues Troparion 4 says, "With the spirits of the righteous," litany "Have mercy on us" and chanting "Eternal Memory".
Parastas
so-called great funeral.During the service the choir singing "Immaculate" and the whole canon as a whole.The word "parastas" is translated from the Greek as "petition."And it is great because prayers are held for all the dead Christians.Service starts on Friday night and continues night (Vigil) on SATURDAY.It consists of a traditional funeral this beginning, the Great Litany, troparia kafizsy 17, Psalm 50, canon and small service.
Cemetery funeral
How is held a memorial service at the cemetery?In the ritual has its own peculiarities.The first difference is that the grave is accomplished lithium i.e. pannikhida part.The reason for this lies in the nature of the service itself.Requiem matins should be performed in the church, because there is the Holy See, a table with a crucifix and other necessary objects of worship.It begins with "Blessed be God", after which all present singing and say: "Amen."Then three read "Our Father" and singing troparia (funeral) "With the spirits of the righteous."
This is followed by the actual funeral litany, he cried, "Glory to Thee, O Christ ..." and release it when the present clerics thrice exclaim "Eternal Memory ...".At the end of the ceremony quietly blurts "May God to please ...".This is a very important prayer that unites all believers, living and dead, into one in the bosom of the Holy Church in the face of the Lord.Kutia for a lithium usually does not bring.An exception may be Friday's memorial service, more solemn, and therefore stands out.
Notes of remembrance
Churches made to submit notes for remembrance, but it concerns only the dead who have been baptized, that is, belong to the Orthodox Church.It's written to be clean and tidy, legible, the priest read it right.How exactly should look a note?The funeral service is served by the dead, who are as follows:
- Name necessarily written in the genitive (who? - Anna).
- form name should be full, not shorten or diminutive.It concerns not only adults but also children who died.Because point: not Dima, and Demetrius.
- sure to find a church version of secular, worldly names.For example, the spiritual analogue of Egor George, Pauline - Apollinaris.
- If the note we are talking about a child, up to 7 years, it is written as a "baby", then up to 15, - the young man (damsel).
- surname and patronymic, nationality, rank, nationality or degree of kinship in the memorial notes are not listed.
- may be noted how long the person has left this world.Write "newly departed" should be, if not yet passed 40 days, "the deceased" - at a later date.Uses the term "memorable", if the deceased at this day memorable date.
- The notes are not commemorated those who are recognized as a saint by the Church.The notes "for the repose of" anyone can write the names of not only blood relatives but their deceased friends, teachers, all dear people.
death anniversary
As already indicated, remember the deceased is necessary not only on the 3rd, 9th, 40th days after death, but also on the anniversary, other important dates.All of them - an excellent opportunity for prayers for the dead, much-needed human soul.This is an invaluable aid that "here" may have left in the world live a man.
How committed memorial service on the anniversary of the death?By the beginning of the morning service should go to church.Pre-write a memorial note and pass it in the temple svechnitse.Usually such notes are taken on proskomidijah, Mass, litanies.During the funeral service, they are read out loud.Sami deceased are considered "blessed memory."
defended the service to go to the cemetery, to be there, to lay flowers and pray.Be sure to give alms, to give food and clothing to the homeless.After all, good deeds committed in the name of any person, is how the church teaches, the soul of a great help.Then you mark the deceased for their meals.Before the meal you need to read the "Our Father" or Psalm 90 minutes.
sorokoviny
considered a very important memorial service for 40 days.Its definitely need to book (or Prayers) and to pay the money.According to some beliefs, the soul leaves the earth on this day, leaves forever in another world waiting for doomsday.According to others, on the contrary, it is for a short time returned to the people, to say goodbye and leave for good with those who had once been roads.The prayers and funeral Prayers are extremely important right now, since they can identify the place where the soul remain forever.The Church believes that it is useful before then incessantly book of Psalms.
