Canon on the departure of the soul from the body
Song 1
Irmos: Having passed through the water like dry land, and having escaped the Egyptian evil, the Israelite cried out to the Deliverer and to our God.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Open my mouth, O Savior, grant me the word to pray, O Merciful One, for Thy departed servant (name), and rest his soul, O Master.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Having been dead in the flesh, O Savior, and laid in the tomb with the dead, the soul of Your servant rests in a green place, like the Merciful.
Glory: Hear my prayerful voice, O God of the Trinitarians, and bring about the soul of Abraham, the Deliverer, who was reposed in the depths.
And now: You, Most Pure Mother of God, Whom you conceived without the temptation of a man, pray to Your Son to grant peace to Your departed servant (name).
Song 3
Irmos: The Supreme Creator of the heavenly circle, Lord, and the Creator of the Church, You confirm me in Your love, the desires of the land, the true affirmation, the One Lover of Mankind.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
In a green place, in a place of peace, where the faces of the saints rejoice, the soul of Your departed servant rests, O Christ, the Only Merciful.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Where the faces of the saints are, place there, O Master, who served You with all his heart and lifted Your yoke upon his frame, as the One Lord of life and death.
Glory: Heavenly Father Almighty, and Only Begotten Son, and Holy Soul from the Source, despise the sins of the deceased, and place his firstborn in the Church, glorify Thee with all those who have pleased Thee.
And now: For the Holy Mother of the Most Holy God, the Lady of all, Mary the Mother of God, with all the saints, pray for the soul of Your servant to rest in the Heavenly villages.
Song 4
Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, the sight of Your sacrament, I have understood Your works and glorified Your Divinity.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Having descended into the underworld, O Christ, you raised up all that had died, and the rest that departed from us, O Savior, as you are generous.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
There is no one without sin, only You are One, Master: for this reason, leave the sins of the departed, and place him in paradise.
Glory: Hear, Holy Trinity, the voices of the prayer offered to You in the church for the deceased, and illuminate with Your God-begotten light the soul darkened by vain devotions.
And now: Thou hast given birth, O Most Pure One, without a man to seed, a perfect God and a perfect Man, who takes away our sins, O Virgin. Pray this, O Lady, to grant peace to your departed servant.
Song 5
Irmos: Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, and with Your lofty arm grant us Your peace, O Lover of Mankind.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
You have the power of life and death, the rest left from us, Christ God, for you are all, Savior, Peace and Life.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Place your hope in Thee, Savior, who died from us; But You, Lord, show mercy to him, for God is Most Merciful.
Glory: Enlighten us, O Trisvyate, glorified Master, who pray to You, receive heavenly peace, and in peaceful villages restore the soul that has departed from the temporary in the hope of endless life.
And now: Shuyago stands, O Most Pure One, to deliver Your departed Son, O Virgin Lady, who is the Savior and our God, the Existing Mother.
Song 6
Irmos: I will pour out a prayer to the Lord, and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, for my soul is filled with evil and my life is drawing near to hell, and I pray like Jonah: from aphids, O God, lift me up.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
You have checked hell, O Master, and you have raised up those who have died from time immemorial: and now He who is departed from us, You, O God, have placed him in the bosom of Abraham, having forgiven all sins, as you are the Merciful.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
The commandment that You gave to me, O God, I transgressed and died, but You, O God, Who descended into the grave and raised the souls from all eternity, do not raise me up, O Master, to torment, but to rest, the cry ceased You are with us, O Most Merciful.
Glory: We pray to You, the Firstless Father and the Son and the Holy Soul, do not reject the soul that has gone to the depths of hell through the malice of the soul-evil world and towards You, the Creator, do not reject it, my God our Savior.
And now: From heaven, Christ our God, like rain on the fleece, the Most Pure One, descended on Thee, watering the whole world and drying up all the godless streams, flooding the whole earth with His mind, Ever-Virgin; Pray to him to give peace to your departed servant.
Kontakion, tone 8
With the saints, rest, O Christ, the soul of Your servant, where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing, but endless life.
Ikos
Thou art the One Immortal One, who created and created man: the earthly beings are from the earth created, and let us go into the earth, as Thou hast commanded, Who created me and said unto us: Like the earth. Here you go to the earth, and maybe all men will go, creating a funeral lamentation song: Alleluia , Alleluia, Alleluia.
Song 7
Irmos: Children came from Judea, in Babylon sometimes, by the Trinity’s faith they trampled the fire of the furnace, singing: O God of the fathers, blessed art thou.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Master Christ God, whenever you want to judge the world, have mercy on the soul of your servant, whom you received from us, crying: our father, God, blessed are you.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
In the food of heaven, where the souls of the righteous rejoice, those who have served Thee, count with them, O Christ, the soul of Thy servant, who sang: Our father, God, blessed art thou.
Glory: Saved the three youths of Judah into the fires, glorified in the Three Persons, delivered the eternal fire of the departed, who sang truly: Our father, God, blessed art thou.
And now: Isaiah called Thee the Rod, the Pure One, Daniel called Thee the Uncut Mountain, Ezekiel the Door, from which Christ passed, we magnify Thee, the True Mother of God.
Song 8
Irmos: By the sevenfold furnace, the Chaldean tormentor, he furiously kindled the godly, but by the best power he saw that he was saved, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: youths, bless, priests, sing , people, extol to all ages.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Having finished his course and come running to You, Lord, the departed one now cries out: Forgive my sins, O Christ God, and do not judge me, when you want to judge everyone, for it is true that I cry to You: all works are Lord Yea, sing praises to the Lord and exalt Him forever.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
He bore, O Master, Your yoke on His frame, and Your burden was light, even if not always, but in the place of Your venerables indwelt his soul, who sang to You, Christ the Savior: youngsters, bless, with priests, sing, O people, exalt Him forever.
Let us bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Lord.
Beginningless Holy Trinity, God the Father and the Son and the Holy Soul, in the person of the saints, consider the soul of Your departed servant and deliver the eternal fire, so that You may be praised, chanting forever: the youths , bless, priests, sing, people, exalt Him forever.
And now: Thee, Virgin, prophecy of the face prophesied, for the clairvoyant eyes saw Thee: I call Thee the Rod, aka the Eastern Door, the Mountain, the Indestructible people. We confess You, truly the Mother of God, Who gave birth to all Gods, Whom we pray to give rest to Him who has passed away forever.
Song 9
Irmos: The heavens were horrified at this, and the ends of the earth were amazed, for God appeared as a man in the flesh, and Your womb was the most spacious of Heaven. Thus they magnify Thee, the Mother of God, the Angels and the people of the bureaucracy.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
Jesus, my God, Savior, Adamle, you took away crime and you tasted death, so that people could be free from it, O Merciful One. Moreover, we pray to Thee, O Most Merciful One: rest in peace, for He is Good, in the palaces of Thy saints, for He is the One All-Good and Merciful.
Chorus: Rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant.
There is no one, O Merciful One, who has not sinned among men, except You alone, Jesus Christ, take away the sins of the whole world. Moreover, having cleansed Your servant from sins, establish in Your holy works: For You are the Life and Peace, and the Light, and the Joy of all those who please You.
Glory: All human nature marveled at how the Only Begotten Son of the Father Without Beginning took flesh from the Virgin through the action of the Holy Spirit, and you suffered like a man, so that the dead might come to life. Thus, we diligently pray to You, who has now departed from us, to dwell in the land of the living as Good.
And now: We call You the Bride, Most Pure One, the Invisible Father, and the Mother of the Son, of You embodied by the Holy Spirit, and we offer You the Prayer Book for Your departed servant: For You, the Helper of the Imam of the earth and, singing with love, we magnify You.
It is worthy to eat as truly the blessedness of Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify Thee, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison, the Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times, with the sign of the cross and bow from the waist)
Glory to the Father and the Son and 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, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Troparion, tone 6
One by nature is the Life-Giver, O Christ, and the truly unsearchable abyss of goodness now departed from Thy servant of Thy Kingdom of Thy kindness: for Thou art alone to have abundantly and generously and immortality.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokos: The source of the life that gave birth to the Lady, the Savior of the world, Jesus the Lord, diligently pray to the endless life of Your servant, who has now passed away: You are one Christian She is the most famous Helper.
Lord, have mercy (12 times). And this prayer:
Remember, O Lord our God, in faith and hope the life of your eternal departed servant, our brother (name), and as you are Good and Lover of mankind, forgive sin and consume unrighteousness, weaken, forsake and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins, deliver him eternal torment and fire of hell, and grant him the communion and pleasure 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 Glorified by the Spirit, God, Thee in the Trinity, faith, and Unity in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession.
Moreover, be merciful to him, and to place faith in You instead of works, and with Your saints for Your generous rest: 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 we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, we forever and ever. Amen.
Psalm 90
Psalm 90 is a song of praise to the might of the Lord. Truly, there is no other ruler who can be compared with Him. Under His authority we entrust the soul of a person who has suffered death. We shouldn't mourn. The kingdom of heaven is a refuge after death for all the righteous and pure in soul.
Song 7
Our life is filled with suffering and difficulties that we overcome every day. After death, oblivion does not await us. We will gain much more than we could receive on earth.
When reading the prayer, wish the soul an easy journey. Forget past grievances, be sincere in your desire before the Lord.
Song 6
This song again traces the motif of the resurrection of Christ. By His example He showed that man does not die completely. When the time comes, each soul will return to its body and gain immortality. The main thing is to believe in it. Sometimes faith works miracles.
