Prayers for the Dead: Pannikhida (Page 4 of 7)

Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us. (thrice).

Great Litany

See at the end, in the addendum.

Deacon: Alleluia, in the 8th tone: Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and taken, O Lord.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Verse: Their memory is from generation to generation.

Choir: Alleluia …

Verse: Their souls will dwell amid good things.

Choir: Alleluia …

in the 8th tone

Choir: O Thou Who with wisdom profound order all things with love, and Who gives to all what is needful, O only Creator, give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants, for on Thee they have set their hope, our Maker and Builder, and our God.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

We have thee as a wall and refuge and an intercessor pleasing to God, whom thou didst bear, O Virgin Mother of God, salvation of the faithful.

in the 5th tone

Refrain: Blessed art Thou, O Lord; teach me Thy rights.

Choir: The Choir of the Saints have found the Fountain of Life and the Door of Paradise. May I also find the way through repentance. I am the lost sheep. Recall me, O Savior, and save me.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord …O Saints and Martyrs who preached the Lamb of God, and like lambs were slain, and were translated to life everlasting and unaging: fervently pray to Him to grant us forgiveness of our sins

Blessed art Thou, O Lord …Give rest, O God, to the souls of Thy servants, and set them in Paradise, where the choirs of the Saints and the Just shine like the stars. Give rest, O Lord, to Thy departed servants, and overlook all their offenses.

Glory: Let us reverently praise the triple radiance of the one Godhead and cry: Holy art Thou, O eternal Father, co-eternal Son, and Divine Spirit! Illumine us who with faith worship Thee and snatch us from the eternal fire.

Now and ever: Rejoice, holy Virgin who for the salvation of all didst bear God in the flesh, and through whom mankind has found salvation. Through thee may we find Paradise, O pure, most blessed Mother of God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God (Thrice).

Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Again let us pray for the repose of the soul(s) of the departed servant(s) of God, and that he (they) may be pardoned all his (their) sins, voluntary and involuntary.

That the Lord God will assign his (their) soul(s) to where the Just repose.

The mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and the forgiveness of his (their) sins, let us ask of Christ, our immortal King and our God.

Choir: Grant this, o Lord.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Priest: For Thou art the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Thy departed servant(s), O Christ our God, and to Thee we send up glory, with Thy Eternal Father, and Thy all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen

in the 5th tone

Choir: Give rest, O our Savior, with the Just, to Thy servants, and set them in Thy courts, as it is written. And overlook in Thy goodness their sins, voluntary and involuntary, and all they committed knowingly and unknowingly, O Lover of men.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Christ our God, Who didst shine on the world from the Virgin, trough her making us children of light, have mercy on us.

Refrain: Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s).

The Choir repeats.

Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

Choir: Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Choir: There is none so holy as thou, O Lord my God, who has exalted the horn of thy faithful, O Blessed One, and has established us upon the rock of thy confession.

Refrain: Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s).

The Choir repeats.

Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

Choir: Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Choir: Beholding the sea of life surging with the flood of temptations, I run to Thy calm haven, and cry to Thee: Raise up my life from corruption, O Most Merciful One.

Small Litany

The same as above

8^th tone

Choir: With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no sighing, but life everlasting.

Thou alone art immortal, who didst make and mould man. But we mortals were formed from earth, and to the earth we return, as Thou who created me did command and say to me, “Thou art earth, and to the earth shall thou return,” where all we mortals are going, and for a funeral dirge we make the song: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Refrain: Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s).

The Choir repeats.

Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

Choir: Now and ever . . .

Deacon: The Mother of God and Mother of Light, let us praise and magnify in song.

Choir: The spirits and souls of the righteous praise Thee, O Lord.

Choir: It is impossible for men to see God, upon Whom the Orders of Angels dare not gaze. But through thee, O all-pure one, did the Word incarnate appear to men; and with the Heavenly Hosts, we magnify Him and thee we call blessed.

Reader: 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 debs as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

in the 4th tone

Choir: With the spirits of the righteous give rest, O Savior, to the souls of Thy departed servants and keep them in the blessed life with Thee, O Lover of man. In the place of Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy Saints repose give rest also to the souls of Thy servants for Thou alone art the Lover of men.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: Thou art the God Who descended to hell and loosed the chains of the captives. Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen: O only pure and immaculate Virgin, who without seed didst bear God, pray to Him that their souls may be saved.

Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hear us and have mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. Three times.

Deacon: Again let us pray for the repose of the soul(s) of the departed servant(s) of God, and that he (they) may be pardoned all his (their) sins, voluntary and involuntary.

That the Lord God will assign his (their) soul(s) to where the Just repose.

The mercies of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and the forgiveness of his (their) sins, let us ask of Christ, our immortal King and our God.

Choir: Grant this, o Lord.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Priest: O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death, defeated the devil, and given life to Thy world. Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of, in a place of light, in place of green pasture, in a place of revival, whence all pain, sorrow and sighing have fled away. Forgive every sin committed by him (them), in thought, word and deed, in Thy goodness and love for men, O God. For there is no one who lives without sinning: Thou alone art without sin, and Thy justice is eternal justice, and Thy Word in Truth.

For Thou art the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy departed servant(s), O Christ our God, and to Thee we send up glory, with Thy Eternal Father, and Thy all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

Deacon: Wisdom!

Priest: O Most holy Theotokos, save us.

Choir: More honorable that the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who in virginity didst bear God the Word; thee true Mother of God, we magnify.

Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ, our God and our hope, glory to Thee.

Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice). \ Father, bless.

Priest: May He Who has power over the living and the dead, Who Himself rose again from the dead, Christ our true God, through the prayers of His Most holy Mother, of the holy and God-bearing Fathers, of all the Saints, assign to the abodes of the Righteous the soul(s) of His departed servants. Give him (them) rest in Abraham’s bosom, and number them among the Just, and have mercy on us, for He is good and the Lover of men.

Choir: Amen.

Deacon: Give rest eternal, O Lord, in blessed repose, to the soul(s) of Thy departed servant(s), and make their memory eternal.

Choir: MEMORY ETERNAL. (Thrice)

Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: For the peace from above and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

Deacon: For the remission of the sins of those who have departed this life in blessed memory, let us pray to the Lord.

For the ever-memorable servants of God; for their repose, tranquility and blessed memory, let us pray to the Lord.

That He will pardon him (her, them) every transgression, whether voluntary or involuntary, let us pray to the Lord.

That he (she, they) may stand uncondemned before the dread throne of the Lord of glory, let us pray to the Lord. For those in sorrow and grief who look for the comfort of Christ, let us pray to the Lord

That they may be numbered with those who are in the bosom of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, let us pray to the Lord.

That He will deliver us from all tribulation, anger, danger, and want, let us pay to the Lord. Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Having asked for them the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and remission of sins, let us entrust ourselves, and each other, and all our life to Christ our God.

Choir: To Thee, O Lord.

Priest: For Thou art the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Thy departed servant(s), O Christ our God, and to Thee we send up glory, with Thy eternal Father, and Thy all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen