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those who have waded to prosperity through the tears of
their neighbors.

Condemn not, O Lord,

those who persecute us with slander and malice.

Repay with mercy those whom we have wronged or
offended through ignorance,

and grant that our prayer for them may be holy through the
sacrament of reconciliation.

O Lord of unutterable Love, remember Thy servants who
have fallen asleep.

KONTAKION 4

Save, O Lord, those who have died in grievous sufferings,
those who were murdered, those buried alive, those who
were drowned or burned, those who were torn by wild
beasts, those who died of hunger or cold, from exposure in
storms, or by falling from heights, and grant them all eternal
joy for the sorrow of their death. May the time of their
suffering be blessed as a day of redemption, for which they
sing: ALLELUIA.
IKOS 4

Recompense with the compassion of Thy infinite love, O
Lord, all who have died in the full flush of their youth, who
received on earth the thorny crown of suffering, who never
experienced earthly joy.