Divine Liturgy of St Basil
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Litany for the Departed
If there be an offering for the departed, the deacon or priest sayeth:
Deacon:
Have mercy on us, O
God, according to thy great
Mercy, we pray Thee,
hearken and have mercy.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Thrice
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Again we pray for the repose
of the souls of the departed
servants of God
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and that
they may be forgiven every
transgression, both
voluntary and involuntary.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Thrice.
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That the Lord God will
commit their souls to where
the righteous repose.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Thrice.
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The mercy of God, the
kingdom of heaven, and the
remission of their sins, let us
ask of Christ the Immortal
King and our God.
People: Grant this O Lord
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Let us pray to the Lord.
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The priest saith secretly, the Prayer for the Departed
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled