Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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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
.
Deacon:
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.
Deacon:
That the Lord God will commit their souls to where
the righteous repose.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Thrice.
Deacon:
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
Deacon:
Let us pray to the Lord.
The priest saith secretly, the Prayer for the Departed
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled
down death by death, and overthrown the devil, and
given life to Thy world: Do Thou Thyself, O Lord, give
rest to the souls of Thy departed servants
N. (N.),
in a
place of light, a place of green pasture, a place of
repose, whence all sickness, sorrow and sighing are
fled away. Pardon every sin committed by them in