Prayer for departed relatives is not just a religious duty of every Christian. Remembrance of the dead is a moral need for the soul of a believer. That is why many Christians try to order a memorial service for the departed more often.
The funeral service for the departed is a special funeral service, during which the priest commemorates the dead in order to forgive the sins of the departed. The practice of praying for people who finished their earthly journey was widespread already in the first centuries of Christianity. In addition, certain prayers for the departed can be found already in the Old Testament.
Currently, memorial services are performed in all Orthodox churches. Most often, this type of service is celebrated on Sunday after liturgy and prayer services. In large cathedrals, where services are held daily, the requiem can be performed separately in the morning (for example, in the extreme altar of the cathedral).
It is very simple to order a memorial service in the temple. To do this, you need to come to the House of God and turn to the church shop or to the person who receives the notes. The names of those deceased who you wish to commemorate at the funeral should be named. It is worth mentioning that the requiem can be ordered in advance (for the next memorial service). Therefore, if a person did not have time to go directly to the memorial service in the temple, do not be upset.
For an Orthodox person, it is advisable not only to write down the names of the departed at the requiem, but also to attend the commemoration of the deceased loved ones himself.
