Very often people come to an Orthodox church not only to take part in divine services, but also to order certain prayer commemorations for their loved ones. Sorokoust is one of the most popular types of church commemoration of people.
In everyday life, one often hears advice that for family well-being, help in illnesses, and when sending off on the last journey, it is necessary to order a magpie in an Orthodox church. However, not everyone understands what it is. The word itself is already capable of raising a question. In fact, everything is very simple. Forty-mouth is the name for the church commemoration of people at the proskomedia (before the start of the divine liturgy). You can order the magpie both for the living and in memory of the departed.
This type of church prayer takes its name from the fact that the very commemoration of people can continue during forty divine liturgies. In addition, the magpie can be ordered for six months, a year, and in some monasteries and for eternal remembrance.
The magpie about the dead is in great demand. In addition to funeral services and funeral services, another prayer of the Church for them is especially useful for a deceased person. It is in the forty-mouth that the priest repeatedly remembers the name of the deceased and asks God for the forgiveness of the sins of the latter.
The Orthodox Church announces to people that this remembrance will also be useful for living people in need of various help. In serious illnesses, family troubles and other needs, the prayer of the Church for a person takes on even greater importance.
It turns out that ordering the magpie is necessary in order for the clergymen to commemorate people for a long time. This shows the connection between the earthly and heavenly Church.
