PANIKHIDA
Service for Those Fallen Asleep
Retyped by:
Michael J. Bishop
Baltimore MD
Revised: 5 June 2004 - Panikhida Service.wpd
PANIKHIDA
Service for Those Fallen Asleep
P: Blessed is our God, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
R: Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us! (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
P: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
R: Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (12 times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Come, let us worship God our King.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God.
Psalm 90 (91)
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,
2will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”
3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
4he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand;
but it will not come near you.
8You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.
9Because you have made the LORD your refuge,
the Most High your habitation,
10no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
11For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.
12On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
14Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will rescue him and honor him.
16With long life I will satisfy him,
and show him my salvation.
Great Litany
P: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the remission of the sins of him (her) who has (those who have) departed this life in blessed memory, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the ever-memorable servant(s) of God, ___; for his (her, their) repose, tranquility, and blessed memory, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: That He will pardon him (her, them) every transgression, whether voluntary or involuntary, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: That he (she, they) may stand uncondemned before the dread throne of the Lord of glory, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the weeping and the grieving, who are looking for the consolation of Christ, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: That He will release him (her, them) from all sickness, sorrow, and sighing, and make him (her, them) glad where the light of God’s countenance shall visit, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: That the Lord our God will establish his (her, their) soul(s) in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of rest, where all the righteous dwell, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: That he (she, they) may be numbered with those in the bosom of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: Having implored for him (her, them) the mercies of God, the kingdom of heaven, and remission of sins, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.
Pp: To Thee, O Lord.
P: For Thou art the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servant(s) ___ who is (are) fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Pp: Amen.
Alleluia
8th Tone
P: In the eighth tone:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Pp: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P: Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and taken, O Lord or
Blessed is he (she) whom Thou hast chosen and taken, O Lord.
Pp: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P: Their (his, her) memory is from generation to generation.
Pp: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P: Their (his, her) soul(s) shall dwell with the blessed.
Pp: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Troparion
Tone 8
Thou only Creator Who, with wisdom profound, mercifully orderest all things,
and givest that which is useful to all men.
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep;
for they have (he has, she has) placed their (his, her) trust in Thee, our Maker and Fashioner, and our God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
We have you as a wall and a haven,
and an intercessor well pleasing unto God, Whom you have borne,
O Virgin Theotokos, the Salvation of the faithful.
Requiem Hymns (Troparia)
Tone 5
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
The choir of the saints have found the Fountain of Life and the Door of Paradise.
May I also find the way through repentance.
I am a lost sheep: call me, O Savior, and save me.
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
For preaching the Lamb of God,
You holy martyrs were led as lambs to slaughter.
You have been received into unfading and everlasting life.
Now entreat the Lord to grant us forgiveness of sins.
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
You that have walked the narrow way of grief:
you that have borne the cross as your yoke in life,
you that have followed Me by faith;
Draw near and receive the heavenly crowns I have prepared for you.
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
I am the image of Thine ineffable glory,
though I bear the brands of transgressions:
Pity Thy creature, O Master,
and purify me by Thy loving-kindness;
grant me the homeland of my heart’s desire,
making me again a citizen of Paradise.
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
O Thou Who of old didst form me from nothingness,
and didst honor me with Thine image divine,
but by the transgression of Thy commandment hast returned me again unto the earth
from which I was taken:
Restore me to that image
and to my former beauty.
V: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.
Give rest, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s), O God,
and establish them (him, her) in Paradise.
Where the choirs of the saints, and of the just, O Lord,
shine like the stars of heaven.
Give rest to Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep,
overlooking all their (his, her) transgressions.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise the three-fold Splendor of the one Godhead, crying:
Holy art Thou, O Father, Who without begining,
Coeternal Son and divine Spirit!
Enlighten us who serve Thee in faith;
and deliver us from eternal fire.
Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Rejoice O exalted Lady.
You gave birth to God in the flesh for the salvation of all.
Through you may we find Paradise,
O pure, most blessed Theotokos.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. (3 times)
Litany for the Departed
D: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the servant of God, _____, departed this life; and that he (she, they) may be pardoned all his (her, their) sins, both voluntary and involuntary.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: That the Lord God will establish his (her, their) soul where the just repose.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: The mercies of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and the remission of his (her, their) sins, let us ask of Christ, the immortal King and God.
Pp: Grant it, O Lord.
D: Let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: O God of spirits, and of all flesh, who have trampled down death and overthrown the Devil and given life to Thy world: Do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the soul(s) of Thy departed servant(s), _____, in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which he (she) has (they have) committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou are a good God and love mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin; for Thou only are without sin; Thy righteousness is to all eternity; and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Thy servant(s), _____, who is (are) fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Pp: Amen.
Give Rest with the Just
Tone 5
Give rest with the Just, O our Savior,
unto Thy servant(s).
Establish them (him, her) in Thy courts, as it is written.
Disregard his (her, their) transgressions,
both voluntary and involuntary,
committed in knowledge or in ignorance,
for Thou art good and lovest mankind.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Christ our God, Who from a Virgin didst shine forth unto the world,
through her making us sons of light, have mercy on us.
Psalm 50 (51)
The Reader reads Psalm 50:
1Have mercy on me, O God,
according to thy steadfast love;
according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,
and done that which is evil in thy sight,
so that thou art justified in thy sentence
and blameless in thy judgment.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Fill me with joy and gladness;
let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from thy presence,
and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of thy salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors thy ways,
and sinners will return to thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
thou God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of thy deliverance.
15O Lord, open thou my lips,
and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16For thou hast no delight in sacrifice;
were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.
17The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
19then wilt thou delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on thy altar.
Canon
This is the same as the resurrection canon, tone 6
Ode 1
When Israel passed on foot over the sea
as if it were dry land,
and beheld their pursuer, Pharaoh,
drowning in the sea,
they cried aloud unto God:
“Let us sing a song of victory.”
Priest:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
People:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
Priest:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
People:
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Ode 3
There is none so holy as Thou,
O Lord my God,
Who hast exalted the power of Thy faithful, O Blessed One,
and hast established us upon the rock
of Thy confession.
Priest:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
People:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
Priest:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
People:
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Litany for the Departed
D: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the servant of God, _____, departed this life; and that he (she, they) may be pardoned all his (her, their) sins, both voluntary and involuntary.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: That the Lord God will establish his (her, their) soul where the just repose.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: The mercies of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and the remission of his (her, their) sins, let us ask of Christ, the immortal King and God.
Pp: Grant it, O Lord.
D: Let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: O God of spirits, and of all flesh, who have trampled down death and overthrown the Devil and given life to Thy world: Do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the soul(s) of Thy departed servant(s), _____, in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which he (she) has (they have) committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou are a good God and love mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin; for Thou only are without sin; Thy righteousness is to all eternity; and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Thy servant(s), _____, who is (are) fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Pp: Amen.
Ode 6
Beholding the sea of life surging with the storm of temptations,
and taking refuge in Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee:
“Raise up my life from corruption,
O greatly Merciful One.
Fr Igor Soroko’s book calls for the Litany for the Departed again. The custom at St. Vladimir’s Seminary is to do a censing at this point.
Kontakion
With the Saints give rest,
O Christ, to the souls of Thy servant(s),
Where there is neither sickness and sorrow,
and no more sighing, but life everlasting.
Ikos
Tone 8
Thou only art immortal,
Who hast created and fashioned man.
For out of the earth were we mortals made,
and unto the same earth shall we return again,
as Thou didst command when Thou madest me, saying to me:
“You are dust, and unto dust shall you return.”
There we mortals all shall go,
making our lamentation the song:
“Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.”
Priest:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
People:
Give rest, O Lord, to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s) who have (has) fallen asleep.
Priest:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
People:
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Ode 9
It is not possible for men to see God,
upon Whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze.
But through you, O all-pure one was the Word Incarnate revealed unto men:
whom magnifying, together with the heavenly hosts, we call you blessed.
Trisagion
Reader:
Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us! (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest:
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Reader:
Amen.
Troparia
Tone 4
With the souls of the righteous departed,
give rest to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s), O Savior;
preserving him (her, them) in the blessed life which is with Thee, Who lovest mankind.
In the place of Thy rest, O Lord,
where all Thy saints repose,
give rest also to the soul(s) of Thy servant(s); for Thou only lovest mankind.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Thou art God Who descended into hell, and loosed the bonds of the captives;
give rest also to the souls of Thy servant(s).
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin, alone pure and blameless, who didst bear God without seed,
intercede that the soul(s) of your servant(s) may be saved.
Litany
D: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we beseech Thee, hear us and have mercy.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: Again we pray for the repose of the soul of the servant of God, _____, departed this life; and that he (she, they) may be pardoned all his (her, their) sins, both voluntary and involuntary.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: That the Lord God will establish his (her, their) soul where the just repose.
Pp: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
D: The mercies of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and the remission of his (her, their) sins, let us ask of Christ, the immortal King and God.
Pp: Grant it, O Lord.
D: Let us pray to the Lord.
Pp: Lord, have mercy.
P: O God of spirits, and of all flesh, who have trampled down death and overthrown the Devil and given life to Thy world: Do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the soul(s) of Thy departed servant(s), _____, in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which he (she) has (they have) committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou are a good God and love mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin; for Thou only are without sin; Thy righteousness is to all eternity; and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Thy servant(s), _____, who is (are) fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Pp: Amen.
Dismissal
Deacon:
Wisdom!
People:
More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without defilement you gave birth to God the Word. True Theotokos, we magnify you.
Priest:
Glory to Thee, O Christ our God, our sure hope, glory to Thee.
People:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Father, bless.
Priest:
May He Who arose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the prayers of His all-pure Mother; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles; of our holy and God-bearing Fathers; and of all the saints; establish the soul(s) of His servant(s), ___, who have (has) been taken from us, in the mansion of the righteous; give them (him, her) rest in Abraham’s bosom, and number them (him, her) among the just; and have mercy on us, forasmuch as He is good and loves mankind.
People:
Amen.
Priest:
Grant rest eternal in blessed repose, O Lord, to Thy servant(s) ___, who have (is) fallen asleep, and make their (his, her) memory to be eternal!
People:
Eternal memory. Eternal memory. Eternal memory.
Priest:
May God beatify and give them (him, her) rest, and be merciful unto us, forasmuch as He is good and loves mankind.
People:
Amen.