How to commemorate the dead: the test of love

Among the Orthodox known collector and performer of spiritual songs-edging - Roman Tamberg. In one of his songs you will find words roughly meaning "beyond the coffin, only a praying person can help me, and it is he who is a true friend". The deacon calls the posthumous fate of man a "no-one's traps." For so many Christians, the afterlife becomes precisely a prison, according to the testimony of the saints. How can we help the departed from earthly existence? How to commemorate the dead?

Before the Last Judgment appeals are possible

While the dead are praying on Earth, his fate can be reconsidered. We do not know what will happen to every concrete person after death, and it is sinful to assume that this or that person is doomed to hell. Nevertheless, if the departed loved one led a seemingly unjust way of life, we should pray for him especially diligently. But at the same time it is obligatory to add a brief request after prayer for him to forgive the person praying, so that there is no pride.

Dear names to the heart

How to commemorate the dead? There are several ways to help the departed. First, it's a note. All of them are read at least with their eyes, even if you have not heard the prayer about the deceased in the common service. Just indicate in the note "for rest" the names of your baptized relatives and friends, using the genitive case. It is not accepted to write more than 15 names in the note, the "cost" of the note in most churches is not, just donate how much it turns out.

In the church

Secondly, you can put a candle to special icons. If you do not know the church, ask the benevolent parishioners where to put "for rest". However, if candles are extinguished during the service, do not ask questions. This is a very important moment when Christians can not be distracted. If you do not know how to pray in church, still come, watch others - and quickly learn. After the service, talk with the modest and kindly parishioners - they will be happy to help you.

You can help only you

Thirdly, the help to the deceased is served according to the zeal of the worshipers, especially if relatives or friends ask the Creator for mercy in the temple. How correctly to pray to the orthodox about favor to his deceased relatives? You can talk about yourself and your words, the main thing - a sincere desire for good to someone who can not help themselves. After a coffin, repentance becomes impossible, or rather, a person can regret a sinful life, but this "does not count" if during life he did not make love of God at least one of the meanings of life.

The prayer of the poor is heard by God

Fourth, you can bring food and Cahors to a special place for donations. They are usually distributed to the poor in memory of the deceased. In fasting, you can not bring dairy and fish on the eve, meat is not generally accepted in the temple, neither in fasting, nor in meat-eaters. How to commemorate the dead so that the Lord will hear? Directly help poor people. And it is better to give beggars near the temple a little, but to help thoroughly familiar ones who really need it.

How to commemorate the dead? In the prayer book you will find the right words. And you can address the Creator from the heart with your own words. God will hear - and will count it not only to the deceased, but to you, as diligence. However, as the Court is going on, we only guess that there is hardly any mathematical calculation there. But one must always hope for the mercy of Christ. And the Queen of Heaven, who helps all who ask.