Classmate suicide. What to do and how to survive?translated

Reader question:

Hello, I'm 15 years old and I'm in 9th grade. I have a problem again, but it is also related to unfavorable events. Please tell me what to do if today I found out that a girl from my parallel group committed suicide? How to cope and is there any way to pray?

Daria

Priest's answer:

Priest Evgeniy CHEBYKIN

Hello, Daria.

It is very unfortunate that in your life you had to face such an unpleasant situation, to put it mildly. I sincerely hope that you will be able to experience all this as it should be done by true Orthodox Christians: with humility and a prayer to the Lord for admonition and help.

As for that very unfortunate girl about whom you write in your letter, I can say this about her: if she did not suffer from any mental disorders, then in this case the so-called rite of consolation of relatives, developed specifically for such cases, can be performed in the church. I think your priest knows very well what kind of prayer book this is and where it can be found. It seems to me that if you go to church and ask him to pray with you in this way, you will definitely feel a little easier...