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(Acts 28:1–31; John 21:15–25) No one is too lazy to remember their parents; but all Orthodox Christians must be remembered, and not just on this day, but at every time, at every prayer. We ourselves will be there, and we will be forced into this prayer, like a poor person in need of a piece of bread and a cup of water. Remember that prayer for the departed is also strong in its community – in that it comes on behalf of the entire Church. The Church breathes prayer. But just as in the natural order, during pregnancy, the mother breathes, and the power of breathing passes on to the child, so in the order of grace, the Church breathes with the common prayer of all, and the power of prayer passes on to the departed, contained in the bosom of the Church, which is composed of the living and the dead, the warring and the triumphant. Do not be too lazy at every prayer to diligently remember all our fathers and brothers who have departed. This will be alms from you... You might be interested in: