Invincible, incomprehensible and strong in battle, Lord our God! You, according to Your inscrutable destinies, sent the Angel of death under his roof, to the village, to the sea, to the battlefield from the weapons of war, spewing terrible and deadly forces that destroy bodies, tear apart limbs and crush the bones of those who fight; We believe that according to Your, Lord, wise vision, such death is accepted by the defenders of the faith and the Fatherland.
We pray to You, Most Gracious Lord, remember in Your Kingdom the Orthodox warriors who were killed in battle, and accept them into Your heavenly palace, like wounded and stained martyrs Your blood, as those who suffered for Your Holy Church and for the Fatherland, which You blessed, as Your heritage. We pray to You, accept the warriors who have gone to You into the hosts of the hosts of the Heavenly Powers, accept them by Your mercy, as they fell in battle for the independence of the Russian land from the yoke of the infidels, as who defended the Orthodox faith from enemies, who defended the Fatherland in difficult times from foreign hordes; Remember, Lord, and all those who fought with good deeds for the anciently preserved Apostolic Orthodoxy, for the sanctified and holy language of the Russian land chosen by You, below are the enemies of the Cross and Orthodoxy offers both fire and sword.
Receive in peace the souls of Your servants (names), who fought for our prosperity, for our peace and tranquility, and grant them eternal rest, as they saved cities and villages and protected Fatherland, and have mercy on the Orthodox soldiers who fell in battle with Your mercy, forgive them all the sins they have committed in their lives in word, deed, knowledge and ignorance. Look with Your mercy, O Most Merciful Lord, on their wounds, torment, groaning and suffering, and impute to them all this as a good deed and pleasing to You; accept them by Thy mercy, through fierce sorrows and hardships you have come here, in need, cramped conditions, in labor and vigils, there has been hunger and thirst, exhaustion and exhaustion having endured, we became accountable like sheep of the slaughter. We pray to Thee, Lord, that their wounds may be healed and the oil poured out on their sinful sores.
Look down from heaven, O God, and see the tears of the orphans who have lost their fathers, and accept the tender prayers of their sons and daughters for them; hear the prayerful sighs of fathers and mothers who have lost their children; Hear, O gracious Lord, the inconsolable widows who have lost their spouses; brothers and sisters crying for their loved ones - and remember the men who were killed in the strength of their strength and in the prime of life, the elders, in the strength of spirit and courage; Look at our heartfelt sorrows, see our lamentation and have mercy, O Most Gracious One, towards those who pray to You, Lord!
Thou hast taken away our relatives from us, but do not deprive us of Thy mercy: hear our prayer and accept Thy servants, ever remembered by us, who have mercifully gone to Thee (names); call them to Your palace, like valiant warriors who laid down their lives for faith and Fatherland on the battlefields; accept them into the host of Your chosen ones, as they served You with faith and righteousness, and give them rest in Your Kingdom, like the martyrs who went to You wounded, ulcerated and in those who betrayed their spirit suffered terrible torment; instill in Your holy city all Your servants (names) who are ever remembered by us, like valiant warriors who fought courageously in the terrible battles of ever-memorable battles; Their garments there are in fine linen, bright and pure, as here they whitened their garments in their blood, and the crowns of martyrdom; create them as participants in the triumph and glory of the victors who fought under the banner of Your Cross with the world, the flesh and the devil; place them in the host of glorious passion-bearers, good-victorious martyrs, the righteous and all Your saints.
Amen.
Prot. Valentin Mordasov. Everyone is alive with God: Orthodox burial rite. Comfort to the grieving. Prayers for the departed