If a priest is present at the funeral meal, then the usual funeral litia is performed first, after which the Our Father is sung... and the blessing of the meal follows.
If there is no priest among those present, then after three usual bows:
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (Thrice with bows.)
Glory, and now.2 Amen. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy (Thrice).
Glory, even now. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
And funeral troparia: From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, the soul of Thy servant (Thy servant), O Savior, give rest, keeping her in the blessed life that belongs to You, O Lover of Mankind.
In Thy chamber, Lord, where all Thy saints rest, give rest also to the soul of Thy servant (Thy handmaid), for Thou art the only Lover of mankind.
Glory: You are God, Who descended into hell and loosed the chains of the bound. Give rest to yourself and the soul of Your servant (Your servant).
And now: One Pure and Immaculate Virgin, who gave birth to God without a seed, pray that his (her) soul may be saved.
Then this prayer is said three times with 15 bows: Remember, Lord, the soul of Your departed servant (Your deceased servant) name (bow). Elika in this life, as man has sinned, You, as the Lover of Mankind, have mercy (bow), and deliver eternal torment (bow), and be a partaker of the Heavenly Kingdom perform (bow) (bow), and do good (bow) to our souls.
After this, the Lord’s Father is sung or read as a pre-dinner prayer, followed by an invocation of God’s blessing on the meal according to the rite for the laity.
At the beginning of the funeral meal, before other foods, everyone is offered kutia. And before the last sweet dish, which is traditionally served with jelly with milk (on fast days with almond or poppy seed), the so-called pivomedie is brought - a sweet non-alcoholic drink. At the end, everyone stands up and, if the meal is served on the day of burial or commemoration: on the 9th, 20th, 40th days after death and on the first anniversary, they sing the stichera in the 6th voice:
Seeingly, I am mute,/ and lying there lifeless,/ weep for me, brothers and friends,/ relatives and friends:/ yesterday was the day of my conversations with you,/ and suddenly you will find me the terrible hour of death;/ but come, all ye who love me,/ and kiss me with the last kiss,/ for there is no one like you,/ or I will converse with others;/ for I am going to the Judge,/ where there is no partiality:/ the slave and the ruler stand together,/ the king and the warrior, the rich and the poor/ in equal dignity:/ each from his deeds/ will either become famous or will be ashamed. / But I ask and pray to everyone, / continually pray for me to Christ God, / that I may not be brought down (brought down) by my sin to a place of torment, / but may He punish me where the Light animal.
If the commemoration is performed on occasions other than those listed, the stichera, tone 8, is sung:
I cry and weep,/ always think about death,/ and I see lying in the tombs/ our beauty created in the image of God,/ ugly, inglorious,/ without form./ Oh, a miracle! What is this sacrament about us? / How do we give in to corruption, / how do we embrace death? / Truly by the command of God, / as it is written, / Who gives to the departed (passed away) repose.
Then the priest: In the blessed dormition of the servant of God (servant of God), the name of the one who passed away is eternal memory.
In the absence of the priest, the eldest of the laity: To the servant of God (servant of God) who has passed away, eternal memory.
All: Eternal memory (three times).
They drink the funeral cup and eat the last dish. The meal ends with the usual thanksgiving.