Über dem Leichnam eines verstorbenen Laien wird vor seiner Trauerfeier und Beerdigung das heilige Buch der Psalmen gelesen, und nach jeder „Herrlichkeit“, in die der Psalter unterteilt ist, wird normalerweise das folgende Gebet gesprochen:
Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the eternal life of Your departed servant, our brother (name), and as he is good and a lover of mankind, forgiving sins and consuming iniquities, weaken, forgive and forgive all his voluntary and involuntary sins: deliver him from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna, and grant him the communion and pleasure of eternal Your good things, prepared for those who love You: even if you sin, do not depart from You, and undoubtedly in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit of God, You are glorified in the Trinity by faith, and the one in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity is Orthodox even until your last breath of confession. Be merciful to the same, and the faith that is in You, instead of works of imputation, and with Your saints, as you generously rest: for there is no man who will live and not sin, but You are the only one besides all sin, and Your truth is the truth forever, and You are the one God of mercies and generosity and love for mankind: and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
In addition, memorial services are performed for the deceased and then a subsequent burial, at which the following prayers and chants are chanted:
Heiliger Gott, mächtiger Heiliger ... Allerheiligste Dreifaltigkeit ... Unser Vater ... Denn Dein ist das Königreich ...
From the spirits of the righteous who have passed away, give rest to the soul of Your servant, O Savior, preserving it in the blessed life that belongs to You, O lover of mankind.
In Deiner Kammer, o Herr, wo alle Deine Heiligen ruhen, ruhe auch die Seele Deines Dieners, denn Du bist der einzige, der die Menschheit liebt.
Ehre: Du bist der Gott, der in die Hölle hinabgestiegen ist und die Fesseln der Gefesselten gelöst hat und der Seele deines Dieners Ruhe gegeben hat.
Und nun: Eine reine und unbefleckte Jungfrau, die Gott ohne Samen geboren hat, bete für die Rettung seiner Seele.