Translation of kathisma 17 about the dead. "The seventeenth kathisma is the basis of the Psalter, it must be read in its entirety, it is indivisible ... Prayer for the remembrance of the departed

ELDERS AND ELDERS ABOUT READING THE 17TH KATHISMA. The 17th KATHISMA WILL PROTECT YOU IN THE ORDEALS.

Read the 17th kathisma - pray for your sins and the sins of your relatives up to the 7th generation. Be sure to read the 17th kathisma on Friday evening. Read the 17th kathisma for the deceased every day. Pray for the kingdom of heaven.

There are three main books: the Gospel, the Epistle of the Apostles and the Psalter - you can check them with the originals. They can't fix anything. All other books are fakes now: I changed one or two words and the meaning of the prayer has changed. They undergo computer processing, the meaning changes. Use only old books.

Elder schema-nun Anthony: “The seventeenth kathisma is the basis of the Psalter, it must be read in its entirety, it is indivisible ... Remember the seventeenth kathisma! So that the seventeenth kathisma is read every day! The kathisma must be read daily. This is your spiritual savings book, this is your capital for your sins. At the ordeals, the seventeenth kathisma will already be protected for you." Some people think that the 17th kathisma is read only when the turn comes to it and it is impossible to do otherwise. This is not entirely true. It is good to read it every day, and many pious lay people do so. - For the dead - this is a great help! We may not always feel it, that our prayer is reaching, but the departed feel and they really need support!!! They are waiting for our prayers, hoping for our help. And so you don’t want to deceive their hopes ... On the third, ninth, fortieth days, one should read according to the deceased 17th kathisma. This kathisma depicts the blessedness of those who walked in the law of the Lord, i.e. blessedness of righteous people who tried to live according to the commandments of God. The meaning and significance of Psalm 118 is revealed in the 19th verse: "I am a stranger (stranger) on earth: do not hide your commandments from me." Explanatory Bible, ed. A.P. Lopukhina gives this verse the following explanation: “Life on earth is a wandering, a journey made by a person to reach his fatherland and a permanent, eternal residence. Obviously, the latter is not on earth, but beyond the grave. If so, then earthly life must be prepared to the afterlife and to it can only lead unmistakably chosen path on earth.How and where to find the last one?This path is indicated in the commandments of the Law.Who does not follow them, he is mistaken and will not reach the afterlife, i.e. the afterlife, as a reward for the labors incurred to achieve it. Here is a fairly clear teaching about the purpose of earthly existence, the immortality of the human soul and the afterlife reward.

The elder schema-nun Anthony advised to read 17 kathisma daily and added that this would protect at ordeals. Reading this kathisma is useful for the reader himself. After all, the goal of our life is to keep the commandments, to move away from sin. There are a lot of such invocations in kathisma 17. Having read this kathisma at least once, it is hard not to be touched. Be sure to read this kathisma after the deceased, if you know how to read the Psalter. This is charity with a very generous hand. You will feel great comfort. There will be obstacles, lack of time, but still try to find time for such a kind deed. You won't be disappointed. Commemoration of the departed is also important for the salvation of our souls.

- The Psalter drives away evil spirits. Rev. Barsanuphius of Optina said that every Orthodox Christian should read at least Glory a day. I want to say that Rev. Alexander, head of the monastery of the Unsleeping Ones, introduced the Order of the Unsleeping Psalter in the monasteries. It is very well written about him in the Cheti-Minei. Some spiritual giants read the entire Psalter a day on an ongoing basis. As, for example, Simeon Divnogorets, Parthenius of Kiev, and others. Ephraim the Syrian speaks of the psalms so that they are constantly on our lips. It's such a sweetness - sweeter than honey and honeycombs. The law of the Lord is good for us more than a thousand gold and silver. I love your commandments more than gold and topaz (Psalm 119, 127). Indeed, you read and cannot be touched. This is wonderful! When reading, not everything is clear. But Ambrose Optinsky says that understanding comes with time. Open my eyes, and I will understand miracles from your law (Psalm 119, 18). Let us really hope that our spiritual eyes will be opened.

QUESTION:
Today I have read several psalms. It turns out slowly, because in parallel I read St. John Chrysostom "Conversations on Psalms". What do you say about kathisma 17 (psalm 118)? I have a book of St. Theophan the Recluse "Guide to spiritual life", compiled according to the interpretation of Psalm 118. Very interesting to read, "is a guide to the Christian life." Which Psalm is closest to your spirit?

ANSWER:
Gospel and Psalter - 2 main books. No wonder many of them knew by heart before. It is necessary to read the Psalter every day as well. And do not neglect the psalms. Abba Ammun: "Do not neglect the psalms, because they drive away evil spirits from the soul, and infuse the Holy Spirit into it."

The main thing for us is to try to fulfill the commandments. And in this psalm there are a lot of such petitions. Since "words", "justifications" and other words are, it can be generalized, synonymous with the word "commandments".

Kathisma 17 (Psalm 118) teaches us to keep the commandments.

Is it so important:
Blessed are those who keep His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through the gates (Rev. 22:14).

When we try to keep the commandments, we show our love for God. Is it so important! If you love Me, keep My commandments (John 14:15).

If it's hard to read every day, then you need at least every Saturday, I think. This is a day of special remembrance. Interpretation to read is not something that is good, but necessary. It opens our eyes. I love all the psalms. But Blessed Augustine made the following comparison: Speaking of Kathisma 17 (Psalm 118), Blessed Augustine testifies that for a long time he could not take up the interpretation of this psalm, being struck by its depth. He said that other psalms contain moral lessons; but those are like stars scattered across the sky; but this one is like the sun pouring out abundant light at noon.

"The seventeenth kathisma is the basis of the Psalter, it must be read in its entirety, it is indivisible ... Remember the seventeenth kathisma! For the seventeenth kathisma to be read every day! You cannot read it in the evening, then during the day, on the road, anywhere, but the seventeenth kathisma must be read daily "This is your spiritual savings book, this is your capital for your sins. At the ordeals, the seventeenth kathisma will already be protected for you." Some people think that the 17th kathisma is read only when the turn comes to it and it is impossible to do otherwise. This is not entirely true. It is good to read it every day, and many pious lay people do so. - For the dead - this is a great help!Elder schema-nun Anthony.

Weekly memorial reading of the Psalter.
The memorial reading of the Psalter is a prayer for the soul of the deceased and comforts the hearts of grieving relatives and friends. This custom is very ancient and comes from the first centuries of Christianity. Anyone, at a convenient time for him, can join our reading of the Psalter, remember in prayer the name of his son or daughter and the names of other children who died early. This is a home prayer, so you can commemorate all children, regardless of whether they were baptized or unbaptized (even if the child was not given a name, you can simply commemorate him as a baby).
17 kathisma is read for the deceased on days 3, 9 and 40 (only the 118th psalm is included in it). This kathisma depicts the blessedness of those who walked in the law of the Lord, i.e. blessedness of righteous people who tried to live according to the commandments of God.The text of the Psalter is given in Church Slavonic with the addition of a Russian translation. ()

Prayers before the first reading of the Psalter

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion:
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Your honorable prophet, O Lord, triumph, heaven, the Church of display, angels rejoice with men: with prayers, Christ God, rule our belly in the world, let us sing to You: Alleluia.

Many of my many, Mother of God, sins, I have resorted to You, Pure, demanding salvation: visit my infirm soul, and pray to Your Son and our God to give us remission, even the fiercest deeds, Blessed One.
Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Kathisma 17

Come, let us worship our King God.
Come, let us bow down and bow down to Christ, our King God.
Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.

Final prayers after reading the kathisma

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Troparion, tone 4:

From the spirits of the righteous souls of the souls of Thy servant, Savior, give rest, keeping them in a blessed life, even with Thee, Humanity.

In Thy rest, O Lord, where all Thy saints rest, rest also the souls of Thy servants, as Thou alone art the Lover of mankind.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

You are the God who descended into hell and loosed the bonds of the fettered, Thyself and the souls of Thy servant rest.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

One Pure and Immaculate Virgin, who gave birth to God without a seed, pray that their souls be saved.

Lord have mercy (40 times).

Lord God Almighty and Creator of all, generous Father, and God of mercy, creating man from the earth, and showing him in Your image and likeness, and by this Your magnificent name will be glorified on earth, and torn out because of the transgression of Your commandments, again recreating for the best him in Thy Christ, and elevating him to heaven: I thank Thee, for thou hast multiplied Thy greatness upon me, and thou hast not betrayed me to my enemy to the end, cast me out of the seekers into the abyss of hell, lower thou hast left me to perish with my iniquities. Now, O Lord, many-merciful and loving, do not want the death of a sinner, but wait for the conversion, and accept: Even the overthrown, heal the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Your bounty, and even from Your age Forget my incomprehensible goodness and my immeasurable iniquity, even if I have done it in deed and word and thought: allow the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, listen, Lover of mankind, cleanse, Merciful, and from the torment of the reigning passions in me, free my cursed soul of freedom. And let sin not hold me to anyone, let the demon fighter be lower on me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but with Your mighty hand, stealing me from his dominion, You reign in me, good and philanthropic Lord, and all Your being, and let me live the rest according to Your good will. and give me the inexpressible goodness of the heart, cleansing, keeping the mouth, the rightness of deeds, humble wisdom, the world of thoughts, the silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, goodness, meekness, unfeigned faith, continence obsessive, and fulfill all of me good fruits, the gift of your Holy Spirit. And do not raise me up in the middle of my days, below my uncorrected and unprepared soul, delight me, but complete me with Your perfection, and bring me out of this life, as if I had gone through the beginning and power of darkness unhindered, I will see Your grace and I am Your unapproachable glory, unspeakable kindness, with all your saints, in them be sanctified, and glorify your all-honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever, amen.

Lord God, Almighty and Creator of the whole world, Father of compassion and God of mercy, who created man from the earth and endowed him with Your image and likeness, so that Your majestic name on earth may be glorified in him; rejected for the transgression of Your commandments, recreated again for the better in Your Christ, and raised him to heaven! I thank You that You have multiplied Your greatness on me, and have not betrayed me to the end to my enemies, who seek to cast me into the abyss of hell, and have not allowed me to perish among my iniquities. Now, Lord, many-merciful and loving goodness, who does not want the death of a sinner, but who awaits and accepts his conversion, raises the fallen, heals the broken, turn me to repentance, and raise the fallen, and heal the broken! Remember Your compassion and Your incomprehensible goodness from the ages, and forget my immeasurable iniquities, which I have committed in deed, word, and thought. Destroy the blindness of my heart, and grant me tears of tenderness to cleanse my mind from filth. Hear, Lord, listen, Lover of mankind, cleanse, Merciful, and free my unfortunate soul from the torment of the passions that reign in me. And may sin no longer hold me back, and may the hostile demon not overcome me, and may not incline me to his will. But You, Who delivered me by Your strong hand from his dominion, Good and Humane Lord, reign in me and favor me so that I completely belong to You and in the future live according to Your will. And grant me, according to Thy unspeakable goodness, cleansing of the heart, preservation of the lips, directness of actions, humble thought, peace of thoughts, peace of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, strong abstinence, and fulfill me all good fruits, according to the gift of Your Holy Spirit. And do not bring me only to half of my days, and do not steal my soul faulty and unprepared, but fill me with Your perfection. And so lead me out of this present life, so that, having freely passed the chiefs and rulers of darkness, by Thy grace, I also see the unapproachable beauty of Thy glory, inexpressible together with all Thy saints, in whom Thy all-sacred and majestic name, the Father and the Son, is holy and glorified. Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

Give the Kingdom of Heaven eternal rest, Lord, to all the dead children who are now commemorated here, and create for them eternal memory.

Explanation of the Holy Book of Psalms. Archpriest Grigory Ivanovich Razumovsky. Kathisma 17.

This psalm 118 is the greatest of all psalms, it is inscribed, like many of the previous psalms, with the word Alleluia. Its distinctive feature is that it is written (in the Hebrew original) in the alphabetical order of the letters of the Hebrew language, which is why it is divided there into 22 parts in each of 8 verses, beginning with one letter; each of the 22 parts contains a specific subject for didactic instruction. In general, this is a song in praise of the law of God, or, more precisely, the prayer of one pious Israelite for deliverance, in the midst of oppression and persecution, of the true admirers of the law of God from the ungodly and treacherous violators of it, especially from the pagan government hostile to the true religion. The expression of the desire for a living and active knowledge of the law of God, passing through the entire psalm, the glorification of its perfections and the importance of its preservation, which constitute the essential content of the psalm - all this provides grounds for recognizing the origin of this psalm in the time of the post-captive state of the Jews, under Ezra and Nehemiah.
Before proceeding with the explanation of this psalm, I had the opportunity to see the book “Psalm one hundred and eighteenth, interpreted by Bishop Feofan”, edition 2 of the Athos Russian Panteleimon Monastery. Having studied this large book in some detail, I saw that it contained such a rich treasure of spiritual wisdom that I would not have been able to exhaust in all the other days and years of my life; and therefore I decided, without stopping my work - the Psalm explanation, to extract and present for the general benefit at least small grains from the great treasury of St. Theophan. In view of this, I recognized it as necessary to title this psalm here in the form that it has. And from this very line I will no longer speak my own and not from other sources, but only what the above-mentioned book of Bishop Theophan says. On page 7 of the preface to this book it says: “In offering our reflections, we feel it our duty to declare that there is little of our own here. Everything will be borrowed from St. Fathers and teachers of the Church, who labored in the interpretation of this psalm. In the presentation, we will keep the division into osmistishia. Each osmistishie is driven by one thought, on which verses are strung, like beads on one thread. The very interpretation and reflection will show how true this is. What is the general form of sayings in this psalm? These are not parables, but prayer appeals to God. Each verse is a prayer, but all about one thing - about the fulfillment of the law of the Lord. The soul, realizing that salvation is only in God, through the fulfillment of His holy will, talks with God, asking Him to enlighten, admonish, strengthen, deliver from internal temptations and external troubles, restore from falls, deliver from enemies, in a word - to grant her, according to mercy of His, to be pleasing to Him. Everywhere in question warm, addressed to God directly from the heart.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Heavenly King... Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father...

Troparion: Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Your honorable prophet, O Lord, triumph, heaven, the Church of display, angels rejoice with men: with prayers, Christ God, rule our belly in the world, let us sing to You: Alleluia.

And now and forever and forever and ever, amen. Many of my many, Mother of God, sins, I have resorted to You, Pure, demanding salvation: visit my infirm soul, and pray to Your Son and our God to give us remission, even the fiercest deeds, Blessed One.

Lord have mercy. (forty times)

And bows in strength.

Come, let's bow... (Three times)

And the psalms:

Psalm 118

Blessed are the blameless in the way that walks in the law of the Lord. Blessed are those who try His testimonies, with all their hearts they will seek Him, who does not do iniquity, walking in His ways. Thou hast commanded that Thy commandments be kept green. That my ways may be corrected, keep thy justifications. Then I will not be ashamed, sometimes look upon all Thy commandments. Let us confess to Thee in the uprightness of our hearts, at times we shall learn the destinies of Thy righteousness. I will keep your justifications: do not leave me to the ground. In what way will he correct his youngest path? Always keep your words. With all my heart I seek You, do not reject me from Your commandments. Thy words are hidden in my heart, as if I would not sin with Thee. Blessed are you. Lord, teach me your justification. My mouth will proclaim all the fate of your mouth. On the path of Your testimonies, enjoy, as if about every wealth. I will sneer at Your commandments, and I will understand Your ways. In Thy justifications I will learn; I will not forget Thy words. Reward Your servant: live me, and I will keep Your words. Open my eyes, and I will understand miracles from Your law. I am a stranger on earth: do not hide your commandments from me. Love my soul, desire Your fate for all time. Thou hast rebuked the proud: Curse those who deviate from Thy commandments. Take away from me diarrhea and humiliation, as if your testimonies were sought. For the princes are sedosha, and they slander me, but Thy servant mocking at Thy justifications. For Thy testimonies are my instruction, and advise me Thy justifications. Cling to the earth, my soul, live me according to your word. I have made known my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justification. Teach me the way of Thy justifications, and I will be mocked at Thy wonders. My soul slumbers from despondency, confirm me in Thy words. Put the way of unrighteousness away from me, and have mercy on me by Your law. I have chosen the path of truth, and I have not forgotten your fate. I have clung to Thy testimonies, O Lord, do not shame me. The way of your commandments is tekoh, when you have expanded my heart. Make lawful for me, O Lord, the way of Thy justifications, and I will seek and endure. Give me understanding, and I will test Your law, and I will keep it with all my heart. Guide me in the path of Thy commandments, as I desire. Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes, if you do not see vanity, live me in your way. Place Your word in Your fear for Your servant. Take away my reproach, hedgehog, for Thy fate is good. Behold, I have desired Thy commandments, live me in Thy righteousness. And may Thy mercy come upon me, O Lord, Thy salvation according to Thy word; And do not take away from my mouth the word is true to the ground, as if I trusted in Your fate. And I will keep Thy law unto the ages and to the ages of the ages. And I walk in breadth, as if I were seeking Your commandments, and I spoke about Your testimonies before the kings, and I was not ashamed. And I learned in Thy commandments, even though I loved deeply: and I lifted up my hands to Thy commandments, even though I loved, and mocked at Thy justifications. Remember your words to your servant, whose hope you gave me. Then comfort me in my humility, as your word live me. Proudly transgressing the law to the very end, but I did not deviate from Your law. I have remembered Thy fate from time immemorial, O Lord, and have been comforted. Sorrow is pleasant to me from sinners who leave Your law. Peta hath given me Thy justification in the place of my arrival. Remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law. This be to me, as if your justifications are demanding. Thou art a part of me, O Lord: rech keep thy law. I prayed to Your face with all my heart: have mercy on me according to Your word. Consider Thy ways, and turn my feet to Thy testimonies. Get ready and do not be embarrassed, keep your commandments. Already a sinner is obligated to me, and I have not forgotten Your law. At midnight I wake up to confess to You about the fate of Your righteousness. I am a partaker of all who fear You and keep Your commandments. Thy mercy, O Lord, fill the earth, teach me Thy justification. Thou hast done goodness with Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word. Teach me goodness and punishment and reason, as if by Your commandment of faith. Before we even humble ourselves, I have sinned, for this sake I have kept Your word. Thou art good, O Lord, and teach me Thy goodness in Thy justification. Multiply the falsehood of the proud by me, but with all my heart I will test Your commandments. Let their hearts dry up like a little milk, but let them learn Thy law. Good for me, for thou hast humbled me, for I may learn thy justification. Blessed is the law of thy mouth, more than a thousand gold and silver.

Kathisma is divided into 3 "Glories", on each "Glory" read:

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God (Thrice).

Lord, have mercy (Three times).

Prayer for the deceased. (See at the end of the kathisma)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Thy hands make me and make me, give me understanding, and I will learn Thy commandment. Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, as if they were hoping for Your words. Understand, Lord, as the truth of Your fate, and truly humbled me. Wake up Your mercy, may it comfort me according to the word of Your servant. May Thy bounties come to me, and I will live, for Thy law is my teaching. Let pride be ashamed, as if unjustly lawless against me, but I will mock at Your commandments.

May those who fear You and see Your testimonies convert me. Be my heart blameless in Your justifications, for I will not be put to shame. My soul disappears for Your salvation, I hope for Your words. My eyes have disappeared into your word, saying: when will you comfort me? Forget it like a fur on a slan, I didn’t forget your excuses. How many days is your servant? When will you create me from those who persecute me? Told me the criminals of mockery, but not like Your law, Lord. All your commandments are truth; chasing me unrighteously, help me. Little did I die on earth, but I did not leave Thy commandments. Live me according to Thy mercy, and I will keep the evidence of Thy mouth. For ever, O Lord, Your word abides in Heaven. In generation and generation Your truth. Thou hast founded the earth, and abides. The day remains by Thy teaching: as all things are workable for Thee. As if it were not for your law, my teaching was, then, then, they would perish in my humility. I will never forget your justifications, for in them you revived me.

I am yours, save me: as if your justifications are exacting. I'm waiting for the sinners to destroy me, your testimonies are mind. Every death has seen the end, your commandment is wide. If I love Your law, O Lord, I have my teaching all day long. More than my enemy has made me wise by Thy commandment, as in my age is. More than all the minds that teach me, as if your testimony is my teaching. More than an old man, mind, as if Thy commandments were sought. From every evil way I have rebuked my feet, so that I will keep your words. I did not deviate from Thy judgments, for Thou hast ordained me. If your words are sweet to my throat: my mouth is more than honey. From Thy commandments of understanding: for this reason I hated every way of unrighteousness. The lamp of my feet is Your law, I am the light of my paths. I swear, and set to save the fate of Your truth. Humble yourself to the ground, Lord, live me according to your word. Free my mouth favor, O Lord, and teach me your judgments. I will take my soul into Your hand, and I will not forget Your law. Lay down the net of sinners for me, and I will not go astray from Thy commandments. I have inherited Your testimonies forever, as the joy of my heart is. Bow down my heart, make Thy justifications forever for recompense. I hate the transgressors, but I love your law. Thou art my helper and intercessor, I trust in thy words. Deviate from me, evil ones, and I will test the commandments of my God. Intercede for me according to Thy word, and I will live, and do not shame me from my aspiration. Help me, and I will be saved, and I will learn from Your justifications. Thou hast despised all those who deviate from Thy justifications, for their thought is unrighteous. The sinners of all the sinful earth transgressing, for this sake I love Thy testimonies. Nail my flesh to Thy fear: I am afraid of Thy judgments. Create justice and justice, do not betray me to those who offend me. Accept Thy servant for good, so that pride does not slander me. My eyes have disappeared into Your salvation and into the word of Your righteousness: do with Your servant according to Your mercy, and teach me by Your justification. I am Thy servant: give me understanding, and we will hear Thy testimonies. It is time for the Lord to create: destroying Your law. For this sake I will love Your commandments more than gold and topaz. For this reason I have directed myself to all by Your commandments, I have hated every path of unrighteousness. Wonderful is Thy testimony: for this sake I have tried my soul. The manifestation of Your words enlightens and instructs infants. My mouth was opened, and I attracted the spirit, as if commanding Your desires.

Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of those who love Your name. Direct my steps according to Your word, and let no iniquity possess me. Deliver me from human slander, and I will keep Your commandments. Enlighten Your face on Your servant, and teach me Your justification. My eyes have come out of the water: for I have not kept Thy law. Thou hast commanded the truth of thy testimony, and the truth is great. Thy zeal has melted away from me: as if I had forgotten Thy words, strike me. Thy word is inflamed, and love Thy servant. Truth is Your righteousness forever, and Your law is truth. Sorrows and needs have found me: Thy commandments are my teaching. The truth of Your testimonies is forever: give me understanding, and I will live. Cry out with all my heart, hear me, O Lord, I will seek Your justification. Call to Thee, save me, and I will keep Thy testimonies. Preliminary in lack of goodness and crying out, I hoped for Your words. Wait before my eyes unto the morning, learn thy words. Hear my voice, O Lord, according to Your mercy: live me according to Your destiny. He who persecutes me with iniquity draws near; but I have departed from your law. Thou art near, O Lord, and all Thy ways are true. From the first I know from Thy testimonies, as if I founded for ever. See my humility, and redeem me, as I have not forgotten Your law. Judge my judgment, and deliver me: for your sake, live me. Salvation is far from the sinner, for they did not seek Your justifications. Thy mercies are many, O Lord; live me according to Thy destiny. Many are those who cast me out and those who make me sick: I have not shied away from Your testimonies. I have seen those who do not understand and are true: for I have not kept your words. See, I love Thy commandments: Lord, live me according to Thy mercy. The beginning of Thy words is truth, and forever is the whole destiny of Thy righteousness. The princes drove me to the tunnel: and my heart was afraid of your words. I will rejoice in Thy words, as if I were gaining a lot of self-interest. I have hated iniquity and loathed it; but I have loved your law. Seven days of praise to Thee about the destinies of Thy righteousness. Peace to many who love Your law, and there is no temptation for them. I look forward to Your salvation, O Lord, and I love Your commandments. Save my soul Thy testimonies, and I love deeply. I have kept Thy commandments and Thy testimonies, for all my ways are before Thee, O Lord. May my supplication draw near before Thee, O Lord: according to Thy word give me understanding. May my petition enter before Thee, O Lord, deliver me according to Thy word. My mouth will vomit out singing, when you teach me your justification. Thy words enlighten my tongue, for all Thy commandments are truth. May Your hand be the hedgehog to save me, as I have pleased Your commandments. I have desired Thy salvation, O Lord, and Thy law is my teaching. My soul will live, and praise Thee: and Thy judgments will help me. I have gone astray, like a lost sheep: seek Thy servant, for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee God. (Three times)
Lord have mercy (Three times)

Prayer for the deceased

Remember, Lord, our God, in the faith and hope of the belly of your eternally reposed servant, our brother (name), and as a Good and Humane person, forgive sins and consume iniquities, weaken, leave and forgive all his voluntary sins and involuntary, deliver him eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna and grant him the communion and enjoyment of Your eternal good, prepared for those who love You: if you sin, but do not depart from You, and unquestionably in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Your God in the Trinity glorious faith, and the Unity in the Trinity and Trinity in Unity, Orthodox even until his last breath of confession. The same be merciful to that, and faith, even in Thee instead of deeds, and with Your saints, like the Generous, rest: there is no man who lives and does not sin. But Thou art One, apart from all sin, and Thy righteousness, righteousness forever, and Thou art the One God of mercies and generosity, and love of mankind, and we glorify You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

According to the 17th kathisma

Trisagion, according to our Father...

And troparia, voice 2

I have sinned against You, Savior, like a prodigal son: accept me, Father, who repents, and have mercy on me, O God.

Glory: I call to You, Christ the Savior, with a publican's voice: cleanse me as it is, and have mercy on me, God.

And now: Mother of God, do not despise me, demanding Thy intercession: my soul has hoped in Thee, and have mercy on me.

Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Prayer for the Remembrance of the Dead

Lord God Almighty and Creator of all, generous Father, and God of mercy, creating man from the earth, and showing him in Your image and likeness, and by this Your magnificent name will be glorified on earth, and torn out because of the transgression of Your commandments, again recreating for the best him in Thy Christ and elevating him to Heaven: I thank Thee, for thou hast multiplied Thy majesty on me, and thou hast not betrayed me to my enemy to the end, cast me out of the seekers into the abyss of hell, below left me to perish with my iniquities. Now, O Lord, many-merciful and loving, do not want the death of a sinner, but expect and accept the conversion: Even the overthrown, heal the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Your bounty, and even from the age of Your incomprehensible goodness and my immeasurable forget iniquity, even in deed, and in word, and in thought I committed: resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, beware, Lover of mankind, purify, Merciful, and from the torment of the reigning passions in me, free my damned soul of freedom. And let sin hold me for someone: let the demon fighter be lower on me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but with Your sovereign hand, his dominion, stealing me, You reign in me, Good and Humane Lord, and all of Your being, and living me the rest according to Thy good will. And give me the inexpressible goodness of the heart, cleansing, keeping the mouth, the righteousness of deeds, humble wisdom, the world of thoughts, the silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, goodness, meekness, unfeigned faith, restraint, restraint, and fill me with all the good fruits with the gift Your Holy Spirit. And do not raise me up in the middle of my days, below my uncorrected and unprepared soul, delight me: but perfect me with Your perfection, and bring me out of this life, as if I had gone through the beginning and power of darkness unhindered, I will see Your grace and I am Your unapproachable glory, unspeakable kindness, with all your saints, in them be sanctified and glorified your all-honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

17th kathisma (funeral), read on the days of special commemoration of the dead (read daily for 40 days after death)

The meaning of the 17th kathisma

During all forty days after the death of a person, his relatives and friends should read the Psalter. How many kathismas a day depends on the time and strength of the readers, but reading must certainly be daily. When the entire Psalter has been read, it is read from the beginning. Just do not forget that after each "Glory ..." one must read a prayer request for the commemoration of the deceased (from "Following the Exodus of the Soul from the Body"). Many relatives and friends of the deceased, referring to the fact that there is no time or do not have a Psalter, or do not know how to read Church Slavonic, entrust this reading to others (readers) for a fee or other reward. But the prayer will be stronger, sincere, purer, if the relative or close to the deceased person himself asks God to have mercy on the deceased.

On the third, ninth, fortieth days one should read according to the deceased 17th kathisma.

This kathisma depicts the blessedness of those who walked in the law of the Lord, i.e. blessedness of righteous people who tried to live according to the commandments of God.

The meaning and significance of Psalm 118 is revealed in the 19th verse: "I am a stranger (stranger) on earth: do not hide your commandments from me." Explanatory Bible, ed. A.P. Lopukhina gives this verse the following explanation: “Life on earth is a wandering, a journey made by a person to reach his fatherland and a permanent, eternal residence. Obviously, the latter is not on earth, but beyond the grave. If so, then earthly life must be prepared to the afterlife and to it can only lead unmistakably chosen path on earth.How and where to find the last one?This path is indicated in the commandments of the Law.Who does not follow them, he is mistaken and will not reach the afterlife, i.e. the afterlife, as a reward for the labors incurred to achieve it. Here is a fairly clear teaching about the purpose of earthly existence, the immortality of the human soul and the afterlife reward.

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How to bury and commemorate your loved one? What to do if a loved one dies and you need to deal with the funeral? A detailed step-by-step algorithm of actions - Olga Bogdanova
How to remember the deceased relatives?(answer to the question) - Maxim Stepanenko
Drunken wakes are unacceptable!- Archpriest Sergei Bulgakov
Orthodox Church and sectarians. Prayers for the Dead- Archpriest Dmitry Vladykov
Wake: does the dead need food?- Alexander Moiseenkov
Metropolitan Sergius Stragorodsky on the funeral of the heterodox, suicides, drunkards and those of little faith- Church and time
See also our section "Orthodox doctrine of death"

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Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Heavenly King... Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father...

Troparion: Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy. (forty times)

And bows in strength.

Come, let's bow... (Three times)

And the psalms:

Psalm 118

Kathisma is divided into 3 "Glories", on each "Glory" read:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God (Thrice).

Lord have mercy ( thrice).

Prayer request for the deceased See at the end of the kathisma).

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee God. (Three times)

Lord have mercy ( thrice).

Prayer for the deceased

According to the 17th kathisma:

Trisagion, according to our Father...

And troparia, voice 2

I have sinned against You, Savior, like a prodigal son: accept me, Father, who repents, and have mercy on me, O God.

Glory: I call to You, Christ the Savior, with a publican's voice: cleanse me as it is, and have mercy on me, God.

And now: Mother of God, do not despise me, demanding Thy intercession: my soul has hoped in Thee, and have mercy on me.

Lord have mercy ( 40 times).

Prayer

Lord God Almighty and Creator of all, generous Father, and God of mercy, creating man from the earth, and showing him in Your image and likeness, and by this Your magnificent name will be glorified on earth, and torn out because of the transgression of Your commandments, again recreating for the best him in Thy Christ and elevating him to Heaven: I thank Thee, for thou hast multiplied Thy majesty on me, and thou hast not betrayed me to my enemy to the end, cast me out of the seekers into the abyss of hell, below left me to perish with my iniquities. Now, O Lord, many-merciful and loving, do not want the death of a sinner, but expect and accept the conversion: Even the overthrown, heal the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite: remember Your bounty, and even from the age of Your incomprehensible goodness and my immeasurable forget iniquity, even in deed, and in word, and in thought I committed: resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts. Hear, O Lord, beware, Lover of mankind, purify, Merciful, and from the torment of the reigning passions in me, free my damned soul of freedom. And let sin hold me for someone: let the demon fighter be lower on me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but with Your sovereign hand, his dominion, stealing me, You reign in me, Good and Humane Lord, and all of Your being, and living me the rest according to Thy good will. And give me the inexpressible goodness of the heart, cleansing, keeping the mouth, the righteousness of deeds, humble wisdom, the world of thoughts, the silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, goodness, meekness, unfeigned faith, restraint, restraint, and fill me with all the good fruits with the gift Your Holy Spirit. And do not raise me up in the middle of my days, below my uncorrected and unprepared soul, delight me: but perfect me with Your perfection, and bring me out of this life, as if I had gone through the beginning and power of darkness unhindered, I will see Your grace and I am Your unapproachable glory, unspeakable kindness, with all your saints, in them be sanctified and glorified your all-honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

psalter

QUESTION:
Today I have read several psalms. It turns out slowly, because in parallel I read St. John Chrysostom "Conversations on Psalms". What do you say about kathisma 17 (psalm 118)? I have a book of St. Theophan the Recluse "Guide to spiritual life", compiled according to the interpretation of Psalm 118. Very interesting to read, "is a guide to the Christian life." Which Psalm is closest to your spirit?

ANSWER:
Gospel and Psalter - 2 main books. No wonder many of them knew by heart before. It is necessary to read the Psalter every day as well. And do not neglect the psalms. Abba Ammun: "Do not neglect the psalms, because they drive away evil spirits from the soul, and infuse the Holy Spirit into it."
Psalm 118 is desirable to read every day. Not everyone can pull this rule, but the benefits will exceed all expectations.

Is it so important:
Blessed are those who keep His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through the gates (Rev. 22:14).
When we try to keep the commandments, we show our love for God. Is it so important! If you love Me, keep My commandments (John 14:15).

If it's hard to read every day, then you need at least every Saturday, I think. This is a day of special remembrance. Interpretation to read is not something that is good, but necessary. It opens our eyes. I love all the psalms. But blessed Augustine made the following comparison: Speaking of Kathisma 17 (Psalm 118), blessed Augustine testifies that for a long time he could not take up the interpretation of this psalm, being struck by its depth. He said that other psalms contain moral lessons; but those are like stars scattered across the sky; but this one is like the sun pouring out abundant light at noon.

Elder schema-nun Anthony advised to read kathisma 17 every day, she said: "During the ordeals, kathisma 17 will already be in defense for you."

Forgive me, Sasha, for interfering. H Oh, if so, as you say, then sin from right to left, but read Kathisma 17 and by this you will be saved? They are saved, for that matter, not from reading, but from what you have done well. When we find ourselves "there", then we will be judged by our deeds and not by the kathisma we read...

Tatiana, thank you for your comment. I will answer.
1. I'm not saying sin right/left. This is absurd. In the same 17 kathisma.
Psalm 119:
21 You punished the proud. Cursed are those who deviate from Thy commandments!
101 I have departed from every path of sin, that I may keep thy words
163 I hated unrighteousness and abhorred it, but I loved your law.

2. Naturally, the reading of this kathisma does not guarantee salvation. The heart of a person is important and, as a result, deeds. However, there are prayer books for the world and their main business is prayer, and we often do not see their inner life, we do not see their fiery nightly vigils and prayers. And often the impression deceives us.

3. Good deeds are not enough. The main thing is prayer. There will be prayer - there will be true good deeds. It's 2 wings, you know. Prayer attracts the grace of the Holy Spirit, and only the Holy Spirit can guide one to the Absolute Good.

4. Good deeds and prayer will help at ordeals and at the Last Judgment. Each of your, even the smallest prayer, is a golden coin in your spiritual bank. And the reading of the Psalter, the reading of the kathisma - these are ingots of pure gold. This is a prayer for the whole world as well. It is not for nothing that the rite of the Indestructible Psalter exists in the monasteries. This is your spiritual charity, and very strong.

5. And why specifically kathismas? Because the prayer on the Psalter is especially powerful. Many saints have spoken about this. Ambrose of Optina said: "Prayer is always stronger with psalm words than with our own."

The Psalter is usually little understood by the common man. In order to read the Psalter and enjoy its loftiness, one must loosen the soil, labors and constant spiritual work on oneself are needed. The soul must be at least a little cleansed in order to begin to realize the whole bottomless depth of the Psalter.

Writes Rev. Barsanuphius of Optina:
“Father Anatoly deeply understood the psalms and, listening to them, felt spiritual delight. “Kathismas are music,” he said, “when reading them begins after the vigil, I can’t stop listening. Every word is imbued with a deep meaning, and I always feel sorry, when the reader closes the book: he would have listened, listened endlessly. “But I get so bored at kathisma,” I objected to him, “I always strive to leave the church and return when they have already finished.” “That’s understandable,” answered Batyushka - and I used to do the same. My comrade and I went to the church at the Academy, though not the same service there as in Optina, but still quite long, they read a lot. side. I already understand the conventional sign and begin to walk along the corridors; we walk, we walk, until at last they say: "Go quickly, now they will sing" Praise the name of the Lord "", - well, then we hurry to church. Otherwise, sometimes you will leave the church "Yes, and you will find yourself at home, drinking tea. But I soon realized that it was impossible to live like that. Father Macarius knew how to play the psalter."
And Father Fr. Ambrose played on it. This music of the soul is acquired through the Jesus Prayer."

Those. The Psalter is inspired by God, the Holy Spirit himself through the psalms teaches us to pray. And if we ourselves try to acquire grace, to become the abode of the Holy Spirit, then this will be interesting for us. Like attracts like. And if we are not interested in this, then we need to think about ourselves, we need to realize that we have not taken the first steps yet, although we often think highly of ourselves. You never need to think high, but there are things that you just need to understand. Therefore, it is necessary to cleanse your heart with prayer. And when the saints do good deeds, when they read books, when they write, when they speak, they do not let go of prayer. Their prayer goes on unceasingly, accompanying all their thoughts and deeds. Because this is a prayer not with the lips, but with the heart, smart-hearted. And without prayer, they would live in complete darkness, like most of the living. It is important to understand the will of God, to distinguish between good and evil. And this is often not easy, because nets are placed everywhere and we, not having a perfect spiritual vision, do not see everything, and what lies on the very surface is constantly mistaken. And if prayer does not go on at least sometimes, then you need to make efforts to pray more regularly.

As for petitions in kathisma 17, that's good. After all, the Lord himself says that we need to ask if we want to receive something, naturally, good. And if we think that we do not need to ask, then we are in spiritual self-delusion. You have to ask constantly. The Saints did this, and it was often difficult for them to live. And if we do not do this, then we can imagine in what darkness we are wandering. We urgently need to get out of this darkness and light the lamp of our prayer, which will illuminate our life paths in order to walk in the law of the Lord:
Direct my steps according to your word, and let no iniquity possess me (Ps. 119, 133).