The Memorial Services and Their Benefits

The Memorial Services and Their Benefits Hieromonk Benedict.

CONTENTS TRISAGION PRAYER FOR THE DEAD THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES On memorial services in general SCRIPTURAL AND OTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES A.

Evidence from Holy Scripture 1.

The Old Testament 2.

The New Testament B.

Evidence from the Church’s Holy Tradition 1.

The Church Fathers 2.

The Holy Liturgies 3.

The Diptychs of the Church 4.

Church Testimonies: Mitrophanes Kritopoulos, Peter Mogila, Dositheos, Patriarch of Jerusalem 5.

The Lives of the Saints WHEN ARE MEMORIAL SERVICES PERFORMED? WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE? ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES TO MEMORIAL SERVICES? How are they Beneficial? Whom do they benefit and do the not benefit? The Case of the Heavily Sinners The Benefits for the Living

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