The service of remembrance for the departed, with koliva, bread and wine.
Parastasul este rugăciunea comunității pentru cei adormiți. Se face după înmormântare la termene fixe, apoi anual, și în sâmbetele morților (Moși). O formă scurtă se numește panahidă sau „trisaghion”.
See also
- Commemoration listThe list of names of the living and the departed given to the priest to be remembered at the Liturgy.
- KolivaSweetened boiled wheat decorated with a cross, brought to church for memorials of the departed.
- Souls Saturdays (Moși)The Saturdays dedicated to remembering the departed, with memorial services and alms.
In the same category
- AkathistA hymn of praise and supplication to Christ, the Mother of God or a saint, said standing.
- All-night vigilThe long night service on the eve of great feasts and patronal days, combining Vespers and Matins.
- BaptismThe rite of entry into the Church, by immersion in water or pouring, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- Byzantine chantThe traditional monophonic chant of the Orthodox Church, organised in eight modes ("tones").
- ChrismationThe sacrament given right after Baptism, by anointing with holy chrism; it seals the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- ConfessionThe sacrament in which the believer confesses sins before a priest and receives forgiveness.