Byzantine Prayer for the Deceased
Byzantine tradition
English
God of the spirits and of all flesh, who have trampled death and annihilated the devil and given life to your world, may you yourself, O Lord, grant to the soul of your deceased servant N. rest in a place of light, a verdant place, a place of freshness, from where suffering, pain and cries are far removed. Do You, O good and compassionate God forgive every fault committed by him in word, work or thought because there is no man who lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin and your justice is justice throughout the ages and your word is truth. Since you, O Christ our God, are the resurrection, the life and the repose of your deceased servant N., we give you glory together with your un-begotten Father and your most holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
Where the text says N., say the name of the deceased.
Español
Dios de los espíritus y de toda carne,
que sepultaste la muerte,
venciste al demonio
y diste la vida al mundo.
Tú, Señor, concede al alma
de tu difunto siervo N.,
el descanso en un lugar luminoso,
en un oasis, en un lugar de frescura,
lejos de todo sufrimiento,
dolor o lamento.
Perdona las culpas por él cometidas
de pensamiento, palabra y obra,
Dios de bondad y misericordia;
puesto que no hay hombre
que viva y no peque,
ya que Tú sólo eres Perfecto
y tu Justicia es justicia eterna
y tu Palabra es la Verdad.
Tú eres la Resurrección,
la Vida y el descanso del difunto,
tu siervo N.
Oh Cristo Dios nuestro.
Te glorificamos junto con el Padre
no engendrado
y con tu santísimo, bueno
y vivificante Espíritu.
In this devocionario: For the Dead.
