The Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Matthew Aberdeen SCIO

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Select Add +, in order to be able to share the names of&nbsp;beloved ones&nbsp;who have fallen asleep for commemoration. In the Orthodox Church, there is an important and long-standing tradition of praying for our departed sisters and brothers. On the Saturday of Souls, the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday and the Saturday before Pentecost, the faithful offer kollyva. Kollyva is a sweet offering made primarily from wheat and includes raisins, nuts, pomegranate, cinnamon, and icing sugar. It is often formed in the shape of a mound to resemble a grave and decorated with the sign of a cross. Each family is invited to bring a prayerfully prepared kollyva dish on the Saturday of Souls and place it in front of the icon of our Lord. Candles are lit and inserted in the kollyva dish. Toward the end of the Liturgy, the service with the special memorial hymns and supplications is chanted. The priest will call out the names of those who have fallen asleep. Everyone then chants together, &ldquo;Memory eternal.&rdquo;&nbsp; After the service, the faithful distribute kollyva, and then family and friends visit the grave site of their beloved who have fallen asleep. If a priest is present, it is customary for him to conduct a Trisagion service and also pour some kollyva (and wine, depending on the custom) on the grave site. Kollyva is an image of the Resurrection. The wheat, planted in the earth and grows into something new, symbolises those who have passed on in the expectation of revival. As the Apostle Paul explains: &ldquo;So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in corruption. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body&rdquo; (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).

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Select Add +, in order to be able to share the names of beloved ones who have fallen asleep for commemoration. In the Orthodox Church, there is an important and long-standing tradition of praying for our departed sisters and brothers. On the Saturday of Souls, the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday and the Saturday before Pentecost, the faithful offer kollyva. Kollyva is a sweet offering made primarily from wheat and includes raisins, nuts, pomegranate, cinnamon, and icing sugar. It is often formed in the shape of a mound to resemble a grave and decorated with the sign of a cross. Each family is invited to bring a prayerfully prepared kollyva dish on the Saturday of Souls and place it in front of the icon of our Lord. Candles are lit and inserted in the kollyva dish. Toward the end of the Liturgy, the service with the special memorial hymns and supplications is chanted. The priest will call out the names of those who have fallen asleep. Everyone then chants together, “Memory eternal.”  After the service, the faithful distribute kollyva, and then family and friends visit the grave site of their beloved who have fallen asleep. If a priest is present, it is customary for him to conduct a Trisagion service and also pour some kollyva (and wine, depending on the custom) on the grave site. Kollyva is an image of the Resurrection. The wheat, planted in the earth and grows into something new, symbolises those who have passed on in the expectation of revival. As the Apostle Paul explains: “So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in corruption. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).

The Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Matthew Aberdeen SCIO

Saturday of the Souls Memorial Service (Ψυχοσάββατο)

696 King St

Commemorations

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