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In Orthodoxy there are certain days of remembrance of the deceased parents and relatives. They often fall on Saturday - hence the name - parental Saturday. In 2020 there will be 7 such Saturdays as in previous years. There are several dates that fall on other days or are celebrated according to folk tradition, so there are more funeral days in fact.
Dates
Parent Saturdays change every year because they are tied to Easter and other church holidays with moving dates. In 2020, parental Saturdays are celebrated on the following dates:
- February 22;
- March 14, 21, 28;
- April 28;
- June 6;
- November 7th.
February 22 - Universal Meat
The universal meatless Saturday falls a week before Lent, on the eve of Maslenitsa. Memorial services for all deceased Christians are held in temples. On this day, it is customary to remember and pray for all the deceased who were baptized in the Orthodox Church - not only for relatives.
March commemoration days
In March 2020 there will be 3 parental Saturdays:
- 14th - on the second;
- 21st - on the third;
- 28th - in the fourth week Lent.
A service is held in the churches during which the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is served. Special dates during the fasting did not appear by chance - the church charter forbids celebrating the 3rd, 9th and 40th days after death during this period. Relatives and friends remember the deceased only on the mentioned Saturdays.
April 28 - Radonitsa
In April 2020, parent Saturday falls on Tuesday. Radonitsa is a special day in Christianity, the ninth after Easter. Memorial services are going to Radonitsa in all churches and temples, for the first time after Lent of Easter, memorial services are performed. People visit cemeteries en masse, lay flowers to the dead.
In folk tradition Radonitsa sometimes called Red Hill and celebrated on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday - depends on the region.
June 6 - Troitskaya
Troitskaya - the second ecumenical Saturday after Meat. It falls on the eve of the Trinity: funeral services are held in churches, during which priests and parishioners pray for all the departed.
The custom went from the Apostle Peter, who turned to the Jews with the words: "God raised Him up, breaking the bonds of death." Church fathers say that on the day before the Holy Trinity, the Lord accepts any prayers, even for sinners who are in hell, suicides.
Therefore, it is customary in Trinity to visit the graves of the deceased and offer prayers for them in temples.
November 7 - Dimitrievskaya
Demetrius Saturday falls on the eve of commemoration of St. Demetrius of Solunsky, established on November 8. Initially, it was introduced by Dmitry Donskoy - in memory of Orthodox soldiers who died in the Kulikovo field. Gradually, it became the memorial date of all the dead and dead. On Dimitriev’s Saturday, it is customary to visit the graves of relatives, to serve memorial services and liturgies, to commemorate the deceased.
Dimitrov’s Saturday has one more meaning: on this day, everyone who gave their lives for their faith is surely remembered.
Church commemoration
To participate in the service, the Orthodox come to the church on Friday evening, on the eve of the Sabbath. A great memorial service is served in the evening - all of her readings and chants are dedicated to prayer for the deceased. On the morning of the next day, an Orthodox Liturgy is held in the Orthodox churches, at the end of which the priests serve a memorial service.
Parishioners should write memorial notes in advance and list the names of the deceased in them. For Friday requiem and Saturday liturgy, notes are written separately. It is necessary to write the full names given at baptism in large and legible handwriting. As donations, parishioners bring food to the temple, donate money.
Other commemoration days
There are other generally accepted dates when they remember and pray for those who are no longer in this world. In 2020, these are:
- 9th May. By tradition, soldiers, officers and civilians who died during the Great Patriotic War are remembered on Victory Day. On May 9, services are held in temples with petitions "about leaders and soldiers ...", and after - a prayer of thanks for the granting of victory.
- June 4th Semik or the seventh Thursday after Easter. On this day they remember the drowned and suicides. Semik does not appear on the church calendar, since the Orthodox Church does not mention people who voluntarily passed away. The tradition has developed among the people. On this day, relatives come to the graves and temples to pray for forgiveness of the soul of suicides.
- 11 September. The Beheading of John the Baptist. On this day, they remember, remember and offer prayers for the soldiers. The custom dates back to the time of Catherine the Great - the empress introduced it in 1769, at the height of the Russo-Turkish war.
- October 10th. Saturday before the Veil. It is not listed in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, but it is customary for people to visit cemeteries of relatives and friends on this day.
- 15th of November. On this Sunday, believers offer prayers for those who died in car accidents. In the Orthodox calendar, this commemoration date (3rd Sunday of November) appeared in 2017. Services for the dead are held only in the cathedrals.
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