On this webpage, you can order a memorial service in the monasteries of the Holy Mount Athos.
Please note that you may submit ONLY the names of people who have been baptized in the Orthodox Church of the Eastern Rite. Requests for the commemoration of persons belonging to other Christian denominations (Catholicism, Protestantism, etc.), or other religions (Judaism, Islam, etc.), cannot be accepted in Orthodox monasteries.
During the memorial service, the deceased Christians are being prayerfully commemorated. Seeking for God's mercy, the forgiveness of sins and a blessed eternal life for the departed is prayed for during such services.
It is important to understand the significance of prayers for the departed: the living can pray for themselves, participate in the sacraments of confession and communion, and receive forgiveness of sins. However, the deceased no longer have this opportunity, so they depend on our prayers. While on earth, we can intercede for our departed by performing memorial services and almsgiving in their memory. We are the only hope for the departed to obtain forgiveness and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. According to the accounts of the holy fathers, fervent prayer for the departed can lead them out of hell.
Memorial services may be performed only for members of the Church, that is, those who were united with Christ through the sacrament of Baptism in the Eastern Orthodox Church; others are prayed for at home or at the cemetery. In addition to the service on the day of death, memorial services are served after the burial, usually on the 3rd, 9th, and 40th days after death, as well as on birthdays, name days, and the anniversaries of death. However, following the wish of the relatives, memorial services can also be performed on other days.
In terms of time, the memorial service lasts longer than the Lity. The service includes the reading of the entire memorial canon and lasts for at least one hour. Therefore, the memorial service is of great benefit for the salvation of the departed soul.
The calendar below indicates the dates on which memorial services can be performed, as well as days when memorials are not served.
Athos St. John the Theologian Kalyve of Katounakia Skete
Suggested donation amount 60.00€
Athos Kalyve of the Holy Unmercenaries (Monastery of St. Paul)
