A Christian ending
In the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom we pray "A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, peaceful; and a good defense before the dread Judgement Seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord"
A friend's mother died this week, with just such an ending, surrounded by her family, with Fr. Michael in attendance, and, astoundingly given her weakened condition, with a surprisingly vigorous prayer just before she passed away. Her memorial service was last night, her funeral today. Fr. Michael sang the prayers at the memorial service in Greek (the family is Greek) - he has a beautiful voice and the sounds were just right.
A friend's mother died this week, with just such an ending, surrounded by her family, with Fr. Michael in attendance, and, astoundingly given her weakened condition, with a surprisingly vigorous prayer just before she passed away. Her memorial service was last night, her funeral today. Fr. Michael sang the prayers at the memorial service in Greek (the family is Greek) - he has a beautiful voice and the sounds were just right.
Posted by Andy Morriss on
Saturday September 10, 2005 at 3:23pm