Book of the Funeral Ritual

Prayer for the Departure of the Soul (Ṣalot lāʿla magnaz) Prayer for the Departure of the Soul (Ṣalot baʾǝnta ṣǝʾata nafs) Supplication for the Soul (Nastabaqʿ bal fannu lāʿlēna) First Supplication for the Soul (Nastabaqʿaka baʾǝnta nafs ḫǝdǝg laʾǝlla ʾabǝsu baʾǝgziʾabǝḥer) Second Supplication for the Soul (Nastabaqʿ bal baʾǝnta ṣāʿra mot) Third Supplication for the Soul (Nastabaqʿ bal baʾǝnta ṣāʿra mot)

Supplication for the Neophytes (Nastabaqʿ baʾǝnta nǝʿus kǝrstīyān) Prayers of the Heavenly Journey (Ṣalot za-mangada samāy) Prayer of Our Lady Mary over All the Dead Funeral Procession (Readings for the Stations) (ʿĀbiy fatḥat maṣḥafa gǝnzat baʾǝnta ʾǝlla nōmu kāhnāt wa-diyāqonāt ʾǝd wa-ʾanǝst) Funeral Procession: Readings and Prayers for the First Station Funeral Procession: Readings and Prayers for the Second Station Funeral Procession: Readings and Prayers for the Third Station Funeral Procession: Readings and Prayers for the Fourth Station Funeral Procession: Readings and Prayers for the Fifth Station

Funeral procession: readings and prayers for the 6th station Funeral procession: readings and prayers for the 7th station Funeral procession: readings and prayers for the "greeting of the tabot" by the deceased Prayer of Athanasius for the passing of the soul The book that came from Jerusalem Story of the release of an impure rich man from Hell Discourse about the necessity of the commemoration of the dead We perform the commemoration of the dead with incense and with the Eucharist, for it benefits them and becomes repose for their souls, as Our Lady Mary said to the blessed Peter, chief of the apostles, when he asked her, while offering the sacrifice and the Eucharist that is performed in the church, what benefit it brings to the dead. And she answered and said to him, "From the dew of Paradise...

We have lived upon the earth like Methuselah, who lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years, or like Noah, who lived nine hundred and fifty years; we have no one to whom we may bow down save Him, and we beseech the Lord Jesus Christ to save us from the sin that is His due; glory, majesty, and honour with the good Father and the Holy Spirit, now and always, for ever and ever. Amen.

Readings and prayers over deceased monks Readings and prayers over deceased nuns Readings and prayers over deceased adult and young men Readings and prayers over men deceased during the Holy Week Readings and prayers over deceased children Readings and prayers over deceased adult women Readings and prayers over deceased women in labour Readings and prayers over deceased young girls Readings and prayers over women deceased during the Holy Week Prayers over all the deceased (Prayer over all the deceased) Readings for various occasions

Reading for the 3rd day after burial Reading for the 7th day after burial Reading for the 12th day after burial Reading for the 20th day after burial Reading for the 30th day after burial Reading for the 40th day after burial Reading for the 60th day after burial Reading for the 70th day after burial Reading for the 80th day after burial Reading for the 6th month after burial Reading for the anniversary of the burial Readings over the holy water Prayer of the penance ( ጸሎተ፡ ንስሓ፡ ) Exhortation to the oblation for the redemption of the deceased

Eight Blessings of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel First Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Second Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Third Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Fourth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Fifth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Sixth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Seventh Blessing of Bāsǝlyos Eighth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Ninth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Tenth Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Eleventh Blessing of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel Prayer pronounced after the Gospel for those who died in the peace of God Prayer of forgiveness

Prayer of hope Prayer pronounced by the mamhǝrān Antiphons Antiphons to the priests (Mawāśǝʿt za-kāhnāt) Antiphons to the patriarchs (Aryām za-ʾabāw) Antiphons to the women (Mawāśʿt za-ʾanast) Antiphons to the deacons (Aryām za-diyāqonāt) Antiphons to the pilgrims (Mawāśʿt za-fālasǝyān) Narrative regarding the efficacy of offerings and prayers for the dead Exhortations to be read for all dead before the burial The following incipit and explicit are taken from . Exhortation which is to be read over all the dead at the time of burial, over them: Praise to the Lord, Creator and Raiser, Mighty, Merciful, who is he in whose hand is the authority of death and life and joy and Gehenna, who says to those who are gathered, “Or in heaven I am among them, and all that I have asked you in heaven for his sake I do for you.

After him, through the intercession of our Lady the Virgin, the Pure One, and through the blessings of the works, the good deeds, and the intercessions of her whom she has received, and through the intercessions of the martyrs and the saints, and of him who has pleased her and of him who will please her, Amen. And praise be to God, and may His mercy be upon us forever and ever, Amen. Order to be read for the dead after the burial Praise be to God, the generous giver, the glorious God, for His grace which He has named. The one who commanded, opened, created, arranged, and the third in His existence, the life-giving, abundant, self-existent, the sea-like one who granted the whole world for His worship, and placed them for His praise, and appointed them the spiritual ark. They desire for your burial and for your brothers and your servants; they will be patient in your righteousness. All of them were after you, children of death, and they inherited pain, sorrow, and loss. Where is your name, your place, and your heart, bright, and your sight, fearful?

Prayer of Penance O Lord, Lord God, my Eternal One, abundant in authority, and the First Name without beginning, and the Last without end, who dwells upon the lofty throne of your glory, which is inaccessible, and whose garment is light. Grant us to do your will at all times, and write our names in the kingdom of heaven with all the saints and martyrs, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom it belongs with you and with the Holy Spirit, glory and honor, now and forever, and for eternity, Amen. Other Prayer of Penance O Lord, Eternal One of the whole world, it is you who heals the wound of our soul, our body, and our spirit, for it is you who said through the mouth of your only Son, our Lord, our God, and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who said to our father Peter, "You are a rock, and upon this rock build the church.

And we also, for there is no human who died without sin except you alone, who are exalted above the heavens and pure from sin, and to you are due praise and glory. O Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, until the final soul, may there be over us mercy and compassion now and forever and for eternity. Amen. Prayer of blessing: O holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless your beloved Christian people with a spiritual blessing, and pour out upon us the grace of the Holy Spirit, and establish the foundations of your holy Church, and be merciful to us with 'Amen' and with mercy. O Jesus Christ, and for all those whom we remember in your mercy within your heavenly kingdom, and also for me, your servant, O Lord, save me and bless me, and grant them to see until eternity. Amen.