Offices for the Deceased (Athos aghapebi)

1 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. These are the aghapebi of our monastery, from the time it was built until now, in the month of December, 15. The aghape is of Ioane Syngelos, the builder of this glorious Lavra. At "Lord, I have cried," they sing the appointed stichera of the saint and the stichera for the departed. And at the meal, at the refectory table, the brethren receive three krasovuli each. And as they begin the meal, they pray: "He who is established" and "Our Father," and they complete the hour of the meal. And they begin the appointed ones and say "Alleluia" and "Remember, O Lord, as" and "The blessed ones." And the deacons say the ektenias and the priests the prayers; over "The blessed ones" they say the "Presentation of the soul," and "Have mercy" and the hymns for the soul; over "When the mighty" — the "Presentation of the soul" likewise; over "I have cried" — the irmos for the soul likewise and three troparia: "Reveal the soul," "Praise," "Glory of the highest," the stichera for the soul, "Holy Theotokos," the litany, for the soul, the ektenia "From above," Kyrie eleison 40, and they complete the hour. At Matins: over "God is the Lord" — of the saint and three hymns of the saint, the Paraklitikon and for the soul. Over "When the mighty" — the "Presentation" of the saint; over "I have cried" — the irmos for the soul; and over "From above" again 40 Kyrie eleison.

At midday, as many priests as there are, each in his own time, shall celebrate for all, both within and in the soxasterion. And in the church above, at the prayer, they shall again say the three Kyrie eleison. And at midday, the brothers shall be comforted, as much as God may grant. And the brothers shall drink five krasovuli each. This rule shall be known to all, for whenever there is a commemoration of any of the brothers, the brothers shall drink three krasovuli each at the meal, so that they may drink.