Memory Eternal

Today on this gray, blustery, cold Tuesday, we remember a good man and a dear friend departed this life much too soon. As our day demands us to continue on with our mundane tasks, we do so with heavy hearts knowing that those close to us are suffering, weighed down with grief over their loss; and we mourn with them. May the Lord God remember His servant Roger in His kingdom now and ever and unto ages of ages. And if you have a moment, we beseech you to offer a prayer for Roger's wife of nearly forty years, Denise; his sons, J.J., Steve, and Mike; their wives Jessica, Cris, and Andrea; his grandchildren Harrison, Owen, and Payton. Precious Braddy family, know you are in our thoughts and prayers and that we love you.

O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the soul of Thy departed servant in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which he has committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.

For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.

Orthodox Prayer for the Departed