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General Pannikhida
      —Trisagion [English and Slavonic]:
             Obikhod - midi

      —Funereal Great Litany:
             Obikhod - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi
             Smolensky - midi

      —Trisagion Prayers and Psalm 90 [91]:
             Text

      —Alleluia & Troparia of the Departed:
             Obikhod - midi
             19th Century Use - midi

      —Funereal Evlogitaria:
             Obikhod - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed:
             Obikhod - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi

      —Sessional Hymn, 'Give Rest with the Just', Tone 5:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev, Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Jordanville Variant) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Psalm 50 [51]:
             Text

      —Pannikhida Canon:
             Obikhod, Full Canon - midi
             Obikhod, Irmosi - midi
             Obikhod, Irmosi (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Funereal Refrains at the Canon [English & Slavonic]:
             OCA Obikhod - midi
             OCA Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Émigré Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod, arr. Kotalik - midi
             Obikhod, arr. Kotalik (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 3):
             See above: Little Litany of the Departed.

      —Sessional Hymn of the Canon (after Ode 3):
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 6):
             See above: Little Litany of the Departed.

      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints' (after Ode 6):
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (with Corrected Text) - midi
             Tikhonovsky (Alto Melody) - midi
             Tikhonovsky (Alto Melody, with Corrected Text) - midi
             Tikhonovsky (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Tikhonovsky (Soprano Melody, with Corrected Text) - midi

      —Magnification Refrain (after Ode 8):
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Trisagion Prayers:
             Text

      —Supplicatory Troparia of the Departed, 'With the Souls of the Righteous Departed':
             OCA/Metropolia Obikhod - midi
             OCA/Metropolia Obikhod (Wide Harmony) - midi
             Émigré Obikhod - midi
             Moscow Chant (Tikhonovsky) - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi

      —Litany of the Departed [English and Slavonic]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Wide Harmony) - midi
             Arkhangelsky - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi

      —Dismissal:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Wide Harmony) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi

      —Memory Eternal [English and Slavonic]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Obikhod (Wide Harmony) - midi
             Galician Chant - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi

      —Pious Additions [English and Slavonic]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Obikhod (Wide Harmony) - midi

 

Litiya of the Departed (Short Memorial, often Served at the Dimissal of Liturgy)
      —Supplicatory Troparia of the Departed, 'With the Souls of the Righteous Departed':
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints' [Low Russian/Carpatho-Russia Usage]:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Dismissal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Memory Eternal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Pious Additions:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

 

Funeral of a Layman
      —Trisagion:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Trisagion Prayers and Psalm 90 [Often Ommitted]:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis I:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Little Litany of the Departed
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis II:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Little Litany of the Departed
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis III:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Funereal Evlogitaria:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Little Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Sessional Hymn, 'Give Rest with the Just':
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Psalm 50 [51]:
             Text

      —Funeral Canon for a Layman, Odes 1-3:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 3):
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Sessional Hymn of the Canon (after Ode 3):
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Funeral Canon for a Layman, Odes 4-6:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 6):
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints' (after Ode 6):
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Funeral Canon for a Layman, Odes 7-9:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Stichera for the Departed of St. John of Damascus:
             Tone 1, Carpatho-Russian 'Bulgarian' Chant [Sticheron I] - midi
             Tone 1, Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Tone 1, Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Tone 2, Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 2, Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 3, Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 3, Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 4, Obikhod - midi
             Tone 4, Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 5, Carpatho-Russian 'Bulgarian' Chant [Sticheron I] - midi
             Tone 5, Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 6, Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 6, Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Tone 7, Obikhod - midi
             Tone 7, Kievan Chant - midi
             Tone 8, Carpatho-Russian Chant [Sticheron I] - midi
             Tone 8, Obikhod - midi
             Tone 8, Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Beatitudes at the Funeral of a Layman:
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
             Melody: 'My Most Blessed Queen' - midi
             Russian Funereal Chant - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Use - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Prayer of Absolution [ROCOR/High Russian Usage]:
             Obikhod - midi

      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Prayer of Absolution [OCA/Low Russian Usage]:
             Obikhod - midi

      —Dismissal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Memory Eternal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Pious Additions:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Farewell Stichera at the Last Kiss:
             Tone 2, Melody: 'When from the tree...' - midi
             Tone 2, Melody: 'When from the tree...' (Soprano Melody) - midi
      —Concluding Verses, Tone 6:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi

      —Processional Trisagion:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

 

Funeral of a Priest
      —Trisagion:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Trisagion Prayers and Psalm 90 [Often Ommitted]:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis I:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Little Litany of the Departed
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis II:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Little Litany of the Departed
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Psalm 118 [119], Stasis III:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Funereal Evlogitaria:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Little Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Sessional Hymn, 'Give Rest with the Just':
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Antiphon I of the Hymns of Ascent, Tone 6:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons, and Prayer I:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Sessional Hymn, 'Today I Depart', Tone 2:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Psalm 22 [23]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Troparion, 'Forasmuch as We are Bound', Tone 2 [Often Ommitted]
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons, and Prayer II:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Antiphon II of the Hymns of Ascent, Tone 2:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Psalm 23 [24]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Troparion, 'In Faith, Hope, and Love', Tone 2:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Sessional Hymn, 'O our God, Thou Knowest', Tone 5 [Often Ommitted]
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Jordanville Variant) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons, and Prayer III:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Antiphon III of the Hymns of Ascent, Tone 3:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi

      —Psalm 83 [84]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Troparia, 'My Beloved Brethren', Tone 6 [normally sung by Clergy]:
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons, and Prayer IV:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Beatitudes at the Funeral of a Priest:
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
             Melody: 'My Most Blessed Queen' - midi
             Russian Funereal Chant - midi
             Znamenny Chant - midi
             Carpatho-Russian Use - midi

      —Scriptural Lessons, and Prayer V:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Psalm 50 [51]:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.

      —Funeral Canon for a Priest, Odes 1-3:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 3):
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Sessional Hymn of the Canon (after Ode 3):
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Funeral Canon for a Priest, Odes 4-6:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 6):
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints', at the Funeral of a Priest (after Ode 6):
             Obikhod - midi
             Tikhonovsky (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Funeral Canon for a Priest, Odes 7-9:
             Obikhod, with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod, with Émigré Obikhod Refrains - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody), with OCA Obikhod Refrains - midi

      —Little Litany of the Departed (after Ode 9):
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Exapositlaria:
             Melody, 'Hearken, ye Women' (2-part) - midi
             Melody, 'Hearken, ye Women' (3-part) - midi
             Melody, 'Hearken, ye Women' (4-part) - midi

      —Praises, and Lesser Doxology:
             Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
             Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
             Kievan Chant - midi
             Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi

      —Stichera for the Departed of St. John of Damascus:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.

      —Psalm 91 [52], and Trisagion Prayers:
             Text

      —Supplicatory Troparia of the Departed, 'With the Souls of the Righteous Departed'
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Dismissal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Memory Eternal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Pious Additions:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Farewell Stichera at the Last Kiss:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Concluding Verses, Tone 6:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.

 

Propers of Funereal Liturgies [in some places, Funereal Liturgies are offered even for laymen, not just clergy and monastics]
      —Troparion and Kotakion at the Little Entrance:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod & Tikhonovsky Kontakion - midi

      —Prokeimenon, Alleluia, and Scriptural Lessons [Funeral of Layman]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Prokeimenon, Alleluia, and Scriptural Lessons [Funeral of Monastic]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Prokeimenon, Alleluia, and Scriptural Lessons [Funeral of Priest]:
             Obikhod - midi
             Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi

      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Communion Hymn of the Departed
             See Divine Liturgy Page section above.



After the Dimissal of Funereal Liturgies
      —Supplicatory Troparia of the Departed, 'With the Souls of the Righteous Departed'
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints' [Low Russian/Carpatho-Russia Usage]:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Prayer of Absolution [for a Priest]:
             Obikhod - midi

      —Dismissal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Memory Eternal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Pious Additions:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Farewell Stichera at the Last Kiss:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Concluding Verses, Tone 6:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Processional Trisagion [Funeral of Layman or Monastic]:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.

      —Irmosi of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete [Processional for the Funeral of a Priest]:
             Znamenny Chant, arr. Arkhangelsky - midi

 

At the Graveside
      —Processional Trisagion:
             See Funeral of a Layman section above.
      —Trisagion Prayers [Almost Always Ommitted]:
             Text.
      —Supplicatory Troparia Troparia of the Departed, 'With the Souls of the Righteous Departed':
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Litany of the Departed:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Kontakion and Ikos of the Departed, 'With the Saints' [Low Russian/Carpatho-Russia Usage]:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Dismissal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Memory Eternal:
             See General Pannikhida section above.
      —Pious Additions:
             See General Pannikhida section above.

      —Lowering of the Body and Burial Sticheron, Tone 8 [for Priest/Clergy]:
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
      —Burial Stichera, Tone 8 [for Choir]:
             Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi