Dates of parental Saturdays and how to spend them Bashny.Net

Parental Saturdays are special days when we pray to remember those who are no longer with us. We pray for God’s forgiveness and forgiveness. St. John said, “We can do nothing better or more for the departed than to pray for them while commemorating them at the Liturgy.”



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Before we get to specific dates, let’s understand what the meaning of commemoration is. Maybe there is no need to attend the funeral services, since a person is not with us, then he does not need anything. Turns out it's not that simple. And to think in this way is a great sin.

We take care of loved ones during life, do everything possible to make their life as comfortable as possible. When something bad happens, we rush to the embrasure without hesitation and strive to help. After leaving the world, nothing should change. But how do you do that? How can I help someone who is not in the material world?



The Church gives a clear answer: to pray and remember loved ones. However, the Holy Fathers are adamant that commemoration only makes sense when you believe in the eternal life of the departed. We need to continue our journey and pray for those we remember.

“Remember, O Lord our God, in the faith and hope of the life of your eternally departed servant, our brother (name), as the Good and the Lover of Man, letting go of your sins and consuming unrighteousness, weaken, forsake and forgive all his free sins and involuntary sins, deliver him from eternal torment and fire of Geenskago, and grant him the communion and delight of your eternal good ones, prepared for those who love Thy, and consume unrighteousness, and trinity, but not even from the Holy Oneness to the Holy One and the Holy One in God, but from the Holy One in the Holy Oneness and the Trinity.”

Be merciful to him, and have faith in thee instead of works imputed, and with thy saints as magnanimous rest: bore a man who shall live and shall not sin. But you are one except all sin, and your righteousness forever, and you are one God of mercy and generosity and love of humanity, and we give glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and ever. Amen.



Only through our prayers can the souls of the departed rest in peace. Therefore, every Orthodox Christian should take care of the departed loved ones. And this should be done in daily prayer and, most importantly, in universal prayer services. Then the power of prayer increases significantly.

Numbers of Parent Saturdays in 2020

1. The first parent Saturday this year falls on February 22. It is also called the Universal, because on this day it is customary to commemorate all Christians who have ever lived. It is always on the eve of Maslenitsa, also called Meat, since at this time it is no longer necessary to eat meat. Lent is ahead.
   
   
   
   
2. The next parent Saturdays in 2020 fall on March 14, 21 and 28 – the second, third and fourth weeks of Lent. During this period, the liturgical life changes: the full Liturgy is celebrated only on Saturdays, Sundays and on big holidays. So that the departed did not remain without church intercession, the Church strengthens the funeral prayer.
   
   
   
   
3. On Holy Week and on Bright Easter week there are no memorial services, again memorial prayers begin to sound from the second after Easter Tuesday - Radonitsa. In 2020, it will be on April 28.
   
   
   
   
4. The only memorial day of the year with a fixed date is May 9. On this day, we pray for those who have gone to war.
5. The next universal memorial Saturday falls on the eve of the Trinity - June 6.
   
   
   
   
6. The last day of commemoration of the year is Saturday on the eve of St. Dmitry of Thessaloniki The last day of special commemoration of the dead is Saturday on the eve of the day of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki. In 2020, Dimitriev Saturday falls on November 7.
   
   
   
   
   

The main task of a believer on memorial days is sincere prayer. Some worldly affairs and hard work should be put aside. The holiday should be celebrated in a clean house, so clean the house in advance, prepare food for tomorrow. Go to worship in the morning and give charity. After the service, go to the parish.