Prayer services
Their names, read by our priest
The prayers the Orthodox Church has always offered for the living and the departed: names at the Divine Liturgy, a moleben to the saint you choose, the Psalter. Our priest serves them with the names you give us, and you receive the proof that it was done.
A share of every service goes to the priest's parish.
How it works
You give the names
Baptismal first names, up to twelve, for the health of the living and the repose of the departed. We show you how the Church writes each one.
Our priest prays
He reads the names at the service you chose, as the Church has always done.
You receive the proof
The certificate with their names and, for molebens, panikhidas and the longer terms, a photograph of the list as he read it.
Names received by Thursday evening (Eastern) join the coming week's services.
How they are prayed for
Names at the Divine Liturgy
Forty days is the Church's own measure; every week is how the faithful live.
A moleben to the saint you choose
One moleben for one need; every week for the family.
For a particular need
For one who serves
For the one who stands watch.
$49 a month
While they are away
Every week, while they are away.
$29 a month
Before a journey
The saint who calmed the storm.
$49
For the sick
For the one who is ill.
$49
Before the exams
For the one who studies.
$49
For a marriage
For husband and wife.
$49
Every week, as long as you wish
A plan keeps your names before the altar week after week. Each shows its full terms before any card is taken, and cancels in one click.
At the Liturgy, every week
$29 a month or $249 a year
Up to twelve names read at every Divine Liturgy our priest serves, for as long as your plan runs.
The full terms come before any card details. Cancel in one click, any time.
The Weekly Prayer Service
$49 a month or $449 a year
Your names at the Liturgy, and a weekly moleben to the saint you choose for the need you name.
The full terms come before any card details. Cancel in one click, any time.
In memory
For those who have fallen asleep in the Lord: the panikhida, the Forty Days, and their memory kept each year.
Prayer for the departedHow every service is kept
- Every service is performed as described, by our priest, a priest of the Orthodox Church, and logged with your order.
- The certificate with their names; for molebens, panikhidas and the longer terms, a photograph of the list as he read it.
- The names you give stay with us and our priest. They are never used for advertising.
- A share of every service goes to the priest's parish.
Questions
Is this real?
Yes. Our priest, a priest of the Orthodox Church, reads your names at the Divine Liturgy, serves the molebens and panikhidas, and reads the Psalter himself. Each service is logged, and you receive the certificate and, for molebens, panikhidas and the longer terms, a photograph of the list exactly as he read it. With the video you see it.
What are the proskomedia, a moleben and a panikhida?
The proskomedia is the preparation of the bread and wine before the Divine Liturgy: the priest takes a particle from the bread for each name, praying "Remember, O Lord."
A moleben is a short service of supplication to Christ, the Mother of God or a saint for a stated need, with the names of those it is asked for.
A panikhida is the Church's memorial service for the departed, with their names and the singing of "Memory eternal."
Who can be prayed for?
At the Divine Liturgy and the panikhida the Church commemorates baptized Orthodox Christians; other Christians are prayed for at the moleben and in the reading of the Psalter, as the Church's practice allows. The form asks, and our priest follows the Church's rule: if a name cannot be read at the Liturgy, we tell you and pray for the person at the moleben or in the Psalter instead, for the same term and price.
Which names?
Baptismal first names, up to twelve on one list; no surnames are needed. We show you how the Church writes each name (John is written Ioann) and our priest checks every list.
When are the names read?
Names received by Thursday evening (Eastern) join the coming week's services. The forty days and the longer terms begin that week. Your certificate and photographs arrive by email as each service is served.
Do you tell me the date and the place?
The certificate names the service, the names and the week of your order. We do not publish our priest's schedule or where he serves.
Can I change the names?
Yes, until the names join a week's list, from the link in your email. On a plan, any time from your plan page.
Can I give a service as a gift?
Yes. We send the certificate to them, or to you to give, and we can mail a printed certificate with your message and no prices.
What if a week is missed?
If our priest cannot serve in a week, your names are read when he next serves and your term or plan is extended by a week; or we refund you in full on request.
Can I cancel?
A full refund until the names join a week's list; final once the service is performed.
Why is there a fee?
No prayer is sold. The fee covers the priest's time, a share to his parish, the lists, the proof and our work; the prayer is the Church's.
Can I ask for someone who was not Orthodox, or who took their own life?
The Church's rule keeps the names of the unbaptized, and of those who took their own lives, for the bishop's judgment. What we can offer is the moleben for those who grieve, for the family, and the reading of the Psalter.
Every name you give is prayed for in the way the Church allows, and we tell you how.