Trisagion Prayer for the Dead 7THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEMORIALSERVICESOn memorial services in general 13SCRIPTURAL AND OTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES Evidence from Holy ScriptureA. From The Holy BibleThe Old Testament 16The New Testament 17B. Evidence from the Church's Holy Tradition1. The Church Fathers 182. The Holy Liturgies 213. The Diptychs of the Church 224. Church Testimnes: MitrofanisKritopoulos, Petros Mogilla,Dositheos, Patriarch of Jerusalem 245. The Lives of the Saints 28WHEN ARE MEMORIAL SERVICES PERFORMED? 31WHAT IS NEEDED FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE? 35ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES TO MEMORIALSERVICES? 37Are Memorial Services beneficial? 39How are they beneficial? 42Whom do they benefit and whom do theynot benefit? 43The Cases of the heavily sinful 45The Benefits to the living 50