Happy Trinity Parents' Saturday: touching postcards and funeral pictures
On the eve of the bright feast of the Trinity (Pentecost), Orthodox believers celebrate Trinity Parents' Saturday, a church—wide day of commemoration of the dead. In 2025, it falls on June 7th. Izvestia has prepared postcards and touching words of remembrance for this date.
Happy Trinity Parents' Saturday: touching postcards and pictures
Trinity Parents' Saturday is a significant day for Orthodox believers, so it is important to spend it correctly. Hard work is not welcome on this day, as it can distract from the spiritual component of the celebration. It is better to devote your free time to prayer, communication with loved ones, simple household chores or creative pursuits.
It is especially important to remember the deceased. The tradition of commemoration originated in apostolic times. From the point of view of theology, Pentecost is the day of the final establishment of the New Testament, associated with the veneration of Christ. It is believed that on this holiday, the living and the dead receive redemption through the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, on the eve of the church calls for prayer not only for deceased relatives, but also for all Christians who have ever lived on earth.
Many people visit cemeteries on this day, clean up the graves, and also clear abandoned graves of debris and weeds. The dead are allowed to be commemorated with a modest meal, but food cannot be left at the tombstones, it is better to give it to those in need or leave it in the temple.
In addition, noisy feasts and parties should not be held on parents' Saturdays. A memorial meal on such a day should be restrained. During it, it is allowed to drink a glass of wine or cahors, but it is better to give up strong alcohol.
Traditionally, kutia is served at the memorial dinner table, a lean dish made from wheat or rice groats with honey and dried fruits. Pancakes without filling, lean pies, cabbage soup or sorrel soup are also prepared.
It is not worth being sad and crying on this day, because the holiday reminds of the salvation that awaits all believers. It will be useful to tell children about relatives whom they did not find alive, or to study the family tree with them.
You can send greeting cards to your friends and family. But it's better to choose themed pictures. They usually differ from those that are shared with each other on other church dates. They often depict church candles, crosses, angels, mournful inscriptions and wishes to the deceased eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Congratulations in your own words on the parents' Saturday before Trinity
At first glance, it may seem that congratulations on Trinity Parents' Saturday are inappropriate. However, church holidays are not always associated with joy. Often, the meaning of the celebration is to focus on prayer and preserve the memory of those who are no longer with us.
Congratulating each other, believers remind of the spiritual meaning of the holiday, mentally returning to its content. Therefore, in congratulating on Trinity Parents' Saturday, it is important to pay attention to the essence of the celebration. Below are some examples of congratulations:
"Today is a special day for all Orthodox believers — Trinity Parents' Saturday. Let prayers sound and candles burn brightly in memory of all those who have already left this world. May the Lord forgive them all their earthly sins and grant them peace in the kingdom of heaven!"
"On Trinity Parents' Saturday, we pray for the deceased to give them the opportunity to live in our hearts. Let only good things be remembered on this day, and the sadness of separation from loved ones will be bright and light. Take care of each other and keep faith in the Lord in your soul."
"Trinity Parents' Saturday is a celebration of memory and bright sadness. Remembering our relatives and friends, let's put aside earthly affairs for a while and turn our mental gaze to the kingdom of heaven. May their souls find peace, and we will pray for the remission of their sins."
Poems are also chosen as congratulations. They emphasize the depth and essence of the memorial date.
"Those we love go to heaven. —
My family, my friends... They can no longer be returned.
But there are parenting days when we can
To remember all those who were loved."
"Trinity Saturday is coming today,
She is popularly called her parents.
We remember the dead on this day.
After all, they all look at us, take care of us.
Light a candle on the window softly today
And pray for everyone who is too far away.
And then remember them and be quiet for a bit.
Let the light in your heart not fade."
Earlier, Izvestia told how to prepare for the celebration of the Holy Trinity and what prohibitions apply on this day.
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