The Funeral Service for the Laity

This service book is derived from the Great Book of Needs, and includes the full text, for both clergy and choir for the funeral service of a layperson.  A space for special notes is included in the back of the book.

The monks who came to Holy Trinity Monastery from Eastern Europe after World War II inherited a tradition of printing that stretches back almost to the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century. Through the fathers’ tireless efforts, the monastery has been printing and publishing Orthodox Christian books for almost sixty-five years. In keeping with the humble spirit required of a monk, books which are written or prepared by members of the monastic brotherhood are published under the general authorship of Holy Trinity Monastery.