Memorial service (Orthodox)
（重定向自Parastas）
![Bishop conducting a parastas in a cemetery](/Images/godic/202502/01/Parastas_in_Cemetery1830.jpg")
![Golgotha (Crucifixion icon), Orthodox cathedral in Vilnius. The lity tray (memorial stand) is at lower right, where the memorial services are celebrated. The stand has holders for the faithful to place candles.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Crucifixion_icon_orthodox_cathedral_vilnius1830.JPG"){kind=icon}
![A dish of Koliva made from wheat and raisins, which is traditionally used during Orthodox memorial services.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Koljivo_from_wheat1830.jpg")
A memorial service (Greek: μνημόσυνον, mnemósynon, "memorial"; Slavonic: панvхида, panikhída, from Greek παννυχίς, pannychis, "vigil"; Romanian: parastas, from Greek παραστάς, parastas) is a liturgical solemn service for the repose of the departed in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.