Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-12
Russian Burial Service for the Dead.

Russian Burial Service for the Dead.
The following account of the Burial Service OF
the Russian Church, which gains its interest from
the performance of the rites the occasion of the
funeral of the late Emperor, is from correspond
ent of the Tablet:
On the death of any of the faithful, Priest Tor
Bishop, according to the dignity of the deceased
is called in by relation of the deceased. When
arrived at the place where the corpse lies, he puts
on his Epitrachelion puts incense into the censor
and incenses the corpse and those who are present
and afterwards rectes the customary prayers
Blessed be our God;" the persons present an
swer, Thrice Holy, O Most Holy Trinity" Then
the Pater Noster, "Our Father who art in Heaven"
Then they sing the following Troparians (tone A.
our Saviour, let the soul Of Thy servant (name
him or herr the Most Mighty and Puissant Nicho-
las, our late most humane, and ever to be honored
and beloved Emperor Gas in the present case) rest
with the spirits of just men, made perfect, and
grant him that blessed life which is with Thee o
Thou lover of mankind. O Lord, let the soul of
Thy servant (Nicholas) find peace in Thy peace,
where all Thy saints repose for Thou alone the
lover of mankind"
"Glory. Thou art God, who did descend into
Hades Limbo and delivered those who were
bound. Do Thou, 0 Lord, give rest unto the soul
of Thy servant (name Nicholas)
Priest, or Bishop, and people-"O only pure and
unbemished Virgin, who in perfect purity brought
est forth God intercede for the salvation of his Ni-
cholas's) soul. Ectinia Deacon-"Have mercy upon
us, 0 God, after Thy great goodness we beseech
thee hear us, and have mercy upon US. Lord
have mercy upon US (thrice) Again we pray for the
repose OF the soul of the servant of God, by name
Nicholas and forgiveness of his SINS voluntary and
involuntary. Lord have mercy upon us (thrice).
We pray for the mercy of God, the kingdom of
Heaven land for forgiveness of his SINS from Christ
the immortal King and our God"
Then the Priest or Bishop prayeth-"O! God
of all spirits and all esh who hath destroyed death
and trodden down Satan, and hast given life to
Thy world, grant, 0 Lord, the soul of Thy servant
name Nicholas) departed this life, to rest in a
pleasant, happy, and peaceful place, from whence
pain, and grief and signing, do flee away; forgive,
0 blessed Lord, Thou lover of mankind, forgive
the sins he hath committed by thought, word or
deed, for there is not man that veth and sinneth
not Thou only art without sin. Thy righteous
ness is everlasting righteousness and Thy word is
truth"
Exclamation of Priest, Bishop, and people
"For Thou, 0 Christ Our God, art the resurrec-
ton and the life, and the repose of Thy departed
servant (name Nicholas), and to Thee we offer up
our praise, together with Thine everlasting Father
and Thy most holy, blessed Trinity, even unto
ages OF ages Amen"
"Christ, our true God, who rose from the dead,
through the prayers of His most pure Mother, of
faithful and inspired holy Fathers, Saints Basil,
Chrysostom Gregory, and of all his Saints, will
cause the SOUL Nicholas departed from US to dwell
in holy habitations, and to be numbered with the
righteous, and will have mercy upon us, for He is
good, and the lover of mankind"
Glory-"L Let US praise the threefold light of God,
CRYING out; Holy art Thou, Father eternal, and
Thy co-eternal Son, and Thy Divine Spirit illumin-
ate US who worship Thee with faith, and redeem
us from everlasting fire."
Priest Or Bishop and people: Hail O chaste
Virgin, thou who, for the salvation Of all, ddst
bring forth God, in the flesh; by Thee mankind
found salvation; grant, 0 chaste and glorious
Mother of God, that We may be restored to Para
disc No one is innocent like unto thee, purest
Mother of God, for thou alone ddst bear in thy
womb Him who, from eternity, was the true God,
who destroyed the power of death"
Cathism, tone 4. CAN is vanity, like a shadow
and dream, and every earthborn creature dis
guises himself in vain, as it is written: When we
have heaped us riches in the world, we lie down
in the grave, where kings and beggars sleep toge-
Their; therefore, o Christ our God, as the lover of
mankind, give happy repose to thy departed SER
want (nalne Nicholas our late most dearly beloved
Emperor and father. Amen
A FRENcH WoMAN.-The French woman's char
acteriscs are generally that she is unexceptionably
shod; that she wears inimitable gloves; that she
has a toilet of two colors only with distlacting
way Of wearing it; that her manners are bewitch-
ing-full of small grades and delicatey shaped CO.
quetres, and never wanting in the incest apprecia-
ton of external propreties, to which her frtations
are always subordinate-that she has marvellous
facility Of walking clean through the dirty streets
of Paris, and as marvellous knack of holding up
her dress with one hand over the left hip that she
has bewitching habit of installing her friends
husband for her own. These are popular charac-
teristics, and few people allow her any other; but
those who know her know that other thoughts be-
sides dress and flirting work beneath those smooth
bands of glossy hair, which look as though they
had taken lifetime to bring them to their present
high condition of polish and intricate arrangement
and that the hands in their close fitting gloves can
do something better than make up caps and crochet
purses; that she is not only an agreeable woman
of society, but also careful housekeeper, and af
fectionate mother and submissive wife, French
woman cleans her gloves, light boots, silks and
laces, and at the cost of a few cents and with a
surprising success. They pass for new on any in
specton but the closest, and are worthy to do so.
A French woman never buys lining for new
gown; she cuts up her old gowns and worn out
petticoats instead. She unpicks and stitches up
again, turns, irons and renews, until every inch of
the stuff has served half dozen purposes, and
there is not an unworn thread in the whole gar
ment. A French woman is always noticeable for
her clean linen-cufs and collars always white and
fresh; but then she works them herself, and thus
procures another large feminine luxury at small
cost. 1t is the same with her table linen. Napkins
at breakfast, napkins at dinner, and fresh table
cloths or supper napkins constantly renewed.
KISSING IN FRANcE.-In France to kiss lady
with whom you are not at all intimate, on meeting
her. is very common: especially is this the case if
she be married lady.i Not only the members Of
the family, but ali the guests expect invariably to
salute the lady ofthe house on coming down in the
morning. But the modest american may, perhaps,
escape the ceremony on extraordinary occasions,
vet on New-Years day il is imperative. On that
morning. says Paris letter-writer, came down to
my coffee about o'clock. sat down quietly,
bidding Madam bon jour, as on ordinary occa-
sions. But was not to get off so easily. In a
few moments she was at my elbow, with Mons.
B. am very angry with you" | expressed, Of
course, regret and ignorance at having given
her offence. NJ $3.50 21' H''