Instead of the pagan expression "May he rest in peace,"...

Instead of the pagan expression "May he rest in peace," Pray succinctly: "God rest the soul of thy servant newly departed (name), and forgive him all his sins voluntary and involuntary, and grant him the Kingdom of Heaven."

For women: "Give rest, O Lord, the soul of thy handmaid newly departed (the name) and forgive all her sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant her the Kingdom of Heaven." Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevsk