Kollyva (Κόλλυβα)
Kollyva (Κόλλυβα) In the loving arms of our Mother church no-one, living or dead, is forgotten. Why do we pray for the dead? We know that there is no repentance after we die. A person's eternal destiny repentance is determined immediately upon death. Praying for them is an expression of love - a love that survives and transcends death. We pray for those who have died, just as we pray for those who are living because we are all members of Christ's Church. The family of the departed prepare a plate of kollyva (κόλλυβα - boiled wheat), which is placed [...]