Happy 60th Birthday, Sigimund.
Here I share a lovely prayer, drawn from the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, that reminds us Christ's victory over death. We pray for all of those who have gone before us, that they, too, may enter into Heaven.
Prayer for All the Deceased
By Thy resurrection from the dead, O Christ, death no longer hath dominion over those who die in holiness. So, we beseech Thee, give rest to Thy servants in Thy sanctuary and in Abraham's bosom. Grant it to those, who from Adam until now have adored Thee with purity, to our fathers and brothers, to our kinsmen and friends, to all men who have lived by faith and passed on their road to Thee, by a thousand ways, and in all conditions, and make them worthy of the heavenly kingdom.