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class="block-spinner__title-s">Prayer for the Departed Is an Expression of Our Love</span> <span class="block-spinner__subtitle-s">A Talk with Priest Alexei Tverdov</span> <span class="block-spinner__title-b">Prayer for the Departed Is an Expression of Our Love</span> <span class="block-spinner__subtitle-b">A Talk with Priest Alexei Tverdov</span> <span class="block-spinner__author-b">Priest Alexei Tverdov</span> <span class="block-spinner__anons-b">On the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday the Church prays for those who have already passed away, for whom the particular judgment has already taken place, and who can’t change anything for themselves. 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