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A '''paraklesis''' is a service of supplication specifically for the living (as opposed to a [[Memorial Services|Memorial Service]], which is a supplication for the departed). This service is most often addressed to the [[Theotokos]], but may be used to seek the intercessions of any [[saint]]. The distinguishing feature of a paraklesis is the inclusion of a supplicatory [[canon]] to the saint whose intercessions are being sought. A paraklesis can be served as a stand-alone service or, in a slightly abbreviated form, in conjunction with [[Vespers]]. It is appropriate to be served at any time of need.
In Slavic practice, there is a similar service that is called a [[molieben]]—this service is either served as a stand-alone service or in conjunction with the [[Divine Liturgy]].
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== Dormition Parakleses to the Theotokos ==
During the [[Dormition Fast]] (August 1-14), a paraklesis is appointed to be served each evening, except on Saturday evenings and the eves of the feasts of [[Transfiguration]] ([[August 5]]) and [[Dormition]] ([[August 14]]).
* [http://silouan.narod.ru/texts/suppl_canon.htm Supplicatory Canon to St. Silouan of the Holy Mountain], website dedicated to St. Silouan
* [http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/cansted.htm Small Supplicatory Canon to the Holy Martyr Edmund, King of East Anglia], website of St. Felix and St. Edmund Orthodox Church
* [http://www.bright.net/~palamas/CyberPsaltiri/Horologion/AugustIntroduciton.htm Great and Small Supplicatory Canons to the Theotokos], Cyberpsaltiri, a website with texts translated by Fr. Seraphim Dedes of [[St. Gregory Palamas Monastery (Hayesville, Ohio)]]
* [http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/learntochant/paraklesis.asp Learn to Chant - Paraklesis], Text with Audio Recording chanted by [[Eikona]]
== Sources and further reading==
