Memory Eternal (Greek: Αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη; Church Slavonic: Вечная память, Vechnaya Pamyat) is a prayer used at the end of an Eastern Orthodox funeral or memorial service. The same prayer is used by those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. It is the liturgical counterpart to the Western Rite prayer "Eternal Rest". The "eternal memory" mentioned in the prayer refers to remembrance by God, rather than by the living, and is another way of praying that the soul has entered heaven and enjoys eternal life.
