sentences:  The koliva is then taken to the refectory and is served to all those who attended the service.After an Orthodox Christian dies there are special "Prayers for the Departure of the Soul" that are said by the priest.Then the family or friends of the departed will wash and dress the body and it is placed in the casket after which a special expanded memorial service called the First Panikhida is celebrated, following which the reading of the Psalter commences and continues uninterrupted until the funeral.