Since 1921, there have been predominantly two calendars in use within the Orthodox Church: the [[Julian Calendar]] and the [[Revised Julian Calendar]]. (Few churches use the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. ) At the current time there is a thirteen day difference between the two caldendarscalendars. This means that those churches which use the [[Revised Julian Calendar|New Calendar]] (GregorianRevised Julian) will celebrate the feasts on the fixed cycle thirteen days before those who follow the [[Old Calendar]]. The other major annual cycle, the [[Paschal cycle|moveable cycle]] is the same for both Old and New Calendar Churches, so all will celebrate [[Pascha]] (Easter) on the same day. == The Full Menaion ==

The menaion contains the largest collection of liturgical texts that are used in the Eastern Church, and is a very imporatant important component of the liturgical book books owned by a parish. Outside of the Sundays of[[Great Lent]], [[Holy Week]], [[Bright Week]], and the Sundays of the [[Pentecostarion]], texts from the menaion are used in every one of the Divine Services —, with the exception of the [[Midnight Office]].

==General Menaion==There is another volume called the '''The General Menaion of the Orthodox Church''' (Slavonic: Минея общая) which contains services for each type of celebration ([[Apostles]], translated by Br. Isaac E. Lambertsen, and published by [http://www.sjkp.org/ St. John of Kronstadt Press[Martyrs]], etc. This edition reflects ) with blank spaces for the Slavonic Menaion, but contains some services from name of the Greek Menaion[[saint]] being celebrated. This was the first When a parish is not able to afford a complete translation set of menaia (as often happens in mission situations), or if they do not have the texts for a particular saint they wish to commemorate, it is normal to use the General Menaion to fill in Englishfor those services which are missing.

''The There are currently no editions of the General Menaion'', [http://htmadmin.phpwebhosting.com/HTMenaionSpecs.pdf translated and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery]in print in English. This edition reflects the Greek MenaionHowever, but contains some services from the Slavonic there are several versions available online [[Menaion#External_links|(linked below)]].

== General Festal Menaion== There is another volume also what is called the '''General Festal Menaion''' (Slavonic: Минея общаяпраздничная) which contains services the texts for each type of celebration (those [[ApostlesGreat Feasts]], [[Martyrs]], etc.) with blank spaces for of the name of Lord or the [[saintTheotokos]] being celebrated. When a parish is not able to afford a complet set of menaia (as often happens in mision situations), or if they do not have which fall on the texts for a particular saint they wish to commemorate, it is normal to use the General Menaion to fill in for those services which are missingfixed cycle.

There are currently no editions of the General The Festal Menaion in print in was translated into English. However, there are several version available online by Bishop [[Kallistos (linked belowWare). == Festal Menaion == There is also what is called the '''Festal Menaion''' of Diokleia|Kallistos (Slavonic: Минея праздничнаяWare) which contains the texts for those [[Great Feasts]] of the Lord or the and Mother Mary, and originally published by Faber & Faber (subsequently [[Theotokoshttp://www.stspress.com/detail.aspx?ID=506 reprinted]] which fall by St. Tikhon Orthodox Seminary Press). This edition is based on the fixed cycleGreek Menaion, but attempts to note major differences with the Slavonic texts, and often provides alternative texts and rubrics accordingly.

*[http://www.typicon.com/Definitions/Menaion.htmMenaion]*[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menaion&oldid=116713272 Wikipedia:Menaion]]

*The [http://www.anastasis.org.uk/menaion.htm The Menaia]

*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/anonymous/menaion.html The General Menaion] or the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of Different Orders of Saints, from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library*[http://www.ocadow.org/menaion_music.htm Liturgical Music: Menaion] from the Diocese of the West ([[OCA]])