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Prayer books currently available in English
With the advent of printing, prayer books became accessible to the average laymen and have been an important aspect of Orthodox [[piety]] ever since.
== Prayer books currently available in English =====Traditional English===
*The ''Prayer Book'' of [http://www.jordanville.org/ Holy Trinity Monastery], Jordanville, NY: generally considered the standard Russian-style prayer book in English, it uses the ''Psalter According to the Seventy'' produced by [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] and King James Version "Victorian English" for all prayers. Contents include full Morning and Evening Prayers, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, excerpts from Matins and Vespers, multiple troparia and kontakia, akathists and supplicatory canons to Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos, canons of the Guardian Angel and of Repentance, communion prayers, instructional materials and more. There is also a reprint of the original 1960 Jordanville ''Prayer Book'', translated by the late Archimandrite [[Lazarus (Moore)]], available. ISBN 088465074X ISBN 978-0884-65074-4
*''A Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians'' (published by [http://www.thehtm.org/ Holy Transfiguration Monastery], Brookline, MA): comparable to is a hardbound old English prayer book following Greek usage. (It should be noted some of the liturgical services included – such as the Divine Liturgy and Matins – have slight differences from the style employed by the Greek Archdiocese of America, in that the Jordanville prayer book follows an older ''Prayer Booktypikon'', but follows Greek that is closer to Athonite usage as .) The translation used is in harmony with HTM’s highly acclaimed ''Psalter'' and ''Great Horologion''. Along with morning prayers commonly found in common Greek ''Proseuchetarionproseuchetarion''; contains Morning Prayers and , the Prayers at Mealtime, the services of Small Compline, Vespers, Matins, and the Divine Liturgy, together with the principle hymns of the feasts of the year, and the complete Service of Paschaare included. Also included are the Akathists to our Sweet Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos, a supplicatory canon to our Lord Jesus Christ, both the Small and Great Supplicatory Canons to the Most Holy Theotokos, a supplicatory canon to the Guardian Angel, and the Communion Prayersas well. ISBN 0943405017 ISBN 978-0943405018 *''An Orthodox Prayer Book'', by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), currently published by Nigel Lynn Publishing on behalf of the [http://www.thyateira.org.uk Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain;]bilingual Greek/modern English edition following the settings of Greek morning prayers, evening prayers and small [[Compline]] as found in the ''Synekdemos''. This translation is harmonious with the Oxford University Press edition of the ''Divine Liturgy'' (published with the blessing of the [[Ecumenical Patriarch]]) and with the wide range of liturgical material published on Fr Ephrem's [http://anastasis.org.uk web-site]. ISBN 0191224472 ISBN 9780191224478
*''The Old Orthodox Prayer Book'', or as it is commonly referred to, "The [[Old Believers|Old Believer]] Prayer Book": This prayer book has a lot of useful instructional material, and a lot of services that are set up such that they can be done as reader services (such as a [[Moleben]]). It also has the [[Church Slavonic|Slavonic]] text and the English text on facing pages. The disadvantage to it is the Slavonic text is not the standard text used by the Church (being the Old Rite) and so it differs in wording and often in structure. Nevertheless, it is quite useful. This prayer book was produced for use by the Old Rite community in Erie, Pennsylvania (ROCOR).
*[http://www.antiochian.org/orthodox-prayers ''The Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians''], published by the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Archdiocese]], is a popular, but more abbreviated version of the Prayer Book, though it contains some prayers not typically included in other prayer books.
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp ''Daily Prayer for A Manual of Eastern Orthodox ChristiansPrayers''], by Fr. N. Michael Vaporis, originally published in 1986 and recently reprinted by Holy Cross Orthodox Press (a publishing arm of the [http://www.goarchsvspress.com/ St.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaVladmir's Seminary Press]), is a bilingual Greek/modern English prayer book containing selections from ''The Synekdemos'', including for use by the laity. It contains Morning and Evening Prayers, Small ComplinePrayers for Different Occasions, Anthems and Hymns of the Greater Feasts and Saints' Days, the Service Slavonic and Greek Order of Preparation for Confession, Prayers Before and After Holy Communion , and Thanksgiving Following Holy Communion. Found online [http://www.gulforthodoxchurch.org/E/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here]a Church calendar.
*''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox PrayersCome To Me'', published by Fr. Peter A. ChamberasChrist the Saviour Seminary Press in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a bilingual Greek and modern English prayer book published by publication of the [[http://www.alexanderpressAmerican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]].com Alexander Press] containing It contains Morning, Afternoon, and Evening and Midnight prayersPrayers, plus 50 pages of prayers Prayers for various needs. *''My Prayer Book''Different Occasions, published in 2003 by the Attendants diocesan text of Hieromonk Spyridon the Divine Liturgy, the full text of [http:Troparion//orthodoxwiki.org/New_Skete_(Athos) New Skete]Kontakion and Prokeimenon of each Sunday, Mount AthosSpecial Hymns, Greecethe Order for Confession, is and Prayers Before and After Holy Communion. The book also contains a modern English translation number of common Greek instructional and catechetical articles on Confession and Communion, Reading the Bible, living an Orthodox prayers found in many ''Proseuchetarion''. The text is available online [http://www.phys.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayers/prayer_book_english.htm here]life, as well as meditations on Holy Communion.
*''Orthodox Prayer BookDaily Prayers'', published second edition, by [http://www.ocastspress.orgcom/DIRlistingSt.asp?SID=9&KEY=oca-we-boupvm Holy Protection MonasteryTikhon's Seminary Press] in Lake George, Colorado, is a modern English revised version of their original prayer book containing the common morning published in 1982. It contains Morning Prayers and evening Prayers Before Sleep, prayers used in during the Russian traditionday, plus prayers for loved ones commemoration of the living and various needsthe dead, small compline, Canons canons to Our our Guardian Angel and for Repentance, Paraklesis to the Theotokos, of repentance, and of preparation for Holy Communion, as well as prayers before and after Holy Communion. All arrangements follow the traditional Russian usage, and the translation used is the "Revised Liturgical English" used in most recent liturgical publications of St. Tikhon's Press. In 2012, a hardcover reprint of the original 1982 edition of Orthodox Daily Prayers was released by STS.
*The ''Orthodox Christian PrayerbookPrayer Book'', published by third edition, of the [http://www.ocpm-scoba.org/ [Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Prison MinistryChurch in the USA]], is an adaptation of the Book of Hoursa bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's edition; contains morning, or ''Horologion''daytime and evening prayers, prayers and preparations for use by Confession and Holy Communion, the laity. It contains services of Great Vespersand Matins, Small Complinethe Divine Liturgy with prayers following communion, hymns from the Midnight OfficeGreat Feasts, Daily Matins and First Hourplus supplementary material for litia, Third Hourmolebens, Sixth Hour and Typicamore. Hardbound with three sewn-in ribbons, and the Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. The translation used it is a modern English revision of the texts used by the available at [http://www.antiochianuocofusa.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North Americanew_store.html St. Andrew Bookstore], South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
*''Orthodox Divine Liturgy - Prayers for Everyday- Catechism'' is another adaptation of the Hours for use , third edition, published by the laity throughout the daySt. Complied and translated by Maureen Girard and Sava Seminary Fund, is a bilingual Serbian / old English prayer book published by with the blessing of Bishop [[http://wwwLongin (Krco) of America and Canada]] of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate.reginaorthodoxpress.com/index.html Regina Orthodox Press]With over 690 pages, it also this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains the Paschal Hourstext of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with extensive commentary, Morning Prayersfestal troparia, Prayers Before Sleepkontakia and antiphons, short morning and Prayers Before Holy Communion. The translation used is a unique mix of old evening prayers, prayers for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and modern Englishmore.
*[http://orthodoxgoods.com/hoursofprayer.html ''The Hours of Prayer - A Manual Book of Eastern Orthodox PrayersDevotion''], published prepared by St. Vladmir's Seminary Press, is for use by the laity. It contains Morning Priestmonk Leonty and Evening Prayers, Prayers for Different Occasions, Anthems and Hymns of the Greater Feasts and Saints' Days, the Slavonic and Greek Order Orthodox Brotherhood of Confession, Prayers Before and After Holy Communion, and a Church calendar.  *''Come To Me'', published by Christ the Saviour Seminary Press in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a publication Virgin Mary of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]. It contains Morning and Evening Prayers, Prayers is a modern English translation of the hours for Different Occasions, private use by the diocesan text of laity. Along with the Divine Liturgymidnight office, matins, vespers, compline, 1st / 3rd / 9th hours and the full text of Troparion/Kontakion Paschal hours, included are troparia and Prokeimenon kontakia of each SundaySundays, weekdays, feasts, Special HymnsTriodian and Pentecostarion, as well as the Order for ConfessionTypica service, morning and Prayers Before evening prayers, akathists to Our Savior and After Holy Communion. The book also contains a number the Mother of instructional God, and catechetical articles on Confession prayers before and Communion, Reading the Bible, living an Orthodox life, as well as meditations on Holy Communionafter communion.
===Mixed Traditional and Contemporary English===
*''Prayer Book in Accordance with the Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church'', published by [http://www.allsaintsofalaska.ca/index.php/the-orthodox-prayer-book All Saints of Alaska Orthodox Church], an OCA parish in Victoria, British Columbia, contains modified morning and evening prayers derived from the Russian tradition, along with various troparia and kontakia, preparation prayers for Holy Communion and Confession, akathists to Our Lord and the Theotokos, occassional prayers, and third/sixth hours and typika service for when one is absent from the Divine Liturgy. It also contains almost a hundred pages of quotes from the Holy Fathers on prayer. The translation is a mix of old and contemporary English.
*''Orthodox Prayers for Everyday'' is another adaptation of the Hours for use by the laity throughout the day. Complied and translated by Maureen Girard and published by [http://www.reginaorthodoxpress.com/index.html Regina Orthodox Press], it also contains the Paschal Hours, Morning Prayers, Prayers Before Sleep, and Prayers Before Holy Communion. The translation used is a unique mix of old and modern English.
===Contemporary English===*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp ''Daily Prayer for Orthodox Daily PrayersChristians''], second editionby Fr. N. Michael Vaporis, originally published in 1986 and recently reprinted by Holy Cross Orthodox Press (a publishing arm of the [http://stspresswww.com/ Stgoarch. Tikhon's Seminary Pressorg Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America] ), is a revised version of their original bilingual Greek/modern English prayer book containing selections from ''The Synekdemos'', including Morning and Evening Prayers, Small Compline, the Service of Preparation for Holy Communion and Thanksgiving Following Holy Communion. Found online [http://www.gulforthodoxchurch.org/E/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here].* The ''Book of Prayers: A selection for Orthodox Christians'' was first published by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Ausralia in 19821993. It is a bilingual edition, providing the Greek and English in parallel. It uses contemporary though formal and dignified English. It is available in hard cover and contains Morning Prayers , Evening Prayers, Prayers at Meals, Communion Prayers, The Typika and Occasional Prayers Before Sleep. ISBN 0646127667*''A Manual of the Hours of the Orthodox Church'', prayers during by Archimandrite Cherubim of the Monastery of the dayParaclete in Attica, commemoration Greece, is an abbreviated form of the living and the deadhours (vespers, small compline, canons to our Guardian Angelmidnight service, matins, 1st/3rd /6th/9th hours) for convenient daily use by the laity. This spiralbound pocket prayer book was translated into modern English by [http://holymyrrhbearers.com/ Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery] in Otego, New York, a convent of the Theotokos[http://holymyrrhbearers.com/ Orthodox Church in America].*''A Manual of Occasional Prayers'', prepared and published by [http://holymyrrhbearers.com/ Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery] in Otego, New York, is a pocket prayer book containing modern English translations of repentancemorning and evening prayers (following the Russian tradition), prayers for the living and departed, prayers for the sick, the suffering, those traveling, prayers of preparation thanksgiving and many more occasional prayers for Holy Communionspecial needs.* ''An Orthodox Prayer Book'', edited by Fr. Michael Monos and published by [http://www.newromepress.com/ Newrome Press], is based on the ''Prayer Book'' published by New Skete on Mount Athos (see above), with emendations and additions, as well as prayers before the ''Prayer Book'' of Archimandrite Ephrem Lash (also see above). Available in both hard and after softcover editions, the modern English text includes Morning Prayers, the Service of Vespers, Small Compline, the Salutations to the Theotokos, Small Paraklesis, Prayers Before Meals, the Paschal Hours, the Lesser Hours, the Midnight Office, the Service of Preparation for Holy Communion. All arrangements follow , the traditional Russian usagePrayers of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion, and the translation used is Prayer of the Heart, Occasional Prayers, the "Revised Liturgical English" used in most recent liturgical publications Fasting Periods of St. Tikhon's Pressthe Church and a Paschalion through 2026. * The ''Prayer BookOrthodox Prayerbook: A Collection of Prayers in the OCA Tradition'', third second revised edition, prepared and published by [http://www.saintherman.net/ St. Herman of the [[Ukrainian Alaska Orthodox Church ] in the USA]] Langley, British Columbia, is a bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's edition; contains prayer book containing Russian-style morning, daytime and evening prayers, prayers weekly and preparations for Confession festal troparia and Holy Communionkontakia, a supplicatory service to the services of Great Vespers and MatinsTheotokos, the Divine Liturgy with prayers following before and after communion, five akathist hymns from and more. The first edition is available online [http://www.ecuad.ca/sites/www.ecuad.ca/files/users/1754/work/50363/prayer-book-2010.pdf here].*''Orthodox Christian Prayerbook'', published by the [http://www.ocpm-scoba.org/ Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry], is an adaptation of the Great FeastsBook of Hours, or ''Horologion'', plus supplementary material for litiause by the laity. It contains Vespers, molebensSmall Compline, the Midnight Office, Daily Matins and First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour and Typica, and morethe Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. Hardbound with three sewn-in ribbons, it The translation used is available at a modern English revision of the texts used by the [http://www.uocofusaantiochian.org/store.html St. Andrew BookstoreAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America], South Bound Brook, New Jersey. * ''Divine Liturgy - Prayers - CatechismAn Orthodox Prayer Book'', third editionSecond Edition, by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), published by Nigel Lynn Publishing on behalf of the St[http://www.thyateira.org. Sava Seminary Fund, is a uk Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain;]bilingual Serbian Greek/ old modern English prayer book edition following the settings of Greek morning prayers, evening prayers and small [[Compline]] as found in the ''Synekdemos''. This translation is harmonious with the Oxford University Press edition of the ''Divine Liturgy'' (published with the blessing of Bishop the [[Longin (KrcoEcumenical Patriarch]]) and with the wide range of America and Canada]liturgical material published on Fr Ephrem's [http://anastasis.org.uk web-site] of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate. With over 690 pages, this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains Copies are available at the text office of the Divine Liturgy Archdiocese of StThyateira. John Chrysostom with extensive commentary*''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox Prayers'', festal tropariaby Fr. Peter A. Chamberas, kontakia is a bilingual Greek and antiphonsmodern English prayer book published by [http://www.alexanderpress.com Alexander Press] containing Morning, Afternoon, short morning Evening and evening Midnight prayers, plus 50 pages of prayers for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and more. * [http://orthodoxgoods.com/hoursofprayer.html ''The Hours of My Prayer - A Book of Devotion''], prepared published in 2003 by Priestmonk Leonty and the Orthodox Brotherhood Attendants of the Virgin Mary Hieromonk Spyridon of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]http://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Skete_(Athos) New Skete], Mount Athos, Greece, is a modern English translation of the hours for private use by the laitycommon Greek Orthodox prayers found in many ''Proseuchetarion''. The text is available online [http://www.phys.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayers/prayer_book_english.htm here]. Along with the midnight office*''Orthodox Prayer Book'', matins, vespers, compline, 1st published by [http:// 3rd www.oca.org/ 9th hours and the Paschal hoursDIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=oca-we-boupvm Holy Protection Monastery] in Lake George, included are troparia and kontakia of SundaysColorado, weekdays, feasts, Triodian and Pentecostarion, as well as is a modern English prayer book containing the Typica service, common morning and evening prayersused in the Russian tradition, akathists plus prayers for loved ones and various needs, Canons to Our Savior Guardian Angel and for Repentance, Paraklesis to the Mother of GodTheotokos, and prayers before and after communionHoly Communion.
===Western Rite: Traditional English===*[http://www.andrewespress.com/ambrose.html ''Orthodox PrayerbookThe Saint Ambrose Prayer Book: A Collection Devotion Manual for Orthodox Christians of Prayers in the OCA TraditionWestern Rite''], second revised editionedited by Fr. John G. Winfrey, prepared and published by is a [[http://wwwWestern Rite]] Orthodox revision of the St.saintherman.netAugustine Prayer Book, commonly used within traditional Episcopalian/ StAnglican communities. Herman of Alaska Orthodox ChurchPrepared for use by the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]] in Langley, British Columbia, is a modern language prayer book containing Russianit contains many private devotions such as morning/mid-style morning and day/evening prayers, various troparia preparations for confession and kontakiacommunion, a supplicatory service prayers for the sick and dead, stations of the cross, litanies, novenas, devotions to the Theotokossaints, prayers before as well as the ordinary and after communion, several akathists hymns canon of the Liturgies of St. Gregory and more. The first edition is available online [http://wwwSt.ecuadTikhon.ca/sites/www.ecuad.ca/files/users/1754/work/50363/prayer-book-2010.pdf here]With 456 pages, it has a faux leather cover with two colored ribbons and gilt edges.
== Sources ==
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/prayerbks.aspx A Listing of Suggested Prayer BoooksBooks. Orthodoxinfo.com]
== External links==
*[http://www.phys.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayers/prayer_book_english.htm Prayer Book] by the Cell Attendants of Priestmonk Spyridon of New Skete, Mount Athos
*[http://www.gulforthodoxchurch.org/E/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf Daily Prayers for Orthodox Christians] by Fr. N. Michael Vaporis
*[http://www.synodinresistance.org/Publications_el/4b6002Proseyxhtari.pdf Small Prayer Book] (Greek), prepared by the Orthodox Church of Greece, Holy Synod in Resistance*[http://www.aleksandrslibrary.com/uploads/8/0/0/6/800691/my_orthodox_prayer_book.pdf My Orthodox Prayer Book], prepared by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, Archdiocese of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa
*[http://www.orthodoxprayer.org/Articles_files/Sveshnikov-Morning%20&%20Eve%20prayer.pdf Morning and Evening Prayer Rules in the Russian Orthodox Tradition], by Fr. Sergei Sveshnikov
*[http://www.ecuad.ca/sites/www.ecuad.ca/files/users/1754/work/50363/prayer-book-2010.pdf Orthodox Prayerbook: A Collection of Prayers in the OCA Tradition] (first edition), compiled by St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church, Langley, B.C., Canada
*[http://www.gometropolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Prayer-Book.pdf Greek / English Prayer Book] of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto, Canada (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
*[http://www.denver.goarch.org/metropolis/clergy_laity_assembly/materials/Daily%20Prayers_Color.pdf Daily Prayers] of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver, CO (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
*[http://www.shqiptarortodoks.com/tekste/liturgjike/Noli_1949.pdf The Eastern Orthodox Prayer Book], compiled by Bishop Fan Stylian Noli of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America (1949)
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