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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 "old 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.
*''A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers'', published by [http://www.goarchsvspress.org/en/chapel/liturgical_textscom/daily_prayersSt.asp ''Daily Prayer for Orthodox Christians'Vladmir's Seminary Press], is for use by Frthe laity. N. Michael VaporisIt contains Morning and Evening Prayers, Prayers for Different Occasions, originally published in 1986 Anthems and recently reprinted by Holy Cross Orthodox Press (a publishing arm Hymns of the [http://www.goarch.org Greater Feasts and Saints' Days, the Slavonic and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Order of America])Confession, Prayers Before and After Holy Communion, is and a bilingual Greek/modern English prayer book containing selections from Church calendar.  *''The SynekdemosCome To Me'', including published by Christ the Saviour Seminary Press in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a publication of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]. It contains Morning and Evening Prayers, Small ComplinePrayers for Different Occasions, the Service diocesan text of Preparation the Divine Liturgy, the full text of Troparion/Kontakion and Prokeimenon of each Sunday, Special Hymns, the Order for Confession, and Prayers Before and After Holy Communion . The book also contains a number of instructional and catechetical articles on Confession and Thanksgiving Following Communion, Reading the Bible, living an Orthodox life, as well as meditations on Holy Communion. Found online [http://www.gulforthodoxchurch.org/E/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here].
*''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox Daily Prayers'', by Fr. Peter A. Chamberassecond edition, is a bilingual Greek and modern English prayer book published by [http://wwwstspress.alexanderpresscom/ St.com Alexander Tikhon's Seminary Press] containing is a revised version of their original prayer book published in 1982. It contains MorningPrayers and Prayers Before Sleep, prayers during the day, commemoration of the living and the dead, Afternoonsmall compline, canons to our Guardian Angel, the Theotokos, of repentance, Evening and Midnight of preparation for Holy Communion, as well as prayersbefore and after 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, plus 50 pages a hardcover reprint of the original 1982 edition of prayers for various needsOrthodox Daily Prayers was released by STS.
*The ''My Prayer Book'', published third edition, of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 2003 by the Attendants of Hieromonk Spyridon of [http://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Skete_(Athos) New SketeUSA]], Mount Athos, Greece, is a bilingual Ukrainian/modern English translation prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's edition; contains morning, daytime and evening prayers, prayers and preparations for Confession and Holy Communion, the services of common Greek Orthodox Great Vespers and Matins, the Divine Liturgy with prayers found following communion, hymns from the Great Feasts, plus supplementary material for litia, molebens, and more. Hardbound with three sewn-in many ''Proseuchetarion''. The text ribbons, it is available online at [http://www.physuocofusa.uoaorg/new_store.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayers/prayer_book_englishhtml St.htm hereAndrew Bookstore], South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
*''Orthodox Prayer BookDivine Liturgy - Prayers - Catechism'', third edition, published by [http://www.oca.org/DIRlistingthe St.asp?SID=9&KEY=oca-we-boupvm Holy Protection Monastery] in Lake George, ColoradoSava Seminary Fund, is a modern bilingual Serbian / old English prayer book containing published with the common blessing of Bishop [[Longin (Krco) of America and Canada]] of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate. With over 690 pages, this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains the text of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with extensive commentary, festal troparia, kontakia and antiphons, short morning and evening prayers used in the Russian tradition, plus prayers for loved ones and various needs, Canons to Our Guardian Angel and for Repentancelengthy catechetical material, Paraklesis to the Theotokos, and prayers before and after Holy Communionmore.
*[http://orthodoxgoods.com/hoursofprayer.html ''Orthodox Christian PrayerbookThe Hours of Prayer - A Book of Devotion''], published prepared by Priestmonk Leonty and the Orthodox Brotherhood of the Virgin Mary of the [http://www.ocpm[American Carpatho-scoba.org/ Russian Orthodox Christian Prison MinistryDiocese]], is an adaptation a modern English translation of the Book of Hours, or ''Horologion'', hours for private use by the laity. It contains VespersAlong with the midnight office, Small Complinematins, vespers, compline, 1st / 3rd / 9th hours and the Midnight OfficePaschal hours, Daily Matins included are troparia and First Hourkontakia of Sundays, Third Hourweekdays, Sixth Hour feasts, Triodian and Pentecostarion, as well as the Typicaservice, morning and evening prayers, akathists to Our Savior and the Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. The translation used is a modern English revision Mother of the texts used by the [http://www.antiochian.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]God, and prayers before and after 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://bookswww.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp ''Daily Prayer for Orthodox Christians''], by Fr. N. Michael Vaporis, originally published in 1986 and recently reprinted by Holy Cross Orthodox Press (a publishing arm of the [http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]), is a 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.googlegulforthodoxchurch.comorg/E/services/books?id=b3fT-ck2hVcC&pg=PA10&dq=Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here].* The ''Book of Prayers: A selection for Orthodox Christians'' was first published by the Greek Orthodox+prayerbook&client=firefox-Archdiocese of Ausralia in 1993. It is a&sig=ACfU3U0K5JhnMEl5w711lt2Fa08v36Jqbg#PPR7bilingual 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,M1 The Typika and Occasional Prayers. ISBN 0646127667*''A Manual of Eastern the Hours of the Orthodox Church'', by Archimandrite Cherubim of the Monastery of the Paraclete in Attica, Greece, is an abbreviated form of the hours (vespers, compline, midnight 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 [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 morning and evening prayers (following the Russian tradition), prayers for the living and departed, prayers for the sick, the suffering, those traveling, prayers of thanksgiving and many more occasional prayers for special 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 the ''Prayer Book'' of Archimandrite Ephrem Lash (also see above). Available in both hard and 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, the Prayers of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion, the Prayer of the Heart, Occasional Prayers, the Fasting Periods of the Church and a Paschalion through 2026.*''Orthodox Prayerbook: A Collection of Prayers in the OCA Tradition'', second revised edition, prepared and published by [http://www.saintherman.net/ St. VladmirHerman of Alaska Orthodox Church] in Langley, British Columbia, is a modern English prayer book containing Russian-style morning and evening prayers, weekly and festal troparia and kontakia, a supplicatory service to the Theotokos, prayers before and after communion, five akathist hymns 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's Seminary Press', published by the [http://www.ocpm-scoba.org/ Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry], is an adaptation of the Book of Hours, or ''Horologion'', for use by the laity. It contains Morning Vespers, Small Compline, the Midnight Office, Daily Matins and Evening PrayersFirst Hour, Third Hour, Prayers for Different OccasionsSixth Hour and Typica, Anthems and Hymns the Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. The translation used is a modern English revision of the Greater Feasts and Saintstexts used by the [http://www.antiochian.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America].*''An Orthodox Prayer Book'' Days, Second Edition, by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), published by Nigel Lynn Publishing on behalf of the Slavonic [http://www.thyateira.org.uk Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain;]bilingual Greek Order /modern English edition following the settings of ConfessionGreek 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]. Copies are available at the office of the Archdiocese of Thyateira.*''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox Prayers Before '', by Fr. Peter A. Chamberas, is a bilingual Greek and modern English prayer book published by [http://www.alexanderpress.com Alexander Press] containing Morning, Afternoon, Evening and After Midnight prayers, plus 50 pages of prayers for various needs.*''My Prayer Book'', published in 2003 by the Attendants of Hieromonk Spyridon of [http://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Skete_(Athos) New Skete], Mount Athos, Greece, is a modern English translation of common 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].*''Orthodox Prayer Book'', published by [http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=oca-we-boupvm Holy CommunionProtection Monastery] in Lake George, Colorado, is a modern English prayer book containing the common morning and evening prayers used in the Russian tradition, plus prayers for loved ones and various needs, Canons to Our Guardian Angel and for Repentance, Paraklesis to the Theotokos, and a Church calendarprayers before and after Holy Communion.
===Western Rite: Traditional English===*[http://www.andrewespress.com/ambrose.html ''Come To MeThe Saint Ambrose Prayer Book: A Devotion Manual for Orthodox Christians of the Western Rite''], published edited by Christ the Saviour Seminary Press in Johnstown, PennsylvaniaFr. John G. Winfrey, is a publication [[Western Rite]] Orthodox revision of the St. Augustine Prayer Book, commonly used within traditional Episcopalian/Anglican communities. Prepared for use by the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox DioceseAntiochian Western Rite Vicariate]]. It , it contains Morning many private devotions such as morning/mid-day/evening prayers, preparations for confession and Evening Prayerscommunion, Prayers prayers for Different Occasionsthe sick and dead, the diocesan text stations of the Divine Liturgycross, the full text of Troparion/Kontakion and Prokeimenon of each Sundaylitanies, Special Hymnsnovenas, devotions to the Order for Confessionsaints, as well as the ordinary and Prayers Before canon of the Liturgies of St. Gregory and After Holy CommunionSt. The book also contains Tikhon. With 456 pages, it has a number of instructional faux leather cover with two colored ribbons and catechetical articles on Confession and Communion, Reading the Bible, living an Orthodox life, as well as meditations on Holy Communiongilt edges.
*''Prayer Book in Accordance with the Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church'', published by [http://www.allsaintsofalaska.ca/prayerbook 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 Daily Prayers'', second edition, by [http://stspress.com/ St. Tikhon's Seminary Press] is a revised version of their original prayer book published in 1982. It contains Morning Prayers and Prayers Before Sleep, prayers during the day, commemoration of the living and the dead, small compline, canons to our Guardian Angel, the Theotokos, of repentance, and of preparation for Holy Communion, as well as prayers before and after 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.== Sources ==
* The ''Prayer Book'', third edition, of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]] is a bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's edition; contains morning, daytime and evening prayers, prayers and preparations for Confession and Holy Communion, the services of Great Vespers and Matins, the Divine Liturgy with prayers following communion, hymns from the Great Feasts, plus supplementary material for litia, molebens, and more. Hardbound with three sewn-in ribbons, it is available at [http://www.uocofusa.org/store.html St. Andrew Bookstore], South Bound Brook, New Jersey. * ''Divine Liturgy - Prayers - Catechism'', third edition, published by the St. Sava Seminary Fund, is a bilingual Serbian / old English prayer book published with the blessing of Bishop [[Longin (Krco) of America and Canada]] of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate. With over 690 pages, this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains the text of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with extensive commentary, festal troparia, kontakia and antiphons, short morning and evening prayers, prayers for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and more. == Sources ==*[[Wikipedia:Breviary]]*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/prayerbks.aspx A Listing of Suggested Prayer BoooksBooks. Orthodoxinfo.com]
== External links==
*[http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/prayerbook/main.htm The Old (Fr. Lazarus Moore) Jordanville Prayer Book, Online]
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/pr_prayer.aspx Prayer, Orthodoxinfo.com]
*[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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