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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 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.
*''My Prayer BookDivine Liturgy - Prayers - Catechism'', third edition, published in 2003 by the Attendants of Hieromonk Spyridon St. Sava Seminary Fund, is a bilingual Serbian / old English prayer book published with the blessing of Bishop [[http://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Skete_Longin (AthosKrco) of America and Canada]] of the New Skete]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, Mount Athosfestal troparia, Greecekontakia and antiphons, is a modern English translation of common Greek Orthodox short morning and evening prayers found in many ''Proseuchetarion''. The text is available online [http://www.phys.uoa.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/, prayers/prayer_book_english.htm here]for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and more.
*[http://orthodoxgoods.com/hoursofprayer.html ''Orthodox The Hours of Prayer - A Bookof Devotion''], published prepared by Priestmonk Leonty and the Orthodox Brotherhood of the Virgin Mary of the [http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=oca[American Carpatho-we-boupvm Holy Protection MonasteryRussian Orthodox Diocese]] in Lake George, Colorado, is a modern English prayer book containing translation of the common hours for private use by the laity. Along with the midnight office, matins, vespers, compline, 1st / 3rd / 9th hours and the Paschal hours, included are troparia and kontakia of Sundays, weekdays, feasts, Triodian and Pentecostarion, as well as the Typica service, morning and evening prayers used in the Russian tradition, plus prayers for loved ones and various needs, Canons akathists to Our Guardian Angel Savior and for Repentance, Paraklesis to the TheotokosMother of God, and prayers before and after Holy Communioncommunion.
===Mixed Traditional and Contemporary English===*''Prayer Book in Accordance with the Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Christian PrayerbookChurch'', published by the [http://www.ocpm-scobaallsaintsofalaska.ca/index.orgphp/ the-orthodox-prayer-book All Saints of Alaska Orthodox Christian Prison MinistryChurch], is an adaptation of the Book of HoursOCA parish in Victoria, or ''Horologion''British Columbia, for use by contains modified morning and evening prayers derived from the laity. It contains VespersRussian tradition, Small Complinealong with various troparia and kontakia, the Midnight Officepreparation prayers for Holy Communion and Confession, Daily Matins akathists to Our Lord and First Hourthe Theotokos, Third Houroccassional prayers, Sixth Hour and Typica, 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 Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergyHoly Fathers on prayer. The translation used is a modern mix of old and contemporary English revision .*''Orthodox Prayers for Everyday'' is another adaptation of the texts used Hours for use by the laity throughout the day. Complied and translated by Maureen Girard and published by [http://www.antiochianreginaorthodoxpress.orgcom/ Antiochian index.html Regina Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 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 North America]old and modern English.
===Contemporary English===*[http://www.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.gulforthodoxchurch.org/E/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here].* The ''Book of Prayers : A selection for EverydayOrthodox Christians'' was first published by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Ausralia in 1993. It is another adaptation 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. ISBN 0646127667*''A Manual of 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 throughout . 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 day[http://holymyrrhbearers.com/ Orthodox Church in America]. Complied *''A Manual of Occasional Prayers'', prepared and translated published by Maureen Girard [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.reginaorthodoxpressnewromepress.com/index.html Regina Orthodox Newrome Press], it 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 contains 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, Morning the Lesser Hours, the Midnight Office, the Service of Preparation for Holy Communion, the Prayersof Thanksgiving After Holy Communion, the Prayer of the Heart, Occasional Prayers Before Sleep, the Fasting Periods of the Church and a Paschalion through 2026.*''Orthodox Prayerbook: A Collection of Prayers Before Holy Communionin the OCA Tradition'', second revised edition, prepared and published by [http://www.saintherman.net/ St. The translation used Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church] in Langley, British Columbia, is a unique mix of old and modern Englishprayer 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].
*The ''A Manual of Eastern Orthodox PrayersPrayer Book'', published by St. Vladmirthird edition, of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]] is a bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's Seminary Pressedition; contains morning, daytime and evening prayers, is prayers and preparations for use by Confession and Holy Communion, the laity. It contains Morning services of Great Vespers and Evening PrayersMatins, Prayers for Different Occasionsthe Divine Liturgy with prayers following communion, Anthems and Hymns of hymns from the Greater Great Feasts , plus supplementary material for litia, molebens, and Saints' Daysmore. Hardbound with three sewn-in ribbons, the Slavonic and Greek Order of Confessionit is available at [http://www.uocofusa.org/new_store.html St. Andrew Bookstore], Prayers Before and After Holy CommunionSouth Bound Brook, and a Church calendarNew Jersey.
*''Orthodox Christian Prayerbook'', 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 Vespers, Small Compline, the Midnight Office, Daily Matins and First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour and Typica, and the Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. The translation used is a modern English revision of the texts used by the [http://www.antiochian.org/ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America].
*''Come To Me'', 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, Prayers for Different Occasions, the diocesan text of 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 Communion, Reading the Bible, living an Orthodox life, as well as meditations on Holy Communion.
*''An Orthodox Prayer Book'', Second Edition, by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), 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]. Copies are available at the office of the Archdiocese of Thyateira.
*''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox Prayers'', 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 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 Protection 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 prayers before and after Holy Communion.
*''Good Shepherd Prayer Book'', Second Edition, published by the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]], is a truly comprehensive 900+ page bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayer book containing full morning and evening prayers, prayers for various needs, the services of Great Vespers, Matins, and the Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, a 30 page catechism, prayers of preparation for the mysteries of confession and Holy Communion, prayers following communion, resurrectional tones, daily changeable portions of the Liturgy, hymns and prayers from the General Menaion, the Lenten Triodion, the Pentecostarion, and the Festal Menaion, akathists to Christ, the Theotokos, and St. Nicholas, Molebens to Christ and the Theotokos, the Memorial Litia and more. Published with a heavy hardbound cover, heavy stock paper and 5 colored ribbons, it is available from the [http://www.uocc.ca/en-ca/churchgoods/ Consistory Church Goods Store].
===Western Rite: Traditional English===*''Prayer Book in Accordance with the Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church'', published by [http://www.allsaintsofalaskaandrewespress.cacom/indexambrose.php/the-orthodox-prayer-book All Saints of Alaska html ''The Saint Ambrose Prayer Book: A Devotion Manual for 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 Christians of quotes from the Holy Fathers on prayer. The translation is a mix of old and contemporary English. *Western Rite''Orthodox Daily Prayers'', second edition], edited by [http://stspressFr.com/ StJohn G. Tikhon's Seminary Press] Winfrey, is a revised version [[Western Rite]] Orthodox revision 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. * The ''Augustine Prayer Book'', third edition, of commonly used within traditional Episcopalian/Anglican communities. Prepared for use by the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USAAntiochian Western Rite Vicariate]] is a bilingual Ukrainian/modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery's edition; , it contains many private devotions such as morning, daytime and /mid-day/evening prayers, prayers and preparations for Confession confession and Holy Communioncommunion, prayers for the services of Great Vespers sick and Matinsdead, stations of the Divine Liturgy with prayers following communioncross, hymns from the Great Feastslitanies, plus supplementary material for litianovenas, 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 devotions to the St. Sava Seminary Fundsaints, is a bilingual Serbian / old English prayer book published with as well as the blessing of Bishop [[Longin (Krco) of America ordinary and Canada]] canon of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate. With over 690 pages, this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains the text of the Divine Liturgy Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom with extensive commentary, festal troparia, kontakia Gregory and antiphons, short morning and evening prayers, prayers for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and moreSt. * [http://orthodoxgoodsTikhon.com/hoursofprayer.html ''The Hours of Prayer - A Book of Devotion'']With 456 pages, originally prepared by the Orthodox Brotherhood of the Virgin Mary of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]], is it has a modern English translation of the hours for private use by the laity. Along faux leather cover with the midnight office, matins, vespers, compline, 1st / 3rd / 9th hours two colored ribbons and the Paschal hours, included are troparia and kontakia of Sundays, weekdays, feasts, Triodian and Pentecostarion, the Typica service, morning and evening prayers, akathists to Our Savior and the Mother of God, and prayers before and after communion as wellgilt edges.
== Sources ==
*[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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