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== Prayer books currently available in English =====Traditional English===*The ''Prayer Book'' of [[http://www.jordanville.org/ Holy Trinity Monastery (], Jordanville, New York)|Jordanville]] ''Prayer book''NY: good translation (for generally considered the most part) and reasonably complete. It 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. For [[ROCOR]] parishionersContents include full Morning and Evening Prayers, this is the best one Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, excerpts from Matins and Vespers, multiple troparia and kontakia, akathists and supplicatory canons to useJesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos, because canons of the translationGuardian Angel and of Repentance, communion prayers, instructional materials and more. The edition currently available There is also a reprint of the work of Fr. Lawrence original 1960 Jordanville ''Prayer Book'', translated by the late Archimandrite [[Lazarus (CampbellMoore)]], available. This book is very similar to the one published by Holy Transfiguration. The main difference is that there are many additional morning and evening prayers. ISBN 088465074X ISBN 978-0884-65074-4

*''A Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians'' (translated from the Greek and published by [http://www.thehtm.org/ Holy Transfiguration Monastery], Brookline, MA): follows Athonite is a hardbound old English prayer book following Greek usage, with complete . (It should be noted some of the liturgical services of included – such as the Divine Liturgy and Matins – have slight differences from the style employed by the Greek Archdiocese of StAmerica, in that the prayer book follows an older ''typikon'' that is closer to Athonite usage. John Chrysostom) The translation used is in harmony with HTM’s highly acclaimed ''Psalter'' and ''Great Horologion''. Along with morning prayers commonly found in Greek ''proseuchetarion'', Daily Vespersthe Prayers at Mealtime, the services of Small Compline (adapted for use as evening prayers without clergy), Vespers, Matins, and the Services Divine Liturgy, together with the principle hymns of the feasts of the year, and the complete Service of Pascha are 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 Canon Canons to the Most Holy Theotokos, along with daily prayersa supplicatory canon to the Guardian Angel, and the Communion Prayers as well. ISBN 0943405017 ISBN 978-0943405018

*''An The Old Orthodox Prayer Book'' (bilingual; modern English translation by Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash) from the Greek , 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 originally published by Oxford University Press; revised 2nd edition by Nigel Lynn Publishing on behalf a lot of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britainservices that are set up such that they can be done as reader services (such as a [[Moleben]]): follows . It also has the standard settings of Greek morning prayers, evening prayers and small [[ComplineChurch Slavonic|Slavonic]] as found in text and the ''Synekdemos''English text on facing pages. This translation The disadvantage to it is the Slavonic text is harmonious with not the Oxford University Press edition of standard text used by the ''Divine Liturgy'' Church (published with being the blessing of the [[Ecumenical Patriarch]]Old Rite) and with the wide range of liturgical material published on Fr Ephrem's [http://anastasisso it differs in wording and often in structure.orgNevertheless, it is quite useful.uk web-site]This prayer book was produced for use by the Old Rite community in Erie, Pennsylvania (ROCOR).

*[[St. Tikhon''The Old s Orthodox Prayer Book''Theological Seminary (South Canaan, or as it is commonly referred to, "The [[Old BelieversPennsylvania)|Old BelieverSt. Tikhon's]] ''Orthodox Prayer Book"book'' (Slavonic/English Edition): This prayer book has a lot of useful instructional material, and sometimes called the "SVIT prayer book" after its original publisher, is 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 bilingual edition comparable 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. NeverthelessJordanville ''Prayer Book'', except it is quite useful. This prayer book was uses an obsolete English translation from the first edition produced for use by the Old Rite community in Erie, Pennsylvania (ROCOR)1959.

The *[[Sthttp://www.antiochian. Tikhonorg/orthodox-prayers ''s The Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Theological Seminary (South CanaanChristians''], Pennsylvania)published by the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|St. Tikhon'sAntiochian Archdiocese]] ''Orthodox , is a popular, but more abbreviated version of the Prayer book'' (Slavonic/English Edition): This Book, though it contains some prayers not typically included in other prayer book is particularly useful in parishes in which both English and Slavonic are usedbooks.

*''A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers'', published by [http://www.antiochiansvspress.orgcom/orthodox-prayers ''The Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians'St. Vladmir's Seminary Press], published is for use by the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Archdiocese]]laity. It contains Morning and Evening Prayers, is a popularPrayers for Different Occasions, but more abbreviated version Anthems and Hymns of the Prayer BookGreater Feasts and Saints' Days, though it contains some prayers not typically included in other prayer booksthe Slavonic and Greek Order of Confession, Prayers Before and After Holy Communion, and a Church calendar.

[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp *''Orthodox Daily Prayer for Orthodox ChristiansPrayers''], by Fr. N. Michael Vaporissecond edition, originally published in 1986 and recently reprinted by Holy Cross Orthodox Press (a publishing arm of the [http://wwwstspress.goarchcom/ St.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaTikhon's Seminary Press]) is a bilingual Greek/modern English revised version of their original prayer book containing selections from ''The Synekdemos'', including published in 1982. It contains Morning Prayers and Evening PrayersBefore Sleep, Small Complineprayers during the day, commemoration of the Service living and the dead, small compline, canons to our Guardian Angel, the Theotokos, of repentance, and of Preparation preparation for Holy Communion , as well as prayers before and Thanksgiving Following Holy 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, a hardcover reprint of the original 1982 edition of Orthodox Daily Prayers was released by STS.

* ''A Prayer Book: An Anthology of Orthodox Divine Liturgy - Prayers- Catechism'', third edition, published by Frthe St. Peter A. ChamberasSava Seminary Fund, is a bilingual Greek and modern Serbian / old English prayer book published by with the blessing of Bishop [[http://wwwLongin (Krco) of America and Canada]] of the New Gracanica Metropolitanate.alexanderpressWith over 690 pages, this hardcover publication with marker ribbon contains the text of the Divine Liturgy of St.com Alexander Press] containing MorningJohn Chrysostom with extensive commentary, festal troparia, Afternoonkontakia and antiphons, Evening short morning and Midnight evening prayers, plus 50 pages of prayers for various needs, lengthy catechetical material, and more.

===Mixed Traditional and Contemporary English===*''My Prayer Bookin Accordance with the Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church'', published in 2003 by the Attendants of Priestmonk Spyridon of [http://orthodoxwikiwww.orgallsaintsofalaska.ca/New_Skete_(Athos) New Sketeindex.php/the-orthodox-prayer-book All Saints of Alaska Orthodox Church], Mount Athosan OCA parish in Victoria, GreeceBritish 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 modern English hundred pages of quotes from the Holy Fathers on prayer. The translation is a mix of common Greek old and contemporary English.*''Orthodox prayers in their traditional formPrayers for Everyday'' is another adaptation of the Hours for use by the laity throughout the day. The text is available online Complied and translated by Maureen Girard and published by [http://www.phys.uoareginaorthodoxpress.gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayerscom/prayer_book_englishindex.htm herehtml 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 Prayer BookChristians''], 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.ocagulforthodoxchurch.org/DIRlistingE/services/Daily%20Prayers%20for%20Orthodox%20Christians.pdf here].asp?SID=9&KEY=oca-we-boupvm * The ''Book of Prayers: A selection for Orthodox Christians'' was first published by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia in 1993. 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. 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. 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 Protection Myrrhbearers Monastery] in Lake GeorgeOtego, ColoradoNew York, is a modern English pocket prayer book containing the common modern English translations of morning and evening prayers used in (following the Russian tradition), prayers for the living and departed, plus prayers for loved ones the sick, the suffering, those traveling, prayers of thanksgiving and various 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, Canons the modern English text includes Morning Prayers, the Service of Vespers, Small Compline, the Salutations to Our Guardian Angel 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 for Repentancea 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. Herman 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, Paraklesis a supplicatory service to the TheokotosTheotokos, and prayers before and after Holy Communioncommunion, 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 ''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 Hours, or [http:a bilingual Ukrainian//orthodoxwiki.org/Horologion modern English prayerbook comparable in scope to Holy Trinity Monastery''Horologion'']s edition; contains morning, 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 adapted 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 Prayers for EverydayChristian Prayerbook'' , published by the [http://www.ocpm-scoba.org/ Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry], is another an adaptation of the Book of Hours , or ''Horologion'', for use by the laity throughout . It contains Vespers, Small Compline, the day. Complied Midnight Office, Daily Matins and First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour and translated by Maureen Girard Typica, and published the Ninth Hour arranged for use without clergy. The translation used is a modern English revision of the texts used by the [http://www.reginaorthodoxpressantiochian.comorg/index.html Regina Antiochian Orthodox PressChristian Archdiocese of North America].*''Come To Me'', it also contains published by Christ the Paschal HoursSaviour Seminary Press in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a publication of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]]. It contains Morning and Evening Prayers, Prayers Before Sleepfor 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 comprehensible mix 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]. * [http://orthodoxgoods.com/hoursofprayer.html ''The Hours of old Prayer - A Book of Devotion''], prepared by Priestmonk Leonty and the Orthodox Brotherhood of the Virgin Mary of the [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese]], is a modern Englishtranslation of the 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, akathists to Our Savior and the Mother of God, and prayers before and after communion ===Western Rite: Traditional English===* [http://www.andrewespress.com/ambrose.html ''The Saint Ambrose Prayer Book: A Devotion Manual for Orthodox Christians of the Western Rite''], edited by Fr. John G. Winfrey, is a [[Western Rite]] Orthodox revision of the St. Augustine Prayer Book, commonly used within traditional Episcopalian/Anglican communities. Prepared for use by the [[Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate]], it contains many private devotions such as morning/mid-day/evening prayers, preparations for confession and communion, prayers for the sick and dead, stations of the cross, litanies, novenas, devotions to the saints, as well as the ordinary and canon of the Liturgies of St. Gregory and St. Tikhon. With 456 pages, it has a faux leather cover with two colored ribbons and gilt edges.

*[[Wikipedia:Siddur]]*[[Wikipedia:Breviary]]*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/prayerbks.aspx A Listing of Suggested Prayer BoooksBooks. Orthodoxinfo.com]