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An '''apostolos''' or {{liturgy}}The '''epistleApostolos''' is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. The letters from the [[ApostlesLiturgical books|liturgical book]] to Christians in containing the various Apostolic Readings as are appointed by the [[New Testamentlectionary]] are often referred to as epistles.

An ''apostolos'' or ''epistle'' is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. The letters from [[Apostles]] to Christians in the [[New Testament]] are often referred to as epistles.==Liturgical use==In the context of the [[Divine Liturgy]] or other liturgical service, ''epistle'' may refer more specifically to a particular passage from a New Testament epistle , or from the [[Acts of the Apostles]], that is scheduled to be read on a certain day or at a certain occasion, and the ''Apostolos'' is the liturgical book containing the various epistle readings as they appointed by the [[lectionary]].

== [[Apostle Paul|Pauline]] Epistles ==*[[Book of Romans|The Epistle of Paul to the Romans]]*[[I Corinthians|The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians]]*[[II Corinthians|The Second Epistle of Paul to liturgical book itself, often has the Corinthians]]readings arranged in three parts: *[[Galatians|The Epistle of Paul # according to the Galatians]]*[[Ephesians|The Epistle of Paul to Orthodox liturgical year, the Ephesians]]*[[PhilippiansPentecostarion|The Epistle of Paul to the PhilippiansPascha season]]*[[Colossians|The Epistle of Paul to , the Colossians]]*weeks after [[I Thessalonians|The First Epistle of Paul to the ThessaloniansPentecost]]*[[II Thessalonians|The Second Epistle of Paul to , and the Thessalonians]]*[[I Timothy|The First Epistle season of Paul to Timothy]]*[[II TimothyLenten Triodion|The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothypre-Lenten, Great Lent, and Holy Week]]. *# [[Book of TitusFixed feast|The Epistle of Paul to Titusfixed feast]]days, *[[Book of Philemon|The Epistle of Paul to Philemon]]# and special Services such as Weddings or Baptism .

== General Another form of the book is the complete Acts and Epistles ==*[[Book with an index of Hebrews|The Epistle to the Hebrews]]*[[Book of James|The General Epistle of James]]*[[I Peter|The First Epistle of Peter]]*[[II Peter|The Second Epistle of Peter]]*[[I John|The First Epistle of John]]*[[II John|The Second Epistle of John]]*[[III John|The Third Epistle of John]]*[[Book of Jude|The Epistle of Jude]]readings, and with the proper introduction, such as "Brethren..." or "In those days...".

== Apocalyptic Epistle ==*Also in this book, are the [[Book of Revelation|The Book of RevelationProkeimenon]] (or The Apocalypse of [[Apostle John|John]])and Alleluia Verses for each reading.

==See alsoExternal links==*[http://www.ctosonline.org/liturgical/EL.html The Epistle Lectionary] - The Apostolos of the Greek Orthodox Church According to the King James Version (Byzantine Style Lectionary)*[Gospels]http://www.stspress.com/detail.aspx?ID=3122 The Apostol](Slavic Style Apostolos, Traditional English translation)*[[Holy http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/lectionary-explained.html Orthodox Christian ScriptureLectionary]- An Examination of how the Gospel and Apostolos Lectionary is used throughout the year*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/library.htm Practical Tips on How To Build a Liturgical Library]