Books and Series
1. A Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, by St. Nicholas Cabasilas+
“This is a remarkable product of Byzantium’s last great flowering of theology. For the author, man’s redemption in Jesus Christ is not just a matter of history. It is a saving event in which man is called to participate here and now, in body and spirit as well as intellect, through the sacramental life of the Church. The vitality of worship, and not just its form, therefore is the focus of Cabasilas’ thought. The work has long been essential reading for specialists in the fields of comparative liturgy and history of liturgy, since Cabasilas comments in detail on the Byzantine rite of his day and is able to draw comparisons with the Roman liturgy as well. The work is also invaluable for all those who wish to understand more about the theory and practice of worship in the Orthodox Church” (from the back cover).
2. Select Texts on Orthodox Liturgics, edited by Fr. Patrick O’Grady
“Contains key liturgical texts of the Orthodox Christian tradition, along with certain other texts relevant to study in Orthodox liturgics” (Amazon.com product summary).
3. The Scriptural Liturgical Books, by Frs. Michel Najim and Patrick O’Grady
“The liturgical services and rituals of the Holy Orthodox Church express the Gospel, indeed, the whole Bible, in prayer, a therapy toward forgiveness of sins, ascetical endeavor, holy illumination, and a return to Paradise. The holy Tradition, the Scriptures and the unwritten, is expressed in the prayer of the Church. Various liturgical books contain these Scriptures and prayers along with the unwritten tradition: rubrics govern their execution. Ignorance of this contributes to liturgical chaos and confusion. The clergy must have full command of our sacred texts and rubrics effectively to lead the faithful in common prayer. And the faithful ought to grasp what is being said. But mere rubrical mastery is not enough for the liturgist. We all, clergy and laity, must ascend to a higher level of prayer, expressed in an awareness of the interior and spiritual movements in our common worship” (Amazon.com product summary).
4. Book of Akathists, vol I: To Our Savior, the Mother of God, and Various Saints, edited by Holy Trinity Monastery
“An Akathist (Greek for ‘standing up’) is a type of extended devotional hymn used both in church and at home. This first volume contains six Akathist hymns to the Lord Jesus Christ (to our Sweetest Lord Jesus Christ, the Divine Passion of Christ, the Precious Cross, the Tomb and the Resurrection of the Lord, the Resurrection of Christ, and for Holy Communion); four Akathist hymns to the Mother of God (to the Most Holy Theotokos, the Dormition of the Theotokos, the Joy of All Who Sorrow, and the Kursk Root Ion of the Sign); and twelve to various saints (St. Alexis the Man of God; the Holy Great Martyr George, St. Herman of Alaska, St. John the Baptist, St. John of Kronstadt, St. John the Theologian, the Holy Archangel Michael, St. Nicholas, the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon, St. Seraphim of Sarov, St. Simon the Zealot, and for the Repose of the Departed). Also contains music for typical Akathist refrains” (Amazon.com product summary).
5. Book of Akathists, vol. II: To Our Savior, the Holy Spirit, the Mother of God, and Various Saints, edited by Holy Trinity Monastery
“An Akathist (Greek for ‘standing up’) is a type of extended devotional hymn used both in church and at home. This second volume contains Akathist hymns for the Ascension and Nativity of Christ, an Akathist to the Holy Spirit, for seven different icons of the Mother of God, and the following other Saints: St.’s Ambrose of Optina, Anthony & Theodosius of the Caves of Kiev, the Father’s of Athos, Basil the Great, Hieromartyr Cyprian, the New Martyr Elizabeth, Faith, Hope and Love with Sophia their mother, John of Shanghai, Juliana the Merciful, the Apostle Luke, Mary of Egypt the Apostle Matthew, new Martyr Maximus Sandovich, Fr. Moses of the Carpathians, the Elders of Optina, Photius of Constantinople, Theophan the Recluse and the Holy Martyr Zlata of Mglen” (Amazon.com product summary).
6. A Small Book of Needs, edited by Hierodeacon Herman Majkrzak
“This revised reprint of our previous edition is an abridged version of the 4-volume Great Book of Needs set, small enough to fit in your pocket. It contains many essential prayers that take place often outside the Church building. This edition includes a more readable typeface with two bookmarks. The sections of the book are: Part 1: Childbirth, Part 2: Prayers for the Sick, Part 3: Confession and Repentance, Part 4: Prayers at the Time of Death Part, 5: The Church Year, Part 6: Various Blessings, Part 7: Prayers in the Home, Part 8: Agriculture and Livestock, Part 9: Man and Nature” (Amazon.com product summary).
7. The Apostol (Epistle Book), edited by Sergei D. Arhipov
“The Apostol book contains all of the New Testament following the Gospels, except Revelation. The book contains appendices which give the various Prokeimena, Alleluia verses and readings for a given day of the year, along with additional information for vigil rank saints and Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God. The Apostol contains the respective pericope number in the margin of the text” (Amazon.com product summary).
8. The Festal Menaion, edited by Met. Kallistos Ware
“This volume contains the variable portions of the services for nine of the Twelve Great Feasts (excluding Palm Sunday, Ascension, and Pentecost, which can be found in the Triodion and the Pentecostarion). Also contained are some of the other important feasts surrounding the nine included. The book begins by discussing the services of the Church and their structure” (Amazon.com product summary).
9. The Lenten Triodion & The Lenten Triodion Supplementary Texts, edited by Met. Kallistos Ware
“The present volume, translated by Mother Mary and Archimandrite Kallistos Ware, was first published by Faber & Faber (London & Boston) in 1978. It contains all the offices to be found in the Greek Triodion, excluding the daily Triodion hymns outside the first week of Lent and Holy Week. The companion volume for this book is The Lenten Triodion Supplement” (Amazon.com product summary).
10. The Orthodox Pentecostarion, edited by Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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