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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory to Him Forever!
Start with a word of prayer.
Use your own prayer rule or select an appropriate
prayer from these links:
Byzantine
Prayers--from EWTN Transfiguration
Orthodox Prayer Book,
Orthodox
Prayers A Morning Rule of Prayer
Prayers
from Byzantines.net
Private
Prayers On Arising From Sleep Prayer for the Domestic Church
St Anne's
Online Prayerbook Vespers
Verses 1-4 Vespers
Verses 5-8
Prayers For All Needs The
Online Reader Service Horologion Morning
Prayers--Matins
Litany of Peace (Audio) The Creed
(Audio) Heavenly
King (Audio) *
Akathist
(audio) Thrice
Holy Hymn (audio) * Psalm
50 from Matins *
Maronite
Podcast of Daily Prayer Recorded Music for
the Divine Liturgy (MCI)
Pray
with the saints:
Prologue
from Ohrid (complete text)
Daily
Texts from Holy Myrrhbearers Convent
Daily Texts
from New Skete
Wondrous is
God in His Saints! (Word Docs)
2007
Byzantine Liturgical Calendar
During
the day you can pray some psalms:
Daily
Psalter (from New Skete) Daily Psalter--from
POMOG
Current Vespers & Matins Texts:
Current Vespers Texts (UGC) Current Texts from MCI
(Ruthenian)
Ordinary
Text for Sunday Matins--from MCI
Order
of Vespers for Sundays After Pentecost--from MCI
Ordinary
Text for Matins--from St Gregory Palamas Monastery (GOA)
Readings and commemorations for today:
Julian Calendar--used by many Eastern Catholics
and many Orthodox:
Daily
Readings from ACROD Daily Scripture Reading
from POMOG
Saint of the Day from
POMOG
Revised Julian Calendar:
OCA Daily Lectionary click on arrow
by Epistle reading for Gospel reading.
Online Chapel from GOA double clicks will return you to this
page.
Daily
Podcast of Readings and Commemorations (GOA) *
January Calendar of Saints from GOA
Daily Readings
& Commentary from Dynamis
Matins Texts from St Gregory Palamas Monastery (GOA)
Gregorian,
Julian & Revised Julian Calendars explained
Calculation
of the Ecclesiastical Calendar
Spiritual
reading at these links:
From the
Philokalia The
Desert Fathers St Gregory of
Narek on Prayer
Wise
Sayings From Orthodox Fathers Quote
Digest More
Quotes
Links on the Jesus
Prayer Prayer Without Ceasing:The Way of a Pilgrim
A Word From the Holy
Fathers The Path to Salvation by St Theophan the Recluse
St Mark the Ascetic Orthodox
Psychotherapy Christian Asceticism Resources
The Cyberdesert Inner
Light Archive (Desert Fathers Spirituality)
Ancient Fathers
of the Desert--from coptnet Vitae Patrum
(work in progress)
The
Jesus Prayer: The Prayer of the Heart
Quotes
from Joyinsorrow.com
St
Seraphim of Sarov: The Conversation in the Snow The
Way of the Ascetics
A Treasury of Russian Spirituality (Fedotov) The Hermit Fathers
Selections
from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain--Excerpts The
Struggle With God
A History of Monastic Spirituality Teachings of St Kosmas--Apostle to the Poor
Olivier
Clement: The Roots of Christian Mysticism--Part One Clement--Part
Two
Patrology & Patristics at these links:
Tradition Day by Day--Daily Quotes Augustine Day by
Day--Daily Quotes
A History of Early Christian Literature
Church Fathers (New
Advent) Patristic
Source Texts
ECF--Richardson ECF--Bettenson E-Catena
Apostolic
Fathers (Kirsopp Lake) Volume 1
Apostolic
Fathers (Kirsopp Lake) Volume 2 NEW!
The Eastern Fathers of the 4th Century--Florovsky
The Byzantine Fathers of the 5th Century--Florovsky
The Byz. Fathers of the 6-8th Cent,--Florovsky
The Byzantine Ascetic and Spiritual Fathers--Florovsky
On the Priesthood--St John Chrysostom St Gregory Theologian
St Symeon of Thessalonika The Pastoral Rule of St Gregory the Great (Dialogus)
Church Fathers--Texts from salvationhistory.com
On the
Incarnation (St Athanasius) On the Holy
Spirit (St Basil)
St
John Damascene--Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
Various prayers at these links: Prayers in
Preparation for Holy Communion
Canon
in Preparation for Holy Communion
Akathists
and Other Prayers
Paraclisis:
The Office of Consolation to the Most Holy Theotokos
Kontakion
on the Nativity of Christ Vespers & Compline--Melkite usage
Great Vespers For Saturday Evening The Online Reader Service Horologion
A Study Text for
Vespers A
Renewed Version of the Byzantine Hours of Prayer
Short Form of Vespers
Daily
Prayers for Healing 12
Armenian Prayers
Multimedia—Audio
& Video links from a variety of sources:
Proskomide Service Video *
The preparation of the bread & wine before Liturgy
Divine
Liturgy Video Divine
Liturgy--Audio (Includes Orthros) Ancient Faith Radio *
Sunday
Divine Liturgy Broadcast from St Demetrios (GOA) Holy Week
Services (GOA) *
Resurrection
Matins (Schola Cantorum of St Peter the Apostle) Sunday
Matins--Tone 4 (MCI) *
Vespers (Audio) Matins
(Audio) Vespers
(Video Excerpt) from Holy Resurrection Monastery *
Resurrectional
Tones 1-8 Aposticha of Pascha (excerpt) St Nicholas
Vespers *
Holy Week
and Pascha 2006 Audio from St George Byzantine Catholic Church *
Hymns sung by Theosis--from
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
* NEW!
From “Icons in Sound”:
Selections from
"Have Mercy on Me" by Schola Cantorum of St Peter's *
Schola Cantorum of St
Peter's Selections Selections from
"Rejoice, O Virgin" CD *
From
GOA and
others: Akathist to the Theotokos
Paraklesis Pascha
Matins Sunday
Orthros *
Service
of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos Hymns
of Holy Week Holy
Sabbath *
Music of Great
Lent Holy Week
Services (Video) Recordings
of Antiphons & Liturgy Prayers *
Various Hymns Pascha
Proclamation As
Many Who Have Been Baptized Into Christ
*
Today,
Salvation Has Come Christmas Radio Program *
Akathist to the Mother
of God Healer of Cancer * For
text click here
Pascha
Music from ACROD:
Introduction to
Paschal Matins Paschal Matins Ode I *
The Angel Exclaimed Exapostolarion of Paschal
Matins Slavonic & Slovak MP3 recordings *
Melkite Recordings--Arabic More Slavonic Chant *
Audio
Discussions: Canon of St
Andrew Unseen Warfare Weekly
Sermons-Audio/Video (OCA) *
Audio Sermons (OCA) Video
by Fr Tom Pistolis: Icons in the Cathedral
*
Spanish
chant from Light of the East:
Alabad Salvanos Letania Megalinarios Bondadosa
*
Audio
Bibles online: KJV KJV, NKJV,
NLT NIV
WEB
NASB-NT CEV-NT ESV-NT ASL--Video *
Other
resources at these helpful links:
Divine
Liturgy--Chrysostom (Melkite) Divine Liturgy
(Ruthenian) * Divine Liturgy (UGC)
Divine
Liturgy--St Basil (Melkite) Presanctified
Liturgy (Ruthenian)
Various
Liturgies from Byzantines.net 1965 Liturgikon (English/Slavonic/Greek)
Metropolitan Cantor
Institute (Ruthenian)
A Manual of Divine Services
The Order of Divine Services (ROC) Greek Typikon
Rubics on Hierarchial Services Liturgical Rubics--Part 1
Typicon--Part 1
Priest's
Service Book--from biserica.org Priest's Service
Book (OCA)
Prothesis
Service before Divine Liturgy The
Proskomedia Service
Online Liturgies
from GOA
Online
Liturgical Resources
Jordanville Prayer Book
Matins &
Vespers Sheet Music (MCI) More Sheet
Music from MCI
Liturgical Texts from CyberPsaltiri
Liturgical
Texts from Anastasis
Horologion The Menaia The
Oktoichos Pentecostarion Triodion
Online
Psalter & Canticles
Divine
Liturgy Music Page--St Anthony's Monastery Learn Byzantine
Chant
Glossary
of Liturgical Terms
Septuagint Bible Online New English Translation of the
Septuagint
New American
Bible Online New Jerusalem
Bible Online (not complete)
Revised
Standard Version Online New Revised
Standard Version Online
Douay-Rheims/Vulgate
Online Parallel Concordance for
Douay-Rheims
Westminster Catholic Version
of the New Testament (1935) NEW!
Scan
of 1611 printing of King James Version (includes Apocrypha) NEW!
Catechism of
the Catholic Church Topical Index for
CCC
Compendium
of the CCC
Compendium
of Social Doctrine NEW!
The Social Agenda: A
Collection of Magisterial Texts
Orthodox
Catechism (ROC) Greek
Orthodox Catechism
Texts for
Various Sacraments (Mysteries)
General
Menaion Book of
Needs
CCEO--Code of
Canons of the Eastern Churches--English edition
Alphabetical
Listing of Saints' Feasts
Lenten Triodion Texts
Holy
Week & Pascha Texts
Byzantine Catholic
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Official Site)
Byzantine Catholic Church in
America (Unofficial Site)
Byzantine
Ruthenian Liturgical Chant Byzantine
Ruthenian Prayer & Liturgy Page
Byzantine Lectionary for the entire year
Old
Testament Readings in the Byzantine Church for the entire year
Catholic Encyclopedia Pocket
Catholic Dictionary (Fr Hardon)
St Pachomius
Library Coptic Orthodox Library
Byzantine
Liturgy Texts--French German Italian Portuguese Spanish
Liturgical commentary; articles on spirituality
& faith at these links:
Overview
of the Divine Liturgy--from St Elias in Toronto
Comments on the Divine Liturgy--from Byzantines.net
Passage to Heaven:
An Appreciation of the Divine Liturgy
Commentary on the Divine Liturgy by Father George Papadeas
Introduction to
the Theology of the Divine Liturgy
The Shape of the Liturgy (Dix)
Introduction to
the Theology of the Divine Office The Eucharist of the Early Christians
The Heavenly Liturgy Early Christian Liturgics
Liturgical Practice in the Fathers
The Byzantine
Cycle of Prayer
Understanding
Differences Between Eastern & Western Liturgies
An
Eastern Catholic View of the Catechism
Light
for Life: The Mystery Believed--The Mystery of God
Light
for Life: The Mystery Celebrated--Faith Expressed in Worship
Orientale Lumen by Pope John Paul II
The
Eastern Churches and the Papacy
work in progress NEW!
Who Are Byzantine Catholics?
Eastern
Catholics in the USA
Eastern
Rite Catholicism--Its Heritage & Vocation
What Eastern
Christians Believe
Byzantine
Spirituality--From Eparchy of Passaic
The Byzantine
Spirituality Page
Rite and
Spirituality--From Slovakia
Melkite
Information Page--Index
Eastern Catholic FAQ In Our
Family And In Our Home
Primer of Belief and
Traditions (Melkite) The
Sign of the Cross
Tracts of Wisdom
from St Luke's
The
Veneration of Icons in the Tradition of the Byzantine Rite
Icons
from Mt Athos Bishop
Nicholas explains Icons Guide to
Byzantine Icons
Liturgical
Instruction--Synopsis Instruction--Full
Text
Fasting
& Abstinence--from St Anne's B C Church
Eastern Christian Publications Sheptytsky
Institute Publications
Prosphora Resource Page
The All-Night Vigil Service
"The
Courage to be Ourselves"
Survival Tips to Byzantine Church Life
Sermons for the Church Year by Archbishop Andrei Sermons by Fr Dimopoulos
Commentary
on Matthew by Blessed Theophylact
Old Testament Overview--Part 1 OT--Part 2 New Testament Overview
The Prayers of
the Psalter by Henry Wansbrough Guide to the Gospels
Florovsky
on Bible Church Creation Incarnation&Redemption
Russian
Theology Resurrection
The Holy Apostles (Book)
Sacrament of Priesthood by Prof. Christos Voulgaris
Selections
from the Menaion on the Theotokos Baptismal Symbolism
in St Paul
Is Mandatory
Clerical Celibacy an Apostolic Tradition?
"Light
of the East" radio program
Links to other liturgical traditions:
Eastern
Catholic Liturgies (includes Byzantine)
Eastern Catholic Liturgical Music (includes texts)
Assyrian Liturgical Calendar Chaldean
Liturgy Course
Daily Armenian Lectionary Armenian Daily Prayer
Daily Coptic Lectionary Agpeya--Coptic Hours of Prayer
Daily Coptic Synaxarium Coptic Hours Chanted (Audio)
*
Lectionary of Indian Orthodox Church
and Calendar
Maronite Saints Calendar and Maronite Liturgical Calendar and Maronite
Liturgy
Maronite Podcast
of Daily Prayer NEW
Roman
Rite Liturgy Texts 1962
Missal Texts General Instruction on the Roman Missal
Order of
Mass (Anglican Use RC) Morning
Prayer--AU Evening
Prayer--AU Other Prayers AU DVD
Daily Mass
Readings (Roman Rite) Readings & Homily Audio
Readings
& Homily Video *
Daily Bread
Audio Daily Mass Video Daily Mass Video Sunday Homilies--Audio *
Mass Readings
for Current Month Today's
Meditation--Word Among Us Daily Meditation--LofC
Holy Week Services from
Cathedral of the Madeleine (Video) Other Special Mass
Videos *
Liturgical
Calendar with Bible Studies from St Charles Borromeo Bible Study
Archive
Gregorian
Chant Maundy Thursday--Latin Plain Chant
& Polyphony *
Latin/English
Offices & Prayers Little
Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8th Century)
Hypertext Book
of Hours (Latin/English) The Mass of
the Western Rites--online book
Liturgy of the Hours (Universalis) Texts from Liturgy of the Hours Apostolate
General
Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
*
Audio from
the Monks of Adoration: *
Office
of Readings Morning
Prayer Evening
Prayer Night Prayer *
Morning & Evening Prayer (Audio) for every day from EWTN (towards bottom of page) *
John Paul II's Commentary on Psalms from Morning Prayer
Commentary on Psalms from Evening Prayer
Compline (Audio)
* from
New Melleray Abbey
Tridentine
Missal--Latin/English Liturgical
Calendar (1962 Roman Missal) The Roman Ritual
Prayers (Roman Rite)
Audio Prayers * Prayer & Spirituality Links from St Paul Center
Rosary Page A
Byzantine Rosary Rosary (Audio Files) Rosaries
(Video) *
Divine
Mercy Chaplet (Audio) Litanies
(includes audio) *
Prayers & Chaplet of Divine Mercy--Sisters of Our Lady of
Mercy (Video) *
Saint of the Day (Roman Rite) Saints of the Day from St Patrick's (RC)
Index of
Saints (Roman Rite) Saint
of the Day (Audio) * Lives of the Saints
Way of the Cross Way of the Cross (Slideshow) Stations of the Cross (Audio) *
Online
Reference Resources
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