A discussion group for Readers and Laymen in the Orthodox Church who wish to discuss the role of the Reader in the Church, Reader Services, as well as how to live an Orthodox life under circumstances in which one does not live near to a parish with a priest.
Jurisdictional issues are outside the bounds of this list.
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Translated by Daniel Olson from The Orthodox Divine Services, Practical Guidance for Clerics and Laity, pp. 182-187, which took it from a 1956 typewritten
Having attended, helped with the readingand chanting last night at our first pre-sanctified liturgy. The curtain was closed we knelt or prostrated ourselves
Here are a few resource links for Orthodox Church music: http://www.seminaria.ru/raritet/irmology.htm http://www.stjohnthebaptist.org.au/audio/index.en.html