The links below are directed to Saint Arseny Orthodox Theolgical Institute. Direct reference to a Reader's Course of studies. The links below will take you to...
In case anyone is interestd, I've registered for the readers correspondence course. I haven't received my material yet, but will be happy to answer whatever...
Christ is in our midst, Bev. Would you be so kind as to relay greetings from St. Herman's in Edmonton to father John Hainsworth and his family. As for the...
That URL was for Father John Whiteford's wonderful site. He is the host or moderator of this list. That URL was incorrectly written, however and won't work....
Good morning/afternoon, In our parish when we do not have a priest on Sunday we do normally read the Hours and the Typica. I understand than the Beatitudes in ...
Are you on the old calendar or the new? If you are on the old, you can get that from: http://www.saintjonah.org/typ -Fr. John Whiteford ... from ... want...
Since these verses are rarely done in many slavic parishes, many may not know how to determine what to use, or where to find them, and may not even be aware...
Dear Fr. Daniel, It is exactly what we need, a general guideline and a table. We use Slavonic and an old calendar, but all necessary books are accessible for...
Fr. Daniel Swires wrote: "Since these verses are rarely done in many slavic parishes, many may not know how to determine what to use, or where to find them,...
Um, I don't know if it will help, but the following site has a free, downloadable calendar type of thing (I'm sorry, terms are not something I can remember...
Fr. Whiteford, Bless, Father! Fathers, Deacons, Readers and the brethren, greetings. I have recently found this group and have spent considerable time in the...
God bless! Welcome aboard, Anna. "My daughters and I began our lives in Orthodoxy in 1991, and spent the next ten years in OCA and ROCOR parishes in St. Louis,...
... I'm in the OCA, and no, the St. Tikhon's calendar does not even mention them. I have the ODS, and it does give notes about these on the various days, but...
Fr. Daniel Swires wrote: "I'm in the OCA, and no, the St. Tikhon's calendar does not even mention them. I have the ODS, and it does give notes about these on ...
On Fr. John's webpage for the Hours, he lists, before the Theotokion that the Troparion for the day is to be recited, or 2 if appointed. My question is, which...
Joseph asked about how to tell what troparia to use in the Hours. How many troparia (one or two) and which ones they are vary by what "rank" of service it is,...
Thanks, Theophan, for your reply. I have another question: According to Fr. John's Typika service, the Kontakia are sung after the Lord's Prayer. A church I...
Absolutely yes! The Typika resembles the Divine Liturgy in having many similar sections, but it's a very different service. One of the ways is that the...
Theophan, I'm also having trouble understanding the Theotokia that follow the troparia and Kontakia. On the Rubrics pages, the dismissal troparia doesn't seem...
Joseph wrote, I'm also having trouble understanding the Theotokia that follow the troparia and Kontakia. On the Rubrics pages, the dismissal troparia doesn't...
If it's any help, I believe that in the SJKP Order of Divine Services (at least in the old copy I have) at Divine Liturgy 'O Protection of Christians' is only...
Don Smith wrote: "I'm also having trouble understanding the Theotokia that follow the troparia and Kontakia. On the Rubrics pages, the dismissal troparia...
The Beatitude verses for services from the Menaion may be found in most services published by Saint John of Kronstadt Press, with rubrics indicating how many...
I was hoping some of you more experienced readers/chanters could give a novice a bit of advice. I've been actively reading/chanting at church for about 6...
Michael wrote, Whenever I read or chant, I am so focused on making sure the tone is right, that I'm loud enough, that I'm reading legibly, etc...that I cannot...
Dear Michael: As someone famous said, I feel your pain! I too am a reader, have been for 10 years now. And my wife is the choir director at our mission here....
Well, the best "advice" I can offer is more along the lines of consolation. What you are experiencing is perfectly normal, and is common to all Readers and...
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