I'm trying to finish the Divine Liturgy St. Basil in both English and Slavonic. I need a few more hymns to complete this project, namely "Of Thy Mystical...
For those who are interested: http://www.ctosonline.org/liturgical/GL.html The Gospel Lectionary The Evangelion of the Greek Orthodox Church According to the...
Greetings, I was wondering if there are any online sources for reader services in the Greek/Byzantine style. I found the site from Fr John and I am going to...
... services in ... Fr. John Whiteford's site is probably the most comprehensive I've seen regarding reader's services. He has a "links" section on there that...
Here is a link for reader services approved for use in the Antiochian jurisdiction. http://www.networks-now.net/litresswraoc/Services.htm [Non-text portions of...
Hi All, I asked this previously and I don't think I got an answer, but I thought I'd try once again just in case someone out there knows. In Russia, do readers...
I have a question concerning the Typica service. Is it allowed to have this service alone? Sometimes at our mission, for various reasons, I am the only...
A monk in his cell can do the Typica alone, why not a reader or even just any lay person? We can say little compline as our bedtime prayers all by ourselves,...
Yes, we which are isolated, that is to say, in an area without a church, of course read the Typica either alone or with others as in a readers group. Under the...
... have this service alone? Sometimes at our mission, for various reasons, I am the only person there on Sunday mornings. Should I read the service, or...
Hello everyone, I'm new to the group, and also fairly new at being a Reader (tonsured on Thomas Sunday of his year). I'm also a fairly recent convert ...
I suggest the Order of Divine Services to get acquainted with the various parts of the services, what changes, what stays the same, etc. Also, I remember...
Another good book about the historical development of the Divine Liturgy is "The Orthodox Liturgy" by Hugh Wybrew. Subdeacon John ... etc. ... developed ... ...
If you haven't checked out Fr. John Whiteford's site, you should. A wealth of information for readers, practical tips for building the liturgical library,...
Congratulations on becoming a reader, Reader John! I have found the following helpful, for myself both as a reader and choir member: The Order of Divine...
Reader Alexander, Forgot to ask you...when you do the Readers Services at home, does that include everyone in your household, by yourself? And do you chant the...
Thanks Reader Alexander, and everyone else that has responded so far. These all look like very helpful resouces! I look forward to diving into each one. As far...
Thank you Subdeacon John! Have you (or anyone else in the group) read "The Shape of the Liturgy", by Dom Gregory Dix? I'm wondering how the two books compare....
I've not read it myself, although there are some excerpts online at http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/shape_of_liturgy_g_dix .htm . Sdn John ... ...
The Shape of the Liturgy was the book that practicaly spawned much of the 'Liturgical Movement' in the West. Dix was correct in some of his assumptions and...
This booklet is published by Jack Chick... who is no friend of Orthodoxy, and a wee bit of a kook, however, it is cheap (.49 cents each), and very handy if you...
... Orthodoxy, and a wee bit of a kook, however, it is cheap (.49 cents each), and very handy if you want a quick reference to some of the more obscure words...
Christopher wrote, in part, ... Theotokos, which should never be pronounced [THAY oh TUCK us I'm no Greek scholar, but I _think_ those last two "o"s are...
... omicrons, and ... long ... where that ... pronounced ... correct ... this, with ... again, I'm no ... As in Orthodox Tradition so in the pronunciation of...
We have the possibility of a deacon coming to our mission in a couple of months to serve us presanctified communion. I have heard that this is done using the...