This book is ubiquitous. I consider it one of the 25 most important, formative modern Orthodox books in the English language.
So far, the collection of online prayers includes: Morning Prayers, Midday Prayers, Evening Prayers, Occasional Prayers, Prayers in Preparation for Holy Communion, Prayers of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion, Self Examination Before Confession, and Prayers After Confession. Other prayers may be added as appropriate.
The original prayer book, containing Daily and Occasional Prayers as well as the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, was first published in 1956 and is in its thirteenth printing.
Order a hard copy from the Antiochian Village Bookstore.
Do you have a definitive list of those 25?
ReplyDelete"definitive", really?
DeleteIt would depend on who you ask, but I think it is entirely reasonable to put this book in the top 25. I might even put it in the top 10 myself - certainly it was very important before the translation explosion that began in earnest in the 90's...
"definitive", really?
DeleteIt would depend on who you ask, but I think it is entirely reasonable to put this book in the top 25. I might even put it in the top 10 myself - certainly it was very important before the translation explosion that began in earnest in the 90's...