The Great Euchologion Of The Orthodox Church and 43 similar items

The Great Euchologion of the Orthodox Church Containing the Sacret Rites of the Seven Mysteries, the Orders for the Ordinations, the Service of the Consecration of a Church, many other Sacramental Ceremonies Prayers of Clergy, and the Epistles Gospels for the most formal Feasts. Newly Corrected with great care from old editions and manuscripts with some necessary additions 9 1/2" X 6 3/4" 24 X 17cm 840 Pages Printed in Greece THE GREAT EUCHOLOGION OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH CONTAINING THE SACRED RITES OF THE SEVEN MYSTERIES, the Orders for the Ordinations, the Service of the Consecration of a Church, many other Sacramental Ceremonies and Prayers of Clergy, and the Epistles and Gospels for the most formal Feasts. Newly corrected with great care FROM OLD EDITIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS with some necessary additions PAPADIMITRIOU PUBLISHING ATHENS, MMXIV ? 2014 CONTENTS OF THE GREAT EUCHOLOGION CONTENTS.....5* Contents in English.....12* INSTEAD OF PREFACE.....17* INTRODUCTION.....27* MEMORANDUM of corrections, restorations, and observations.....67* FIRST PART SACRED MYSTERIES AND SERVICES 1. DIVINE LITURGIES AND COMMON SERVICES Order of the ministry of the Deacon.....1 Service of Vesper.....13 Service of Matins (Orthros).....25 Order of the divine and sacred Liturgy.....35 Brief explanation about the right part of the holy Bread.....45 The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.....47 The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.....75 Ordinance of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified.....99 Service of Vesper of the Presanctified Liturgy during the holy Lent.....101 The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified.....111 The Festal Dismissals.....123 2. OTHER SACRAMENTS AND SERVICES a) Orders for Ordinations and Blessings of Clergy Order for the Ordination of a Subdeacon.....125 Order for the Ordination of a Deacon.....126 Order for the Ordination of a Presbyter.....130 Order for the Ordination of a Bishop.....133 Order with more details for the Ordination of a Bishop.....136 Order for the Ordination of a Bishop according to Metrophanes of Nyssa.....144 Order for the Blessing of a reader and a cantor.....149 Order for the Elevation of an Archdeacon or Great Economus or Head Priest.....150 Service for the Elevation of a Spiritual Father (a Confessor).....152 b) About the Birth, the Baptism and the Chrismation (Confirmation) Prayer for a woman in confinement on the 1st day after Child-birth.....154 Prayer for Blessing and Naming a child on the 8th day of the Birth.....156 Churching of a mother and child after forty days.....157 Prayer for a woman after miscarried.....160 Rulings on holy Baptism.....161 Order before holy Baptism (Making of a Catechumen).....164 Service of holy Baptism.....171 Prayers for the Ablution.....180 Prayers for the Tonsure.....182 Service for those who denied, and now have returned to the Orthodox Faith.....183 Requirements for acceptance the Remigrantes from the Jews to the Christian Faith.....189 c) Services and Prayers regarding Marriage Service of Betrothal.....194 Service of Crowning or Marriage.....198 Prayer for the untying of Crowns on the eighth day.....209 Rulings on second Marriages.....210 Service for a second Marriage.....210 d) Euchelaion and Confession Service of the Holy Oil (Euchelaion).....217 Canon for the Euchelaion.....217 Sanctification of the Holy Oil.....224 Service of those who Confess their sins.....248 Prayers for Reconciliation of Penitents.....249 Prayers for Repentant sinners.....250 Prayer of Forgiveness (post mortem).....251 SECOND PART VARIUS SACRAMENTAL CEREMONIES a) For the holy Temple Service and order of Consecration of a Church.....252 Explanation of all the materials for a Dedication.....252 The Preparation of the holy Relics.....253 At Vesper.....255 At Matins.....259 At the Dedication.....265 At Liturgy.....284 Several Prayers of Consecration of a Church of Patriarch Kallistos.....286 Order of Consecration of Antimensia.....288 Order of unsettled Altar.....289 Order used in the foundation of a Church.....291 About Stavropegion (fixing a Cross).....292 Order of washing of the Altar on Maundy Thursday.....293 Order of Altar which vestments have destroyed.....295 Rites for reconsecrating desecrated Church.....296 b) Ecclesiastical Ministries and Monastic Tonsures Order for the promotion of an Abbot.....298 Order for the promotion of various persons.....301 Prayer for someone who comes for Ecclesiastical Ministry.....302 Service for a novice Rassophore.....302 Service of the monastic Lesser Schema.....304 Service of the monastic Great Schema.....313 Prayer in taking off the cowl.....329 c) Services and Prayers about several Blessings and Feasts Service for the Lesser Sanctification of the Water.....330 Service of the Great Blessing of the Waters (Epiphany).....337 Prayer of the Blessing of palm branches on Palm Sunday.....347 Service of the Holy Chrism (Consecrated Oil).....347 Service of the Sacred Washing.....350 Hortative Sermon for the Maundy Thursday.....356 Catechetical Sermon for the Sunday of Easter.....357 Service of Kneeling of the Holy Pentecost.....358 Prayer for Kollyva in the Commemoration of a Saint.....372 d) Services and Prayers regarding the end of the Human Life Service at the Time of Death.....373 Prayers at the Time of Death.....377 Information for how to bury the dead.....378 The common Funeral Service for all Christians.....379 Burial Service for Monks.....405 Funeral Service for Priests.....419 Funeral Service for Laymen.....448 Funeral Canon for Infants who died.....452 Prayer of Forgiveness for the deceased.....458 THIRD PART OCCASIONAL SACRED RITES 1. Sacred Services in times of Calamity Supplications and Vigils Small Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God.....460 Canon of Supplication at the Confession of a sinner.....468 Service for various Entreaties and Vigils.....472 Supplicatory Prayer for every Entreaty.....478 Service for Drought.....480-486 Service in fear of an Earthquake.....494-502 Service at Infectious Disease and Famine.....503-514 Service in a Menace of War and in a Calamity.....516-530 2. Ceremonies and Prayers in various cases For Persons that are troubled with Unclean Spirits.....532-536 Canon and Prayers at Illness and Disease.....540-546 Prayer at the Foundation of a House.....546 Prayers for Buildings and various needs in a House.....547-552 Prayers for the needs of Farmers, Breeders etc......553-559 Prayers for Maritime Needs and on Blessing Travels.....560-565 Prayers for various other needs.....565-570 FOURTH PART LECTIONARY (Epistles and Gospels to be used throughout the Year) In September.....571 In October.....576 In November.....578 In December.....584 In January.....590 In February.....595 In March.....598 In April.....601 In May.....603 In June.....605 In July.....610 In August.....612 In Commemorations of Women Saints.....617 The Eleven Eothina (Sunday Morning Gospels).....621 Private Prayers (for Priests and Laymen).....630-631 Various Texts (useful mainly for Bishops and Priests).....635-637 FIFTH PART NEW ADDENDUM Doxology (Thanksgiving) for the National Day of 1940.....643 Doxology (Thanksgiving) for the New Year.....646 Doxology (Thanksgiving) for the National Day of 1821.....648 Service for the restoration of the marriage of those who have been divorced.....650 Regulation for the service of the dedication of a church (according to the Typikon of the Great Church of Christ).....652 The rite of dedication.....655 Regulation for the common Funeral Service (according to the Typikon of the Great Church of Christ).....663 Epistle and Gospel for Infants who died.....669 Confession of Faith in the Ordination of a Bishop.....670 Order of the Sanctification of the Holy Chrism (Consecrated Oil).....674 SIXTH PART Tables of indexes.....683 Contents in alphabetical order.....716, 722