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The Euchologion (Greek: εὐχολόγιον; Slavonic: Трeбник, Trebnik; [1] Romanian: Euhologiu/Molitfelnic) is one of the chief liturgical books of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, containing the portions of the services which are said by the bishop, priest, or deacon.
A typikon (or typicon, pl. typica; Greek: Τυπικόν, "that of the prescribed form"; Slavonic: Типикон, сиесть Устав - Tipikon or Ustav [1]) is a liturgical book which contains instructions about the order of the Byzantine Rite office and variable hymns of the Divine Liturgy.
The Menaion (Greek: Μηναῖον; Slavonic: Минїѧ, [1] Miniya, "of the month") is the liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox Church [note 1] containing the propers for fixed dates of the calendar year, i.e. entities not dependent on the date of Easter.
As a divine liturgy of the Church of Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia, it became over time the usual divine liturgy in the churches within the Byzantine Empire. Just two divine liturgies (aside from the presanctified ), those of Saints John and Basil the Great , became the norm in the Byzantine Church by the end of the reign of Justinian I . [ 1 ]
The Typica (Slavonic: Изобрази́тельны, Izobrazítelny) is a part of the Divine Office of Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches that is appointed to be read on any day the Liturgy is celebrated with vespers, or the Typicon does not permit the celebration of the Liturgy (as occurs, for example, on weekdays during Great Lent), [note 1] or may be celebrated but is not either ...
Apart from certain readings, prayers are sung in the form of chants and melodies. Hundreds of melodies remain preserved in the book known as Beth Gazo, the key reference to Syriac Orthodox church music. [17] The thabilitho is a wooden slab placed at the center of the altar and covered with cloth. During Holy Qurobo the paten and chalice are ...
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The book is the "principal spiritual text" for all the Eastern Orthodox churches. [8] The publishers of the current English translation state that "the Philokalia has exercised an influence far greater than that of any book other than the Bible in the recent history of the Orthodox Church."