The Typikon Decoded (The Orthodox Liturgy)

Synopsis

The Byzantine Liturgy, With Its Beauty, Its Richness, And Its Depth, Intrigues, Inspires, And Fascinates A Great Number Of Today’s Christians; And Yet It Remains For Many Almost Inaccessible If Not Incomprehensible. The Typikon, The Liturgical Book That Contains The Order Of The Liturgical Celebration, Is Complex, Whence The Necessity Of “decoding” It Both For Recent Converts And For “cradle” Orthodox Christians Desiring To Deepen Their Liturgical Observance. And That “decoding” Is The Goal Of This Book. Developed From Courses Given At The Institut Saint-serge In Paris, It Covers The Celebration Of The Offices Throughout The Byzantine Liturgical Year. The Organization And Composition Of The Liturgical Offices Are First Situated In The Context Of Their Historical Development, And Then Are Analyzed In Detail From A Practical Point Of View. This Explanation Of Byzantine Liturgical Practice, The First Of Its Kind In English, Includes An Extensive Bibliography And Comprehensive Glossary.--back Cover. The Liturgical Books. The Psalter ; The Horologion ; The Octoechos ; The Menaia ; The Triodion And Pentecostarion ; The Typikon ; The Euchologion And Hieratikon ; The Epistle Book And The Gospel -- The Services Of The Horologion. The Midnight Office (mesonyktikon) ; Daily Matins ; The Hours ; Daily Vespers ; Compline (apodeipnon) -- The Services Of The Menaion. Degrees Of Solemnity ; The Order Of Vespers According To The Various Categories Of Solemnity ; The Order Of Matins According To The Various Categories Of Solemnity ; Vigils ; The Saturday Office ; The Combination Of The Menaion Office With The Sunday Office ; Great Feasts ; The Nativity Of Christ And Theophany -- The Services Of The Triodion. The Preparatory Period Of The Riodion ; The Offices Of Great Lent ; Holy Week -- The Services Of The Pentecostarion. The Week Of Pascha ; The Second Week After Pascha ; The Third Week After Pascha ; The Fourth Week After Pascha ; The Fifth Week After Pascha ; The Sixth Week After Pascha ; The Seventh Week After Pascha ; Pentecost ; The First Sunday After Pentecost. Archimandrite Job Getcha ; Translated By Paul Meyendorff. Originally Published As Le Typikon Décrypté: Manual De Liturgie Byzantine By Les Éditions Du Cerf, Paris, 2009--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 301-313).