Links relating to the Liturgy and Music of the
Orthodox Church
IMPORTANT NOTICE
As from 18th May 2005 this site is available at
Please note
that though not everything is yet available at the new site, the present site
will no longer be kept up to date. It
will, however, remain online for the time being
This page is a constantly
expanding collection of links to sites dealing specifically with the liturgy
and music of the Orthodox Church. For a
huge general listing of Orthodox links go to: http://aggreen.net/orth_links/orthlink.html.
Other
very useful sites are:
www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/liens/art.htm
http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.com/pages/other/links/index.html
http://home.t-online.de/home/niko.wy/links.htm
Note: Included in this list
are websites of Roman Catholic and Non-Chalcedonian Churches of relevance for
liturgical and musical research.
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Bibles and Bible Resources
Bible Gateway: Extensive selection of online Bibles in many languages and word searches - http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible
Bible Software - http://www.crosswire.org/sword/software/index.jsp New!
Bibles.net: Several online Bibles & commentaries, word studies, Bible history and other resources - http://www.bibles.net/
Hermeneutica Bibleworks:
computer Bible, including Russian and Rumanian language -
https://www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_1EW0OJRWT.HTM
KJV Bible online - http://www.fwbnet.com/subra/biblehtm.htm
Online Bible for Mac or Windows [CD-ROM] - http://www.bythebook.com/products.html#online
The Unbound Bible: a huge collection of searchable Bibles in many languages - http://unbound.biola.edu
Multilingual Bibles and concordances for downloading – http://www.onlinebible.org
Orthodox Study Bible Old Testament Project – http://www.lxx.org
Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English
translation of the Septuagint:
http://www.ccel.org/bible/brenton/ New!
Documentation
Early Church Fathers – http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/
The St Pachomius Library - http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/
The Apostolic Constitutions - http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-07/anf07-38.htm
Justin Martyr’s First Apology - http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-01/anf01-46.htm#P3903_733473
Supplies
Annunciation Press - http://www.apicons.com/
Apostoliki Diakonia [Church of Greece] - http://www.apostoliki-diakonia.gr/
Arimathea - http://www.arimathea.co.uk/cds.htm
Balkanfolk.com [Bulgarian books, recordings and icons] - http://www.balkanfolk.com/shopcategory.php?id=7
Cal-Hellas Catalogue - http://www.calhellas.com/
Conciliar Press - http://www.conciliarpress.com/
Dormition Orthodox Books and Items - http://www.orthodoxbooksanditems.com
Dumbarton
Oaks Publications List - http://www.doaks.org/Publications.html
Eastern Christian Supply Internet Store – http://www.easternchristian.com/
Editions
du Cerf - http://www.editionsducerf.fr/home.asp
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - http://www.goarch.org/access/hcbks/
Holoviak’s Church Supplies http://www.holoviak.com
Holy Land Mail [Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox recordings from the Holy Land] - http://www.holylandmall.net/easmusfromho.html
Icon and Book Service – http://www.iconbook.org/index.html
Ikon Records – http://www.ikon-records.com
Istok Enterprises - http://www.istok.net/
Light & Life http://www.light-n-life.com/
Liturgica
– http://www.liturgica.com
Liturgix
- http://www.liturgix.com/
Mount Sinai Orthodox Church Products. 100% Beeswax tapers, iconography, carvings, recordings etc. - http://www.msocp.com/
Musica Russica [recordings and sheet music] – http://www.musicarussica.com
Narek [Armenian books and recordings] - http://www.narek.com/
Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery Publications - http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/resource/theotokos_cat.html
Nikitatailor.com (Experienced tailor of vestments) - http://www.nikitatailor.com/
Oklahoma Orthodox Christians for Life - http://www.orthodox.org/oocl/
Orthodox Byzantine Icons – http://www.skete.com/
Orthodox Christian Recorded Books - http://www.ocrb.org/
ReligiousMall, a Christian online shop - http://www.religiousmall.com/index.php
St Tikhon’s Seminary Press - http://www.stots.edu
St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary – http://www.svots.edu
Theologic Systems software – http://www.theologic.com/
Theophano Verlag, Münster - http://www.theophano.de/index.html
Trophybearers (Icon Buttons and custom made laminated Byzantine Icon Cards) - http://www.trophybearers.com/
Ukrainian Bookstore - http://www.ukrainianbookstore.com
UMKA Ukrainian music - http://www.umka.com.ua/eng/
Vogiatzis Church Supplies
(Greece) - http://www.vogiatzischurchsupplies.com/foto.htm
The Eucharist and the
Theology of the Eucharist
Fr George Mastrantonis:
Introduction to the Divine Liturgy - http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7117.asp
The Church and the Divine Eucharist according to St Maximos the Confessor [Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos] - http://www.pelagia.org/htm/b12.en.the_mind_of_the_orthodox_church.04.htm
The Holy Eucharist [Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia] - http://cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~jgrapsas/pages/Eucharist.htm
The Holy Eucharist [OCA Website]
–
http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Orthodox-Faith/Worship/Holy-Eucharist.html
Liturgy
General Resources
Liturgical
commentaries – http://www.goarch.org/access/orthodoxy/
Histoire de la Liturgie : http://www.abeditions.com/L_histoire_de_l.parta219.1.html
New!
Extensive
liturgical resources – http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/
More
liturgical resources – http://www.michael-bishop.com
Liturgics
– http://www.networks-now.net/litresswraoc/
Liturgics
[Nikita Simmons’s excellent and very extensive site] - http://www.synaxis.info
New!
The Liturgical Cycles and their Significance in Orthodox Chanting and Worship – http://www.stjohnorinda.org/chant.htm
What is Liturgy? An essay by Deacon John-Mark Titterington - http://www.orthodox.clara.net/worship.htm#LITURGICAL%20PRAYER
Liturgica.com: "Liturgics and liturgical music in the Judeo-Christian milieu" – http://www.liturgica.com
The Church Year: an explanation - http://cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~jgrapsas/pages/indiction.htm
Egeria and the 4th Century Liturgy of Jerusalem - http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mikef/durham/egeria.html
Prayer, Vespers, Matins, Hours,
Compline, Nocturne (theological commentary) –
http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Orthodox-Faith/Worship/Prayer.html
Death, Funeral, Requiem [Archpriest Victor Sokolov] - http://www.holy-trinity.org/liturgics/sokolov-death.html
Holy Trinity Cathedral Liturgics Page - http://www.holy-trinity.org/liturgics/
An Introduction to Holy Week in
the Orthodox Church (Fr Titus Fulcher) - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9830/holy_week.html
An Introduction to Holy Week
(Bishop Joseph of Arianzos, Auistralian Archdiocese) - http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/Gt_Week.html
Commentary on the Great
Paracletic Canon of Blessed Emperor Theodoros Laskaris II (Archbishop
Stylianos, Australian Archdiocese) - http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/Theodoros.html
Liturgical Texts
Liturgical translations in Chinese - http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/chinese.htm
Liturgical translations in English – http://www.bright.net/~palamas/CyberPsaltiri/
Liturgical translations in English (Fr Ephrem Lash) – http://www.anastasis.org.uk
General Menaion
- http://www.st-sergius.org/services.html New!
Liturgical
translations in English (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, USA) –
http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/text.asp New!
Includes:
Divine Liturgy of
St. Basil the Great - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/basil.asp
Divine Liturgy of
St. John Chrysostom - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/liturgy_hchc.asp
Great Compline
- http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/GREATCOMPLINE.asp
Lenten Liturgies - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/LENTENLITURGIES.as
Service of Sunday
Vespers - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/vespers.asp
Service of the
Sunday Orthros - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/SUNDAYORTHROS.asp
The Akathist Hymn
and Small Compline - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/vaporis_akathist.asp
The Office of the
Great Vespers of Pentecost - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/pentecost_kneel.asp
The Service of the
Small Paraklesis - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/PARAKLESIS.asp
Midday
Prayers - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_noon.asp
Compline - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_compline.as
Daily
Prayers - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/daily_prayers.asp
Morning
Prayers - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp
Supplementary
Prayers - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_supp.asp
The Nicene Creed
- http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/creed.asp
Occasional Services:
Before an
Operation - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/operation.asp
Blessing and
Hallowing of Ikons - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/icon_blessing.asp
Churching of a
Mother and Child After Forty Days
- http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/churching.asp
Communion of the
Sick - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/communion_sick.asp
Communion Of the
Sick in a Hospital - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/in_hospital.asp
Funeral for
Infants - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/infant_funeral.asp
Funeral Service
- http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/funeral2.asp
Funeral Service
During Renewal Week - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/renewal_funeral.asp
Funeral Service
-The Service for Those Who Have Fallen Asleep - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/funeral.asp
Memorial Service
- http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/MEMORIAL_SERVICE.asp
Office of Vespers
for the Preservation of Creation - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/creation_vespers.asp
Order for the
Lesser Sanctification of the Water - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/lesser_water.asp
Prayer at the
Blessing of a Medal - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/medal.asp
Prayer at the
Blessing of Vehicles of Travel -
http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/carprayer.asp
Prayer at the
Foundation of a House - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/house.asp
Prayer for the
Blessing of Homes at Theophany - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/home_bless.asp
Prayer for the
Church School - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/church_school.asp
Prayers at the
Making of a Catechumen - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/Catechumen.asp
Prayers for the
Sick - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/sick.asp
Prayers on the
Birth of a Child - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/birth.asp
Service of
Betrothal - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/betrothal.asp
Service of
Consecration of a Church - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/consecrate_church.asp
Service of Holy
Baptism - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/baptism.asp
Service of the Adoption
of a Child - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/adoption.asp
Service of the Crowning
-The Service of Marriage - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/wedding.asp
Thanksgiving for
Recovery - http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/recovery_thanks.asp
Liturgical translations in English, French and Arabic - http://www.balamandmonastery.org.lb/Litrugics.htm
Liturgical translations in French: links - http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/french.htm
Liturgical translations in
French - http://membres.lycos.fr/orthodoxievco/ecrits/liturg/choeur/ac.htm
Includes:
La divine Liturgie de saint Jean Chrysostome
L'office de minuit pour le dimanche
Canons de minuit pour les dimanches
Tropaires et Kontakions des fêtes de toute l'année
Tropaires à la fin des Matines, avant la divine Liturgie
Tropaires et Kontakions pour les fêtes mobiles
Tropaires et Kontakions pour les fêtes majeures fixes et
les dimanches qui en dépendant
Liturgical translations and
commentaries in French: http://pagesorthodoxes.net
Includes:
Proscomédie ou Préparation et Liturgie des Catéchumènes
Liturgie des Fidèles
Divine Liturgie de Saint Basile
Liturgie des Saints Dons Présanctifiés
Conditions Générales
de la Communion Eucharistique (Mgr Jean Kovalevsky)
Avec Crainte de Dieu, Foi et Amour : Petit Livre de la
Sainte Communion
L'Offrande liturgique par Un Moine de l'Église d'Orient
L'Eucharistie : Le Sacrement de la
Joie (Père
Alexandre Schmemann)
Le Lectorat, Un
ministère vital (Diacre Sergius Halvorsen)
Les Bienfaits de la Liturgie Eucharistique (Paul Ladouceur)
La Beauté du Culte
L'Initiation Chrétienne - Baptême et Chrismation
Saint Jean Chrysostome - Catéchèse
Baptismale III
Le Sacrement de Réconciliation : La Confession
Offices de Mariage de l’Église Orthodoxe
Les Heures de Tierce et de Sexte pour Usage Paroissial
Petits Offices Orthodoxes
Prières-Exprès du Lever et du Coucher
Offices de Consolation en Temps de Détresse
Acathiste à la Mère de Dieu
Paraclisis - Office d'intercession à
la Mère de Dieu
Éloges funèbres de la Mère de Dieu
Nativité de la
Vierge Marie (8 septembre)
Exaltation de la Sainte Croix (14 septembre)
Présentation au
Temple de la Vierge Marie (21 novembre)
Nativité du Christ (25 décembre)
Sainte Théophanie (6 janvier)
Sainte Rencontre ou Présentation du Christ au Temple (2
février)
Annonciation (25 mars)
Entrée du Christ à Jérusalem
Résurrection du Christ - La Grande et Lumineuse Pâque
Canon Pascal de Saint Jean Damascène
Ascension du Christ
Pentecôte
Transfiguration du Christ (6 août)
Vêpres de la Transfiguration
Dormition de la Mère de Dieu (15 août)
Fêtes et icônes de la Mère de Dieu
Acathiste à la Mère de Dieu
Paraclisis - Office d'intercession à
la Mère de Dieu
Éloges funèbres de la Mère de Dieu
Thrène de la Mère de Dieu
Offices de Mariage de l’Église Orthodoxe
Le Grand Canon de Saint André de
Crête - Introduction
Grandes Complies du Lundi
Grandes Complies du Mardi
Grandes Complies du Mercredi
Grandes Complies du Jeudi
La Liturgie des Présanctifiés (Père Alexandre Schmemann)
Hymne acathiste à la Mère de Dieu
La Prière de Saint Éphrem
La prière pour les défunts
Office de la Pannychide - Acathiste
pour les défunts
Offices de Saint Nectaire d'Égine
Offices de Saint Germain d’Alaska
Introduction à la Divine Liturgie
Liturgical translations in Italian. Portuguese and Spanish – http://members.lycos.co.uk/ivanmoody/liturgicaltexts.htm
Liturgical translations in Italian - http://digilander.iol.it/ortodossia/Liturgia.htm
Liturgical translations in Japanese: links - http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/japanese.htm
Liturgical translations in (Brazilian) Portuguese - http://www.fatheralexander.org/page26.htm
Liturgical translations in Romanian - http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/romanian/orologion/ceaslov.htm
Liturgical translations
in Slovenian (Greek Catholic Church of Slovenia) - http://grkat.nfo.sk/Texty/index.html#Liturgické%20texty New!
Liturgical translations in Spanish - http://www.fatheralexander.org/page30.htm
Liturgical texts
in Spanish - http://www.angelfire.com/music5/doxologia/Parroquia.html New!
Liturgical texts
in Spanish and Romanian [Parroquia de los Santos Andrés y Nicolás de Alicante] www.iglesiaortodoxa.es/alicante New!
Liturgical translations in Swedish - http://hem.passagen.se/ortodoxi/litur/index.htm
Liturgical texts: Fr Leo
Schefe’s e-text versions of Greek liturgical texts. Includes the Menaion,
Horologion,
Oktoechos, Triodion and Pentecostarion – http://www.qub.ac.uk/ibs/glt/Greek_Texts.htm
Liturgical texts in Slavonic – links - http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/slavonic.htm
Liturgical texts and translations in various languages (and much else) – http://www.myriobiblos.gr
Liturgical
material [Melkite] - http://www.typicon.com/
Liturgical and spiritual material: Monachos.net - http://www.monachos.net/index.shtml
The Akathistos Hymn in English - http://www.cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~jgrapsas/pages/Akathist.htm
The Akathistos Hymn in English: another version - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/akathis.html
The Akathistos Hymn: another link: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/8848/akathistos.htm
The Akathistos Hymn in Italian (incomplete) - http://digilander.iol.it/ortodossia/Akathistos.htm