Anthologion (Modern English)
Anthologion (Modern English)
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A prayer book unlike any other, enabling you to bring the full richness of the Church's life of prayer and worship into your home.
Third Printing (2024)
- Softcover (leather)
- Published: 2024 (First Printing: 2021)
- ISBN: 979-8-9865301-3-0
- 1336 pages (Expanded with 30% more content!)
- Trim Size: 4.5 x 7 inches
- Modern English (You/Your)
Also available in a Traditional English edition.
Description
There are many prayer books, but those wanting an authentic and accessible expression of the Church's ancient cycles of liturgical worship, in its rich variety, can look to the Anthologion and its riches, composed by Saint John of Damascus and others.
From the very beginning, Christians gathered for prayer at fixed hours to pray. These prayers centered on the Psalms, and in the desert monasteries they developed into the daily prayers of the Church that we still use today.
The Anthology of Prayer or Anthologion is an Eastern Orthodox prayer book that uniquely includes a treasury of selections from the riches of Orthodox prayer and worship, including:
- The Book of Hours (Horologion) with Lenten and Paschal variations
- The Book of Eight Tones (Octoechos)
- The common services of Saints (General Menaion)
- Services for all 12 Great Feasts (Festal Menaion)
- Selections from Great Lent and the Paschal season (Triodion and Pentecostarion)
- Traditional morning and evening prayers
- Full Orthodox Psalter divided into the 20 Kathismata for daily reading
- Topical prayers for different occasions
- And much more
Suitable for use individually or with a group, this monumental book aims to fill the place that the Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours fills for Western Christians: offering the full daily office of prayer in a slightly simplified form, with texts for special feast days and seasons. It is a prayer library in a single book.
Features
- Over 1300 pages of sacred prayers, scriptures, and hymns, forming the foundation of Orthodox prayer and worship
- High quality leather-bound softcover with sewn binding
- Two-tone red and black printing
- 10pt font designed specifically for readability
- Six ribbon bookmarks
- Designed for Pan-Orthodox use
- Abundant supporting material and clear instructions — with a little initiative and study, anyone can carry on the prayers of the Church in any circumstances with just a single book
New in the Third Edition
- Incorporation of errata and corrections from the second printing
- Improved consistency of translation throughout the text
- Revised translation of the Trisagion ("Holy Mighty")
- Revised and expanded Festal Calendar with saints and festal ranks for every day of the year
- Revised Detailed Liturgical Guides for greater accuracy
- Revised and improved Priest's Prayers section in light of clergy feedback
- Added Mid-Hourly ("Inter-Hour") services for "Alleluia" days outside Great Lent
- Added the full Holy Psalter, divided into the twenty Kathismata
- Added the Festal Menaion, with the proper services for all of the Great Feasts
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It is a very impressive and beautifully done work.
A fine publication and a job well-done... I have recommended [the Anthologion] to a number of my colleagues and students.
Saint Ignatius Orthodox Press has succeeded in giving English-speaking Orthodox something comparable to the breviary. I found that my own life was deeply enriched by the direct, simple language of these prayers. ("Briefly Noted," March 2022)
There is so much to say about this wonderful prayer book. At the time I’m writing this review it’s the Sunday of the Holy Cross and a little over a month since I bought this book. I don’t typically write reviews but I love this prayer book so much, I just have to write a review.
The book itself is wonderfully done, good material for the cover that feels good to the touch (and doesn’t feel cheap), durable paper, text big enough to read, and surprisingly lightweight given the size of the book.
As for the content within the book, there are no words in the English dictionary to describe the great richness and quality of the prayers. The morning/evening prayers, prayers of the hours, occasional prayers, the Lenten prayers, variables, and the entire Book of Psalms are absolutely wonderful and deeply rich. the guides and the tables at the front are easy to understand to know what variables go for what prayers, ensuring that you aren’t just praying the same words everyday, but praying the services as the Church does as regards to the liturgical calendar. Because of this book, I feel like I’ve been able to pray more and draw closer to Christ in a way I haven’t been able to do previously.
Since then I got two people to buy this book and got the appraisal of this book by multiple priests, who are also recommending this same book in their parishes. There are no words to describe how much I love this. Wonderful job to the faithful working in St Ignatius Orthodox Press for putting together this book. God bless you all.
I've purchased two: one for my wife and one for myself (her's is contemporary English, mine is traditional English). It's the perfect tool for staying in tune with the seasons and steeping yourself in the most valuable hymnography of our Christian way. Thank you for making this!
