Prayer Book (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA)

[Christophoros]

Title: Prayer Book
Author: none listed
Publisher: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., Sounth Bound Brook, NJ, 2004
ISBN: none listed
Pages: 425 x 2
Price: $25.00
Link: St. Andrew Church Goods and Bookstore - http://uocofusa.org/servicebooks.html
Description: Bilingual Ukrainian / modern English prayer book and service book

[Christophoros]

Title: Prayer Book
Author: none listed
Publisher: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., South Bound Brook, NJ, 2004
ISBN: none listed
Pages: 425 x 2
Price: $25.00
Link: St. Andrew Church Goods and Bookstore - http://uocofusa.org/servicebooks.html
Description: Bilingual Ukrainian / modern English prayer book and service book

This is a full-size prayer book rendered in Ukrainian and modern English, sturdily bound and well-printed.

Contents:

Daily Prayers -
Morning Prayers
Prayers During the Day
Evening Prayers

Preparation for Confession and Communion -
The Holy Mystery of Repentance
Prayers and Instructions Regarding Confession
Prayers of Preparation for Holy Communion

The All-Night Vigil -
Great Vespers
Great Matins

The Divine Liturgy -
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Anaphora of the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Prayers Following Holy Communion

Propers for the Eight Tones and Great Feasts -
Resurrectional Propers
Paschal Propers
Pentecostarion
Propers for the Great Feasts

Supplementary Material -
Memorial Litia
Moleben [to Our Savior and the Birth-Giver of God]
The Small Catechism
Religious Songs
Paschalion
Ordering Information

All texts feature the original Ukrainian on the left page and English on the right, and though it is listed as 425 pages on the publisher's website, it's actually over 800 since most pages facing each other have the same number (as used in the ROCOR's Old Rite Prayer Book). It is hardcover, with the nice inclusion of three sewn-in ribbon markers. The translation, as I stated in the beginning, is modern English; some choices in rendering appear outside the norm (such as "Birth-Giver of God" instead of Theotokos or Mother of God), but it is still very readable.

For those who appreciate the completeness of Holy Trinity Monastery's or Holy Transfiguration Monastery's prayer books, but are more accustomed to using modern English (and even if you're not, like me) this edition is definitely worth adding to your prayer corner.

[Xuxana]

hello. i have a question, can this prayer book also be used in greek orthodox divine liturgy? i have the jordanville prayer book and it is slightly different than what we have in our church. only very slightly. i'm just wondering if the same applies here.

thanks.

[Cyprian (Humphrey)]

Yes, it could be used to follow Greek liturgies, providing you know where the differences between the slavic and byzantine practices differ. If not, you may find it confusing.

It follows the practices of the Ukranian Church which would be closer to the Russian Church than GOA or EP.