Abbreviations - prayer book. About Church Notes in the Orthodox Church Saint Abbreviation St.

In liturgical practice, the Russian Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, in common parlance - the old style. For the convenience of using the church calendar, the dates of the old style are recalculated to the Gregorian calendar, the new style, adopted since 1918 in civil life and in everyday life. The difference between the old and new style in the 21st century is 13 days.

Information in the calendar month word is arranged in a certain order. After indicating the holiday or Week and week after Pentecost, the voice of Octoechos in the first paragraph, next to the day of the month, the names of ecumenical and Russian saints are given, including the new martyrs and confessors of Russia, who serve in the Menaion and Triodion, as well as some newly glorified Russian saints, regardless of whether they have or do not yet have Services.

The second paragraph contains the names of all the other saints whose memory falls on this day, except for the new martyrs and confessors of Russia.

The third paragraph contains the names of the new martyrs and confessors of Russia, for whom there are not yet separate services. The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2011, in the document “On measures to preserve the memory of new martyrs, confessors and all those who suffered innocently from the atheists during the years of persecution”, decided: “The Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints should consider the possibility of such a naming of each new martyr or confessor, which would contain mention of the place of his feat, occupied department or surname. This naming should then be included in the official calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church." In pursuance of the said resolution of the Council of Bishops, in strict accordance with the data presented by the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints, and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', the names of the new martyrs and confessors of Russia are given in the calendar.

The fourth paragraph indicates holidays in honor of locally revered icons of the Mother of God.

In the month's book, instructions are placed in italics for each day of readings from Holy Scripture: from the Old Testament - parimy and from the New - from the Apostolic Epistles and the Gospel. Readings are given for the liturgy, while mandatory ordinary readings and readings of selected saints are indicated. During the saint's vigil on the weekday, the ordinary readings are usually read the day before. In other cases, the readings of the saints are read on the day of their memory after the ordinary ones. On Saturdays of the Octoechos (not Triodeus) period, the readings of the saints are preceded by the rank and file. On great holidays, readings are also indicated for Matins. Parimia in this calendar are usually indicated on the days of Great Lent for the 6th hour and Vespers.

After the indications of the readings, liturgical statutory notes are given on the performance of divine services on the days of great holidays and when several celebrations coincide on one day.

The twelve holidays are highlighted in the month book in large bold red font. All Sundays are marked with the same color. The days of remembrance of the great saints for whom the all-night vigil is celebrated are given in smaller, bold red font (the days of memory of Apostle Andrew and Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir are highlighted in the same way). The remaining commemorations of great or especially revered saints are given in black, bold font (if their commemoration falls on a Sunday, then in red).

Arabic numerals after the name of the saint indicate the year of the saint’s death or the discovery of his relics. Roman numerals indicate the century in which the saint lived. The numbers after the name of the icon of the Mother of God indicate the year or century of glorification of this icon. The dates in the statutory notes, as well as indications on one day or another of the numbers of other days, are given according to the old style.

The list of saints' names contained in the calendar makes it possible for those who do not know the day of their Angel to determine it. Angel's Day will be the day of remembrance of the saint whose name you bear, which is closer to your birthday, or another day of his memory, or the day of remembrance of another saint with the same name. In this case, it is advisable to consult a priest.

In the Church of God everything happens “in good order and in order” (1 Cor. 14:40). In the liturgical life of the Church, deanery is achieved by fulfilling the Church Charter, one of the expressions of which is church calendar, announcing in good time the days of holidays and fasts, the order of readings of the Holy Scriptures and the manner of performing divine services, may there always be Christ, Living and Acting, in the midst of the unanimous performers.

Abbreviations:

ap.- apostle;
App.- apostles;
archbishop- archbishop;
archim.- archimandrite;
bessr.- unmercenary;
blgv.- faithful;
blgvv.- faithful;
blzh.- blessed;
Bulgarian- Bulgarian;
evening- vespers;
VMC.- great martyr;
Vmch.- great martyr;
cargo.- Georgian;
Ep.- bishop;
abbot.- abbot;
Spanish- confessor;
isp.- confessors;
book- prince;
knn.- princes;
lit.- liturgy;

local- locally respected;
Metropolitan- metropolitan;
mts.- martyr;
mcc.- martyrs;
martyr- martyr;
mchch.- martyrs;
first hour- first martyr;
first- first martyr;
right- righteous;
right- righteous;
St.- reverend;
prpp.- reverends;
prmts.- venerable martyr;
prmtst.- venerable martyr;
prmch.- venerable martyr;
prmchch.- venerable martyrs;
prophet- prophet;
equal to- equal to the apostles;
Romanian.- Romanian;
St.- saint;

St.- the Saints;
St.- saint;
svtt.- saints;
Serb.- Serbian;
sschmch.- martyr;
sschmchch.- holy martyrs;
morning- matins;
Matt.- Gospel of Matthew;
Mk.- Gospel of Mark;
OK.- Gospel of Luke;
In.- Gospel of John;
Acts- Acts of the Holy Apostles;
Jacob- Epistle of James;
1 Pet.- 1st Epistle of Peter;
2 Pet.- 2nd Epistle of Peter;
1 John- 1st Epistle of John;
2 John- 2nd Epistle of John;
3 John - 3rd message John;
Jude- Epistle of Jude;
Rome.- Epistle to the Romans;

1 Cor.- 1st Epistle to the Corinthians;
2 Cor.- 2nd Epistle to the Corinthians;
Gal.- Epistle to the Galatians;
Eph.- Epistle to the Ephesians;
Phil.- Epistle to the Philippians;
Col.- Epistle to the Colossians;
1 Sol.- 1st Epistle to Thessalonians;
2 Sol.- 2nd Epistle to the Thessalonians;
1 Tim.- 1st Epistle to Timothy;
2 Tim.- 2nd Epistle to Timothy;
Titus- Epistle to Titus;
Flm.- Epistle to Philemon;
Heb.- Epistle to the Hebrews;
Life- Genesis;
Ref.- Exodus;
Proverbs- Proverbs of Solomon;
Prem. Straw.- book of the Wisdom of Solomon;
Is.- book of Isaiah;
Joel.- book of Joel;
Zach.- book of Zechariah;
Small- book of Malachi.

Let's imagine that someone bought an expensive, very high-quality Swiss watch. And suddenly a thought occurs to him: “Let me open them up, take out a couple of parts and see: will they work or not?” If he does this, the watch will most likely stop working.

Orthodox worship is much more precise and subtle than a Swiss watch.

It was created either directly by God (for example, the Eucharist) or by the Fathers of the Church under the gracious guidance of the Holy Spirit. All its elements combine harmoniously and naturally, helping us to follow the path of salvation. Can we arbitrarily and especially through laziness or negligence break this Divine harmony?

Second example. The life of Blessed Andrei the Foolish One describes a vision of grace that prompted the confessor to embark on the path of the feat of foolishness for Christ for the sake of...

It was a kind of lists (with Church Slavonic language- “contest”, “competition”, “a place for racing or gymnastic exercises”), where saints and angels fought with demons. That is, we see that spiritual life is a struggle, a war with God’s help with one’s passions, sins, and demons. In this sense, it seems to me that it can be compared to sports.

Can you imagine that a candidate for world champion, for example, in high jump, will stop hard training and say: “Okay, I’ll probably train for thirty to forty minutes a day, that’s enough.”

Will he be able to win the gold medal? Of course not.

The same is true in spiritual life. Here, too, you need to “train” your spiritual “muscle” - your heart, your soul and body, among other things, in order to acquire the saving skill of prayer. Let us remember the Gospel verse where the Savior speaks about demons: “This generation is driven out only by prayer and fasting” (Matthew 17:21). And in this sense, Orthodox worship is a battle.

So can we cut back on our saving spiritual “training”? And who will benefit from such a reduction? Hardly for us. Rather, to our invisible enemies.

Moreover, church worship is a reflection of the heavenly angelic worship at the Throne of God, where saints and angels are in continuous praise of the Lord. And we on earth (of course, very carefully and gradually, under the necessary spiritual guidance!) must acquire the skill of continuous prayer, or at least approach it. But will we get closer to it if we begin to reduce service? Probably not.

In addition, it seems to me that there is some self-will and self-indulgence in this, and the Church, as we know, is based on obedience.

Of course, there are different cases in life. And priestly life is full of them.

Example. Twelfth holiday. The priest served the Divine Liturgy and hurries to the next village for a prayer service. It's already late. People come up to him and say that they are in trouble (the court, for example), someone has been taken to the hospital or is leaving urgently. And the priest knows that they need to serve a prayer service, they need to call upon the grace of God on these people in need of the Lord’s protection. But he no longer has time. There are people waiting for him there too. And they may also not wait and disperse. What to do? He shortens the prayer service to the priestly exclamation “Heavenly King,” a litany and prayer with petitions for someone who is sick or traveling or in some other need. Then follows the release and blessing of these people who turned to him. And he is already “flying” to continue serving.

I repeat, cases are different.

But it’s one thing if you do it out of necessity, another thing if you do it out of laziness and carelessness.

The famous liturgist, professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy, Mikhail Skaballanovich, wrote that the Typikon is not only a normative Charter, but also an ideal to which the actual worship of an Orthodox church should strive.

From own experience I would like to say that parishes where statutory services are omitted or shortened somehow become weaker and impoverished. Where parishioners, led by a priest, try to strive for this ideal - the Typikon - in their worship, there is an upsurge and prosperity. An example of this is monasteries. In Rus' they have always been not only models of spiritual life, but also of economic management. Why? Everyday worship takes place there, calling on God's grace. And the Lord looks upon the faithfulness of his own.

Because the Lord does not live in man-made temples. And He does not need a stone, but our heart, directed towards Him. And such aspiration of the soul is the statutory Orthodox service and deepening into prayer during it.

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Abbreviations adopted in church calendars

ap. - apostle

App. - apostles

archbishop - archbishop

Archbishop - archbishops

archim. - archimandrite

Archimm. - archimandrites

bessr. - unmercenary, unmercenary

blgv. - missus (missive)

blgvv. - faithful

blzh. - blessed, blessed

blzh. - blessed

led - great, great

VMC. - great martyr

vmcc. - great martyr

Vmch. - great martyr

vmchch. - great martyrs

diak. - deacon

ev. - evangelist

Ep. - bishop

epp. - bishops

abbot. - abbot

hierome - hieromonk

hieroschema - hieroschemamonk

imp. - to the emperor

Spanish - confessor, confessor

book - prince

knn. - princes

Kng. - princess

Prince - princess

Metropolitan - metropolitan

Metropolitan - metropolitans

martyr - martyr

mchch. - martyrs

mts. - martyr

mcc. - martyrs

novmch. - new martyr

novosvschmch. - new martyr

Patr. - patriarch

patrr. - patriarchs

right - righteous

right - righteous

presbyt. - presbyter

prophet - prophet

prorr. - prophets

prophet - prophetess

lumen - educator, enlightener

prot. - archpriest

Protoprev. - protopresbyter

prmch. - venerable martyr

prmchch. - Venerable Martyrs

prmts. - Venerable Martyr

prmtst. - Venerable Martyrs

St. (outside the calendar is acceptable rev.) - reverend

prpp. - Reverends

equal to - equal to the apostles, equal to the apostles

equal to app. - Equal to the Apostles

St. - holy, holy

St. - the Saints

St. - saint

svtt. - saints

priest (outside the calendar) - priest

sschmch. - martyr

sschmchch. - holy martyrs

pillar - stylite

passion. - passion-bearer

schema. - schemamonk

miracle - miracle worker

holy fool - holy fool

In prayer books and liturgical books, some frequently used prayers are not given in full each time, but are indicated abbreviated. Such abbreviations - for example, the abbreviation “Glory, and now:” - are found in almost all prayer books. This not only saves space, but is also very convenient for experienced readers and singers.

There are much more abbreviations of this kind in liturgical books: they are designed for the reader to have a firm knowledge of a very wide range of prayers and chants. In the Church Slavonic tradition, the indicator of such a contraction is the colon (:) - it plays here a role similar to the role of the ellipsis (...) in modern Russian writing.

"Glory, even now: (or: “Glory: And now:”) - Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
“Glory:” - Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
“and now:” - And now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Attention! In the Psalter, each of the kathismas - the twenty parts into which the Psalter is divided for reading - is divided into three parts, after each of which it is usually written: "Glory:"(this is why these parts are called “Glories”). In this (and only this) case, the designation “Glory:” replaces the following prayers:

(Thrice)
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

"Alleluia" (Thrice) - Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to You, O God.(Thrice)

« Trisagion By Our Father" or " Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father..." - prayers are read sequentially:
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.(Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy.(Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Reduction " Come, let's worship...» should read:
Come, let us worship our King God. (Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.(Bow)
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow).

Instead of Theotokos We usually say: Most Holy Theotokos, save us, but instead Trinity: Most Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee, or Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Archdeacon- senior deacon in the monastic clergy. The title of archdeacon is given as a reward.
Archbishop- originally a bishop, the head of a large ecclesiastical region uniting several dioceses. Bishops governing dioceses were subordinate to the archbishop. Archbishops are the bishops who govern large dioceses. In the Russian Orthodox Church, the title "archbishop" is honorary and precedes the title "metropolitan".
Bishop- clergyman (Greek senior priest, chief of priests), belonging to the third and highest degree of priesthood.
Archimandrite- monastic rank, given as the highest award to the monastic clergy and corresponds to archpriest and protopresbyter in the white clergy. "Archimandrite" is the head of the most important monasteries or a monastic person holding church administrative positions.

B

Unmercenary- a saint who gave away his property and lived without accepting money.
Bible songs– nine biblical texts that serve as themes for the songs of the canon.
Blagovest – bell ringing, by which believers are notified of the beginning of the service - measured strikes of one large bell.
Blessed Prayers- five prayers read by believers after communion. Contained in the prayer book and the following psalter.
Blessing– 1. The exclamation of the priest with which the service begins. 2. Overshadowing sign of the cross believers, performed by a priest.
Blessed are you- troparia dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ.
Blissful- Holy fool.
Dean- a priest appointed by the diocesan bishop to oversee the parish life of the churches of one of the parts of the diocese - the deanery.
Theotokos- troparion addressed to the Most Holy Theotokos.
Liturgical circle- a certain repeating sequence of services or prayers that compose them.

IN

Holy Saturday- Saturday of Holy Week. On this day, the burial of the body of Jesus Christ is remembered.
Lent- the most important of the multi-day fasts, begins seven weeks before Easter and ends on Saturday of Holy Week.
Greatness- a short chant glorifying Jesus Christ, the Mother of God or k.l. saint
Crowns- crowns placed on the bride and groom during the wedding.
Vespers- public worship held in the evening.
Vicars(lat. vicar) a bishop who does not have his own diocese and helps another bishop in the administration.
All-night vigil- public worship performed in the evening on holidays and Sundays.

G

Voice- in Byzantine church singing, one of the eight diatonic modes, which has its own dominant and final tones. In Old Russian singing, voices were transformed into sums of various diatonic voles in the volume of trichords and tetrachords.
Mountain place(high - gloriously high) - a place in the altar between the throne and the eastern wall. On the high place there are pulpits for bishops and priests.

D

Holy gifts- bread and wine, consecrated and transubstantiated into the flesh and blood of Christ during the celebration of the Eucharist.
Deisis(Greek prayer) - a composition of three icons - in the center is an icon of Jesus Christ, on the left is an icon of the Mother of God facing Him, on the right is John the Baptist.
Deisis rank- a multi-icon composition, in the center of which there are three icons of the deisis, and then on both sides there are symmetrically located icons of archangels, apostles and other saints. Part of the iconostasis.
Deacon- (Greek minister) - a clergyman belonging to the first, lower degree of the clergy. Ordination to deacons is carried out by the bishop through ordination.
Clergy- clergy. There is a distinction between white (non-monastic) and black (monastic) clergy.

E

oil– vegetable oil used for anointing, blessing of oil and lithium. The image of oil as a symbol of God's mercy is found frequently in Scripture.
Diocese- church-administrative unit (Greek region), governed by a bishop. Dioceses are divided into deaneries consisting of several parishes. The boundaries of dioceses usually coincide with the administrative division of the country.
Bishop- a clergyman of the third, highest degree of priesthood, otherwise a bishop.
Penance(Greek punishment) - spiritual and corrective measures imposed by a priest or bishop on a confessor. Penance may consist of fasting, intense prayer and so on.

AND

Rod- staff.

Z

Altarpiece icon– (1) Icon of the “Resurrection of Christ” located on the eastern wall of the altar. (2) Icon of the Mother of God and a cross with a crucifix in the altar near the eastern wall.
Recluse- a monk who performed the feats of his salvation in complete solitude.
Ringing- bell ringing.

AND

Abbot(Greek leader) – the head of the monastery, has the right to carry a staff.
Priest(Greek priest) priest.
Hierodeacon(Greek: Deacon-monk) – deacon-monk.
Hieromonk(Greek: Priest-monk) – priest-monk.
Icon(Greek image, image) - an image of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, a saint, an evangelical or church-historical event.
Ikos(Greek house) – stanza of a kontakion or akathist.
Enoch(from Slav. other - lonely, different) - the Russian name for a monk, a literal translation from Greek.
Enthronement- a solemn service during which the newly elected patriarch is elevated to the patriarchal chair.
Subdeacon- a clergyman who serves the bishop during divine services.
Confessors- those who suffered persecution but remained alive. Name of the saint Orthodox Church depending on the nature of his act.

TO

Censer- a metal vessel in which incense is burned on burning coals.
Canonization(Greek: legitimize) – canonization.
Katseya- an ancient type of censer in the form of a ladle with a long handle.
Kelia(Greek from Latin se11a - room) - a separate living room of a monk in a fraternal building or a separate house of a monk.
Clergy(Greek lot) – clergy and clergy. Each temple has its own clergy.
Liturgical books- books according to which worship is performed: Apostle, Gospel, Irmologion, Menaion, Octoechos, Psalter, Service Book, Breviary, Typikon, Triodion, Book of Hours and Official.
Bell ringing- bell ringing, ringing, ringing and busting.
Kontakion- a genre of church Byzantine hymnography. Kontakia are also called stanzas of the akathist.
Cross- a symbol of salvation and redemption of the human race, a sign of victory over death and hell.
Sign of the Cross– cruciform overshadowing of oneself or someone else.
Procession- a solemn procession around the temple of the clergy and people with icons, crosses, banners, etc.
Kukol(lat. hood) the outer vestment of a monk of the great schema (see schemamonk) in the form of a pointed hood with two long strips of material covering the back and chest; black, with the image of crosses, seraphim and the text of the Trisagion on it.

Engraving from the magazine "Solovetsky Islands". No. 4-5. 1930. Solovki. Circulation - 3 thousand copies.

L

Lavra(Greek: crowded place) - name. some of the most important and large monasteries. In the Russian Orthodox Church the laurels are: Kiev-Pecherskaya; Trinity Sergeev; Alexandro-Nevskaya; Pochaevsko-Uspenskaya.
Incense- aromatic resins sublimated in a censer on burning coals.
Lamp(Greek lamp) - an oil lamp lit in front of the icons, on the throne and the seven-branched candlestick.
Liturgy(Greek: common cause) is the most important of the public services, during which the sacrament of communion is performed. In the Orthodox Church, liturgies of three rites are celebrated: St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great and the Presanctified Gifts.

M

Locally revered- saints revered within one or more dioceses. The name of the saint of the Orthodox Church depending on the nature of his act.
Lay people- part of the church people who take part in prayer in the performance of divine services.
Miter(Greek bandage worn on the head) - part of the liturgical vestments of bishops, archimandrites, as well as priests, who are given the right to wear a miter as an award; headdress of a shape close to spherical.
Metropolitan(Greek metropolitan) - originally a bishop, the head of a metropolis - a large ecclesiastical region uniting several dioceses.
Prayer service- a divine service in which believers thank or ask for something from Jesus Christ, the Mother of God or k.l. saint
Monk(Greek one) – a person who has dedicated himself to God through taking vows. Taking vows is accompanied by cutting one's hair as a sign of service to God.
nuns- all religious women who were imprisoned in the Solovetsky camp for religious reasons from 1920 to 1939.
Relics- the remains of the bodies of saints. The relics of some saints are preserved incorrupt.
Martyrs- saints who accepted death for their Faith (the exception is kings and princes, who in this case are called passion-bearers). The name of the saint of the Orthodox Church depending on the nature of his act.

N

Abbot of the monastery- a clergyman (abbot or archimandrite), appointed by a bishop to manage the monastery subordinate to him.
Abbot- the senior clergyman in administrative power in a monastery or temple.
A week- Old Russian name for resurrection.
New Martyrs- in order not to be confused with those who suffered in ancient times, new martyrs in Russia are those who died for Orthodoxy in the 20th century. The name of the saint of the Orthodox Church depending on the nature of his act.

ABOUT

Mass- the common name for the liturgy.
vestment– clothes of the clergy and monasticism.
Funeral service- a divine service performed at the funeral of a believer by a priest or bishop.

P

Memorial service(Greek all-night vigil) - a service at which the dead are commemorated.
Patriarch- in some Orthodox churches - the title of the head of the local church.
Novice- a person preparing to become a monk and undergoing testing in a monastery.
Staff- a sign of the church authority of the bishop and the administrator of the monastery, archimandrite or abbot.
tonsure- (1) An act performed at certain religious services. (2) Divine services performed upon acceptance of monasticism.
Chalice(Greek chalice) - a sacred vessel in the form of a cup, in which, during the Eucharistic canon, wine and water are consecrated and transformed into the blood of Christ.
Righteous- a saint who, being a layman and living in the world, led a holy and righteous life.
Holidays days of remembrance of saints. Every day of the liturgical year is dedicated to the remembrance of k.l. holiday or memory of a saint.
Venerable Martyr- a monk who accepted torture and death for confessing faith in Jesus Christ.
Reverend- a saint who has reached the heights of monastic activity and is an example of monastic life.
Side chapel– additional altar with a throne.
Coming- the lowest church-administrative unit containing a temple and a community of believers with clergy.
Communion- a sacrament of the Orthodox Church. Otherwise, communion is called the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Prosphora(Greek offering) - liturgical liturgical bread, used for the sacrament of the Eucharist and for commemoration during the proskomedia of the living and the dead.
Protodeacon- senior deacon in the white clergy.
Archpriest- senior priest in the white clergy.

R

Equal to the Apostles- a saint who greatly contributed to the spread of Christianity in any region or country. In Russia, Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir
Sacristy- a separate room in the temple or a place in the altar where vestments and sacred vessels are kept.
Ordination- a divine service during which the sacrament of the priesthood is performed - ordination to the clergy.
Ryasophorus- a monk of the lowest degree of tonsure, preparing to accept the minor schema. A cassock monk is allowed to wear a cassock and kamilavka.

WITH

Saints- holy patriarchs, metropolitans and bishops, righteous saints (priests, reverends, monastics, blessed ones - usually holy fools). The name of the saint of the Orthodox Church depending on the nature of his act.
Skeet- the monks' cells at a distance from the monastery in a more deserted place.

T

Refectory- (Greek table, food) - a building in a monastery in which monastics gather to eat food, i.e. for a meal. The refectory is usually located in a special church.
Troparion- a genre of church hymnography. Initially it was a short chant, a musical and poetic commentary on the liturgical readings of the Old and New Testaments. The melody of the troparia obeys the voices.

U

Matins- public worship. performed in the morning or evening. Matins can be daily, holiday and Easter.

F

Felonne- (1) liturgical vestments of the priest. The Russian phelonion is distinguished by the presence of a raised, rigid shoulder; (2) short or small phelonion - sleeveless clothing, with a slit for the head, covering the body to the waist. Worn only upon initiation into the clergy.

X

Chiton- belonging to the vestments of the monks of the small and great schema - clothes made of coarse fabric, a hair shirt worn under a cassock.
Temple- a building intended for the celebration of liturgy and public prayer, specially designed - having a throne and consecrated by a bishop.

H

Chapel- a small building intended for public prayer - mainly divine services of the daily liturgical circle, incl. hours, where the name comes from. Unlike a temple, the chapel is not designed for the celebration of liturgy and therefore does not have an altar.
Book of Hours- a liturgical book containing the texts of the unchangeable prayers of the daily liturgical circle.
Watch– public worship services held four times a day.

Sh

Six Psalms– six psalms that are read at the beginning of Matins: 3, 37, 62, 87, 102, 142 ps.

E

Exarch- (Greek ruler) - a bishop who rules a large church region - an exarchate, lying outside the country where the patriarchate is located. It includes several dioceses, the bishops and archbishops of which are subordinate to the exarch. The exarch is subordinate to the patriarch or synod. The Russian Orthodox Church has exarchates in Belarus, Europe and America.

YU

Holy Fool- (glor. stupid, crazy) - a person who has taken upon himself the feat of depicting the external, i.e. visible madness in order to achieve inner humility.

There are 12 rules for a church note submitted for repose or health. The concept of “health” includes not only the health and physical condition of a person, but also his spiritual condition. This note should include everyone to whom we wish health, salvation and prosperity. In the note “For the Repose” we write the names of deceased relatives, acquaintances, teachers, well-wishers, everyone who is dear to us. Just as we pray for the living, so we must pray for the dead - and not only for our closest relatives, but also for our entire family, for everyone who did us good in earthly life, helped us, taught us.

If you want the memorial note you submitted to the altar to be read carefully and slowly, remember the 12 rules of the Church Note:

1. Write in clear, understandable handwriting, preferably in block letters, trying to mention no more than 10 names in one note.
2. Title it “about health” or “about repose.” With the image of a cross.
3. Write names in genitive case(question “who”?).
4. Use the full form of the name, even if you are remembering children (for example, not Seryozha, but Sergius).
5. Find out the church spelling of secular names (for example, not Polina, but Apollinaria; not Artem, but Artemy; not Egor, but Georgiy).
6. Before the names of the clergy, indicate their rank, in full or in an understandable abbreviation (for example, Priest Peter, Archbishop Nikon).
7. A child under 7 years of age is called a baby, from 7 to 15 years of age is called an adolescent.
8. There is no need to indicate the last names, patronymics, titles, professions of those mentioned and their degree of relationship in relation to you.
9. It is allowed to include in the note the words “warrior”, “monk”, “nun”, “sick”, “travelling”, “prisoner”.
10. On the contrary, there is no need to write “lost”, “suffering”, “embarrassed”, “student”, “grieving”, “maiden”, “widow”.If the woman you mention is pregnant, then Orthodox traditions before the name can be indicated - “non-idle”.
11. In the funeral notes, mark the “newly deceased” (deceased within 40 days of death), “ever memorable” (deceased who have memorable dates on this day), “killed.”
12. There is no need to pray for those whom the Church has glorified as saints (for example, Blessed Xenia).

Those who have health are remembered christian names, and about repose - only for those baptized in the Orthodox Church.

Notes can be submitted at the liturgy:

On- the first part of the liturgy, when for each name indicated in the note, particles are taken out of special prosphoras, which are subsequently dipped into the Blood of Christ with a prayer for the forgiveness of the sins of those remembered;
At mass - this is what people call the liturgy in general, and the commemoration of it in particular. Usually such notes are read by clergy and clergy before the Holy See;

For the litany- commemoration for all to hear. It is usually performed by a deacon. At the end of the liturgy, these notes are commemorated a second time in many churches, at services. You can also submit a note for a prayer service or memorial service.

The venerable one writes similarly: It should also be remembered that notes for the Liturgy are not submitted for people who have even been baptized. but they don't live Christian life. Saint Semyon of Thessaloniki strictly writes about this -» But as much as it is beneficial for the one for whom this sacrifice is made when he lives worthy of the Christian title, so much is it disastrous and harmful for him who, having given himself over to a sinful life, neglects the worthy correction of the Christian title. For a particle, being brought on behalf of any Christian, and reclining near the Divine bread, when it is sacredly performed and transformed into the Body of the Lord, becomes part of the sanctification, and brought into the dissolution of the Holy Chalice is then watered with the life-giving Blood: why the soul for which it is offered , sends down grace; then the spiritual union of man with God takes place. If the soul is pious, or although through weakness it falls into sin, it is then cleansed by repentance: this invisibly receives the communion of the Holy Spirit, and is often rewarded with bodily benefits, this is repeatedly demonstrated by experience. If someone, being given over to sin, and does not want to retreat from it, such as someone unworthy of communion with God, will receive the worst condemnation from the sacrifice made for him. Therefore, the Priest must carefully observe so as not to accept offerings and offer sacrifices for such people who, having banished shame and conscience from their hearts, indulge in all lawlessness; for this the Priest himself is condemned along with them. This is why man experiences many different temptations and sorrows. For this reason, Paul cries, there are many in you who are weak and ill, and sleep contentedly (1 Cor. 11:30). » Semyon of Thessaloniki (Book of the Temple, word 63)

“If the Church does not allow a bloodless sacrifice to be made for an Orthodox open sinner who does not repent, then can she allow one to be made for someone who has died without any repentance in opposition to the Holy Church? No way. Saint Simeon, Archbishop of Thessalonica, testifies about an obvious sinner that it is not appropriate for him to partake of the Holy Mysteries and it is impossible to make a bloodless sacrifice for him. in the following words: “There is no place for infidels or other wise people. Therefore, no priest should make a sacrifice or commemorate someone who is clearly sinning and does not repent, since this offering is a condemnation for them, just as the reception of the terrible Mysteries is unworthy and without repentance for those receiving communion, as the divine Paul says about this.” (Cor.11:29). The same Simeon, about which particles should be offered: “The priests should not accept the offerings of the faithful who are obviously sinning, as it happens, but first demand repentance. For communion is a part offered, and it is not proper, being unworthy, to partake of this sacrifice.” The same Simeon that the priest should carefully observe about whom he brings a particle: “how much useful an offering is for those who bring it worthy, so disastrous and harmful for the unworthy, to the extent this is possible for people, for a particle brought about someone , being placed near the divine bread, after this bread is consecrated and becomes the body of Christ, immediately that particle partakes of the shrine; put into the chalice, it is united with the Blood, and this imparts grace to the soul for which it was offered. For there is mental communion, and if a person turns out to be devoted to reverence, or even though he has sinned, he has repented, then invisibly, as we said, he receives communion of the Spirit with his soul. In many cases, as we have seen, he also receives bodily benefits. Therefore, the priest should carefully observe, so as not to accept an offering from everyone who wants, and not to bring about those who sin without any shame, so as not to be condemned along with them.” Hitherto the words of Saint Simeon, or better yet, the words of the entire holy conciliar Church, for he speaks in accordance with the conciliar wisdom. From these words it follows that church commemoration should not be performed for those who died without repentance and in opposition to the Holy Church. He who dares to commemorate such people will pay a terrible answer for this, before Christ our God on the day of His terrible judgment.”

The Optina elders held the same opinion -

“We must not openly remember sinners who are in unrepentance, in error and schism; according to the interpretation of church teachers - through the combination of particles taken out for their names with the Divine Blood - not purification, but condemnation occurs for them... Submit to the proskomedia about your neighbors known to you; and pray for others in general, and in your thoughts try to consider everyone as saints (however, without imitating their bad deeds) ... " (Soulful teachings of the Optina elders. Letter 207 to Thomas Nikitich and others, January 31, 1836 - Holy Vvedenskaya Optina Hermitage, 2000).