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…has been reprinted!

If you have been longing to acquire this book as I have, give glory to God!

If you would like a copy, contact Alleluia Press to order it.
 
It’s a prayer book, by the late Archbishop Joseph Raya (+eternal memory!). It’s something akin to a Brievary. It is by no means complete, but it is as close as one might get in praying the Eastern Hours without shifting through several books.

Here’s the Table of Contents:

General Introduction
  1. Byzantine Spirituality
  2. Byzantine Prayer
  3. The Icon
  4. The Holy Table
  5. Sacred Gestures
    The Divine Office
Introduction:
  1. Obligation
  2. Proper Dispostion
  3. Singing
  4. Liturgical Books
Horologion
Office of Vespers
The Prayer at the Supper Table
The Order of Compline
Office of Great Compline
The Order of Matins
Office of Lauds

The Canonical Hours:
Office of Prime
Office of Tierce
Office of Sext
Office of None
The Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Liturgy of Preparation
Liturgy of Offering
Liturgy of Holy Communion
Liturgy of Thanksgiving

The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
Liturgy of Preparation
Liturgy of Offering
Liturgy of Holy Communion
Liturgy of Thanksgiving

The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Species
Particularities
Celebration of the Liturgy

Communion Prayers
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Proper of Ordinary Weekdays
Theotokia of the Week
The Liturgical Year

Menaion

Triodion:
The Time Before Lent
The Great and Holy Time of Lent
Great and Holy Week

Pentecostarion:
Easter Sunday
Office of the Resurrection
New Week
The Weeks after Easter

From Pentecost to the Feast of the Holy Cross

Other Services:
The Order of Penance
Office of Consolation or Paraclisis
Acathist Hymn
The Funeral of the Dead

And here’s an Amazon review:
amazon.com/Byzantine-Daily-Worship-Joseph-Raya/dp/0911726071

With any rare siting of the book, the price is usually outrageous because it’s out of print. Which is why I am happy it is in print again.
 
Looks very thorough. Even though its not Ukrainian, I think it could be of value to me.
 
Yes, this prayer book is specifically Melkite.

There was a Ukrainian prayer book, that followed in this light, *Divine Office: Horologion - Octoechos - Triodion - Menaion *. It was published by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford in 2003 and is now out of print.

worthpoint.com/worthopedia/byzantine-rite-breviary-divine-office-horologion-25

It actually more thorough in content:

HOROLOGION

Vespers
Small Compline
Great Compline
Daily Nocturn
Saturday Nocturn
Sunday Nocturn
Matins
First Hour
Third Hour
Sixth Hour
Ninth Hour
Typica

OCTOECHOS
Tone 1
Tone 2
Tone 3
Tone 4
Tone 5
Tone 6
Tone 7
Tone 8

Resurrectional Gospels, Exapostilaria, and Gospel Sticheras

SERVICES FROM THE LENTEN TRIODION
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Saturday of Meatfare
Sunday of Meatfare
Sunday of Cheesefare
First Sunday of the Great Fast
Second Sunday of the Great Fast
Third Sunday of the Great Fast
Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast
MATINS WITH PROSTRATIONS
Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast

FLORAL TRIODION
Saturday of Lazarus
PALM SUNDAY

Great (Holy) Week
Great Monday
Great Tuesday
Great Wednesday
Great Thursday
VESPERS WITH THE LITURGY OF ST. BASIL
Great Friday: PASSION MATINS
Great (Royal) Hours
VESPERS WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHROUD
JERUSALEM MATINS
Great Saturday: VESPERS WITH THE LITURGY
Service at the Grave
Bright Week
RESURRECTIONAL MATINS
Prayer for the blessing of the Artos
Blessing of the Paschal food
Hours during Bright Week
Vespers during Bright Week
Matins during Bright Week
Prayer for the breaking of the Artos
Sunday of St. Thomas
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women
Sunday of the Paralytic
Mid-Pentecost
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Sunday of the Man Born Blind
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Nicene Council
PENTECOST
Vespers with the Kneeling Prayers
Sunday of All Saints
The Most Holy Eucharist
Christ, Lover of Mankind
The Compassion of the Most Holy Theotokos
Service for All the Saints of Rus-Ukraine

SERVICES FROM THE MENAION
Jan. 1: Circumcision of Our Lord and St. Basil the Great
Jan. 2: Prefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord
Jan. 5: The Great (Royal) Hours
Jan. 6: THE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD
The Great Blessing of Water
Postfeast of the Theophany
Jan. 30: The Three Hierarchs
Feb. 2: The Presentation of Our Lord
Postfeast of Presentation
March 25: Annunciation of the Mother of God
April 23: The Great Martyr George
May 3: Venerable Theodosius of the Caves
May 6: Righteous Job
May 8: St. John the Theologian
May 9: Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas
May 11: Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs
May 21: Sts. Constantine and Helena
June 24: Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 29: Sts. Peter and Paul, Princes of the Apostles
July 10: Venerable Anthony of the Caves
July 11: Blessed Olga, Great Princess of Kyiv
July 15: St. Volodymyr, Great Prince of Kyiv
July 19: Venerable Macrina
July 20: St. Elijah, Prophet
July 22: St. Mary Magdalene
July 24: Sts. Borys and Hlib, Martyrs
July 25: St. Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos
Aug. 1: Procession of the Precious Cross and the
Holy Maccabees, Martyrs
Aug. 6: TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Postfeast of Transfiguration
Aug. 15: Dormition of the Mother of God
Aug. 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Sept. 1: The Beginning of the Church Year
Sept. 8: Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
Sept. 9: Sts. Joachim and Anna
Sept. 14: EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Postfeast of Exaltation
Sept. 23: The Conception of St. John the Baptist
Oct. 1: Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos
Oct. 26: St. Demetrius, Great-martyr
Sunday of Christ the King
Nov. 8: Synaxis of St. Michael the Archangel and
All the Incorporeal Powers
Nov. 12: St. Josaphat, Hieromartyr
Nov. 21: Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple
Dec. 6: Our Holy Father Nicholas, Wonderworker
Dec. 9: The Immaculate Conception
Postfeast of the Immaculate Conception
Sunday of the Forefathers (after Dec. 11)
Dec. 17: St. Daniel, Prophet and the Three Youths
Sunday before Christmas
Dec. 20: Prefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord
Dec. 24: The Great (Royal) Hours
Dec. 25: NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
Dec. 26: Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos and St. Joseph
Dec. 27: St. Stephen, Protomartyr

COMMON OF THE SAINTS
The Most Holy Mother of God
A prophet
An apostle
Two or more apostles
A hierarch
Two or more hierarchs
A venerable
Two or more venerables
A martyr
Two or more martyrs
A hieromartyr
Two or more hieromartyrs
A venerable martyr
Two or more venerable martyrs
A woman martyr
Two or more women martyrs
A venerable woman
Two or more venerable women
Two or more venerable women martyrs
Confessor
Selfless physicians and wonderworkers

TROPARIA - CALENDAR
Resurrectional Troparia
Daily Troparia
Common Troparia of the Saints
Troparia of the Lenten Triodion
Troparia of the Floral Triodion
Theotokia of the Eight Tones
Troparia, Kontakia, and Dismissals from the
Menaion (with the Calendar)

SUPPLEMENT
  1. Te Deum
  2. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Supplication
  3. Ordinary Panakhyda and Panakhyda during Eastertide
  4. A Short Typicon
  5. Common Liturgical Prostrations and Bows
  6. Table of Podobni Tones
  7. Paschalia
  8. Church Calendar
As you can see, I’ve dedicated a bit of time to searching for such books. With BDW, one could find it for skyhigh prices while it was out of print; the latter book has just dropped off all radars. But it’d never hurt to keep your eye out for it, even if you got BDW, which is valuable either way.
 
GreekCatholic07 said:
…has been reprinted!

If you have been longing to acquire this book as I have, give glory to God!

If you would like a copy, contact Alleluia Press to order it.
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Actually, I don’t think this is back in print. If you look closely you’ll see that they have 3 used copies starting at $195.95. I think they raise prices that high for rare items.
 
It is back in print. I linked to Amazon because it shows the product and has a description.

The reprint is going for $65 and is being sold directly by the publisher, Alleluia Press. So you’d have to contact them directly to order it.
 
Can you post the contact information for Alleluia Press? I know they have moved before and I want to make sure I have good information. Thanks!!
 
Alleluia Press
672 Franklin Turnpike
P.O. Box 103
Allendale, NJ 07401-3513

Their number is 201-327-3513.
 
GreekCatholic07 said:
Yes, this prayer book is specifically Melkite.

There was a Ukrainian prayer book, that followed in this light, *Divine Office: Horologion - Octoechos - Triodion - Menaion *. It was published by the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford in 2003 and is now out of print.

worthpoint.com/worthopedia/byzantine-rite-breviary-divine-office-horologion-25
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I received this prayerbook as a gift and where I go it goes. This Ukrainian Catholic breviary has been a most steadfast and sufficient companion.

Very sorry to hear that it dropped off the radar. I know I’ve seen less than favorable reviews of it [not that I ever remember the content of the critique any longer], however, it is a gift for which I will always be most grateful.
 
And what forms of payment did they accept? Hopefully credit card over phone was one!!
 
I just spoke with Alleluia Press. All copies need to be ordered through snail mail. $65 for the book and $5 for shipping and handling. Please send everything to the PO Box address listed in this thread! Also pray for Baron de Vinck senior, he was instrumental in producing this work and is now 99 years old.
 
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