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Eastern Orthodox Christianity: Prayer

A guide to researching the churches of the Eastern Orthodox tradition

Prayer Books

A Listing of Suggested Prayer Books
A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Abbreviated Prayerbook
Daily Prayers for Orthodox Christians
The Synekdemos
Lenten Triodion
Orthodox Prayer Book
Known also as the Jordnaville prayer book.
Orthodox Trebric
Pocket Prayer Book
PRAYER BOOK
Attendants of Priestmonk Spyridon New Skete, Holy Mount Athos, Greece 2003
Prayer Books
Prayers for the Dead: Pannikhida

Discussion & Treatises

Akathist to the Holy Virgin
Beginning to Pray
by Archbishop Anthony Bloom
Comboschini (The Prayer Rope)
How To Set Up a Home Icon Corner
Interpretation of the Prayer - Lord, have Mercy!
INTRODUCTION TO THE JESUS PRAYER
by H.R.H. Princess Ileana of Romania
Jesus Prayer
Online book of "The Jesus Prayer". A classic treatise on the Jesus Prayer written by Fr. Lev.Gillet,also known through many of his writings as "A Monk of the Eastern Church".
Jesus Prayer
by Fr. Steven Peter Tsichlis
Lenten Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian
by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
Lordʼs Prayer Interpreted according to Saint Maximos the Confessor
Lord’s Prayer: The teachings of St. John Cassian
Mental Imagery in Eastern Orthodox Private Devotion
by Father Sergei Sveshnikov
On Practicing the Jesus Prayer
by St. Ignaty Brianchaninov
On Prayers
from Saint Gregory Palamas Greek Orthodox Monastery
On Unceasing Prayer
Orthodox Prayer
Prayer and the Departed Saints
by David C. Ford, Ph.D
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Praying the Rosary
Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church
St. Theophan the Recluse On Prayer
Three Prayers
by Olivier Clément
Three Ways of Attention and Prayer
by Symeon the New Theologian