A Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians -Black Paper Cover -NEW For Sale

This indispensable popular longstanding handy pocket-sized prayer book (3.5 x 5 inches)
contains the standard daily personal prayers of Orthodox Christians, plus prayers for many special needs and circumstances.
It includes many concise spiritual helps and factual lists in addition to a helpful guide to prepare oneself for confession, and the prayers of preparation for Holy Communion, as well as, containing the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom that is normally concelebrated on Sundays.

TheAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America introduced this little pocket prayer book in 1956 and it hasgone on to become one of the most popular in the English-speaking world. It isdivided into three general parts:

1. The first contains the prayers for morning,mid-day and evening, as well as dozens of occasional prayers such as thatbefore an icon of Christ, for married people, and for the sick.
2. The second partconsists of some general outlines of theology meant for personal reflection,such as "The Seven Grievous Sins" and "The Chief Aids toPenitence".
3. The third part is the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Table of Contents:

• Daily Prayers & Spiritual Helps:
• Morning Prayers
• The Creed
• Midday Prayers
• Evening Prayers
• On Entering & On Leaving a Church
• Before the Icon of Christ
• The Jesus Prayer
• Before the Icon of the Theotokos
• To Your Guardian Angel
• To Your Patron Saint
• At the Table
• Of Repentance
• Of Parents for Their Children and For Relatives and Friends
• For the Priesthood
• Of A Child
• Before A Journey
• In Time of Trouble & Thanksgiving Afterward
• Of a Sick Person & After Recovery from Sickness
• For the Sick and For the Dead
• A General Intercession
• Psalm 50
• The Commandments of God
• The Seven Grievous Sins & the Seven Capital Virtues
• Spiritual & Corporal Works of Mercy
• The Gifts of the Holy Spirit & the Fruits of the Holy Spirit

• Prayers and Devotions for Confession and Holy Communion
• Preparation & Self Examination for Confession
• The Order of Confession & Prayers After Confession
• Preparation For and Thanksgiving After Holy Communion

• The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
• Apolytikion and Kontakion and Dismissal for St. John Chrysostom

• Occasional Prayers
• Trisagion for the Dead
• Prayers for a Woman After Birth & at the Naming of a Child
• Prayers for the Churching of a Mother and Child
• Various Blessings
• Prayer for a Child When He Begins School
• Prayer at the Founding of a House & for Those to Take up a New Residence
• Prayers for Those About to Journey by Land, and About to Journey by Sea or Air

Details:

Author / Editor:Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese; 2nd edition (2022)

Format:Paperback(Paper cover);128 pages

Dimensions:3.5" x 5" x .25 inches(9cm x 13cm x .64 cm)

Weight:3 ounces(85 grams)

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