The Saint-Sabas association has just published a new edition of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.
Intended first and foremost for the altar book-stand, this volume comes in a large format (it stays open easily on the stand) with a typeface that is easy for the priest to read.
This edition seeks to carry on the liturgical tradition as it was handed down within the Russian emigration in the West – a practice still in use in the Russian Church.
It faithfully reproduces the text and order of the prayers as found in the Slavonic sluzhebniki (service books), along with the rubrics. To the latter have been added details on liturgical gestures and movements, partly for teaching purposes and partly to reflect the small differences in liturgical practice between Russia and the emigration.
In order to contribute to a unified liturgical language for French-speaking Orthodoxy, the book uses the translations of Archimandrite Placide (Deseille), of blessed memory.
The volume is supplemented by appendices bringing together material useful to the clergy for the Liturgy (entrance verses, megalynaria, dismissals…) and a few services often celebrated alongside it (confession, blessings…).
Although it is designed above all to meet the needs of the clergy, this book can also serve as a reference for anyone who loves the liturgical tradition of the Church and the spiritual beauty of its expression.
The book is available from the websites of the Monastery of the Transfiguration and Éditions Eikôn (where more images and the table of contents can be viewed).
In Paris, it can also be obtained at St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, at St Sergius Church and at La Procure bookshop.
Parishes wishing to order copies for their bookstalls can receive discounts: please contact the Saint-Sabas association at:
commandes.saint.sabas@gmail.