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Dear friends,
Can someone who knows Greek and
Orthodox tradition tell us
what Syanxarion and Menaion mean?
Isn\'t the Menaion the monthly list of
feasts and Synaxarion the monthly list of
Saints days?
I don\'t know. I am rather poor at learning
Greek, unless I have an interlinear Greek-
English New Testament in front of me!
Beside the new Chrystostom Press
St. Dimitri of Rostov\'s Great Collection of
the Lives of the Saints, which is multivolume,
is there a great one volume list of the
more well-known Orthodox Saints and their
lives ina one volume (or maybe two volume)
book form? Anything from, say, Light and
Life Publishiing in Minneapolis, or St.
Vladimir\'s in New York, or Holy Cross in
Brookline, MA, that you recommend?
Just wondering
A new student of Orthodoxy,
Always,
:confused: :confused: :confused:
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Ji
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Hello Scott
The Menaion is the series of volumes which contain the variable portions of the services (Vespers, Matins, Liturgy) for the saint(s) or feast appointed to be commemorated for every day of the year. It is called the Menaion, as it is arranged as one volume for each month. The Menaion only includes the saints or feasts which are \"fixed\", i.e. occur on a particular day of the year, every year. Therefore, the Menaion would not include feasts such as Easter, Ascension or Pentecost, as these are \"moveable\" feasts. These services would be found in the Pentecostarion, which covers the services of Easter matins, through to the Kneeling Vespers of Pentecost.
The Synaxarion is the daily summary of the life/lives of each saint commemorated for any particular day of the year. The Synaxarion is usually read during Matins after the Ikos, therefore, a Menaion would have the Synaxarion for the day incorporated into each Matins service. However, Synaxaria published as separate volumes to the Menaion are also available.
I have a VERY comprehensive digital archive of saint\'s lives, as well as lots more besides. I am also familiar with both Greek and Slavonic practice, and have copious materials in English, Greek and Slavonic. Feel free to send me a private message, and I\'ll be happy to help.
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