Originating before the invention of printing when the enormous volume of the complete Menaion could not be copied for every church, this is still used for saints that do not have complete services, e.g., for the patron feast of a church named after a minor saint it is also used by missions and parishes unable to afford a complete Menaion.

The General Menaion contains services for each type of celebration ( apostles, martyrs, etc.) with blank spaces for the name of the saint(s) commemorated.

The book begins by discussing the services of the Church and their structure. It is based on the Greek Menaion, but attempts to note major differences with the Slavonic texts, and often provides alternative texts and rubrics accordingly. This edition was translated into English by Bishop Kallistos (Ware) and Mother Mary, and originally published by Faber & Faber (subsequently reprinted by St.

Some editions also have feasts of the major saints. Also contained are some of the other important feasts surrounding the nine included.

The three excluded feast are the movable feast of Palm Sunday, Ascension, and Pentecost, which can be found in the Triodion and the Pentecostarion. The Festal Menaion (Slavonic: Минея праздничная) is an abridged version which contains the Propers (variable portions) of the services for nine of the Twelve Great Feasts (those Great Feasts of the Lord or the Theotokos which fall on the fixed cycle).

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