HOLY DAYS, the Liturgical Year in Practice

This little book presents the Liturgical Calendar as a way of life - to inspire us with its riches. The special calendar section is laid out as a liturgical diary. Suited for personal use, or as an educational project for study-group, catechism, or home-school: Use it for general reference - next to a regular diary, notebook or little workbook. Or customize it for any given year (paschal tables included).+ + +Practical Details:- Based on the traditional Menaion (suitable for Old or New Calendar) - with four spreads per month, noting feasts, fasts & daily commemorations.- Special section for the Paschal cycle (Triodion & Pentecostarion), following the ancient Orthodox Paschalion - mostly one spread per week (two spreads for 5th-6th week, Holy Week & Bright Week).- Calendar sections include small notes concerning special Sundays, traditional customs, services during the Paschal cycle etc: concentrating on what is common to all - with occasional notes on local traditions, and inspirational quotes from the Orthodox Tradition.- Also included: Introductory chapters, Levels of Fasting and Dispensation, and a few short summaries (by way of reminder).- Traditional Year, from Sep-Aug (similar to the academic year) - with a few additional pages for the preceding and following months.Includes the following Tables:- For the entire 21st century: Orthodox Pascha (Easter) - Julian/OC date & equivalent civil/NC date.- For all possible dates of Pascha (Easter): Dates for Sundays and Feasts of the Paschal cycle.Room for Local/Personal Additions:Despite its small size, packed with information, the calendar pages include some room for local and/or personal additions (local saints, new canonizations, church and/or personal events etc). For those who would like a bit more room to write, there is a special companion volume - HOLY DAYS, LITTLE WORKBOOK, with the same page-size but thinner (204 pages, ISBN 978-1-917556-01-9).HOLY DAYS, THE LITURGICAL YEAR IN PRACTICE++ Contents ++(p.2) Overview: The Paschal Cycle(Title Page & Verso)List of Abbreviations(p.7) About the Church Calendar - introducing a way of life- What Is a Calendar?- Liturgical Celebrations: A Traditional Pattern- Levels of Fasting and Dispensation(p.37) The Liturgical Year- Menaion: Jul-Aug & Sep-Feb/Mar- Feasts of the Menaion during the Paschal Cycle (inc. Mar-Apr)- The Paschal Cycle: Triodion & Pentecostarion- Menaion, continued: May/Jun-Aug & Sep-Dec(p.187) Paschal Tables: For Any Year(How to find the date of Pascha, the related Paschal cycle, and the current weekdays)- How to Use These Tables (and how to customize for a particular year)- Tables for the 21st century >> Paschal dates for 2000-2099 (Julian/OC & civil/NC)- Tables for the Paschal Cycle >> for all possible dates of Pascha (Sundays & Feasts)- A Simple Calculation in Case of Need >> derive the Paschal date from the year AD(p.237) Overview: The Cycle of the Menaion - concise overview >> full year: Sep-Aug(p.264) Plus summaries of the following:- Holy Orthodox Councils (with calendar dates) >> the first 7 Oec. Councils, St Photius & St Gregory Palamas- Ranks of the Holy Angels >> the nine ranks & names of the archangels+ + +