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==Small Euchologion (''Trebnik'')==
[[Small Euchologion|Primary Article]]
Also known as the Book of Needs, the '''Small Euchologion''' (''mikron euchologion'' or ''agiasmatarion'', "book of blessings", or ''trebnik'', "book of needs") usually contains the forms for the mysteries ([[sacraments]]) other than the [[Eucharist]] and ordination.
*[http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic/index.html Portions of the Trebnik]
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/eucholog.htm Portions of the Euchologion]
Combined the sections for the Great and Small Euchologion, and explanded it a bit
Also known as the Tetraevangelion, the '''Evangelion''' is the Book of Gospels, usually arranged by the pericopes appointed to be read throughout the liturgical year. It is generally kept on the [[altar table]] in a metal case decorated with icons of the evangelists; tradition forbids the use of animal skin on the altar table.
==Great Euchologion (Slavonic: ''Bolshoi Ieresky MolitvoslovTrebnik'')==[[Great Euchologion|Primary Article]]
The Greek word "ευχολογιον" literally means "book of prayers". The Slavonic word ''"Trebnik"'' literally means book of needs. This type of service book varies widely in contents and arrangemnents. The most comprehensive edition is The ευχολογιον το μεγα or '''Great Euchologion''' principally contains the prayers of the [[priest]], [[deacon]], and [[reader]] for [[Vespers]], [[Orthros]], and the Divine Liturgy; the six remaining sacraments, and other services of blessings (which in the west are often referred to as "sacramentals". There are also a variety of more concise editions, that contain only the most commonly done of these services. These texts are often called the '''Small Euchologion''' (''mikron euchologion''), and usually contains the forms for the mysteries ([[sacraments]]) other than the [[Eucharist]] and ordination, and other common services. What distinguishes the services found in the Euchologion is that they are generally services that have are not appointed to be done at any given time according to the Church calendar, but are done as the need arises. Some services are associated with the liturgical calendar, however, such as the blessing of candles on the Feast of the Presentation, the blessing of Palms on Palm Sunday, etc. *[http://www.orthodox.net/trebnic/index.html Portions of the Trebnik]*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/eucholog.htm Portions of the Euchologion]
==Hieratikon (''Sluzhebnik'')==
The '''Psalter''' is simply the biblical book of the Psalms of David arranged for liturgical use, divided into twenty sections called kathismata. Each kathisma is further divided into three stasis.
==Lenten Triodion (''Postnaya Triod'')==