Slavonic: Минея месячная. The liturgical texts for celebrations on the Menaion are contained in twelve volumes called ''menaia''. Each menaion will contain the services for an entire month. The liturgical year for Eastern Orthodox Christians begins in September, so the Menaion for September is the first volume of the set.

Slavonic: Минея месячная. There is another volume called the '''General Menaion''' (Slavonic: Минея общая) which contains services for each type of celebration ([[Apostles]], [[Martyrs]], etc.) with blank spaces for the name of the [[saint]] being celebrated. When a parish is not able to afford a complet set of menaia (as often happens in mision situations), or if they do not have the texts for a particular saint they wish to commemorate, it is normal to use the General Menaion to fill in for those services which are missing.