Bulgakov Handbook

Our own Fr. Eugene Tarris has been hard at work translating, from Slavonic to English, the 2nd edition of Sergei Bulgakov's famed Nastolnaya Kniga Dlya Svyaschenno-Tserkovno-Sluzhitelei (Handbook for Church Servers) published in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1900. This is a widely used resource throughout the Slavic Orthodox Churches, including the original Russian mission here in America. The work consists of material of interest to Orthodox clergy, perhaps most notably a comprehensive Hagiography (collection of life stories of saints), a valuable supplement to the Orthodox Menaia (books of hymns to saints and feasts). Since the published book is nearly 1300 pages long, Fr. Eugene's work is extensive, and therefore is only partially available. As he continues to complete these translations, they will be posted here and will be available for reference and Liturgical use.

Disclaimer

These translations are permitted for use, as long as mention is made of the copyright and proper notice is mentioned of the translator. The material was translated by Archpriest Eugene D. Tarris. Copyright © 1999-2008. All rights are reserved, especially for future publication.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Church-Calendar

A. Menaion

January
January 1: pp. 1-6 January 2: pp. 6-8 January 3: pp. 8-9 January 4: pp. 9-10 January 5: pp. 10-16 January 6: pp. 16-18 January 7: pp. 19-20 January 8: pp. 21-22	January 9: pp. 22-23 January 10: pp. 23-25 January 11: pp. 25-27 January 12: pp. 27-29 January 13: pp. 30-31 January 14: pp. 31-32 January 15: pp. 32-34 January 16: pp. 34-35	January 17: pp. 35-36 January 18: pp. 36-37 January 19: pp. 37-39 January 20: pp. 39-40 January 21: pp. 40-42 January 22: pp. 42-43 January 23: pp. 43-46 January 24: pp. 46-47	January 25: pp. 47-51 January 26: pp. 51-52 January 27: p. 52 January 28: pp. 52-55 January 29: pp. 55-56 January 30: pp. 56-57 January 31: pp. 57-59
February
February 1: pp. 59-61 February 2: pp. 61-64 February 3: pp. 64-66 February 4: pp. 66-69 February 5: pp. 69-71 February 6: pp. 71-73 February 7: pp. 73-74 February 8: pp. 74-75	February 9: pp. 75-76 February 10: pp. 76-77 February 11: pp. 77-80 February 12: pp. 80-84 February 13: p. 84 February 14: pp. 84-85 February 15: pp. 85-86	February 16: pp. 86-87 February 17: pp. 87-88 February 18: p. 88 February 19: pp. 88-89 February 20: pp. 89-90 February 21: p. 90 February 22: pp. 90-92	February 23: pp. 92-94 February 24: pp. 94-95 February 25: p. 95 February 26: pp. 95-96 February 27: pp. 96-97 February 28: pp. 97-98 February 29: p. 98
March
March 1: pp. 98-99 March 2: pp. 99-101 March 3: p. 101 March 4: pp. 101-102 March 5: p. 103 March 6: pp. 103-104 March 7: pp. 104-105 March 8: p. 105	March 9: pp. 106-107 March 10: p. 107 March 11: pp. 107-109 March 12: pp. 109-110 March 13: pp. 110-111 March 14: pp. 111-112 March 15: p. 112 March 16: pp. 112-113	March 17: pp. 113-115 March 18: p. 115 March 19: pp. 115-116 March 20: pp. 116-117 March 21: p. 117 March 22: p. 117 March 23: pp. 117-118 March 24: pp. 118-119	March 25: pp. 119-122 March 26: pp. 122-124 March 27: p. 124 March 28: pp. 124-125 March 29: p. 125 March 30: pp. 125-127 March 31: p. 127
April
April 1: pp. 127-129 April 2: p. 129 April 3: pp. 129-130 April 4: pp. 130-131 April 5: p. 131 April 6: pp. 131-132 April 7: pp. 132-133 April 8: pp. 133-134	April 9: p. 134 April 10: pp. 134-135 April 11: p. 135 April 12: pp. 136-137 April 13: p. 137 April 14: pp. 137-138 April 15: pp. 138-139 April 16: p. 139	April 17: pp. 140-141 April 18: pp. 141-142 April 19: pp. 142-143 April 20: pp. 143-144 April 21: p. 144 April 22: pp. 144-145 April 23: pp. 146-147	April 24: pp. 147-148 April 25: pp. 148-149 April 26: pp. 149-151 April 27: p. 151 April 28: pp. 151-152 April 29: p. 152 April 30: pp. 152-153
May
May 1: pp. 153-155 May 2: pp. 155-157 May 3: pp. 157-159 May 4: pp. 159-160 May 5: pp. 160-161 May 6: pp. 161-162 May 7: pp. 162-163 May 8: pp. 163-164	May 9: pp. 164-166 May 10: pp. 166-167 May 11: pp. 167-169 May 12: pp. 169-170 May 13: pp. 170-171 May 14: pp. 171-172 May 15: pp. 172-175 May 16: pp. 175-176	May 17: pp. 176-177 May 18: p. 177 May 19: pp. 177-179 May 20: pp. 179-180 May 21: pp. 180-183 May 22: pp. 183-184 May 23: pp. 184-185 May 24: pp. 185-187	May 25: p. 187 May 26: pp. 187-188 May 27: pp. 188-189 May 28: pp. 189-190 May 29: pp. 190-191 May 30: p. 191 May 31: p. 192
June
June 1: pp. 192-193 June 2: pp. 193-194 June 3: pp. 194-195 June 4: pp. 195-196 June 5: pp. 196-197 June 6: pp. 197-198 June 7: pp. 198-199 June 8: p. 199	June 9: pp. 199-201 June 10: p. 201 June 11: p. 202 June 12: pp. 202-204 June 13: pp. 204-205 June 14: pp. 205-206 June 15: pp. 206-209 June 16: pp. 209-210	June 17: p. 210 June 18: pp. 210-211 June 19: pp. 211-212 June 20: pp. 212-213 June 21: pp. 213-214 June 22: p. 214 June 23: pp. 214-215	June 24: pp. 215-216 June 25: pp. 216-217 June 26: pp. 217-219 June 27: pp. 219-220 June 28: pp. 220-221 June 29: pp. 221-223 June 30: p. 223
July
July 1: p. 224 July 2: pp. 224-225 July 3: pp. 225-227 July 4: pp. 227-228 July 5: pp. 228-230 July 6: pp. 230-231 July 7: pp. 231-232 July 8: pp. 232-234	July 9: pp. 234-235 July 10: pp. 235-238 July 11: pp. 238-240 July 12: pp. 240-242 July 13: pp. 242-243 July 14: p. 243 July 15: pp. 243-246 July 16: pp. 246-247	July 17: p. 247 July 18: pp. 247-248 July 19: pp. 248-249 July 20: pp. 249-251 July 21: p. 251 July 22: pp. 251-253 July 23: p. 253 July 24: pp. 253-255	July 25: pp. 255-256 July 26: pp. 256-257 July 27: pp. 257-258 July 28: pp. 258-261 July 29: p. 261 July 30: pp. 261-262 July 31: pp. 262-263
August
August 1: pp. 263-267 August 2: pp. 267-268 August 3: pp. 268-269 August 4: pp. 269-270 August 5: pp. 270-271 August 6: pp. 271-275 August 7: pp. 275-276 August 8: pp. 276-277	August 9: pp. 277-278 August 10: p. 278 August 11: pp. 278-279 August 12: pp. 279-280 August 13: pp. 280-282 August 14: pp. 282-283 August 15: pp. 283-287 August 16: pp. 287-288	August 17: pp. 288-289 August 18: pp. 289-290 August 19: p. 290 August 20: pp. 290-291 August 21: pp. 291-294 August 22: p. 294 August 23: pp. 294-295 August 24: pp. 295-296	August 25: pp. 296-297 August 26: pp. 297-299 August 27: pp. 299-300 August 28: pp. 300-302 August 29: pp. 302-303 August 30: pp. 303-306 August 31: pp. 306-307
September
Sept. 1: pp. 307-310 Sept. 2: pp. 310-311 Sept. 3: pp. 311-313 Sept. 4: pp. 313-314 Sept. 5: pp. 314-316 Sept. 6: pp. 316-317 Sept. 7: pp. 317-319 Sept. 8: pp. 319-321	Sept. 9: pp. 321-325 Sept. 10: pp. 325-326 Sept. 11: pp. 326-328 Sept. 12: pp. 328-329 Sept. 13: pp. 329-331 Sept. 14: pp. 331-335 Sept. 15: pp. 335-336 Sept. 16: pp. 337-338	Sept. 17: pp. 338-339 Sept. 18: p. 339 Sept. 19: pp. 339-341 Sept. 20: pp. 341-343 Sept. 21: pp. 343-344 Sept. 22: pp. 344-346 Sept. 23: pp. 346-347	Sept. 24: pp. 347-348 Sept. 25: pp. 348-353 Sept. 26: pp. 353-355 Sept. 27: pp. 355-356 Sept. 28: pp. 356-357 Sept. 29: pp. 357-358 Sept. 30: pp. 358-359
October
Oct. 1: pp. 360-363 Oct. 2: pp. 363-364 Oct. 3: p. 364 Oct. 4: pp. 364-366 Oct. 5: pp. 366-367 Oct. 6: p. 367 Oct. 7: pp. 367-369 Oct. 8: pp. 369-370	Oct. 9: pp. 370-371 Oct. 10: pp. 371-372 Oct. 11: pp. 372-373 Oct. 12: pp. 373-375 Oct. 13: p. 375 Oct. 14: pp. 375-376 Oct. 15: pp. 376-377 Oct. 16: pp. 377-378	Oct. 17: pp. 378-380 Oct. 18: pp. 380-381 Oct. 19: pp. 381-382 Oct. 20: p. 382 Oct. 21: pp. 382-384 Oct. 22: pp. 384-385 Oct. 23: pp. 386-387 Oct. 24: pp. 387-388	Oct. 25: p. 389 Oct. 26: pp. 389-390 Oct. 27: pp. 390-391 Oct. 28: pp. 391-395 Oct. 29: pp. 395-397 Oct. 30: pp. 397-398 Oct. 31: p. 398
November
Nov. 1: pp. 398-399 Nov. 2: pp. 399-400 Nov. 3: p. 400 Nov. 4: pp. 400-401 Nov. 5: pp. 401-402 Nov. 6: pp. 402-404 Nov. 7: pp. 404-405 Nov. 8: p. 405	Nov. 9: p. 406 Nov. 10: p. 407 Nov. 11: pp. 407-409 Nov. 12: pp. 409-410 Nov. 13: pp. 410-413 Nov. 14: pp. 413-414 Nov. 15: pp. 414-415 Nov. 16: p. 415	Nov. 17: pp. 415-417 Nov. 18: p. 417 Nov. 19: pp. 417-419 Nov. 20: pp. 419-420 Nov. 21: pp. 420-423 Nov. 22: pp. 423-425 Nov. 23: pp. 425-428	Nov. 24: pp. 428-430 Nov. 25: pp. 430-431 Nov. 26: pp. 431-433 Nov. 27: pp. 433-435 Nov. 28: pp. 435-436 Nov. 29: pp. 436-437 Nov. 30: p. 437
December
Dec. 1: p. 438 Dec. 2: pp. 438-439 Dec. 3: pp. 439-440 Dec. 4: pp. 440-444 Dec. 5: pp. 444-445 Dec. 6: pp. 445-447 Dec. 7: pp. 447-449 Dec. 8: pp. 449-450 Dec. 9: pp. 450-452 Dec. 10: p. 452	Dec. 11: pp. 452-453 Sun. of Forefathers:   pp. 453-455 Dec. 12: pp. 455-456 Dec. 13: pp. 456-457 Dec. 14: p. 457 Dec. 15: pp. 457-459 Dec. 16: pp. 459-460 Dec. 17: p. 460	Dec. 18: pp. 460-461 Sun. Before Nativity:   pp. 461-462 Dec. 19: pp. 462-463 Dec. 20: pp. 463-464 Dec. 21: pp. 464-466 Dec. 22: p. 466 Dec. 23: pp. 466-468 Dec. 24: pp. 468-472	Dec. 25: pp. 472-479 Dec. 26: pp. 479-480 Sun. After Nativity:   pp. 480-483 Dec. 27: pp. 483-484 Dec. 28: pp. 484-485 Dec. 29: p. 485 Dec. 30: pp. 485-486 Dec. 31: p. 486

B. The Triodion

I. The Lenten Triodion A. Preparation for Great Lent
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (33) Sunday of the Prodigal Son (34) Meatfare Week (35)	Sunday of Meatfare or of the Last Judgment (35) Cheese Fare Week Cheese Fare Sunday
B. The Holy Forty Day Fast
The First Week of Great Lent The First Sunday of Great Lent The Second Week of Great Lent The Second Sunday of Great Lent The Third Week of Great Lent The Third Sunday of Great Lent	The Fourth Week of Great Lent The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent The Fifth Week of Great Lent The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent The Sixth Week of Great Lent Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, or Palm Sunday
C. Passion Week
Great & Holy Monday Great & Holy Tuesday Great & Holy Wednesday	Great & Holy Thursday Great & Holy Friday Great & Holy Saturday
II. The Festal Triodion A. Pascha
Pascha (Celebration) Pascha (History) Pascha (Significance) Pascha (Order)	Paschal Matins Paschal Hours The Paschal Liturgy Bright Week
B. Sundays After Pascha
St. Thomas Sunday (2nd of Pascha) Sunday of Myrrhbearing Women (3rd of Pascha) Sunday of the Paralytic (4th of Pascha)	Mid-Feast Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (5th of Pascha) Sunday of the Blind Man (6th of Pascha)
C. From Leavetaking of Pascha to Sunday of All Saints
Ascension of the Lord Sunday of the Holy Fathers (7th of Pascha) Saturday before Pentecost	Pentecost (8th of Pascha) Day of the Holy Spirit First Sunday After Pentecost or All Saints
Tones, Epistles and Gospels Index of Tones and Epistle & Gospel Readings on Sundays After Pentecost Note 1: Retrograde Readings and the So-Called 'Special Sections' Note 2: Reading the Morning Gospels of the Resurrection

Paschalia

Notation of Time Time of the Celebration of Pascha The Bases of Paschalia Rules for Calculations

Set of Calculations for Determining the Day of Pascha in a Given Year Movable Feasts and Other Church Seasons Use of the Visible Paschalia

Part II: The Church-Practical

A. Concerning the Order of Church Services

Concerning the time of performing church services. Church-Servers: The Deacon Church-Servers: The lowest degree of clergy