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Where each text comes from, and the licence under which it may be reused.
The Liturgy and Ritual of the Ante-Nicene Church (Warren)
English text by Frederick E. Warren, from The Liturgy and Ritual of the Ante-Nicene Church by F. E. Warren (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1897; Side-Lights of Church History ); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan from the University of Toronto library at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the author’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Warren’s footnotes (his references to the Fathers and to modern books), the lists of sections at the head of the chapters, the introduction, the Greek words, and the indexes are also left out. The quotations from the Fathers are given in the English translations he used. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The book was published in 1897 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of Saint Clement (Neale translation)
English translation by J. M. Neale, from The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar , translated, with introduction and appendices, by John Mason Neale (London: J. T. Hayes, 1859); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1859 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Neale’s introduction, appendices and numbered notes are also left out. Licence. The translation was published in 1859 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of James
English translation: an older public-domain translation as collected in the Writings-Database (HistoricalChristianFaith), mostly from the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers and similar nineteenth-century editions. SermonIndex has only divided it into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. No modern English version has been made. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of Saint James (Neale translation)
English translation by J. M. Neale, from The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar , translated, with introduction and appendices, by John Mason Neale (London: J. T. Hayes, 1859); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1859 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Neale’s introduction, appendices and numbered notes are also left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1859 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of Saint Mark (Neale translation)
English translation by J. M. Neale, from The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar , translated, with introduction and appendices, by John Mason Neale (London: J. T. Hayes, 1859); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1859 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Neale’s introduction, appendices and numbered notes are also left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1859 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
English translation: an older public-domain translation as collected in the Writings-Database (HistoricalChristianFaith), mostly from the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers and similar nineteenth-century editions. SermonIndex has only divided it into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. No modern English version has been made. Licence: Public domain.
The Coptic Liturgy of Saint Mark or Saint Cyril (Brightman translation)
English translation by F. E. Brightman, from Liturgies Eastern and Western , edited by F. E. Brightman, volume 1, Eastern Liturgies (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1896); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1896 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Brightman’s introduction to the Egyptian Rite, his footnotes (which give the readings of the manuscripts) and the Greek liturgy of Saint Mark are also left out, and the corrections printed in his list of addenda are not applied. The numbers in the margin that count the lines are removed, but his square brackets and braces are kept. The Scripture quotations that he prints in capital letters are set here in ordinary type. The names of the speakers and his directions to the priest, which he prints in italics, are shown as small headings. The Coptic text uses Greek for many of the deacon’s calls and the people’s responses (Kyrie eleison and the like); Brightman prints these in Greek letters without a translation, and they are left out, so a few short speeches have no answer here. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1896 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (Neale translation)
English translation by J. M. Neale, from The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar , translated, with introduction and appendices, by John Mason Neale (London: J. T. Hayes, 1859); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1859 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Neale’s introduction, appendices and numbered notes are also left out. Licence. The translation was published in 1859 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Office of the Prothesis (Neale translation)
English translation by J. M. Neale, from The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar , translated, with introduction and appendices, by John Mason Neale (London: J. T. Hayes, 1859); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1859 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Neale’s introduction, appendices and numbered notes are also left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1859 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Armenian Liturgy (Venice translation, 1867)
English translation by the Mechitarist Fathers of San Lazzaro (anonymous), from The Armenian Liturgy, translated into English (Venice: printed in the Armenian Monastery of St. Lazarus, 1867); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan from the Columbia University libraries, digitised by Google, at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. The title is anonymous; the book was printed at the Armenian (Mechitarist) monastery on the island of San Lazzaro in Venice. It begins with two short essays by the editors, on the age of the liturgy and on the ceremonies of the Armenian High Mass, and these are given first. The printed footnotes, the printed Armenian music and the library stamps on the last pages are left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1867 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Armenian Liturgy (Brightman translation)
English translation by F. E. Brightman, from Liturgies Eastern and Western , edited by F. E. Brightman, volume 1, Eastern Liturgies (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1896); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1896 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Brightman’s introduction, his footnotes (which give the variant readings), the Greek liturgies and the other rites of the volume are also left out. The numbers in the margin that count the lines are removed, but his square brackets and braces are kept. The Scripture quotations that he prints in capital letters are set here in ordinary type, and the words he prints in italics are set in plain type. Where the scan reads a hymn, a litany or a table of names column by column, or where the deacon’s litany is printed beside the priest’s prayer, the passage has been put back in reading order, and the lists of saints are set as running lists of names. The names of the speakers and his directions to the priest are shown as small headings. A full stop is supplied at the foot of a page after a few short responses, so that the next page does not run on from them.No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1896 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Armenian Liturgy (Malan translation)
English translation by S. C. Malan, from The Liturgy of the Holy Apostolic Church of Armenia, Armenian and English , the English version by the Rev. S. C. Malan (London: Gilbert & Rivington, 1887); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan from the University of California library, digitised by Google, at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. The book prints the Armenian text on the left-hand pages beside the English; the Armenian is left out here. The editor’s notice and the errata are also left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1887 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles (Addai and Mari)
English translation: an older public-domain translation as collected in the Writings-Database (HistoricalChristianFaith), mostly from the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers and similar nineteenth-century editions. SermonIndex has only divided it into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. No modern English version has been made. Licence: Public domain.
The East Syriac Liturgy, including the Anaphora of Addai and Mari (Brightman translation)
English translation by F. E. Brightman, from Liturgies Eastern and Western , edited by F. E. Brightman, volume 1, Eastern Liturgies (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1896); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1896 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Brightman’s introduction, his footnotes (which give the variant forms for memorials, ferias and the other seasons, and the readings of the manuscripts), the Greek liturgies and the other rites of the volume are also left out. The numbers in the margin that count the lines, and the letters and signs that point to his footnotes, are removed, but his square brackets and braces and the printer’s asterisk that marks where a passage is repeated from are kept. The Scripture quotations that he prints in capital letters are set here in ordinary type. Where the scan reads a hymn, a litany or a table of names column by column, the passage has been put back in reading order, and the diptychs are set as running lists of names. The names of the speakers, which he prints as headings, and his directions to the priest are shown as small headings. A full stop is supplied at the foot of a page after a few short responses, so that the next page does not run on from them. Brightman prints only the anaphora of Addai and Mari in this section, so the anaphoras of Theodore and of Nestorius, which the Church of the East also uses, are not part of this work.No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1896 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Liturgy of Nestorius (Badger translation)
English translation by G. P. Badger, from The Nestorians and their Rituals , by the Rev. George Percy Badger, volume 2 (London: Joseph Masters, 1852); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1852 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Badger’s long essays on the beliefs and history of the Church of the East, the other chapters of this volume, the appendices and the index are also left out. Only the translated service is given here, with the directions to the priest and deacon that Badger prints in the text. Badger’s closing note on the Chaldean changes is also left out. In the invocation of the Holy Spirit the scan prints the deacon’s call and the priest’s prayer side by side, and the machine reading puts the deacon’s call in the middle of the priest’s prayer. Badger prints only this one of the three liturgies, so the liturgies of Addai and Mari and of Theodore are not in this book. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1852 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The East Syriac Form for the Ordination of the Clergy (Badger translation)
English translation by G. P. Badger, from The Nestorians and their Rituals , by the Rev. George Percy Badger, volume 2 (London: Joseph Masters, 1852); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1852 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Badger’s long essays on the beliefs and history of the Church of the East, the other chapters of this volume, the appendices and the index are also left out. Only the translated service is given here, with the directions to the priest and deacon that Badger prints in the text. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1852 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The East Syriac Form of the Solemnization of Matrimony (Badger translation)
English translation by G. P. Badger, from The Nestorians and their Rituals , by the Rev. George Percy Badger, volume 2 (London: Joseph Masters, 1852); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1852 edition at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Badger’s long essays on the beliefs and history of the Church of the East, the other chapters of this volume, the appendices and the index are also left out. Only the translated service is given here, with the directions to the priest and deacon that Badger prints in the text. Badger’s note on the Chaldean changes, the table of the degrees within which marriage is forbidden, the rules on divorce and the other canons of marriage, which he adds after the service, are also left out. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1852 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.
The Ambrosian Liturgy: the Ordinary and Canon of the Mass (Atchley translation)
English translation by E. G. Cuthbert F. Atchley, from The Ambrosian Liturgy: the Ordinary and Canon of the Mass according to the Rite of the Church of Milan , done into English, with an introduction, by E. G. Cuthbert F. Atchley (London: Cope and Fenwick, 1909); public domain. The text was read by machine (Mistral OCR) from a scan of the 1909 edition from the University of Toronto library at the Internet Archive and has not been proofread against the printed book. SermonIndex has removed running heads and page numbers, joined words split across lines, and divided the text into chapters and short sections; the wording is the translator’s own. Footnotes and the editor’s introduction are left out. Atchley’s preface and long introduction, the lectionary tables of the lessons at mass, and the publisher’s advertisements are also left out. The book has no numbered chapters, so the sections here follow the order of the service. No modern English version has been made. Licence. The translation was published in 1909 and is in the public domain. Licence: Public domain.