During the Orthodox church services in churches, various books are used. In addition to the services of the daily circle, the clergy perform the so-called requirements - certain followings performed according to the need of a person.
A book is called a book, which contains the rites of the sacraments, prayer chants, prayers for the consecration of various things, the following of the farewell to the last journey of the dead. A believer during his life experiences various needs, hence the collection of rites for the needs of a Christian, united in one book, and received this name.
Orthodox prayer books are used primarily by the priest. It is the elders who perform the sacraments of baptism (prayers for this sacrament are printed first in the missal), chrismation, wedding, confession, and unction. Each Orthodox rite is accompanied by certain prayers. The corpus of these prayers constitutes the bulk of the missal.
In the Orthodox tradition, there are many types of prayer sequences. The missal contains texts of special prayers for the sick, traveling, for increasing love and reconciling warring people, a thanksgiving prayer. The extended prayer books contain prayer services before the beginning of the New Year, as well as the "teachings of the youths." A special place in the missal is occupied by the consecration of the dwelling.
A special part in the missal is occupied by the followings relating to the wires to the eternal life of the dead. So, the book contains the burial rites of Orthodox worldly Christians (funeral service), the text of the requiem is printed.
In addition to the common sequences used by believers in life, the prayer book contains prayers for the consecration of various things: icons, crosses, priestly vestments. You can see in the missal and prayers for the consecration of candles, willow, various vehicles.
Depending on the type of prayer book, the number of prayer sequences and ranks of consecrating things may vary.
