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The Byzantine cycle of services generally requires more than one book not only because of its size and complexity, but because it expects two or three or more faithful to gather in a church to pray it, each one taking a part that has its proper book. The need for an abbreviation that fits in one book arises from the fact that for many contemporary adherents of the Byzantine Rite, prayer in community is not a viable daily practice, at least, not in the American context where religiously homogeneous villages and neighborhoods no longer exist, and parishioners must drive to their churches. This "Simple Byzantine Breviary" exists for those who nonetheless desire to pray a reasonably complete if simplified version of the Divine Praises.  January 2025, 367 pages, 7.5in x 7.5in paperback. Preview available here --- Available for sale here, $19.99 

A minimalist form of the Byzantine Divine Praises, or Book of Hours, that contains a complete daily prayer cycle with proper hymns, canon, and akathist praising the Theotokos, in the translations current in the parishes of the the Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian) Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh. 266 pages. Hardcover case wrap. Pocket Book (4.25 x 6.875 in). Available here, $27.44.