Fr Joseph Irvin: 11 books

A collection of miscellaneous Orthodox topics: Three Russian Saints, Russian Patriarch Nikon and the Old Believers Schism, Four Religious Cults in America, Pentecostalism in America, Two Challenges to Parish Ministry in America, Three Doctrinal Observations, and Scriptural Inspiration (quotations from scripture on a variety of topics).

Although they spoke some 2,000 years ago, the early church fathers provided a road map that remains relevant today for understanding the Orthodox Christian Faith and living a Christian life.

A recounting of several folk tales from antiquity surrounding the legendary King Arthur.

That St. Basil composed a Liturgy, or rather reformed an existing Liturgy, is beyond doubt, since besides the constant tradition of the Byzantine Church there are many testimonies in ancient writings to establish the fact. In a treatise on the tradition of the Divine liturgy attributed to St. Proclus,...

Memorial, funeral and burial services for Orthodox and non-Orthodox for use by Orthodox priests.

The feast days and celebrations honoring the saints had become a common practice by the 4th c. The 20th canon of the Council of Gangra in Asia Minor (between (325 and 381) anathematizes those who reject the feast days of the saints. Throughout early Christianity, Christians customarily met in the...

The Divine Liturgy is the primary worship service of the Orthodox Church. The most commonly celebrated forms of the Divine Liturgy are the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Liturgy of St. Basil, and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. The Divine Liturgy is a eucharistic service. The Divine Liturgy...

The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is the most celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite. It is attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century. It reflects the work of the Cappadocian Fathers to both combat heresy and define Trinitarian theology...

The Vespers service (1st service of the liturgical day) is meant to remind us of the Old Testament period, the creation of the world, the first human beings fall into sin, their expulsion from Paradise, their repentance and prayer for salvation, the hope of mankind in accordance with the promise of...

In my experience in parish ministry, it occasionally seemed that the prayers and services contained in such service books as the Book of Needs were too lengthy for a medical or emergency setting. Thus this little book. As the title suggests, it is intended for use only in emergency situations, where...

A collection of original poems and musings by the author, illustrated with numerous original photographs, and other illustrated prose and poetry that were collected over some 50 years as somehow resonating with the author.