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There is a book

"Cours de Liturgie grecque-melkite" Couturier

does anyone know where i could find it?

Mike,

Welcome to the forum. Always a pleasure to have another Melkite among us.

There is one used copy listed on Amazon's French site - here [amazon.fr] - but this appears to be only vol. 2 (the Divine Office) of the 3 vol. set.

The rubrics in the current Horologian offered by the Eparchy of Newton are principally drawn from a translation of Father Courtier's work by Bishop Nicholas.

Other than the incomplete set at Amazon, nothing to be found on-line. There are only a few libraries that list it as among their holdings - all of those (3 or 4, I believe) are in France.

Many years,

Neil

I wanted to get them and have them translated because they have the complete rubrics for everything in them. i am a Reader and it would be nice to have them to know all of the rubrics concerning feasts and things that coincide on very random occasions. just something i've wanted to add to my collection and have found the same results you have. Where do you live? i'm from PA

Mike,

I'm in MA - the Cathedral parish. You're obviously from St Joseph's. Father Economos Roman just posted a prayer thread here a few days ago for Father Philip and Protodeacon Michael. My prayers for both.

Many years,

Neil

It's true that Saidna Nicholas J. Samra, eparchial bishop of Newton for the Melkite-Greek Catholics, while still a seminarian, translated the entire Couturier corpus into English. Whether copies are available or could be made available I do not know. I also understand that the Great and Holy Week texts are now published. I eagerly await the projected volumes of the Anthologion. May God prosper the works of the hands of Bishop Nicholas and of Archimanrite Michael (Skrocki).