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In addition to the prayer book itself, this book also includes an appendix with rich contents. The prayers, according to their themes, uses and purposes, are included in the following sections: 'Everyday prayers', 'Dogmatic', 'Penitential', 'Intercessory' and 'Various'. The prayers for everyday use are chosen mainly from the official Common Prayer Book (the Breviary) of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church and are designated for different hours of the day: morning, midday, evening and the hour of rest. Most of the prayers of the prayer book are authored by the Fathers of the Armenian and Universal Churches. All the prayers are presented in two versions: in the Classical Armenian language and modern Armenian translation.

The appendix includes quotations about prayer from the writings of numerous Church Fathers, which are followed by the treatise of St Elishe Vardapet on the prayer 'Our Father' and by several articles that discuss the issues of the art of prayer, the 10 commandments, the 9 beatitudes of the Lord, the sacraments of the Church, the behavior of a Christian inside the church, the organization of one's personal prayer hour, etc.

The prayer book is concluded by two treatises of Anania of Narek, the Abbot of the Monastery of Narek in the 10th century: 'On Thoughts' and 'Exhortation on Humility'. The prayer book is published in two formats: as a small pocket book (508 pp., hard cover) and in a relatively larger format (357 pp., soft cover).

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