Passion and Resurrection Author:Orthodox Church in America, Monks of New Skete All the texts needed for this greatest of weeks in the liturgical year and Easter Sunday, according to the use of New Skete. A much-needed, sensible reform of these services, their structure, hymnography, psalmody, and scripture readings, based on scholarly research and pastoral experience. A 76-page introduction discusses the need for such work... more » of renewal in all of church life and the problems involved in pursuing it; an explanation and description of the services for each of these days; and a discussion of the lectionary for the week. The liturgical texts are rendered in clear, literary-quality modern American English that captures the power of these celebrations and makes these texts as eminently worthy of musical expression today as were the originals in their day.« less