Orthodox Christian Free Translation

Have you ever opened an Orthodox prayer book and thought, "That sounds awkward"? Or tried to sing along at another parish and realized, "That's not the translation we use at my church"?

Here at OCFT we have a vision: to create a cohesive, consistent, accurate translation of all primary Orthodox liturgical texts, licensed for royalty-free commercial usage.

Join us and help free Orthodox liturgical texts from the fetters of copyright law!

We are now accepting contributions of any and all Orthodox liturgical texts to which you own the rights, including original translations.

How can you contribute?

First: License your text under Creative Commons license CC BY-ND and notify us. (For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/chooser.) It will then be published on the OCFT website for public usage.

Second: Complete a copyright transfer agreement and transfer all rights to your liturgical text to OCFT. The text will be added to our database of liturgical texts, and will serve either as the basis or as a reference for the final translation to be published on the OCFT website.

OCFT texts currently available

Click here to view all the liturgical texts currently available from OCFT for free usage.

Below is a list of liturgical texts to be compiled and released. Write and tell us which one you think we should do next!

The Great Horologion
The Morning Prayers
The Evening Prayers
The Moleben
The Panikhida
The Great Book of Needs
The Complete Lenten Triodion
The Pentecostarion
The Menaion (Russian)
The Octoechos
The Irmologion

How can you help? Donate here, or purchase any recording from www.OCRB.org. 100% of donations will go toward funding the work of OCFT.