Thursday, April 10, 2014

Schedule for Holy week

Lazarus Saturday (4/12): 
8:00-9:00 AM Festal Matins (Raising of Lazarus)
9:00-10:30 AM DIVINE LITURGY (Raising of Lazarus)
11:00 AM—2 PM CLEANING & CHURCH DECORATING: For Palm Sunday. 
 7:00-8:00 PM   Great Vespers (Palm Sunday)

Palm Sunday (4/13): 
 9:00-10:00 AM Festal Matins (Palm Sunday)
10:00-11:45 AM DIVINE LITURGY & PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION
12:00PM Everyone please bring a food dish for Festal Meal: Fish allowed!
@ Midnight – Bridegroom Matins and First Hour

Great and Holy Monday 4/14
9 AM – The Hours with the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
7 PM – Bridegroom Matins and First Hour

Great and Holy Tuesday 4/15
9 AM – The Hours with the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
7 PM – Bridegroom Matins and First Hour

Great and Holy Wednesday 4/16
9 AM – The Hours with the Holy Gospels
1 PM – Presanctified Liturgy
7 PM – Holy Unction
@ Midnight – Matins for Mystical Supper / Betrayal

Great and Holy Thursday 4/17
2 PM – Vesperal Divine Liturgy
7 PM – Matins with Twelve Passion Gospels

Great and Holy Friday 4/18
11 AM – Royal Hours and Typika
4 PM – Vespers and the Taking Down from the Cross
            and Bringing Forth of the Winding Sheet
7 PM – Matins with Lamentations and First Hour

Great and Holy Saturday (followed by Midnight Pascha Services) 4/19
11 AM – Vesperal Divine Liturgy with Paschal O.T. Readings

11:30 PM – PASCHAL SERVICE
And immediately, these services at Midnight:
@ Midnight – Paschal Procession, Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy
2 AM – Blessing of Baskets and Paschal Meal

Sunday Afternoon 4/20
(No morning services on Sunday because of Midnight service Saturday night.)
2 PM – Agape Vespers with Multi-Language Gospel Readings

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