We are about to enter the Great Lent and begin our journey to the Feast of Feasts: Pascha (Easter) the Resurrection of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
During the next few weeks, we will hear during Divine Liturgy on Sundays the Holy Gospel which will teach us of the humility of the Publican and help us to hopefully avoid the pride of the Pharisee. We will hear of the Prodigal Son and be welcomed back to the embrace of our Heavenly Father like the Prodigal Son and will hear of and experience the casting out of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and the coming Final Judgment at the end of the world. This can help us to prepare ourselves during this period of fasting and prayer and giving to those in need to be welcomed into the Heavenly Kingdom by our Lord's Holy Passion, His descent into Hell and His Resurrection from the dead at Pascha.
During Great Lent (February 15-March 28) our service schedule will be the following:
Sunday morning Orthros 9:00 a.m.
Sunday morning Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Lenten Vespers 5:00 p.m.
Monday Great Compline (at St. John of Kronstadt Church)
Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy 6:00 p.m. (followed by Pot Luck)
Friday Akathist 6:00 p.m.
Saturday Soul Saturday Divine Liturgy (February 6, 13,20)
Saturday evening Vespers 5:00 p.m.
Holy Week Services: Palm Sunday (March 28) 9:00 a.m. Orthros, 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy, 5:00 p.m. Vespers, 7 p.m. Bridegroom Matins Holy Monday 7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Matins Holy Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Bridegroom Matins Holy Wednesday 7;00 p.m. Holy Unction Holy Thursday 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy--Last Supper- Holy Communio. 7:00 pm. Matins with Passion Gospels Holy Friday 10:00 a.m. Royal Hours. Decorate Tomb 3:00 p.m. Vespers with taking down of Christ from the Cross 7:00 p.m. Matins with Lamentations at the Tomb of Christ Holy Saturday 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 11:30 p.m. Midnight Pascha Service, Matins, Divine Liturgy Pascha (Easter Sunday) April 4 1:00 p.m. Agape Vespers with Gospel in Many languages Please join us!!!
The fasting rules of Great Lent (and before) week following Sunday January 24: No fasting (even Wednesday and Friday) Week following Sunday January 31 Normal fasting (fasting on Wednesday and Friday) Week following Sunday February 7 Cheesefare Week: No meat or poultry but everything else permitted Great Lent and Holy Week: February 15-April 3: Fasting from meat, poultry, dairy, fish Monday through Friday, on Saturday: wine and olive oil permitted. (except Palm Sunday March 28 and Annunciation March 25: Fish wine and oil permitted)
Annunciation March 25 Palm Sunday 2010 March 28 Pascha April 4
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