Holy Week

“Come, O ye people, and today let us accept the grace of the Fast as a gift from God and as a time for repentance, in which we may find mercy with the Savior”
_{— Matins of Monday in the First Week of Lent}

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1^st WEEK OF LENT

Monday, 03 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Tuesday, 04 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Wednesday, 05 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Saturday, 08 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the First Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 09 March, at 9 AM ᛭ Sunday of Orthodoxy ᛭ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great with procession with icons and the Rite of Orthodoxy

2^nd WEEK OF LENT

Wednesday, 12 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Saturday, 15 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the Second Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 16 March, at 9 AM ᛭ Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas ᛭ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

3^rd WEEK OF LENT

Wednesday, 19 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Saturday, 22 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the Third Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 23 March, at 9 AM ᛭ Sunday of the Holy Cross ᛭ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

4^th WEEK OF LENT

Monday, 24 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Feast of the Annunciation ᛭ Vespers for the Feast of the Annunciation

The Feast of the Annunciation is Tuesday, 25 March.

Wednesday, 26 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Saturday, 29 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 30 March, at 9 AM ᛭ Sunday of St. John of the Ladder ᛭ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

5^th WEEK OF LENT

Wednesday, 02 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Thursday, 03 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Saturday, 05 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the Fifth Sunday in Lent

Sunday, 06 April, at 9 AM ᛭ Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt ᛭ Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

6^th WEEK OF LENT

Wednesday, 09 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Lent ends on the evening of Friday of the 6^th week. Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday are somewhat days of transition between Lent and Holy Week, Palm Sunday also being one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church. Holy Week begins on the evening of Palm Sunday.

Saturday, 12 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Vespers for the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

Sunday, 13 April, at 9 AM ᛭ Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) ᛭ Festal Divine Liturgy with the Blessing of Palms

HOLY WEEK

Wednesday, 16 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Great and Holy Wednesday ᛭ Office of Holy Unction

Thursday, 17 April, at 6 PM ᛭ Great and Holy Thursday ᛭ Matins of Great and Holy Friday (Twelve Passion Gospels)

Friday, 18 April, at 2 PM ᛭ Great and Holy Friday ᛭ Vespers of the Cross

Friday, 18 April, at 7 PM ᛭ Great and Holy Friday ᛭ Matins of Great and Holy Saturday (Jerusalem Matins) with Procession

Saturday, 19 April, at 10 AM ᛭ Great and Holy Saturday ᛭ Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Saturday, 19 April, at 11:30 PM ᛭ Great and Holy Saturday ᛭ Midnight Office

The Midnight Office is the last service in the Lenten Triodion. While the Midnight Office is part of the Paschal vigil, at its conclusion we fully enter in the joy of Pascha.

GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA (EASTER)

Sunday, 20 April, at 12 AM ᛭ Great and Holy Pascha ᛭ Paschal Matins, Paschal Hours, Paschal Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Baskets, and Agape Feast^*

^*All are invited to bring a basket to be blessed at the conclusion of the Paschal liturgy before we break the Great Fast together. Traditional basket examples can be found here and here, but are by no means necessary. More importantly, come!