Vespers

Vespers Resuming

September 26, 2020 at 7:56 am

Please see the recent note from Fr. Gregory concerning Saturday evening Vespers:

Please note that, as announced last Sunday after the Divine Liturgy, we will be resuming our Great Vespers Services at 6pm on Saturday evenings, starting tomorrow evening [26 September]. I greatly look forward to praying with you at these beautiful Services, so essential for being more fully prepared for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday mornings.

Please refer to the calendar for schedule changes. Thanks and we look forward to resuming Vespers and being able to pray with everyone!

Vespers for the Feast of the Holy Cross

September 11, 2020 at 7:00 am

Please join us Sunday evening, June 13, at 5:00pm, as we celebrate Vespers for the Feast of the Elevation of Holy and Life-Creating Cross.

O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance. / Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians / over their adversaries. / And by virtue of Your Cross, / preserve Your habitation. — Troparion for the Feast

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is one of the twelve Great Feasts in the Church and commemorates the finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helen, mother of St. Constantine. For more information on this feast, see this article from the Orthodox Church in America website.

Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God

September 7, 2020 at 11:14 am

Please join us this evening, Monday, September 07 at 6pm, as we celebrate the first Great Feast of the new Church year with Vespers for the Nativity of the Mother of God. All are welcome!

Your Nativity, O Virgin, / has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
Troparion for the Feast

As a reminder, please practice safe social distancing measures during this time as we gather. Thank you!

Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God

September 2, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Your Nativity, O Virgin, / Has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / Has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
Troparion for the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Please join us as we commemorate the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the first major feast of the new liturgical year, this coming Sunday. Vespers for the Feast will be celebrated on Saturday, September 7th, at 6:00PM. The Festal Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, September 8th, at 9:00AM.

For more information on his feast, see the article The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary at the Orthodox Church in America website.