Schedule of Events for this Week

7:40 AM

ENTRANCE OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM (Palm Sunday). English Liturgy. Scripture: Philippians 4: 4-9; John 12: 1-18.
10:10 AM

ENTRANCE OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM (Palm Sunday). Slavonic Liturgy. Scripture: Philippians 4: 4-9; John 12: 1-18.
After the Liturgy

After the Palm Sunday Liturgy, our Sisterhood will hold its annual Palm Sunday Bazaar, at which you may purchase everything needed for your festal table.
6:30 PM

Matins. Gospel: Matthew 21: 18-43.

8:00 AM

Great Monday. Hours and Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts. Gospel: Matthew 24: 3-35.
6:30 PM

Great Monday. Matins. Gospel: Matthew: 22: 15–23: 39.

8:00 AM

Great Tuesday. Hours and Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts. Gospel: Matthew 24: 36 – 26: 2.
6:30 PM

Great Tuesday. Matins. Gospel: John 12: 17-50.

8:00 AM

Great Wednesday. Hours and Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts. Gospel: Matthew 26: 6-16
6:30 PM

Great Wednesday. Matins. Gospel: Luke 22: 1–39.

8:40 AM

Great Thursday. Vespers and Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Scripture: I Corinthians 11: 23-32; Matthew 26: 1-20; John 13: 3-17; Matthew 26: 21-39; Luke 22: 43-45; Matthew 26: 40-27: 2.
6:30 PM

Great Thursday. Matins with the Readings of the Lord’s Passion. Gospel: 1) John 13: 31-18: 1. 2) John 18: 1-28. 3) Matthew 26: 57-75. 4) John 18: 28-19: 16. 5) Matthew 27: 3-32. 6) Mark 15: 16-32. 7) Matthew 27: 33-54. 8) Luke 23: 32-49. 9) John 19: 25-37. 10) Mark 15: 43-47. 11) John 19: 38-42. 12) Matthew 27: 62-66.

10:00 AM

Great Friday (Strict Fast). Royal Hours. Scripture: 1st Hour: Galatians 6: 14-18; Matthew 27:1-56. 3rd Hour: Romans 5: 6-11; Mark 15: 16-41. 6th Hour: Hebrews 2: 11-18; Luke 23: 32-49. 9th Hour: Hebrews 10: 19-31; John 18: 28-19: 37.
1:00 PM

Great Friday. Vespers with the bringing out of the Holy Plashchanitsa [Epitaphion]. Scripture: I Corinthians 1: 18-2: 2; Matthew 27: 1-38; Luke 23: 39-43; Matthew 27: 39-54; John 19: 31-37; Matthew 27: 55-61; Immediately after the bringing out of the Plashchanitsa – Small Compline with the touching canon “Lamentation of the Mother of God.”
6:00 PM

Great Friday. Matins, with funereal verses “Nyeporotchny” read before the Plashchanitsa, and Procession of the Cross. Scripture: I Corinthians 5: 6-8; Galatians 3: 13-14; Matthew 27: 62-66.

8:00 AM

Great Saturday (Saturday of the Great Rest). Hours, Vespers and Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Scripture: Romans 6: 3-11; Matthew 28: 1-20.
After the Liturgy

Paschal foods blessing
9:30 PM

Great Saturday. Reading of the Acts of the Apostles
11:00 PM

Paschal foods blessing
11:30 PM

Midnight office, with the Canon of Great Saturday.

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST