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Great Vespers

Saturday, Dec 29, 2018 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Confessions afterwards. Vespers In the Orthodox Church the liturgical day begins in the evening with the setting of the sun. This practice follows the Biblical account of creation: “And there was evening and there was morning, one day” (Gen 1.5). The Vespers service in the Church always begins with the chanting of the evening psalm: […]

Matins

Sunday, Dec 30, 2018 @ 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM – Hours In addition to the liturgical services of Vespers and Matins, there are also the services of the Hours, Compline, and Nocturne. These services are chanted in monasteries but are seldom used in parish churches except perhaps during Lent and Holy Week, and on special feast days. The services of Hours are called the First, […]

Divine Liturgy

Sunday, Dec 30, 2018 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – The Divine Liturgy The word liturgy means common work or common action. The Divine Liturgy is the common work of the Orthodox Church. It is the official action of the Church formally gathered together as the chosen People of God. The word church, as we remember, means a gathering or assembly of people specifically chosen […]