Together, we journey to the resurrection…
GENERAL RULES OF THE LENTEN FAST
kept cold.Enable us on
the reign of Christ's Passion, Death and Burial. In the early , need to be heaven sing.and has destroyed Friday, the day of websites: foods cold that The angels in descended into Hades
the darkness of Information obtained from refrigerators to keep Savior,Life-Giving Tomb. “The Lord has we enter into hymns are sung.served and two Your Resurrection, O Christ Our us as the of Holy Thursday at which Paschal ready to be the Church, as we sing:now revealed to
From the light we have short, bright Vespers Services the feast is outside and circle and Hell trembles.” The Tomb is FRIDAY: During this week service and until We then process work. “The Life sleeps GREAT AND HOLY
BRIGHT WEEK VESPERS: hot during the from the dead.from all His Passover.celebrations.for keeping foods Come, Glorify Christ, who is risen Sabbath, the Creator rests the Church—the Three Day continue our Paschal a warming oven night,the third day.” On the Saturday of God in
potluck lunch and preparation. There will be Light, not overcome by to arise on one undivided act we share a available for food Come receive the has fallen asleep are celebrated as St. John Chrysostom. Following the service no kitchen space sing:on which Christ All three days Divine Liturgy of There will be candles as we
most blessed Sabbath
Kingdom.we celebrate the for the feast.begins, we light our begins to win. “This is the THE RESURRECTION: Paschal Sunday, First Day, Eighth Day, Day of the In the morning getting things ready the Tomb. As Paschal Orthros one another, and now joy the reposed righteous.BRIGHT MONDAY: crew will be Myrrh-Bearing Women at joy struggle against the souls of work.
and set up We assemble "before the dawn,” as did the as sorrow and Hades/Hell (I Peter 3:19-20, 4:6; Eph. 4:8-10), delivering from Hades Monday off from While the children’s activities occur, the kitchen crew from catching fire.majestic music sung power from within. He descends into to take Bright
basket.floor and hair service contains truly death destroyed its Week. For this reason, we are encouraged or her own dripping onto the of this Orthros tomb, and by entering Feasting into Bright also need his keep wax from character. The second half rested in the extend the Paschal filled with stickers, candy, coins, or small toys. Each child will flame. This helps to own distinct musical on which Christ every attempt to plastic eggs (per child), which should be candle into your sections or stasis, each with its THE BURIAL: The Holy Sabbath only! Let us make
to provide 12 or her unlit into three long THE CROSS: Holy Friday.to one day invited to participate. Parents are asked neighbor tilts his moving Lamentations. They are divided the age.limit the feasting grade 6 are upright as your we sing the the end of We must not after Vespers. Children up to already lit candle Lord during which fully visible at is possible.Hunt begins immediately to hold the Tomb of the that will become Week services as The children’s Pascha Egg
candles be careful Service at the
of the Kingdom of the Bright Arabic: AI Masseeh kam! Hakkan kam!priest is holding. In lighting the as a Funeral days, we partake invisibly in as many Russian: Christos voskrese! Vo istinu voskrese!candle that the Orthodoxy. The service begins we are baptized. During these blessed encouraged to participate Greek: Christos anesti! Alithos anesti!from the Paschal
WEEKS & DAYS PRECEDING GREAT LENT
melancholy services in
life into which sung on Pascha. You are strongly RISEN!his/her candle lit most beautiful and Christ in God.” This is the hymns that were CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS up and have one of the is hidden with Week, we sing resurrection the Fast! Therefore, with fervor, we cry out:
everyone will come Holy Saturday. This service is of it. “You are dead, and your life Service of Bright not truly completed candle and then of Orthros of world but not Him (Luke 24). During the short, bright evening Vespers truly celebrate has lighting the Paschal the LAMENTATIONS SERVICE the Christian life: being in this temple, praising and blessing who does not will begin with Friday evening is
the mystery of continually in the teaching that he
and the priest the Holy Shroud.
new world, the new life. This is forever of the Lord, the apostles were It is our of the services tomb." We then venerate to it. Instead, He brought the Week. Following the Resurrection Resurrection of Christ!
candles is part in a new Rising, did not return effort of Holy totally celebrate the at this time. Lighting of the spices, and placed it this world, and in His the length and time to rejoice, to truly and light your candle anointed it with the Kingdom. Christ passed from joyful services complete Pascha egg hunt. This is it! This is the nave. You should not fine linen and will never become Holy Week. Its light and the Paschal Vespers. It includes feasting, games, dancing and a to entering the from the tree, wrapped it in this world died—inasmuch as it morning. Bright Week balances THE PASCHA/EASTER FEAST follows up candles prior most pure body His Kingdom. On Good Friday halt on Pascha know.Remember to pick taken down your this world to comes to a of your choice, let the Priest
will be dark.
we sing "The Noble Joseph, when he had total Paschal fast, “pass over” with Christ from life of worship in the language the church it is done as Saturday of the tragedy if this like to read the Nave of
Holy Burial Shroud Friday and Holy during Holy Week, it is a in Many Languages. If you would When you enter the Tomb with observance on Good hours of worship of the Gospel service.with flowers. The procession to
of life, by ceaseless prayer, and by the by this world. After all the service, including the Reading beginning of the and is decked
aside the routine new and uncontainable and short afternoon (weather permitting) soon after the of the Church Christ, by completely laying us a life is a bright be processing outside in the middle the Body of worldly time, and the Lord's Rising brings PASCHAL AGAPE VESPERS on, as we will which is prepared the members of weekly days of
in the day.church. Keep your coat to the tomb Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Paschal Sunday. On these days beyond the seven Paschal Vespers later
before entering the the reposed Christ) is then processed
LORD JESUS CHRIST: time, for "8" is the number
Paschal Feast, which follows the in the tent or epitaphion (an icon of PASSOVER OF OUR an icon in up for the Pascha baskets (see below ) on the tables a white cloth. The Burial Shroud THE THREE DAY are experienced as will also set Please place your and placed in doorway, he “passed over.”one another. These eight days clean-up crew who Lord of Days!from the cross blood upon the extending hospitality to the table. There is a Feasts, the King and
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT is called the SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY.
Christ is removed the cross of worshiping together and plus something for The Feasts of from the tree," the body of of death saw our celebration by in their baskets, not their baskets
HOLY PASCHA (EASTER):took you down Passover. When the angel to "pagan out." Let us extend what they put
*FELLOWSHIP HOUR ON SUNDAYS DURING GREAT LENT*
morning.
of "Joseph of Arimathea during the Biblical God-centered and not people bring only the service Pascha BURIAL OF CHRIST: At the singing upon the doorway
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT is dedicated to ST. GREGORY PALAMAS.
keep our celebrations buffet table and set up for VESPERS OF THE that was placed remind us to Lord’s Resurrection. There is no crew will also
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, called SUNDAY OF THE VENERATION OF THE CROSS, brings us to Mid-Lent.
you glorious resurrection."the sacrificial lamb of Bright Week
Note: The FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION falls on March 25th every year (nine months before December 25th).
celebration of our a clean-up crew. The clean up Passion, O Christ...show us also the blood of Celebration! The daily services greet each in set-up crew and mockery... We worship your house, a reminder of extend the Paschal each other’s tables and
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT is dedicated to ST. JOHN OF THE LADDER (CLIMACUS), Abbot of Sinai, who in the 6th century wrote the ascetical work The Ladder of Divine Ascent.
time. There is a in purple of entry to the naturally want to family members, as we visit eaten at this clouds is wrapped the front door Week we will many our church serving pieces. No desserts are the heavens in following the service, and mark (scorch) a cross above Lent and Holy
to share with already cut into crown of thorns. He who wraps the candles home the struggles of guests, as well as
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT commemorates ST. MARY OF EGYPT.
easily cut or decked with a is to bring truly entered into to share with serving and bread the Angels is A Slavic tradition from Church" and stop worshiping. If we have a bit extra
The final, or SIXTH WEEK OF LENT, is called “THE WEEK OF THE PSALMS," because during it Jesus announces the sickness, death and burial of Lazarus.
already prepared for the tree. The King of Christ on it.we "take a break St. Paul of bringing for food preparation. Please bring fruit is hung on the corpus of having celebrated Pascha the tradition at not be available upon the waters procession and places
not mean that are blessed. There is also Please note: The kitchen will hung the earth the cross in joy. Bright Week does when the baskets provided.Long Suffering, O Lord." And, "Today He who the tree,” the priest carries Church with great ready to light
LAZARUS SATURDAY, the day before Palm Sunday, begins HOLY WEEK.
parish members. Fruit juice is Passion, O Lord. Glory to your is hung on kept by the bread. Have the candle guests and other and is crucified. We sing, "Glory to Your upon the waters season and is a loaf of for sharing with thorns, bears His cross hung the earth of the Paschal blessed, usually stuck into room, please bring extra placed on trial, is scourged, is crowned with sings, “Today He who the first week time it is spread around the as He is Gospel, as the choir BRIGHT WEEK is basket at the table but rather 9AM, NOON, & 2:30PM: We accompany Jesus of the 5th
the Kingdom.is in the on the buffet
THE HOURS AT hours. Following the reading ultimate harvest of Traditionally, a lit candle
is not placed THE READING OF two and half the final and Cheese Fare Sunday. Bring your favorites!no olive oil. Although the food opened, the dead arose.”PASSION GOSPELS SERVICE, which lasts about anticipate ourselves as Meat Fare or bring bread, fruit, and wine but smashed, the tombs were OF GOOD FRIDAY, or the 12 the Paschal season, concluding at Pentecost, we rejoice and first time since are invited to broken, its gates were during this service, called the VIGIL
On PALM SUNDAY we acclaim Christ as King.
50 days of enjoy for the All who participate it beheld Thee...its bonds were chant. We hold candles have fallen asleep, and during the that we now No meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, or olive oil; no dessertsdown death. "Hell shuddered when to be Orthodoxy's most moving the "first fruits" of those who meat, cheese, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs and sweets Liturgydestruction of death. His death tramples chant, considered by many celebrate the Lord's rising as for their family. This may includes after the Divine is itself the the majestic Znamenny Covenant, at Pascha we a Paschal basket and Holy Saturday death of Christ we again sing completed. Likewise, in the New Parishioners should bring Fast on Great evil as truth. And so the during His agony, betrayal, arrest and trial. At this service
the harvest was
Breaking of the make Christ accept the supper and the 50 days All foods acceptable begins Saturday morning.Christ, for it cannot
the apostles following wheat was offered, and then during
Pascha MorningTHE PASCHAL VIGIL do nothing against His words to of the new afternoon Paschal Feast.the night.death: Evil. The evil can Gospel readings of harvest; at Passover, the first sheaf prepare for the is kept throughout very source of this night. We keep vigil, listening to the of the wheat a nap and before the tomb it destroys the go to sleep as the period to perhaps take vigil of prayer saving death because Liturgy and eating, does not simply Pentecost were celebrated to our homes service, in which a salvation. It is a with me?” Likewise the Church, after celebrating the from Passover to meal together, we typically return VIGIL follows this for us, and for our watch one hour Testament, the seven weeks breakfast. Following our light THE ALL NIGHT the saving death with Him: “Could you not In the Old will share Paschal is “Arise, O Lord, and help us!”to us as awake and watch this season.be blessed, and together we
the Gospel Readings Christ is revealed disciples to stay
no kneeling during you like. The baskets will Resurrection appears. The prokeimenon before of Redemption. The death of
betrayal. He begged His during this time, and there is
prepare a “Pascha basket,” customarily containing meat, dairy products, cheese, eggs, butter, bread, and anything else theme of the also the day His agony and do not fast place. Each household should destroyed and the of evil is Supper, Jesus went to some Orthodox Christians the Paschal/Easter Baskets takes reading of Ezekiel's “The Dry Bones”. Now Hades is death. But this day After the Last God. For this reason Following the service, the Blessing of which include the condemned itself to Gospels.the Kingdom of traditional red eggs.
with scripture readings to death, this world has
of the Passion of the release, rest, and gladness of of the service, we receive the dead shall arise. The service concludes Having condemned Christ is the reading days a foretaste of St. John Chrysostom. At the conclusion Hades, announcing that the life.a clean-up crew. Following the potluck in these 50 the Divine Liturgy the darkness of preferred then, and still prefers, darkness to light, evil to good, and death to set-up crew and unbounded rejoicing. The Church experiences
St. John Chrysostom, and then celebrate
Son of God: The Holy Immortal, Who proceeds through revealed: a world which eat. There is a a "jubilee," a time of Paschal Homily of procession. It is the the world is foods ready to Testament is called Canon, attributed to St. John of Damascus, 7th century, is sung. We hear the not a funeral true nature of for food preparation. Please bring all time. The number "50” in the Old brilliantly lit. The Glorious Paschal Holy Shroud, but this is Holy Friday the not be available Christian understanding of
gates...” The people re-enter the Church, which is now
procession with the in our lives. On Great and keeping foods cold. The kitchen will dimension of the the cross, crying out “Lift up your we have a are still active two refrigerators for the most essential three times with Him.” During the service disappeared, but, on the contrary warm and the new life is on the door to Hades seeking evil have not for keeping foods Lord's rising to The Priest knocks Master, you did descend in this world. For sin and a warming oven rejoicing in the bestowing life!on earth O reality and power is allowed. There will be
Holy Week! That is because in the tombs
down to earth. Not finding him to their awful Lenten (please, no meat, poultry, fish, dairy, or eggs); however olive oil Great Lent or
And upon those Adam, you did come Church directs us be read. This meal is the Church Year—older even than by death,Kingdom of death. “Wishing to save
day of darkness, sin and evil, in which the Church Fathers will liturgical season of Trampling down death Life enters the is celebrated. It is a without unnecessary talk. Writings of the are the oldest from the dead,
depths.”no Eucharistic Liturgy eat soberly and Pascha to Pentecost
Christ is Risen in its gloomy the year when been slaves “in Egypt,” slaves to sin. We are to of rejoicing from Then we singbrought to Hades' prisoners, like lightning flashing
only day of we have all The 50 days of Heart.gladness, that You have Cross." This is the us to tear, reminding us that PASCHAL TIME: you in Purity
joy, how full the was called "Pascha of the
Passover Meal. The horseradish causes BRIGHT WEEK AND earth to Glorify death.” “Oh, how great the Church this day us of the No meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, or fishheld on the we share a at the conclusion the suffering servant us of the God's conversation with his son Isaac, as a type is Vespers. The three old Jesus as love.of evil men that will identify the last Supper, as His will the Lord as by the contract way, as we do Week for the the year, especially when one Unction is celebrated say the prayer (Matthew 26). She is the world...” (John 12). At the Presanctified The theme is an hour as
the End. The reading includes “shut up the Pharisees’ hypocritical religion, that is, those who think TUESDAY BRIDEGROOM ORTHROS evening): approaching. Each of us bridal chamber of evil of this of the Judas of us to denunciations of the that servant Whom to meet the Bridegroom” comes from the MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY OF HOLY fish and olive are traditionally eaten.procession around the receive the Palms during Orthros, a most beautiful ultimate coming to welcome Him into cook the food, serve, and clean up.of St. Paul work together may give a a Pancake Breakfast Lazarus Saturday Provided in gold.as the Polyglots sing Psalms 135 other miracles. In Lazarus, the friend of it. The final miracle a short and with the Canon for all Catechumens passion.”Friday, when we sing coming encounter between
a model of city of Alexandria, repented and lived the days that may be our the first week CANON OF ST. ANDREW OF CRETE is to conceive services. On this day to persevere in a renewal of the fellowship hour.Lenten but may icon to church of St. Basil the Great the Triumph of occur. Please take your leave, and having the
set up and no assigned set No meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, fish, olive oil or
service honoring the drink anything after drink anything all Holy Gifts presanctified In addition, the LITURGY OF On the remaining the first person, is a long WITH THE CANON of meals are OF LENT is not be missed the light of other to “forgive me,” and then exchange is read, accompanied by prostrations. At the conclusion swings in silence, its bells removed. The choir begins your face from transition into Lent. The service begins provided Ice Cream A normal coffee Ice Cream Social you. But if you the Lenten effort, our Lord said, we must seek observing a strict Great Lent. The prayer of services are introduced "CHEESE WEEK" SERVICES are transitional the Paschal season. Joy and thanksgiving Pascha is called The Lenten Fast acts of kindness, for we “are not under of remembering to leniency. It is important employment, school or in
to be considered
the Fast when not be obedient can be undertaken. However, it is not he or she recommend that someone year when oil kept as a the evening Church Holy Wednesday. Most eat a
week, a strict fast The week before
the Annunciation (March 24) and the Synaxis Head of Saint Sunday (one week before all times.amount of food on weekdays and
wine are permitted.backbones), olive oil and
From the second Monday and then do this. Some find it The first week the sixth through rules that we evening, this meal reminds and Holy Thursdaypermitted), similar to those Following the Liturgy THE FEET begins the prophecies of everything.” This speaks to 2) The story of near sacrifice of of the service which we encounter the world. Before the hands sign of love of love at darkness do to Christ was sealed in a prayerful service during Holy any time during Sacrament of Holy last time we ointment on Jesus
judgment of the (served Tuesday evening): be ready, for in such Matthew 24, the parable of of the world, but in fact condemnation of the mornings of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.(served on Sunday and Judgment are to enter the to cast the blinded the hearts vigilance. He calls each we hear the comes at midnight, and blessed is who must go their theme. The expression "Days of the the fellowship hour.is Lenten, and may include victory. Following the service, fish, wine and oil we have a Orthros begins to of the Palms Passover with us, we anticipate His suffer, but we also night before. They prepare and the communion. The Youth Group Liturgy the priest
Liturgy there is Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, the Priest vests Hallel, and in Greek Church and we of all the enemy, Death, and our Lord's victory over Sunday, this day forms by Small Compline Exorcisms and Renunciations Week of your Christ's own death. Lent ends on centered upon the Judean wilderness. She serves as in the Egyptian served. On some years participate in what this service during WITH THE ENTIRE Mary that she Lenten cycle of We sing “Before Thy Cross...,” and receive encouragement
is acclaimed as include wine in These meals are to bring a of Palm Sunday, the longer Liturgy This Sunday celebrates this will not the last to to help with wine. There will be AKATHIST SERVICEFridays. It is a not eat or not eat or faithful receive the the Canon.penitent heart.is chanted in The GREAT COMPLINE of the services. A minimal number The FIRST WEEK in our church, this service should hymns are sung, reminds us that all ask each St. Ephraim the Syrian to dark colors, the lights dim, the incense changes, and the censor is sung, “Turn not away we witness the hour a Church poultry
trespasses” (Matthew 6:14, 15).will also forgive before we begin Sunday that those ease us into elements of Lenten LAST JUDGMENT, "MEAT FARE" SUNDAY40 days, the Church celebrates feasting begins. The week after THE PASCHAL SEASONon prayer, repentance and doing law for us—rather, a voluntary way this and extends their place of living situation need or bishop regarding rules for fasting, since this would a Christian, a fuller participation as much as fasting. Traditionally, the Church Fathers in the entire the Last Supper. Holy Friday is before going to on Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Lent. Like the first HOLY WEEK(March 9), the Forefeast of Finding of the the Annunciation (March 25) and on Palm one's life at placed on the day is eaten oil. On weekends, olive oil and practiced. Meat, animal products (cheese, milk, butter, eggs, lard), fish (meaning fish with the Presanctified Liturgy.fast completely on are able to and nuns.Orthodox Church during The Lenten Fast until Holy Saturday Potluck on Great (oil and wine of those present.THE WASHING OF 3) The beginning of
you can do of God.Abraham and his he first part sacrifice. Holy Thursday is, above all else, the day in Himself, in Gethsemane, the sin of washing the apostles' feet as the as the sacrifice Judas. On Friday, the powers of On Wednesday, the rejection of for this service and spiritual healing, we offer this can be celebrated The Mystery or final Presanctified Liturgy, and is the who poured precious “now is the WEDNESDAY BRIDEGROOM ORTHROS five foolish virgins: “Therefore you also Liturgy we read and the light the service is is held the MONDAY BRIDEGROOM ORTHROS that the End
will be prepared us today. We are called exist in us. This same world of judgment and from the Gospels words, “Behold the Bridegroom five foolish virgins
of the Bridegroom, with vigilance as provide wine for
The fellowship hour our palms of Sunday Orthros Service. On this day St. John Chrysostom. Please arrive when with the distribution
to keep the into Jerusalem to preparations begin the Paschal Lamb for into crosses. Prior to the Following the Divine and Divine LiturgySaturday and Palm as the great us. Palms decorate the Lazarus, His friend, is the culmination grief which follow. Saturday reveals the Together with Palm Lazarus Saturday, this is followed
the service of see the Holy friend Lazarus, then soon in The week is solitude in the St. Mary, a harlot living Presanctified Gifts is final opportunity to time. Those who missed On most years, the following Wednesday, the SMALL COMPLINE angel Gabriel's announcement to part of the previous Sunday.the 14th century weekends, please do not No meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, fish or wine.
++We are encouraged
Lent, with the exception cleanup.Friday after Friday. If everyone participates
the clergy be participates is asked fully Lenten, meaning no meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, olive oil or POTLUCKS AFTER FRIDAY SALUTATIONS ) is served on be possible, we minimally do the PresanctifiedService, we ideally do Wednesday evening, during which the is served without a guilty and
St. Paul on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. This Canon, much of which services.and the length +++
Lenten journey. Obligatory for everyon of forgiveness Paschal forgiveness takes place, during which we the prayer of candle holders change bells. When the Prokeimenon At FORGIVENESS VESPERS liturgy. Immediately following coffee No meat or Father forgive your men their trespasses, your heavenly Father Forgiveness Sunday because FORGIVENESS, "CHEESE FARE" SUNDAY, is the last Vespers, in order to liturgically Lenten. Some of the journey.fasting. For the next service. With the proclamation, “Christ is risen!” the time of PASCHA, BRIGHT WEEK AND keep our focus is not a avoid certain foods. The Church understands eat meals at as one's health and with their priest create their own one matures as to faithfully do Lenten rules for the only Saturday
in remembrance of of each day a total fast separate from Great are permitted.Martyrs of Sebaste
First and Second the Feast of all areas of
Lent. No restriction is the monasteries, one meal a
of Great Lent. Octopus and shell-fish are allowed, as is vegetable for fasting are kept until after
day after sunset. Many Faithful do is kept. In practice, very few people
Orthodox Christians, not just monks monasteries of the
Orthodox websiteour last meal and Epiphany.fast day potluck
the right foot
THE RITE OF Blood.
Job's response, “I know that of the Son
1) The story of OF ST. BASIL: offered Himself in
voluntarily taking upon leaving this world. He acts by between, Thursday, the Lord acts: He offers Himself of Israel and HOLY THURSDAY: sins. We should prepare need for forgiveness evening. Actually this service HOLY UNCTION (served Wednesday evening): and repentance. This is our of the woman Christ, the growing conflict, the ultimate warning Man will come.”
five wise and to men.” During the Presanctified leaders of men The theme of THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS pray!we are warned lives, so that we leaders, and still blinds world continues to the end, and His parables watching...” In long passages begins with the five wise and
...are the Days
allowed, please do not Palm Sunday: No meat, poultry, dairy, eggs or winehosanna and holding the special Palm Divine Liturgy of kingdom visible. The day begins of the Church. As He comes remember his entrance pancake breakfast and cutting of the of the palms
we celebrate Orthros, followed by Baptisms joy of Lazarus known in Hebrew Palm Sunday to ministry, the raising of the days of Lenten potluck.for baptism on we wil have 40 days...we ask to person of His Christians.her life in held may differ.The next day, Thursday, the Liturgy of now given a for the last Son of God.to celebrate the It is not Orthodoxy celebrated the his teaching in allowed on the the service.++Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.Sundays of Great you, to minimize the the clean up to avoid having up crews, so everyone who These meals are for her intercession.THE LITTLE COMPLINE/AKATHIST SERVICE ( also called THE
the service. Should this not Sunday's Liturgy. In preparation for is served on the GREAT COMPLINE the yearnings of is chanted at week. There are daily of the fast good reason.us in our
peace. During the rite the rite of Lenten tone as afflicted,” Lent begins. The vestments and of bright vestments, bright lights and place.
held after the Liturgytheir trespasses, neither will your others. “If you forgive oil. It is called (4th Century) is said, with prostrations.
and Thursday evening and Friday are
of our Lenten
there is no
the midnight Paschal
under grace” (Romans 6:14).do evil, and to help mind that fasting be able to Christian required to Personal factors such encouraged to consult person try to the Lenten period. Each year as begin by resolving In short, these are the
Saturday . Holy Saturday is On Holy Thursday, wine is allowed at the end try to keep time of fasting
Gabriel (March 26), wine and oil (February 24) , the Holy Forty days, such as the are allowed on always encouraged in weekends of Great was done in during the weekdays weeks of Lent, the general rules food (bread, fruit, nuts) on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, the fast is a little each especially strict. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a total fast intended for all established within the from the Antiochian
Meant to be eves of Christmas
common meal. This is a of the service. The Priest rinses of God, from Isaiah.gift of Christ's Body and Job and of of the sacrifice testament readings include:VESPERAL DIVINE LITURGY touch Him, He has already His disciple. He acts by and testament before they will. On the day between the leaders for Holy Communion.remission of our is ill. However, because of our on Holy Wednesday of St. Ephraim the Syrian.image of love Liturgy we hear the rejection of you think not, the Son of the parable of kingdom of heaven they are the (served Monday evening): THE LITURGY OF must watch and
Christ. Throughout these days world from our and the Jewish vigilance, for this evil leaders of Israel, Christ's words concerning He shall find Bridegroom (Matthew 24). The Troparion (theme hymn), of these days parable of the WEEK oil. Again, although wine is Fellowship Hour on Church while singing and participate in service, followed by the make His invisible the spiritual Jerusalem We not only to prepare the demonstration of the and the folding by the parish On Lazarus Saturday
or “many mercies.” Because of the & 136. These Psalms are Jesus, we see ourselves. On Saturday evening, Great Vespers introduces of His public joyous prelude to of St. Lazarus and a are are preparing On Friday evening at Vespers “Having fulfilled the Christ and death, first in the repentance for all the rest of these services are most penitential service.of Lent are will be chanted and bear the we have fish, wine, and olive oil our Lenten struggles.the Triumph of The vindication of include olive oil. Although wine is to hold during replaces the usual Orthodoxy over Iconoclasm. On all the dirty dish/pot/bowl/pan home with same people doing clean up. We would like up or clean wineTheotokos and asking lunch.day prior to at the previous THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS Mondays of Lent penitential prayer expressing OF ST. ANDREW OF CRETE eaten during the intense, both in terms except for very the Resurrection sustains the kiss of of this service singing in the your child, for I am with the use Social will take hour will be following the Divine forgive not men the forgiveness of fast eat fish, dairy products, eggs, milk, cheese, butter or olive St. Ephraim the Syrian this week, especially at Tuesday in that Wednesday are the fulfillment Bright Week and is broken following the law but not sin and
to keep in prison may not as well. For example, an isolated Orthodox possible.or wise. The Faithful are recommended that a is able during new to fasting is not permitted.strict fast day, as is Holy services.
simple Lenten meal
is kept. Some Orthodox Christians Pascha, Holy Week, is a special of the Archangel John the Baptist Pascha). On other feast Fish, oil and wine during the meal, though moderation is two meals on
According to what
wine (all alcoholic drinks) are not consumed through the sixth eat only uncooked necessary to eat
