Schedule of Divine Services for Great Lent at All Saints of America

Beginning of Great Lent:

Sunday, February 22 - Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 9:30 AM Forgiveness Vespers, followed by the Rite of Forgiveness

1st Week of Great Lent (Clean Week):

Monday, February 23 - Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance – 6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 24- Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance – 6:00 PM

Wednesday, February 25- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM

Thursday, February 26- Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance – 6:00 PM

Friday, February 27- Akathist to the Mother of God – 6:00 PM

Saturday, February 28- Great Vespers 5 PM – Followed by personal confession

Sunday, March 1- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 9:30 AM, Sunday of

Orthodoxy Vespers 6 PM @ St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange, CT

2nd Week of Great Lent

Wednesday, March 4- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM

Friday, March 7 - Akathist to the Mother of God – 6:00 PM

Saturday, March 7 Soul Saturday - Panhidka for Departed followed by General Confession

Sunday, March 8-, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ Christ the Savior, Southbury, CT

3rd Week of Great Lent

Wednesday, March 11- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM

Friday, March 13 – Akathist to the Mother of God - 6:00 PM

Saturday, March 14 - Great Vespers 5 PM followed by personal confessions

Sunday, March 15- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM,

Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ St. Demetrious Romanian Orthodox Church, Easton, CT

4th Week of Great Lent

Wednesday, March 18- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM

Friday, March 20 - Akathist to the Mother of God 6:00 PM

Saturday March 21 - Soul Saturday - Panhidka for Departed followed by Personal Confession

Sunday, March 22- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ St. Alexis, Clinton, CT

5th Week of Great Lent

Wednesday, March 25- Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Annunciation, 6:00 pm

Friday, March 27 - Akathist to the Mother of God 6:00 PM

Saturday, March 28– 9:00 AM – Church Cleaning, Great Vespers 5 PM followed by Personal Confessions

Sunday, March 29 - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, Holy Unction 4 PM @ Three Saints, Ansonia, CT

6th Week of Great Lent

Tuesday March 31, - Akathist to St. Innocent 6:00 PM

Wednesday, April 1 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 6:00 PM

Saturday April 4– Lazarus Saturday – Divine Liturgy 9:30 am –

5:00pm Great Vespers with blessing of Palms – Followed by General Confession

Sunday April 5 – Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM , Bridegroom Matins @ All Saints, Hartford, CT 4:00 PM

HOLY WEEK

Great and Holy Monday April 6 – Bridegroom Matins 6:00 PM

Great and Holy Tuesday April 7 – Bridegroom Matins 6:00 PM

Great and Holy Wednesday April 8 – Holy Unction 6:00 pm

Great and Holy Thursday April 9 –  Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM

                                                       Matins with the 12 Passion Gospels 6:00pm

Great and Holy Friday April 10 – Burial Vespers 3:00 PM

                                                Matins with Lamentations 6:00 PM

Great and Holy Saturday April 11– Vesperal Liturgy of the decent into Hades with 15 OT readings 9:30 AM

-          NOCTURNS of Pascha 11:30 PM

Great and Holy Pascha

Sunday April 12 – Matins with Divine Liturgy of Pascha 12:00 AM (midnight Saturday evening)

                                Vespers of Pascha 12:00 pm (Noon)

Monday April 13– Bright Monday – Paschal Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM

The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power and idle

talk.

But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant.

Yea O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge my brother, for blessed

art thou unto ages of ages. Amen.