Schedule of Divine Services for Great Lent at All Saints of America
Beginning of Great Lent:
Sunday, March 17- Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom - 9:30 AM - Forgiveness Vespers, followed by the Rite of Forgiveness – immediately following Potluck lunch
1st Week of Great Lent (Clean Week):
Monday, March 18- Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance - 7 PM
Tuesday, March 19- Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance - 7 PM
Wednesday, March 20- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM
Thursday, March 21- Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance - 7 PM
Friday, March 22- 7:00 pm Akathist to the Mother of God
Saturday, March 23- Great Vespers 5 PM followed by confessions
Sunday, March 24- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 9:30 AM, Sunday of
Orthodoxy Vespers 4 PM @ St. Dimitri Romanian Church, Easton, CT
2nd Week of Great Lent
Monday March 25 – Vesperal Liturgy for Annunciation – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 27- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM
Friday, March 29- Akathist to the Mother of God - 7 PM
Saturday, March 30- Soul Saturday - Panhidka for Departed followed by General Confession – 5 PM
Sunday, March 31-, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ Ss Peter and Paul, Springfield, MA (with Bp. Benedict)
3rd Week of Great Lent
Wednesday, April 3 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM
Friday, April 5 – 7:00 pm Akathist to the Mother of God
Saturday, April 6 - Great Vespers 5 PM followed by personal confessions
Sunday, April 7- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM,
Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ St. Nicholas, Pittsfield, MA (with Bp Benedict)
4th Week of Great Lent
Wednesday, April 10- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 6:00 PM
Friday, April 12 - Akathist to the Mother of God 7 PM
Saturday April 13 - Great Vespers 5 PM followed by personal confessions
Sunday, April 14- Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, Lenten Vespers 4 PM @ Holy Transfiguration, New Haven, CT
5th Week of Great Lent
Wednesday, April 17 - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 6:00 PM
Friday, April 19 - 7:00 pm Ak Week of Great Lentathist to the Mother of God
Saturday, April 20- Great Vespers 5 PM followed by GENERAL Confessions (Church Cleaning in Morning)
Sunday, April 21 - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 9:30 AM, -
Holy Unction with Bishop Benedict @ Three Saints, Ansonia – 4:00 PM
6th Week of Great Lent
Wednesday, April 24- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 6:00 PM
Saturday April 27 – Lazarus Saturday – Divine Liturgy 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Great Vespers with blessing of Palms
Sunday April 28 – Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM , 4:00 pm - Bridegroom Matins @ All Saints in Hartford, CT
HOLY WEEK
Great and Holy Monday April 29 – Bridegroom Matins 7:00 PM
Great and Holy Tuesday April 30 – Bridegroom Matins 7:00 PM
Great and Holy Wednesday May 1 – Holy Unction 7:00 PM
Great and Holy Thursday May 2 – Divine Liturgy - Institution of the Eucharist 9:30 AM
Matins with the 12 Passion Gospels 6:30pm
Great and Holy Friday May 3 – Burial Vespers 3:00 PM
Matins with Lamentations 7:00 PM
Great and Holy Saturday May 4– 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 May 5 – Matins with Divine Liturgy of Pascha 12:00 AM (midnight Saturday evening)
Vespers of Pascha 12:00 pm (Noon)
Monday May 6 – 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.