I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my firm foundation, my refuge, and my deliverer.
Wed
1MayHoly Wednesday
6:00pm Bridegroom Matins with the Sacrament of Holy AnnointingThu
2MayHoly Thursday
9:30am Vesperal Divine Liturgy (The Last Supper)
6:00pm Matins of Holy Friday (Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels)Fri
3MayHoly Friday
9:30am Royal Hours
12:00pm: Set up Tomb
3:00pm Vespers (Taking Down from the Cross)
4:30pm Psalm reading at tomb begins
6:00pm Matins of Holy Saturday (Lamentations with Procession)
8:00pm Psalm reading at tomb all nightSat
4MayHoly Saturday
9:05am 9th Hour & Typica
9:30am Vesperal Divine Liturgy, Agape Meal, Reading of Acts at the tomb
2:30pm Set up for Pascha
10:30pm Reading of Acts
11:30pm Pascha: Midnight Office,Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy, Blessing of Baskets, Agape PotluckSun
5MayPASCHA
3:00pm Vespers of Pascha & Reading of Gospels in many languages
Synaxis of the Saints of North America
TROPARION — As the bountiful harvest of Your sowing of salvation, the lands of North America offer to You, O Lord, all the saints who have shone in them. By their prayers keep the Church and our land in abiding peace through the Theotokos, O most Merciful One.
— commemorated on June 18th (OUR PARISH FEAST DAY!)
"Truly, not a single earthly pleasure can satisfy our heart. We are strangers on earth, pilgrims and travelers; our home and fatherland are there in heaven, in the heavenly kingdom; and there does not exist on earth things that could perfectly satisfy our desires."
- St. Innocent of Alaska