Holy Week Schedule

Schedule of Services for Holy Week and Pascha 2026

March 25, Wednesday Annunciation

Usual festal schedule for solemn feast with Divine Liturgy.

March 28 Lazarus Saturday

6:00 am Matins, and Divine Liturgy.

12:00 noon Noon Office.

4:30 pm Solemn Vespers of Palm Sunday.

6:30 pm Small Compline.

March 29 Palm Sunday

6:45 am Matins: in the church.

10:00 am Palm Blessing at the Shrine with procession into the church—followed by:

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (celebrant & homilist: Fr. Abbot).

4:30 pm Vespers.

6:30 pm Small Compline with Canon –Family Meeting.

March 30 Great and Holy Monday

5:30 am Matins with reading of the Holy Gospels

11:30 am Sixth Hour.

4:00 pm Presanctified Liturgy

6:30 PM Small Compline.

March 31 Great and Holy Tuesday

5:30 am Matins with reading of the Holy Gospels,

11:30 am Sixth Hour.

4:00 pm Presanctfied LITURGY.

6:30 PM Small Compline.

April 1 Great and Holy Wednesday

3:00 pm Penance Service with confessions; then, immediately:

4:00 PM Presanctified and Anointing Service..

April 2 Great and Holy Thursday

5:30 am Matins and First Hour.

11:30 am Sixth Hour.

4:00 pm Footwashing Service and Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Holy Meal (directly after the church services).

April 3 Great and Holy Friday

(Nothing but plain bread and water are set out.)

5:30 am Office of the Twelve Gospels.

11:30 am Sixth Royal Hour.

4:00 pm Vespers with Burial Service.

6:30 pm Small Compline.

April 4 Great and Holy Saturday

5:30 am Matins.

11:30 am Sixth Hour.

4:00 pm Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great for Pascha,

followed by a fasting meal of soup and bread.

11:30 pm ⇩ (See next entry below.) ⇩

April 5 ⇳ Great and Holy Pascha

11:30 pm Shroud Procession Service,

Matins, and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom;

festive breakfast.

10:45 am Resurrection Office – a brief moment of prayer,

not to replace or substitute for Divine Liturgy.

Lunch.

We then encourage our guests and neighbors to bring the blessing of Pascha to their own homes, friends, and family,

as the monks enter into a time of communal sharing among themselves.