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Sat 4 |
English Vigil – 4:00 PM; Slavonic Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel 1: Matt. 28:16-20.
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Sun 5 |
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Beginning of the Lenten Triodion. Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Commemoration of the departed, those who were persecuted for their faith in Christ. One Liturgy, with Hours (due to the annual meeting of the parish) – 9:40 AM. Scripture: II Tim. 3:10-15; Luke 18:10-14. For the New Martyrs: Rom. 8:28-39; Luke 21:12-19. |
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Sat 11 |
English Vigil – 4:00 PM; Slavonic Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel 2: Mark 16:1-8. |
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Sun 12 |
Sunday of the Prodigal Son. Synaxis of the ‘Three Hierarchs’ – Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. English Hours and Liturgy – 7:40 AM; Slavonic Hours and Liturgy – 10:10 AM. Scripture: I Cor. 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32. For the Hierarchs: Heb. 13:7-16; Matt. 5:14-19. |
Tue 14 |
Vigil – 6:30 PM. Gospel: Luke 2:25-32. |
Wed 15 |
THE MEETING OF THE LORD. Hours and Liturgy – 6:40 AM. Scripture: Heb. 7:7-17; Luke 2:22-40. |
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Sat 18 |
Memorial Saturday: Commemoration of the Departed. Matins, Hours and Requiem Liturgy – 7:40 AM. Scripture: I Cor. 10:23-28; Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36. For the Departed: I Thess. 413-17; John 5:24-30. |
Sat 18 |
English Vigil – 4:00 PM; Slavonic Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel 3: Mark 16:9-20. |
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Sun 19 |
Sunday of the Dread Judgment (Meatfare Sunday). English Hours and Liturgy – 7:40 AM; Slavonic Hours and Liturgy – 10:10 AM. Scripture: 1 Cor. 8:8-9:2; Matt. 25:31-46. Final day to eat meat before Great Lent. |
February 20-26 – Maslenitsa (Fast-free week, but no meat). |
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Sat 25 |
English Vigil – 4:00 PM; Slavonic Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel 4: Luke 24:1-12.
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Sun 26 |
The Commemoration of the Exile of Adam from Paradise. Cheesefare Sunday. English Hours and Liturgy – 7:40 AM; Slavonic Hours and Liturgy – 10:10 AM. Scripture: Rom. 13:11-14:4; Matt. 6:14-21. |
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Sun 26 |
Forgiveness Sunday. Vespers and the Rite of Forgiveness – 6:30 PM. |
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Mon 27 |
BEGINNING OF GREAT LENT. The Rules of Great Lent: Fish is permitted on the Feast of the Annunciation (April 7) and the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (April 8). Wine and oil are permitted on all Saturdays and Sundays of Lent (with the exception of Great and Holy Saturday [April 14], when only wine is permitted); on March 28, the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete; and April 12, Great and Holy Thursday. Wine without oil is permitted on April 14, Great and Holy Saturday. On all other days of Great Lent we abstain from fish, wine and oil. |
Mon 27 |
Clean Monday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers – 7:00 AM. |
Mon 27 |
Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete – 6:30 PM. The English reading of the Canon will take place simultaneously in the upper room of the parish house. |
Tue 28 |
Clean Tuesday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers – 7:00 AM. |
Tue 28 |
Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete – 6:30 PM. The English reading of the Canon will take place simultaneously in the upper room of the parish house. |
Wed 29 |
Clean Wednesday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 7:00 AM. |
Wed 29 |
Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete – 6:30 PM. The English reading of the Canon will take place simultaneously in the upper room of the parish house. |
BEGINNING OF MARCH |
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Thu 1 |
Clean Thursday. Matins, Hours, Typica and Vespers – 7:00 AM. |
Thu 1 |
Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete – 6:30 PM. The English reading of the Canon will take place simultaneously in the upper room of the parish house. |
Fri 2 |
Clean Friday. Matins, Hours and Typica – 7:00 AM. |
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Fri 2 |
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – 7:00 PM. |
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Sat 3 |
Saturday of St. Theodore the Tyro. Matins, Hours and Liturgy – 7:40 AM. Scripture: Heb. 1:1-12; Mark 2:23-3:5. For St. Theodore: II Tim. 2:1-10; John 15:17-16:2. |
Sat 3 |
English Vigil – 4:00 PM; Slavonic Vigil – 6:30 PM. Matins Gospel 5: Luke 24: 12-35. |
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Sun 4 |
First Sunday of Lent – The Sunday of Orthodoxy. English Hours and Liturgy – 7:40 AM; Slavonic Hours and Liturgy – 10:10 AM. Scripture: Heb. 11:24-26, 11:32-12:2; John 1:43-51. Following both Liturgies – the Moleben for the Conversion of Those Who Have Departed into Error. |
Sun 4 |
In the Greek Cathedral of St. Sophia on Massachusetts Ave., solemn conciliar Vespers on the occasion of the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy – 5:30 PM. |