Great Lent Services 2026 (Holy Week and Pascha)
Fasting for Presanctified Liturgy should begin after consumption of Lunch. Fasting through Great Lent should include abstaining from meat after Meatfare Sunday, and dairy products as well after Cheesefare Sunday. We may eat shellfish at any time, and fish with back bones on Annunciation, and the Entry into Jerusalem. Fasting for Holy Saturday should be a small dinner around 5PM in preparation for the Pascha Vigil Service at 11:30PM. All of us should regularly participate in Confession (once every three to four weeks) especially during Great Lent in preparation for Pascha. To facilitate regular Confession, we will continue to celebrate a General Confession and will be available for personal Confession after all Lenten services.
Services of Great Lent 2025
- February 25 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- March 1 (Sunday) 10 AM Divine Liturgy Sunday of Orthodoxy
- March 4 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- March 8 (Sunday) 10 AM Liturgy Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
- March 11 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- March 15 (Sunday) 10 AM Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross
- March 18 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- March 22 (Sunday) 10 AM Liturgy, St. John Climacus
- March 25 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM ? (Annunciation Most Holy Theotokos)?
- March 29 (Sunday) 10AM Divine Liturgy Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
- April 1 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- April 5 (Sunday) 10 AM Divine Liturgy Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem
- April 7 (Tuesday) 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- April 8 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM Sacrament of Holy Unction – Healing Sacrament, open to all Orthodox Christians
- April 10 (Friday) 7:00 PM Holy Friday Matins
- April 11-12 (Saturday-Sunday) 11:30PM Holy Pascha Vigil (Nocturns, Matins, Divine Liturgy and blessing of baskets)