Great Lent 2024

First Week (March 18–22)

Monday – Friday
5am – Midnight Office, Matins, Hours

Monday, Tuesday
6:30pm – Vespers, Great Compline with Great Canon (of St. Andrew of Crete)

Wednesday, Thursday
12pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
7pm – Great Compline with Great Canon (of St. Andrew of Crete)

Friday
12pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Weekends

Saturday
8am – Matins
9:15am – Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
11am – Holy Unction
12:30pm – Memorial Service
8pm – Great Vespers

Sunday
8:30am – Matins
10am – Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Week II (March 24–29)

Sunday, March 24
7pm – Festal Vigil for Annunciation

(†) Monday, March 25
9am – Akathist of Annunciation
10am – Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Annunciation

Tuesday – Friday
6am – Matins

Tuesday – Thursday
7pm – Vespers, Akathist, Compline

Friday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Week III (April 1–5)

Monday – Friday
6am – Matins

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
7pm – Vespers, Akathist, Compline

Wednesday, Friday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Week IV (April 8–12)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
6am – Matins

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
7pm – Vespers, Akathist, Compline

Wednesday
6am – Matins, Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Friday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Week V (April 15–19)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6am – Matins

Monday, Tuesday
7pm – Vespers, Akathist, Compline

Wednesday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
7pm – Matins with Great Canon (of St. Andrew of Crete)

Thursday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

Friday
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
7pm – Matins with Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos

Week VI (April 22–26)

Monday – Friday
6am – Matins

Monday, Thursday
7pm – Vespers, Akathist, Compline

(†) Tuesday, April 23
2pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for commemoration of St. George
8pm – Compline

Wednesday, Friday
12pm – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
8pm – Compline

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In general, the church services in our monastery are as follows:

Monday through Friday:
6.00 – Matins
18.00 – Vespers and Akathist
20.00 – Small Compline

Saturdays:
8.00 – Matins
9.00 – Divine Liturgy
11.00 – Holy Unction 
20.00 – Great Vespers

Sundays and feasts marked with a red cross:
9.00 – Matins
10.15 – Divine Liturgy
19.00 – Vespers and Paraklesis to the Mother of God