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