Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entrance of Christ into the royal city of Jerusalem. He rode on a colt for which He Himself had sent, and He permitted the people to hail Him publicly as a king. A large crowd met Him in a manner befitting royalty, waving palm branches…
Today's Saints
Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion The Apostle Jason was from Tarsus (Asia Minor). He was the first Christian in the city. The Apostle Sosipater was a native of Patra, Achaia. He is thought to be the same Sosipater mentioned in Acts 20:4. They both became disciples of Saint Paul, who even called them his kinsmen (Rom 16:21). Saint… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion The Martyrs Dada, Maximus and Quinctilian suffered under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), who issued a decree requiring everyone to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods during the public festivals, and to put Christians to death. Tarquinius and Gabinius, the emperor’s representatives in… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion Saint Cyril, Bishop of Turov, was born of rich parents in the thirties of the twelfth century in the city of Turov at the River Pripyat. From his early years Saint Cyril eagerly read the sacred books and attained a profound understanding of them. He studied not only in Russian, but also in Greek.… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion | |
Sunday, April 28 PALM SUNDAY Festal Matins 9:00 Divine Liturgy 10:00 Potluck (FWO) Bridegroom Matins 6:30 (confessions) Monday, April 29 Presanctified Liturgy 10:00 Bridegroom Matins 6:30 (confessions) Tuesday, April 30 Presanctified Liturgy 10:00 Bridegroom Matins 6:30 (confessions) Wednesday, May 1 Presanctified Liturgy 10:00 Bridegroom Matins 6:30 (confessions) Thursday, May 2 Mystical Supper Liturgy 2:00 Soup Supper Passion Gospels 6:30 Friday, May 3 Royal Hours 10:00 followed by decorating the tomb Holy Friday Vespers 2:00 Holy Saturday Matins: Lamentations before the tomb 6:30 Saturday, May 4 Baptisms 10:30 am Vesperal Liturgy 12:00 noon followed by Church decorating Reading of Acts 9:00 pm Nocturnes 11:30 pm |