Holy Week at St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Dallas Texas
2001
Holy Monday, March 27 / April 9 (April 9 is the civil date)
- 6:30 PM: Bridegroom Matins
Holy Tuesday, March 28 / April 10 (April 10 is the civil date)
- 6:30 PM: Bridegroom Matins
Holy Wednesday, March 29 / April 11 (April 11 is the civil date)
- 6:30 PM - Matins for the Institution of the Eucharist6:30 PM:
- Bridegroom Matins
Holy Thursday, March 30 / April 12 (April 12 is the civil date)
- 10 AM - Vesperal Divine Liturgy - the institution of the Eucharist
Holy Friday, March 31 / April 13 (April 13 is the civil date)
- 10 AM - Royal Hours
- 12 pm - Decorating the tomb following Royal Hours
- 3 PM - Vespers
- 4:30 PM - Dinner
- 6 PM - Lamentations Matins with procession of the Epitaphios
Holy Saturday, April 1 / April 14 (April 14 is the civil date)
- 10:30 AM - Hours
- 11 AM - Vesperal Divine Liturgy
- ~ 10 PM - Reading of the Acts
- 11:30 PM – Midnight Office
- 12 Midnight (Sunday Morning) – Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy
- 3:30 AM (Sunday morning) - Blessing of Baskets and feast
PASCHA, Sunday, April 2 / April 2 (April 2 is the civil date)
NOTE: THERE IS NO DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY AT THE
USUAL MORNING TIME OF 10:00 AM! THE PASCHAL LITURGY WILL BE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, FOLLOWING PASCHAL MATINS, WHICH BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY
- 12 Midnight (Sunday) – Paschal Matins, Divine Liturgy
- 3:30 AM (Sunday morning) - Blessing of Baskets and feast
- 2:00 PM - Agape vespers, followed by Paschal feast at Pelagia's home
ALL ARE INVITED!
ALL GUESTS, please celebrate with us, and join us in the feast!