Now Serving the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Now Serving the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great - 02/25/18

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During the Lenten season we may notice that the Divine Liturgy is a little different. This is because we are celebrating the Liturgy of St Basil the Great. In the 4th century Church the liturgy of St. Basil was celebrated every Sunday and feast day of the whole year. It was the official Eucharistic Liturgy to be celebrated on a regular basis throughout the year. Towards the end of the first quarter of the second millennium the Liturgy of Saint Basil was replaced by the liturgy attributed to Saint John Chrysostom another 4th century father of the Church. Some say that the reason for the celebration of Saint Basil's liturgy during Lent is because of the conservative liturgical character of Lent. And since it is the intention of the Church to dedicate more time to prayer during Lent, that it is a good opportunity to teach the faithful dogma by offering for their hearing and singing the profound and all-embracing theological elucidations of the Basilian Liturgy. It is also said that it served during Lent because of its expressively doctrinal and educational character. Listen and you will hear the wisdom and beauty of this liturgy on the Sunday's of Great Lent. Handouts will be available.

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This Week's Schedule

Monday, March 3rd

Great Compline with the

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4th

Great Compline with the

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5th

Ninth Hour

at 8:45 a.m.

Presanctified Liturgy

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Great Compline with the

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 6th

Great Compline with the

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, March 7th

Ninth Hour

at 5:45 p.m.

Presanctified Liturgy & Lenten Potluck

at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 8th

St. Theodore

Hours

at 8:40 a.m.

Divine Liturgy

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Great Vespers

(livestreamed)

at 5:00 p.m.

followed by

Confessions

Sunday, March 9th

Sunday of Orthodoxy

Matins

at 8:00 a.m.

Divine Liturgy with Icon Procession

at 9:00 a.m.

(livestreamed)

followed by

Fellowship

†††

Mission Talk

at 3:00 p.m.

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