Anouncements

APRIL

Sunday, April 13  
Palm Sunday 
The Holy Priest-Martyr Artemon and Those with Him (284-305). 
Note: From today until Thomas Sunday only service from the Triodion nay be taken; service 
from Meneon are to be omitted (cf. Dolnytsky Typikon p. 373). Memorial services for the 
deceased (except for funerals) are forbidden in church. Funerals on Great Monday through 
Great Wednesday may be celebrated in church using the Service of Burial of the Deceased 
as prescribed by the Trebnyk.  Bodies of the deceased may never be brought into church 
from Great Thursday through Easter Sunday.  In the latter case, funerals must take place at 
the funeral home chapels. 
Bright vestments.  Resurrection service is omitted. 
Festal Gospel at Matins: Matthew §83 [21:1-11, 15-17]. 

Note: Willow branches may be blessed at the Matins, before the Divine Liturgy, or after the 
Ambo Prayer of the Liturgy. 
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Service and Reading for Palm/Willow Sunday, including 
proper antiphons, introit and hirmos. 
Epistle: Philippians §247 [4:4-9]. 
Gospel: John §41 [12:1-18]. 
Note: Willows may be distributed at Matins or before the Liturgy (the custom in Ukraine is 
for the faithful to hold a willow during the Liturgy). Following the Liturgy, anointing with the 
holy oil (myrovannia) of the faithful and distribution of blessed prosfora. 

HOLY WEEK 
Monday, April 14 
Our Holy Father Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome (655); and Newly Revealed Martyrs 
Anthony, John and Eustathius (1342). 
Dark vestments. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Entrance with the 
Gospel. Readings for Monday of the Passion Week: Exodus 1:1-20; Job 1:1-12. After “Let 
my prayer rise…”, reading of the Gospel – Matthew §98 [24:3-35]. 
Tuesday, April 15 
The Holy Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus (54-68). 
Dark vestments. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Entrance with the 
Gospel. Readings for Tuesday of the Passion Week: Exodus 2:5-10; Job 1:13-22. After “Let 
my prayer rise…”, reading of the Gospel – Matthew §102 [24:36-26:2]. 
Wednesday, April 16 
The Holy Virgins and Martyrs Agapia, Irene and Chionia (284-305). 
Dark vestments. Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Entrance with the 
Gospel. Readings for Wednesday of the Passion Week: Exodus 2:11-22; Job 2:1-10. After 
“Let my prayer rise…”, reading of the Gospel – Matthew §108 [26:6-16]. 
Thursday, April 17 
Our Venerable Father Simeon of Persia (341); the Venerable Acacius, Bishop of Melitene 
(431- 50).  
Bright vestments. Vesper-Liturgy of S. Basil the Great. Proper Cherubikon and Communion 
Hymn. 
Note: This is Vesper-Liturgy and properly should be celebrated in the afternoon or early 
evening. Dolnytskyj’s Typik, referencing the Synod of Lviv, reminds us that only one Liturgy 
is permitted in each church today; also, recited Liturgies are forbidden (p. 385). 
Concelebration by the clergy of a parish or institution is proper, as the Sacrament of the 
Priesthood was instituted today. 
Readings for the Great Holy Thursday: Exodus 19:10-19; Job 38:1-23; 42:1-5; Isaiah 50:4
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Note: Small litany with the Trisagion, and, from that point, the Liturgy of St. Basil the 
Great, at which we take everything of Great Thursday Liturgy only, including proper 
Cherubicon (sung also instead of “That we may receive…”, the Communion hymn and “May 
our mouths be filled…”) and Irmos.  
Epistle: 1 Corinthians §149 [11:23-32]. Gospel: Matthew §107 [26:2-20]; John §Mid-44 
[13:3-17]; Matthew §Mid-108 [26:21-39]; Luke §Mid-109 [22:43-45]; Matthew §Mid-108 
[26:40-27:2]. 
Later in the evening: Anticipated matins of the Great Friday (Passion Gospels/Strasty) 
At the Service of the Lord’s Passion: Dark Vestments. Twelve Gospel readings: John §46 
[13:31-18:1]; John §58 [18:1-28]; Matthew §109 [26:57-75]; John §59 [18:28-19:16]; 
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Matthew §111 [27:3-32]; Mark §67 [15:16-32]; Matthew §113 [27:33-54]; Luke §111 
[23:32-49]; John §61 [19:25-37]; Mark §69 [15:43-47]; John §62 [19:38-42]; Matthew 
§114 [27:62-66]. 
Note: By custom, vestments of all colors are worn for the reading of the twelve Gospels, 
starting and ending with the dark color. 
Friday, April 18

 
Good Friday 
Our Venerable Father John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolitan (c. 842). 
Note: Today is a day of fasting and strict abstinence: meat and dairy products are 
forbidden and we should limit the amount of food we consume.  
Dark vestments.  
Before noon: Royal Hours. 
In the afternoon: Vespers and procession with the Holy Shroud. 
In the evening: Anticipated Matins of the Holy and Great Saturday: Jerusalem Matins. 

Saturday, April 19  
Great and Holy Saturday 
Our Venerable Father John the Ancient Hermit (c. 800). 
Dark vestments, however, we change to bright vestments after the epistle of the Vesper
Liturgy. 
Note: Today we abstain from meat.  
In the afternoon or early evening Vesper-Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. 
At Vespers with Liturgy of St. Basil: 
Readings: Genesis 1:1-13; Isaiah 60:1-16; Exodus 12:1-11; Jonah (whole book); Joshua 
5:10-15; Exodus 13:20-15:19 and Troparion (Tone 5) with verses; Zephaniah 3:8-35; 3 
Kings 17:8-24; Isaiah 61:10-62:5; Genesis 22:1-18; Isaiah 61:1-9; 4 Kings 4:8-37; Isaiah 
63:11-64:5; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Daniel 3:1-56 and verses with a refrain. 
Small litany with the Trisagion, and, from that point, the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, at 
which we take everything of Great Saturday Liturgy only, including proper Cherubikon and 
Irmos. Instead of Alleluia – special verses, during the singing of which the priest changes 
from dark to bright (silver white) vestments. 
Instead of Trisagion – “All you who have been baptized.”  
Scripture readings for the Great Saturday: 
Epistle: Romans §91 [6:3-11]. 
Gospel: Matthew §115 [28:1-20]. 
Note: After the Ambo Prayer blessing of the prosfora and wine, without the vigil litija 
(Dolnytskyj’s Typik, p. 403). The blessing of Easter foods may be anticipated today, 
although, properly, it is done following Resurrection Matins on Easter.   
Before midnight or early Easter Sunday Morning: Midnight Office (Nadhrobnoe), removal of 
the holy Shroud to the altar.  (The Typik prescribes dark vestments for this service, but if it 
is held immediately before Paschal Matins, bright vestments may be worn, especially since 
they have already been worn earlier in the day at the Vesper-Liturgy). 

Easter Sunday, April 20 
The Glorious And Holy Sunday Of The Resurrection Of Our Lord, God And Savior 
Jesus Christ 
Our Venerable Father Theodore Trichinas. 
Note: There is no fasting this week. Bright vestments are worn throughout the Pentecostal 
season. 
At Paschal Matins: Procession around the church; chanting of Paschal Troparion with 
verses and everything else as in Horologion. Priests are in full vestments. 
Note: The Holy Doors as well as the side doors of the Iconostasis are left open throughout 
Bright Week. 
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At the Liturgy: Festal Service for Pascha, including proper Antiphons, Entrance Hymn and 
Irmos. Instead of Trisagion – “All those who have been baptized…” 
Gospel is read in various languages. Paschal Dismissal with the Cross. 
After the Ambo Prayer: Blessing of the Artos. 
Scripture readings for the Holy and Great Easter Sunday:  
Epistle: Acts §1 [1:1-8].  
Gospel: John §1 [1:1-17]. 
Note: Dismissal with the Cross is also taken throughout Bright Week, and (only after the 
Liturgy) on all Sundays until the Apodosis of Pascha, on Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost, and 
on the Apodosis itself. It may also be taken whenever people are present in church in large 
numbers. 
The Paschal Order: 
The Tropar of Easter, Christ is Risen… is sung thrice following the opening exclamation of 
the priest and following each service; this Troparion is also sung in place of the following: 
“Blessed is He…”, “We have seen the true Light…”, “May our mouths be filled…” (thrice), 
“Blessed be the name of the Lord…” (thrice), and, before the Dismissal, instead of “Glory be 
to the Father…”. Instead of “It is truly right” – Irmos of Pascha (except on Mid-Pentecost 
and its apodosis). First and Third Antiphons of Sunday; final Kondak of Easter (except in the 
Thomas Week); in place of the Holy God: All you who have been baptized. 
Note: Today the priest blesses Paschal foods (after Matins or following the Liturgy). 
However, this blessing is not performed in church.