Tuesday-Thursday at 8:30 am
* Tuesday Divine Liturgy is followed by coffee, refreshments and discussion
** Weekday schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the weekly bulletin.

HOLY DAYS at 8:30 am (unless otherwise noted.) Please check the current Bulletin for any changes.

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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, 2023

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts - Fridays during Great Lent at 5:30 pm

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Friday February 24 at 5:30 pm

Friday March 3 at 5:30 pm

Friday March 10 at 5:30 pm

Friday March 17 at 5:30 pm

Friday March 24 at 5:30 pm

Friday March 31 at 5:30 pm

Tuesday April 4 at 7 pm, with Holy Anointing

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The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a service unique to the Eastern Church and the Byzantine Rite. It is celebrated during the Great Fast, and provides the faithful with the opportunity to receive Holy Communion on those days when then the Eucharistic Sacrifice is not celebrated. The word "presanctified" indicates that the "gifts" (the Body and Blood of Christ) which are distributed at the service are those consecrated at a previous Eucharist. Historically, we know for a fact that the per-sanctified liturgy itself was used as early as 692 when it was decreed by the Council of Trullo that the liturgy would be served during the weekdays of Lent. We also have record of pre-sanctified being celebrated as early as the early 600s in writings of St. Gregory the Diologist.

Sunday, April 2
11:00 a.m. - Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, April 4
6:00 p.m. – Confessions
7:00 p.m. – Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts with Holy Anointing
Thursday, April 6
7:00 p.m. – Holy Thursday Vespers & Divine Liturgy
Friday, April 7
8:00 p.m. - Good Friday Burial Vespers
Saturday, April 8
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Vigil & Private Devotions at the Tomb of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Easter Sunday, Pascha April 9
10:00 a.m. – Matins of the Resurrection
11:00 a.m. – Easter Divine Liturgy
Afterward – Blessing of Easter Baskets