Schedule

Paschal Troparion:
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.

Before the dawn, Mary and the women came and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a man the One who is everlasting light? Behold the clothes in the grave! Go and proclaim to the world: The Lord is risen! He has slain death, as He is the Son of God, saving the race of men.”

Kontakion:
Thou didst descend into the tomb, O Immortal, Thou didst destroy the power of death! In victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God, proclaiming “Rejoice” to the myrrhbearing women, granting peace to Thy apostles, and bestowing resurrection on the fallen.

Sacrament of Holy Unction for Orthodox Christians - 7:00 p.m.

Holy and Great Thursday Vespers and
Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m.
Matins of Good Friday and the Reading of the
12 Passion Gospels - 7:00 p.m.

Holy Friday Vespers and Placing of Holy Shroud in Center of Church - 2:00 p.m.
Matins of Holy Saturday - 7:00 p.m.

Holy Saturday Vespers and Divine Liturgy of
St. Basil - 9:00 a.m.
Nocturnes - 11:30 p.m.
Resurrection Matins - Midnight

Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior -
Paschal Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m.
Paschal Vespers

Bright Monday - Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m.

Bright Tuesday - Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m.

Prokeimenon in the 8th Tone:
This is the day created by the Lord! Let us rejoice and be glad on it!
(Vs.) O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever!

Epistle:
The Reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (Acts 1:1-8)

In those days, O The-oph'ilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen. To them He presented Himself alive after His passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them He charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come together, they asked Him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Sama'ria and to the end of the earth."

Alleluia Verses:
Thou didst arise and have mercy on Zion.
(Vs.) The Lord looked down from heaven upon the earth.