Schedule of Holy Services

Mar 21 - Mar 29 Palm Sunday

Saturday Mar 21 AKATHISTOS SATURDAY, p 228

8:40 am Akathistos Hymn to the Theotokos

9:00 am Divine Liturgy for The Sally Rock Family

6:00 pm Vespers for Sunday

Hebrew Readings for Sunday

Judges 9:1–25, 50–56 & Isaiah 53:7–12

Sun Mar 22  FIFTH Sunday  OF THE GREAT FAST, ST MARY OF EGYPT & tone 8, p. 230 & 161

9:00 am Confessions & Choir Practice

9:40 amAkathistos Hymn Theotokos

10:00 am Liturgy of St Basil the Great  

For our Parish Members

11:45 amECF Classes & Enquiry Meet

St Nicholas Fontana

5:00 pm Parish Divine Liturgy

SIXTH  WEEK OF THE GREAT FAST during this week, we go from the Canon of Lazarus, the poor man, abused by the rich, and follow Christ on his way to Bethany to give life to Lazarus, his friend, the promise of Resurrection to All. On Friday we conclude the fast for 40 days and begin the fast of Holy Week. And Vespers, we read the story of Joseph and his brothers. Joseph is a type of Jesus, the Messiah, who died and is risen. 

Monday Mar 23 9:00 am Lenten Matins 

Tuesday Mar 24 9:00 am Lenten Matins

Wednesday Mar 25

THE SOLEMN FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION with Bishop Artur

      7:30 Vesper/Liturgy & Reading of the 4 Gospel

Happy Anniversary Deacon Jonathan & Susan

Thursday Mar 26 9:00 am Lenten Matins

Friday Mar 27 9:00 am Lenten Matins

St Nicholas Fontana (Fr Stephen)

7:00 pm Presancified Liturgy

Sat Mar 28, LAZARUS SATURDAY

9:00 am Divine Liturgy 

+Yvonne Lavenia by Friends

6:00 pm Vespers for Sunday

Hebrew Readings for Vespers

Genesis 49:1–2, 8–12, Zephaniah 3:14–19, Zachariah 9:9–15

Sunday, Mar 29 PALM SUNDAY

 9:00 am Confessions & Choir Practice

 9:40 am Third Hour

10:00 am Blessing of the Palms, Procession & Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

for our parish members

11:45 am ECF Classes & Enquiry Meet

St Nicholas Fontana   5:00 pm Blessing of Palms & Procession &  Divine Liturgy 

The fasts of the liturgical year are to be kept in accordance with the Norms of Particular Law of the Byzantine Metropolitan Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh.

Canon 204. On the days of precept, and from the first day of the Great Fast through Bright Monday, the eparchial bishop is not to be absent from the eparchy unless for grave reason.

Canon 838: 1. It is recommended that marriages not take place during the Great Fast nor during the Great and Holy Week.

Canon 880: 2. Strict abstinence is to be observed on the first day of the Great Fast and on Great Friday. Simple abstinence is to be observed on Wednesdays and Fridays of the Great Fast.

Strict abstinence forbids the use of meat and dairy products, including eggs. Simple abstinence forbids the use of meat and meat products. The laws of strict and simple abstinence bind all the faithful of the Eparchy of Phoenix.

Expectant and nursing mothers, infants, those with serious health conditions, and those under physician’s orders are exempt from the laws of strict abstinence.

Parish priests and monastic superiors, for a just cause, may grant to individuals and families a dispensation of the prescribed strict abstinence or simple abstinence or a commutation to another equivalent penance.

Clerics, catechists, and parents are to see to it that minors are educated in the authentic sense of penance.