{"id":496,"date":"2025-12-26T13:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christthesavior.us\/?page_id=496"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:42:55","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christthesavior.us\/?page_id=496","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Daily Cycle of Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This table contains the entirety of the daily cycle of services. It is typical for large-enough monastic communities to be able to serve the entire cycle of services every day of the year. As a parish of laypeople we only serve a few of these services on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(source: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_worship#Daily_cycle_of_services<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service<\/strong><\/td>Traditional Time<\/td>Themes<\/td><\/tr>
Vespers (Daily or Great)<\/td>At sunset<\/td>Glorification of God, the Creator of the world and its Providence<\/td><\/tr>
Compline (Small or Great)<\/td>At bedtime<\/td>Harrowing of Hell<\/td><\/tr>
Midnight Office<\/td>At midnight<\/td>Last Judgment<\/td><\/tr>
Orthros a.k.a. Matins<\/td>Morning watches, ending at dawn<\/td>The Lord having given us not only daylight but spiritual light, Christ the Savior<\/td><\/tr>
First Hour<\/td>At ~6 AM<\/td>Pilate<\/td><\/tr>
Third Hour<\/td>At ~9 AM<\/td>Holy Spirit<\/td><\/tr>
Sixth Hour<\/td>At noon<\/td>crucifixion<\/td><\/tr>
Ninth Hour<\/td>At ~3 PM<\/td>Christ’s death which happened at this hour.<\/td><\/tr>
Typica<\/td>follows sixth or ninth hour<\/td>Served in lieu of Liturgy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our Regular Parish Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a parish we serve a number of services on a weekly basis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday at 6 P.M. – 9th Hour and Great Vespers
Sunday at 9 A.M. – Orthros
Sunday at 10 A.M. – The Divine Liturgy
Wednesday at 6 P.M. – Paraklesis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also serve a reader-led Daily Vespers throughout the week when leaders are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many parishes will do a Daily Vespers on Wednesdays instead of Paraklesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Services of Initiation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Often times these services are held during or after a Divine Liturgy and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Litia and Artoklasia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Memorial Service<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Admittance to the Catechumenate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Crowning Ceremony (Wedding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Removal of the Crowns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Baptism and Chrismation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Churching of a New Mother<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Reader’s Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In the event a priest cannot be present for a service, services can be lead by a layperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Usually the highest ranking person present, up to a deacon, would lead a Reader’s service but oftentimes it can be done by whoever is leading the chant, man or woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the event Divine Liturgy is not served we will have a Reader’s Orthros and Typika around the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Great Vespers, likewise, can also be done as Reader’s Vespers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our Daily Vespers done throughout the week is a Reader’s service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Compline is frequently done at home as a prayer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our Lenten Parish Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In addition to our normal services, during we Lent we often serve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Forgiveness Vespers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Great Compline<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Little Compline<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Presanctified Divine Liturgy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Canon of St. Andrew (4 parts, in conjunction with Great Compline)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Life of St. Mary in Conjunction with the Final Canon of St. Andrew<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bridgegroom Matins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Holy Wednesday<\/strong>\n
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      • Service of Holy Unction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Holy Thursday<\/strong>\n
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        • Vesperal Liturgy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Twelve Passion Gospels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Holy Friday<\/strong>\n
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          • Royal Hours and Typika<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Taking Down of the Cross Vespers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Orthros Lamentations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Reading of the Psalms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Holy<\/strong> Saturday Morning<\/strong>\n
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            • Vesperal Divine Liturgy and Baptisms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Holy<\/strong> Saturday Night<\/strong>\n
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              • Rush Process, Paschal Orthros, Paschal Liturgy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Pascha (Sunday) Morning<\/strong>\n
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                • Agape Vespers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Bright Week<\/strong>\n
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                  • Paschal Orthros<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Paschal Liturgy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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