March 27, 2016 PASCHA

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST PASCHAL MATINS The clergy, fully vested as for Divine Liturgy in bright vestments, come before the altar in the usual order and all together they make a bow. A light is struck within the Altar, the First Priest lights the...

The Mercy of the Eucharist

The Mercy of the Eucharist In many churches of the Eastern rites, it’s traditional for the congregation to gather outside the sealed church on Easter morning, symbolizing Christ’s time in the tomb. The priest, with his hand cross, knocks three times on the main door...

March 26, 2016 Great and Holy Saturday

Great Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Accept our evening prayers, O holy Lord, and grant us the remission of our sins, for You alone have revealed to the world...

His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav' Paschal Message (ENG/UKR)

EASTER MESSAGE OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV   Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters, Dearly Beloved in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church   Christ is Risen! The first-born male from the...