HOLY RESURRECTION ORTHODOX CHURCH

Albuquerque, NM

GREAT AND HOLY FAST CALENDAR FOR 2008

March 1 (NS) Saturday 4:45 PM Commemoration of the Departed and Great Vespers

March 2 (NS) Sunday 9:30AM Meatfare Sunday – Sunday of the Last Judgment Proskomedia, 3rd and 6th Hours, The Divine Liturgy with Trapeza following.

March 8 (NS) Saturday 5:00 PM Commemoration of the Ascetics


*Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 AM Sunday, March 9

March 9 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM FORGIVENESS SUNDAY Proskomedia, 3rd and 6th Hours, The Divine Liturgy with Trapeza following.

Sunday: After Trapeza Forgiveness Sunday Great Vespers

The congregation and clergy will individually ask for forgiveness from each other for offenses during the last year.


The GREAT FAST begins after the Sunday evening meal


March 10 (NS) Monday 5:00 PM Compline and Great Canon of St. Andrew (Ode 1)


March 12 (NS) Wednesday 5:00 PM Compline and Great Canon of St. Andrew (Ode 2)


March 15 (NS) Saturday 5:00 PM Great Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy

*Confessions by Appointment.


March 16 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY – Proskomedia, Hours, and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil; Trapeza Follows.


March 22 (NS) Saturday 4:45 pm Commemoration of the Departed and Great Vespers of The Sunday of St Gregory Palamas.

*Confessions by appointment


March 23 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, Prokomedia, Hours, and the Divine Liturgy of

St. Basil; Trapeza follows.


March 29 (NS) Saturday 4:45 PM Commemoration of the Departed & Great Vespers

*Confessions by appointment


March 30 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM Veneration of the Holy Cross Sunday – (With Prosession) Proskomedia, Hours, and the Divine Liturgy. Trapeza Follows.


April 5 (NS) Saturday 4:45 PM Commemoration of the Departed. Great Vespers.

*Confessions by appointment


April 6 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM Feast of the Annunciation [Transferred from April 7 (NS)--

Sunday of St. John of the Ladder - Proskomedia, Hours, The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil. Trapeza follows.


  April 10 (NS) Thursday 5:00 PM Compline & Great Cannon of St. Andrew (Ode 3)


April 12 (NS) Saturday 4:00 PM Saturday of the Akathist, followed by Great Vespers 

- *Confessions by appointment.


April 13 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt – Proskomedia, Hours, and the Divine Litugry of St. Basil. Trapeza follows.


April 19 (NS) Saturday 9:30 AM Lazarus Saturday,Proskomedia, Hours, Divine

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom & Reception of the Catechumen


Potluck afterThe Divine Liturgy, followed by Great Vespers of Palm Sunday.


April 20 (NS) Sunday 9:30 AM PALM SUNDAY & Procession; Proskomedia, Hours, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

Trapeza follows the Services.

Sunday 1:30 PM: Bridegroom Matins of Great and Holy Monday.


April 21 (NS) Monday 5:00 PM Bridegroom Matins of Great and Holy Tuesday.


April 22 (NS) Tuesday 5:00 PM Bridegroom Matins of Great and Holy Wednesday.


April 23 (NS) Wednesday 5:00 PM Bridegroom Matins of Great and Holy Thursday.


April 24 (NS) Thursday 9:30 AM Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil – Institution of the Last Supper


Thursday 5:00 PM HOLY FRIDAY – Office of the Holy and Redeeming Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ: READING OF THE TWELVE PASSION GOSPELS.


April 25 (NS) HOLY FRIDAY 3:00 PM The Taking down from the Cross


6:00 PM LAMENTAIONS SERVICE AND PROCESSION


April 26 (NS) HOLY SATURDAY 10:00 AM GREAT & HOLY SATURDAY: VESPERAL DIVINE LITURGY. (This Service should not be missed!)


10:30 PM HOLY PASCHA SERVICE AND THE DIVINE LITURGY.


April 27 (NS) PASCHA SUNDAY 3:00 PM PASCHA AGAPE VESPERS FOLLOWED BY THE PASCHA MEAL