SAINT EDWARD’S SERVICES: MARCH 2021

Sun 1 / 14 Mar cf ✣ Forgiveness – Cheesefare Sunday; Ven. M. Evdocia of Samaria; St David of Wales; Grave tone; MG 7 – John 20:1-10; Rom. 13:11-14:4; Matt. 6:14-21; Rite of Mutual Forgiveness. Last day of eating diary products before Pascha.

Mon 2 / 15 Mar f3 § START OF ; Clean Monday: Reigning Icon of the ΜΘ; M. Hesychius; St Chad of Lichfield & his brother, St Cedd; Esaias 1:1-20; Gen. 1:1-13; Proverbs 1:1-20; at 7 a.m; Great Compline & the Great of Saint at 7 p.m. Tue 3 / 16 Mar f3 § Clean Tuesday; Mm. Evtropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus; Rght. Nonna, mother of St David of Wales; Esaias 1:19-2:3; Gen. 1:14- 23; Prov. 1:20-33; Services as on Clean Monday; N. B. Great Canon Wed 4 / 17 Mar f3 § ¶ Clean Wednesday; Ven. Gerasimus of the Jordan; Esaias 2: 3-11; Genesis 1:24-2:3; Prov. 2:1-22; Services as on Clean Monday, PLUS quiet hour at Noon, & Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 1 p.m. Thu 5 / 18 Mar f3 § Clean Thursday; M. Conon of Isauria; V. M. Olivia of Brescia; Ven. Piran of Padstow; Es. 2:11-22; Gen. 2:4-19; Prov. 3:1-18; Ser- vices as on Monday; Founding of Saint Edward Brotherhood in 1982 Fri 6 / 19 Mar f3 § ¶ µ Clean Friday; 42 Mm of Amorion; Finding of the Precious Cross by St Helena; Esaias 3:1-14; Gen. 2:20-3:20; Proverbs 3:19-34; Matins at 7 a.m; Quiet Hour at Noon, & Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 1 p.m, followed by the Blessing of Coliva for St Theodore the Recruit; Compline at 7 p.m. with the Akathist Hymn to the All-holy Mother of God Sat 7 / 20 Mar f2 ✣ Miracle of St Theodore the Recruit with the Coliva; Icon of the ΜΘ “Surety of Sinners;” Holy Hmm of Cherson; Ven. ; Ven Easterwine of Wearmouth; Heb. 1:1-12; 2 Tim. 2:1- 10; Mark 2:23-3:5; John 15:17-16:2; N.B. Non-Lenten schedule.

Sun 8 / 21 Mar f2 ✣ Sunday of Orthodoxy; Tone Pl 4; MG 8 – John 20:11-18; Heb. 11:24-26, 32-40; John 1:44-52; Procession of Icons around the church after the Divine Liturgy; Vespers with the reading of the Synodicon for Orthodoxy.

Mon 9 /22 Mar f2 § ¶ Holy Forty of Sebaste; St Bosa, Abp of York; Es. 4:2-6, 5:1-7; Gen. 3:21-4:7; Prov. 3:34-4:22; Heb. 12:1-10; Matt. 20: 1-16; Matins 7 a.m; Quiet Hour at Noon, and Presanctified Liturgy at 1 p.m; Great Compline at 7 p.m. Tue 10 / 23 Mar f3 § M. Quadratus of Corinth; Ven. Failbhe the Little of Iona; Es. 5:7-16; Gen. 4:8-15; Prov. 5:1-15; Normal lenten weekday schedule Wed 11 / 24 Mar f3 § ¶ St ; Slaying of the Emperor Paul I of Russia; Es. 5:16-25; Gen. 4:16-26; Prov. 5:15-6:3 Thu 12 / 25 Mar f3 § ¶ Saint Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome, Apostle of the English; Ven. Symeon the New Theologian; Es. 6:1-12; Gen. 5:1-24; Prov. 6:3-20; Heb. 7:26-8:2; John 10:9-16 Fri 13 / 26 Mar f3 § µ St Nicephorus of C’ple; Es. 7:1-14; Gen. 5:32-6:8; Prov. 6:20- 7:1; N.B. No Presanctified Liturgy, but Akathist Hymn at 7 p.m. Sat 14 / 27 Mar f2 ✣ Soul Sabbath; Feodorovskaya Icon; Ven. Benedict of Nursia, Cœnobiarch of the West; Heb. 3:12-16; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; Mark 1:35-44; John 5:24-30

Sun 15 / 28 Mar f2 ✣ Saint Gregory Palamas Sunday; M. Agapius, &c; Holy Apostle Aristobulus, first Bishop of Britain; Tone 1: MG 9 – John 20:19-31; Heb. 1:10-2:3; Mark 2:1-12

Mon 16 / 29 Mar f3 § M. Sabine of Egypt; Ven. Christodoulus the Wonderworker of Patmos; Es. 8:13-9:7; Gen. 6:9-22; Prov. 8:1-21 Tue 17 / 30 Mar f3 § ¶ Rght Alexis, the Man of God, of Rome; St Patrick the Enlight- ener of Ireland; Es. 9:9-10:4; Gen. 7:1-5; Prov. 8:32-9:11; Esaias 43:9-14; Es. 61:10-62:5; Es. 60:1-16; N.B. VIGIL see overleaf.

Tue 17 / 30 Mar cont’d VIGIL FOR SAINT EDWARD THE at 7 p.m.

Wed 18 / 31 Mar f2 § ¶ Right-Believing King & Passion-bearer EDWARD the MARTYR; St Cyril of Jerusalem; MG - Luke 21:12-19; Es. 10:12- 20; Genesis 7:6-9; Prov. 9:12-18; Rom. 8:28-39; John 15:17-16:2; Lesser Blessing of Waters. Presanctified Liturgy: 10.30 a.m.

Thu 19 M / 1 Apr f3 § Mm. Chrysanthus & Daria, &c. New M. Demetrius the Joiner; Esaias 11:10-12:2: Gen. 7:11-8:3; Prov. 10:1-22 Fri 20 M / 2 Apr f3 § ¶ µ St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne & the Ven. Herbert; Ven. Mm. of St Sabbas Monastery; Esaias 13:2-13; Gen. 8:4-21; Prov. 10:31-11:12 Sat 21 M / 3 Apr f2 ✣ Soul Sabbath; St James the Confessor; St Serapion of Thmuis; Heb. 10:32-38; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; Mark 2:14-17; John 5:24-30

Sun 22 M / 4 Apr f2 ✣ Holy Cross Sunday; Hm. Basil, presbyter of Antioch; Ven. New M. Evthymius of Athos; Tone 2; MG 10 – John 21:1-14; Heb. 4:14-5:6; Mark 8:34-9:1

Mon 23 M / 5 Apr f3 § Ven. M. Nicon & his 199 disciples; V. M. Basil of Mangazeya; New Ven. M. Luke of Mytilene; Es. 14:24-32; Gen 8:21-9:7; Prov. 11:19-12:6 Tue 24 M / 6 Apr f3 § Forefeast; St Artemon; Hm. Pigmenius of Rome; Ven. Mother Hildelid of Barking; Esaias 25:1-9; Gen. 9:8-17; Prov. 12:8-22

VIGIL FOR THE ANNUNCIATION at 7 p.m.

Wed 25 M / 7 Apr f1 ✣ Great Feast of the ANNUNCIATION of the ALL-HOLY ; St Tikhon the New Confessor, Patriarch of Moscow; Gen. 28:10-17; Ezek. 43:27-44:4; Prov. 9:1-11; MG – Luke 1:39-49, 56; Heb. 2:11-18; Luke 1:24-38; Divine Liturgy at 9.30 a.m.

Thu 26 M / 8 Apr f2 § ¶ Synaxis of the Archangel ; Holy Mm. from the land of the Goths; Es. 28:14–22; Gen. 10:32–11:9; Prov. 13:20-14:6 Fri 27 M / 9 Apr f3 § µ M. Matrona of Thessalonica; St Robert of Salzburg; Es. 29: 13-23; Gen. 12:1-7; Prov. 14:15-26 Sat 28 M / 10 Apr f2 ✣ Soul Sabbath; Ven. the New of Pelecete; Heb. 6:9- 12; 1 Cor. 15:47-57; Mark 7:31-37; John 5:24-30

Sun 29 M / 11 Apr f2 ✣ Saint John of the Ladder Sunday; Hmm. Mark of Arethusa & the Deacon Cyril, &c; St Firminus of Viviers; Tone 3; MG 11 - John 21:14-25; Heb. 6:13–20; Mark 9:17–31

Mon 30 M /12 Apr f3 § Ven. John of the Ladder, abbot of Sinai; Rght. Evbulla, mother of St Panteleimon; Es. 37:33-38:6; Gen. 13:12-18; Prov. 14:27-15:4 Tue 31 M / 13 Apr f3 § Portaitissa Icon of the ΜΘ; Hm. Hypatius of Gangra; Saint Innocent of Moscow, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska; Rght. Joseph the All-Comely, son of the Patriarch Jacob; Ven. Aldo of Hasnon; Esaias 40:18-31; Gen. 15:1-15; Prov. 15:7-19 Wed 1 / 14 Apr f3 § ¶ Ven. ; Ven. Procopius of Sazava; Just Ahaz, King of Judah; Es. 41:4-14; Gen. 17:1-9; Prov. 15:20-16:9; Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete at 7 p.m. (Thursday’s Matins)

Thu 2 / 15 Apr f3 § ¶ Thursday of the Great Canon; Ven. Titus the Wonder-

worker; Holy Virgin Musa of Rome; Es. 42:5-16; Gen. 18:20-33; Prov.

16:17-17:17; Presanctified Liturgy at 1 p.m; Compline at 7 p.m. Fri 3 / 16 Apr f3 § ¶ µ Ven. Nicetas the Confessor; Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer; Esaias 45:11-17; Gen. 22:1-18; Prov. 17:17-18:5; Akathist Hymn on Matins for Saturday at 7 p.m. Sat 4 / 17 Apr f2 ✣ Saturday of the Akathist Hymn; Ven. George of Mount Maleon; Ven. Zosimas of ; St Theonas, Abp of Thessalonica; Ven. Joseph the Much-Suffering of the Kievan Caves; Heb. 9:24-28; & 9:1-7; Mk 8:27-31; Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28; Divine Liturgy: 9.30 a.m.

Sun 5 / 18 Apr f2 ✣ Sunday of St Mary of Egypt; M. Claudius, &c; Ven. Ethel- burga of Lyminge; Rght. Probus & Grace; Tone 4; MG 1 – Matt. 28: 16-20; Heb. 9:11-14; Mark 10:32-45

Mon 6 / 19 Apr f3 § Saint Evtyches, Patriarch of C’ple; Holy Peer of the Apostles Methodius, teacher of the Slavs; Ven. Gregory of Sinai; Esaias 48:17- 49:4; Gen. 27:1-41; Prov. 19:16-25 Tue 7 / 20 Apr f3 § M. Calliopius of Perga; Ven. Finan of Kinnitty; Ven. Neil of Sora; Esaias 49:6-10; Gen. 31:3-16; Prov. 21:3-21 Wed 8 / 21 Apr f3 § ¶ App. Herodion, , Rufus, &c; St Celestine, Pope of Rome; St Tilbert of Hexham; St Niphon of Novgorod; Esaias 58:1-11; Gen. 43:26-31, 45:1-16; Prov. 21:23-22:4 Thu 9 / 22 Apr f3 § M. Evpsychius; Ven. Mm. Theodore & Hedda the abbots & the many slain with them by the Danes; New Martyrs the Archi- mandrite, Nicolas the Hierodeacon & Eirene the Newly-Appeared Martyrs of Lesbos; Esaias 65:8-16; Gen. 46:1-7; Prov. 23:15-24:5 Fri 10 / 23 Apr f3 § ¶ Last Day of Great Lent; Holy Martyrs of Carthage; Martyred Nuns of Barking; New Hm. Gregory V, Patriarch of C’ple; Esaias 66:10-24; Gen. 49:33-50:26; Prov. 31:8-32 Sat 11 / 24 Apr f2 ✣ Lazarus Saturday; Appearance of ΜΘ at Pochaev; Hm. Antipas of Pergamum; Ven. Guthlac of Croyland; Heb. 12:28-13:8; John 11:1-45

VIGIL FOR at 6 p.m.

Sun 12 /25 Apr f1 ✣ PALM SUNDAY; Gen. 49:1-2, 8-12; Soph. 3:14-19; Zach. 9:9-15; MG – Matt. 21:1-11, 15-17; Phil. 4:4-9; John 12:1-18; Palms blessed at Vigil; Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.

Mon 13 /26 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Monday; MG – Matt. 21:18-43; Ezek. 1:1-20; Exod. 1: 1-20; Job 1:1-12; Matt. 24:3-35; Matins at 7 a.m; Hours with the reading of the Four , Typica, & Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at 10 a.m; Compline 7 p.m. Tue 14 / 27 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Tuesday; MG – Matt. 22:15-23:39; Ezek. 1:21-2:1; Exod. 2:5-10; Job 1:13-22; Mt. 24:36-26:2; Services as on Monday Wed 15 / 28 Apr f3 § ¶ Great Wednesday; MG – John 12:17-50; Ezek. 2:3-3:3; Exodus 2:11-22; Job 2:1-10; Matt. 26:6-16; Services as on Monday EXCEPT we have Compline at 7 p.m., followed by the Mysterion of Holy Unction. Those who wish to be anointed must prepare by having been to confession during Lent & having a blessing.

Thu 16 /29 Apr f2 ✣ GREAT THURSDAY; Matins at 7 a.m. Vespers & Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great at noon; Service of the Holy & Saving Passion (the Twelve Gospels Service) at 7.30 p.m.

Fri 17 / 30 Apr f3 GREAT (GOOD) FRIDAY; Royal Hours at 9.30 a.m. Vespers & the Bringing out of the Winding Sheet: 4 p.m; Service of Lamentations & Procession around the Church at 8 p.m.

Sat 18 A / 1 May f3 ✣ THE GREAT SABBATH; Hours at 9.30 a.m. Vespers & Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great at 1 p.m. Reading of the at 9 p.m. Nocturns & the Return of the Winding Sheet at 11.30 p.m.

MIDNIGHT PROCESSION around the Church, & then ….

Sun 19 A / 2 May nf ✣ The LORD’S PASCHA FASTING GUIDELINES: (See marginal references in calendar above): f3 - Strict vegan diet, no animal products, no oil or alcohol (other than fish itself, sea foods are permitted on f3 days); f2 - as f3, but wine (alcohol) & oil also permitted; f1 - as f2, but fish also permitted; nf - no fasting enjoined, all foods permitted

Key to Symbols above No Symbol – usual weekday schedule: Matins at 7 a.m , & Vespers at 6 p.m. ✣ - Mondays to Saturdays: the Divine Liturgy also follows Matins at 8.30 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. ✣ - Sundays: Matins is at 8 a.m. and the Divine Liturgy begins at 9.45 a.m: Vespers at 2 p.m. µ - Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God after Vespers on Tuesdays, or in Great Lent the Akathist Hymn on Compline. § - Lenten weekday schedule – Matins at 7 a.m; Compline at 7 p.m. ¶ - As above, plus Quiet Hour at Noon & Presanctified Liturgy at 1 p.m., or as indicated

Lockdown THROUGH a great deal of this period, we will be under lockdown to comply with the governmental safety regulations. When this is so, the Brotherhood will serve the services as listed above on behalf of all our people, and we will of course keep you in our prayers. We ask you also to pray for and support us, and to try to the very best of your ability to replace your church attendance with prayers and spiritual reading at home. If any of you need help in arranging readers’ services, please get in touch and we will try to guide you.

The Prayers of the Faithful are asked for:-

Newly Departed: Reader Alexis, Teodora, Dusan, Sotiry, John, Konstantine, Maria, Valentina, Vaso, Victor – O; Hazel, Iain – non O: The Sick: Abbess Justina, Amon, Monk Nectarius, Subdeacon Jeremy, Presbytera Helena; Robert, Helen, Elizabeth, Ramon, Venka – O; Philip, Alan, Piers, Aude, Joanna, Macaria – non O; Expectant Mothers: Emanuela – O; Special Needs: Nina – O; Henry, Tristan, Jacob, Anthony, Julia – non O.

Our Thanks to:- Presbytera Marina - live stamps; Presbytera Marina Popova – meal; & Margaret Woodrow – prosphoras, communion wine, charcoal, wheat for coliva; Alla Sion – prosphoras, communion wine, meals; Angela Pieri – prosphoras, meals, provisions; Georgette Turcu – prosphoras; Cecelia & Sophia Papanicolaou – church cleaning; Patrick & Rima Lewis – communion wine, meal; Larisa Bouaka – church flowers, meal, provisions, oven gloves; Lucie Brazil, Valentina Merritt – church flowers, provisions; Elena Stanbridge – church flowers, delivering provisions; Ludmila Belokopytova, Valentina Alexandrova, Ivan Tsenkov – meals; Jenny Graveson – her famous homemade vegan cake; Nicholas Grey – multi-use fuel can; Elizabeth Castle – monitoring, book, old newspapers; Anne van der Lee – book; Jim & Carole Gibbons, Benjamin & Elaine Waterhouse, Nektaria Papanicolaou, the Brasovean family, Angela Crask, Radoslav Todorov – provisions; Nicolas Merritt - delivering provisions; Vraciu family – candle ends; & to all who have supported us by their prayers almsgiving & labour. May our Saviour help and strengthen you to keep a good fast.

“We should shun loose speech like an asp's venom... for it can plunge us into total forgetfulness of the inner struggle.” Ven. Hesychius