SCHEDULE of DIVINE SERVICES- MAY 2021 in the CHURCH of Alanya

SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES- MAY 2021 IN THE CHURCH OF Alanya

1 Sat Great Saturday. Venerable John, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis (820) 09.00 Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 2 Sun The Bright Resurrection of Christ, The Pascha of the Lord.. Easter/Pascha 22.00 (Saturday night) Beginning of the Paschal Service. 11.00 (Sunday morning) The Vespers of Love THE BLESSING OF PASCHAL PRODUCTS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY AGREEMENT Bright Week – Fast-free 3 Mon Venerable Theodore Trichinas (599), St. Nicholas (Velimirovich), bishop of Ochrid and Zhicha,Serbia (1956). St. George, Bishop of Antioch (in Pisidia)

4 Tue "Iveron" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. Hieromartyr Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Martyrs Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius. 5 Wed Venerable Theodore the Sykeote (613). Venerable Vitalis (609-620). 6 Thu Holy Glorious Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George (303). Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian (314). 09.00 Paschal Dicine Liturgy 7 Fri "Life- giving Spring" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. 8 Sat Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark (63). Venerable Sylvester (1379). 09.00 Paschal Divine Liturgy 17.00 All-Nigh Vigil 9 Sun Antipascha, St. Thomas Sunday. Hieromartyr Basil, bishop of Amasea (ca. 322). St. Stephen, bishop of Perm (1396). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 10 Mon Hieromartyr Symeon the Kinsman of the Lord. St. Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople. Venerable Stephen, abbot of the Kiev Caves (1094).

11 Tue Radonitsa, the Commemoration of the Departed. Apostles Jason of the Seventy (I). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Liturgy for the Departed 12 Wed Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus. Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker. Venerable Nektarius of Optina (1928). St. Basil, bishop of Ostrog (1671) (Serbian). 13 Thu Holy Apostle James (44). St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov), Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol (1867). 14 Fri Prophet Jeremiah (VI B.C.). St. Tamara, queen of Georgia (1213). 15 Sat St. Athanasius the Great, archbishop of Alexandria (373). Martyrs Hesperus, Zoe, and their sons Cyriacus and Theodulus, at Attalia (II). 17.00 All-Night Vigil 16 Sun Sunday of The Myrrh-bearing Women. Righteous Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Venerable Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 17 Mon Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (290). Hieromartyr Erasmus, bishop of Formia in Campania (303). 18 Tue Great-martyr Irene (I-II). Venerable Barlaam of Serpukhov (1377). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 19 Wed Righteous Job the Long-suffering (Ca. 2000-1500 B.C.). Venerable Job of Pochaev (1651). Martyr Barbarus the former robber in Epirus (IX). 17.00 Small Compline. Akathist to the Mother of God 20 Thu Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem (351). Martyr Acacius the Centurion (303). Repose of Venerable Nilus, abbot of Sora (1508).

21 Fri Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (98-117). Venerable Arsenius the Great (449-450). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy

17.00 Vespers. Small Compline. 22 Sat Prophet Isaiah (VIII c. B.C.). Martyr Christopher of Lycia (ca. 250). Translation of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari (1087). Venerable Joseph of Optina (1911). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine LIturgy, Commemorial Service 17.00 All-Night Vigil 23 Sun Sunday of the Paralyzed Man. Apostle Simon the Zealot (I). Venerable Isidora the Fool for Christ (VI). Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (V). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 24 Mon Hieromartyr Mocius (ca. 295). Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Methodius (885) and Cyril (869), first teachers of the Slavs. Equal-to-the-Apostles Rostislav, prince of Greater Moravia (870). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 25 Tue St. Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus (403). St. Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople (740). St. Sabinus, archbishop of Cyprus (V).

26 Wed Mid-Pentecost or Prepolovenie. Virgin-martyr Glyceria at Heraclea (141) and with her Martyr Laodicius, jailer of St. Glyceria (ca. 177). Venerable Euthymius of Athos the translator (1028) (Georgia). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy. Blessing of Water 17.00 Small Compline. Akathist to the Mother of God 27 Thu Martyr Isidore of Chios. St. Isidore, fool-for-Christ, wonderworker of Rostov. Venerable Nicetas, bishop of Novgorod- recluse of the Kiev Caves. 28 Fri Venerable Pachomius the Great (348). St. Isaiah, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1090). Venerable Achilles, bishop of Larissa (330). 17.00 Vespers. 29 Sat Venerable Theodore the Sanctified (368). St. Alexander, archbishop of Jerusalem. Monk-martyrs of the community of St. Sava the Sanctified.

17.00 All-Night Vigil 30 Sun Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow laborer Junia. St. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople (893). 08.30 Hours, Confession 09.00 Divine Liturgy 31 Mon Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra and seven virgin-martyrs (303). St. Macarius of Altai.