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April Insert READY SAINT EDWARD’S SERVICES: APRIL 2021 Wed 1 / 14 Apr f3 § ¶ Ven. Mary of Egypt; 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 Palestine; 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, Agabus, 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 Raphael 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 PALM SUNDAY 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 Gospels, 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 Acts of the Apostles 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 The Resurrection of Our Saviour The Blessing of the Artos (Thomas Bread) & the Paschal Foods will follow the Divine Liturgy. The Parish Breakfast around the Bonfire. AGAPE VESPERS SERVICE & the Reading of the Gospel in many languages at 4 p.m. (If you speak a foreign language, please bring the Gospel in that language with you to read for us) Mon 20 A / 3 May nf ✣ Bright Monday; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; John 1:18-28; Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Tue 21 A / 4 May nf ✣ Bright Tuesday, Portaitissa Icon of the ΜΘ; New Mm. Raphael, Nicolas & Eirene of Lesbos; Acts 2:14-21; Luke 24:12-35 Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Wed 22 A / 5 May nf ✣ Bright Wednesday; Acts 2:22-36; John 1:35-51; Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Thu 23 A / 6 May nf ✣ Bright Thursday; Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer; Acts 2:38-43; Acts 12:1-11; John 3:1-15; John 15:17-16:2; Matins: 8.30 a.m. Liturgy: 9.15 a.m; Vespers: 6 p.m. Fri 24 A / 7 May nf ✣ Bright Friday; Feast of the ΜΘ, the Life-Giving Spring; Acts 3:1-8; Phil. 2:5-11; John 2:12-22; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28 Services as on Thursday & Lesser Blessing of Waters Sat 25 A / 8 May nf ✣ Bright Saturday; Holy Apostle & Evangelist Mark; Acts 3:11-16; 1 Ptr 5:6-14; John 3:22-33; Mark 6:7-13 Matins at 8.30 a.m. Liturgy at 9.15 a.m; Vespers at 6 p.m. Sun 26 A / 9 May nf ✣ Thomas Sunday; MG 1 – Matt. 28:16-20; Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31; Return to Normal Service Schedule: Matins 8 a.m; Divine Liturgy at 9.45 a.m; Vespers at 2 p.m. Mon 27 A / 10 May nf Holy Hm. Simeon, the Kinsman of the Lord, Bishop of Jerusalem; Rght. Evlogius the Hospitable; Acts 3:19-26; John 2:1-11 Tue 28 A / 11 May nf µ Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus; Acts 4:1-10; John 3:16-21 Wed 29 A / 12 May f2 Holy App. Jason & Sosipater, &c; Ven. Endelienta of Cornwall; St Basil of Ostrog; Rom. 16:17-24; John 5:17-24 Thu 30 A / 13 May nf ✣ Holy Apostle James, son of Zebedee; Saint Ignatius of the Caucasus; Acts 4:23-31; Acts 12:1-11; John 5:24-30; Matt. 4:18-22 Fri 1 / 14 May f2 ✣ Holy Prophet Jeremias; Bl. Isidora the Fool-for-Christ of Egypt; Rb. Queen Tamara of Georgia; New Ven. Mm Evthymius, Ignatius & Acacius of Athos; Acts 5:1-11; John 5:30-6:2 Sat 2 / 15 May nf St Athanasius the Great (transl.); Heb. 13:7-16; Matt. 5:14-19 Sun 3 / 16 May nf ✣ Myrrhbearers Sunday; Holy Mm. Timothy & Maura; Ven. Theodosius of the Kievan Caves; New M. Ahmet the Calligrapher; Tone 2; MG 4 – Luke 24:1-12; Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8 Mon 4 / 17 May nf V. M. Pelagia; Rght. Monica, mother of St Augustine; Holy New Martyrs of Batak; Acts 6:8-15, 7:1-5, 47-60; John 4:46-54 Tue 5 / 18 May nf ✣ µ Great Martyr Eirene; Hm. Ephraim the Newly-Appeared; Saint Hilary of Arles; Acts 8:5-17; John 6:27-33 Wed 6 / 19 May f2 Rght. Job the Much-Suffering; Saint Edbert of Lindisfarne; Acts 8:18-25; John 6:35-39 Thu 7 / 20 May nf ✣ Appearance of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem; Saint John of Beverley; Ven. Nil Sorsky; Acts 8:26-39; 1 Cor. 1:18-24; John 6:40- 44; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30 Fri 8 / 21 May f2 ✣ Icon of the ΜΘ of Cassiopeia; Holy, Glorious & All-famed Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian; Ven. Arsenius the Great; Righteous Emily, mother of St Basil; Ven. Ida of Nivelles; 1 John 3:21-4:6; 1 John 4:11-16; 1 John 4:20-5:5; Acts 8:40-9:19; 1 John 1:1-7; John 6:48-54; John 19:25-27, 21:24-25 Sat 9 / 22 May nf Holy Prophet Esaias; Holy M. Christopher; Ven. Joseph of Optina; Ven. Shio of Mghvime, Georgia; Acts 9:19-31; John 15:17-16:2 Sun 10 / 23 May nf ✣ Sunday of the Paralytic; Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot; Bl. Isidora the Fool; Ven. Comgall of Bangor; V. M. Basil of Mangazea; Ven.
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