SAINT EDWARD’S SERVICES: FEBRUARY 2021

Sun 1 /14 Feb nf ✣ Fifteenth of Luke; Forefeast; M. Tryphon of Lampsa- cus; Holy Mm of Carthage; Ven. Brigid of Kildare; Ven. Tryphon of Pechenga; Tone 3; MG 3 – Mk 16:9-20; 1 Tim. 4:9-15; Lk. 19:1-10

VIGIL FOR THE MEETING OF TH E LORD at 7 p.m.

Mon 2 / 15 Feb nf ✣ Great Feast of the MEETING OF THE LORD; St Laurence, Abp of Canterbury; Ex. 12:51-13:3, 11, 14-16, Lev. 12:2-7, Num. 8:16-17; Esaias 6:1-12; Es. 19:1, 3-5, 12, 16, 19-21; MG – Luke 2:25-32; Heb. 7:7-17; Luke 2:22-40; Divine Liturgy 9.30 a.m.

Tue 3 / 16 Feb nf µ Synaxis of St Simeon the God-Receiver & Anna the Prophet- ess; Saint Nicolas of Japan; Ven. Werburga of Chester; New Mm. Stamatius, John & Nicolas of Chios; Heb. 9:11-14; Luke 2:25-38 Wed 4 / 17 Feb f3 Ven. Isodore of Pelusium; 1 Ptr 4:1-11; Mark 12:28-37 Thu 5 / 18 Feb nf Icon of the ΜΘ “Search of the Lost;” V. M. Agatha of Sicilly; St Theodosius of Chernigov; 1 Ptr 4:12-5:5; Mark 12:38-44 Fri 6 / 19 Feb f2 ✣ St Photius the Great, Patriarch of C’ple; Ven. Barsan- uphius the Great & John the Prophet; Saint Buculus of Smyrna; Vespers rdgs; 2 Ptr 1:1-10; Heb. 7:26-8:2; Mark 13:1-8; Jn 10:9-16 Sat 7 / 20 Feb nf St Parthenius of Lampsacus; Ven. Luke of Mt Stirion; the Seven Bishops of the British; 2 Tim. 2:11-19; Luke 18:2-8

Sun 8 / 21 Feb nf ✣ START OF THE LENTEN TRIODION; Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee; Great Martyr Theodore the Com- mander; Holy Prophet Zacharias; Ven. Cuthman of Steyning; Tone 4; MG 4 – Luke 24:1-12; 2 Tim. 3:10-15; Luke 18:10-14

Mon 9 / 22 Feb nf M. Nicephorus of Antioch; 2 Ptr 1:20-2:9; Mark 13:9-13 Tue 10 / 23 Feb nf ✣ µ Holy Hm. Haralampus the Wonderworker; Ven. Scholastica, sister of St Benedict; Esaias 43:9-14; Wis. 3:1-9; Wis. 5:15-6:3; 2 Ptr 2:9-22; 2 Tim. 2:1-10; Mark 13:14-23; John 15:17-16:2 Wed 11 / 24 Feb nf ✣ Holy Hm. Blaise of Sebaste; Rb. Empress Theodora, restorer of the icons; St Calocerus of ; 2 Ptr 3:1-18; Mark 13:24-41; Name day of Metropolitan Vlasie of Romania Thu 12 / 25 Feb nf St Meletius of Antioch the Great; V. M. Evlalia of Barcelona; Ven. Ethelwold of Lindisfarne; 1 John 1:8-2:6; Mark 13:31-14:2 Fri 13 / 26 Feb nf ✣ Ven. Martianian of Cæsarea in Palestine; Uncovering of the relics of St Edward; St Seraphim of Bogulchar; 1 Jn 2:7-17; Mk 14:3-9 Sat 14 / 27 Feb nf Ven. Auxentius of the Mountain; St Valentine of Rome; St Raphael of Brooklyn; 2 Tim. 3:1-9; Luke 20:45-21:4

Sun 15 / 28 Feb nf ✣ Sunday of the Prodigal Son; Holy Ap. Onesimus; Rb. King Oswy of Northumbria; Tone 5; MG 5 – Luke 24:12-35; 1 Cor. 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32

Mon 16 F / 1 Mar nf M. Pamphilus, &c; St Flavian, Patriarch of C’ple; St Tuda of Lindisfarne; 1 John 2:18-3:10; Mark 11:1-11 Tue 17 F / 2 Mar nf ✣ µ Great Marytr Theodore the Recruit; Rght. Priest Nicolas Planas of Athens; Hm. Germogen, Patriarch of Moscow; New Martyr Theodore the Byzantine; 1 John 3:10-20; Mark 14:10-42 Wed 18 F / 3 Mar f3 ✣ St Leo the Great, Pope of Rome; St Colman of Lindisfarne; 1 John 3:21-4:6; Mark 14:43-15:1 Thu 19 F / 4 Mar nf Ven. M. Philothei of Athens; 1 John 4:20-5:21; Mark 15:1-15 Fri 20 F / 5 Mar f3 St Leo of , ; Translation of St Edward’s relics to Shaftesbury; 2 John 1:1-13; Mark 15:22-25. 33-41 Sat 21 F / 6 Mar nf ✣ Soul Sabbath; Ven. Timothy of Symbola; 1 Cor. 10:23-28; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36; John 5:24-30

Sun 22 F / 7 Mar nf ✣ Judgment Sunday – Meatfare; Mm. of the Evgenius Quarter; M. Anthusa & her twelve servants; Tone 6; MG 6 – Luke 24: 36-53; 1 Cor. 8:8-9:2; Matt. 25:31-46; Last day of meat eating

Mon 23 F / 8 Mar cf ✣ Holy Hm. Polycarp of Smyrna; St Boisil of Melrose; Ven. Ercongota of Faremoutiers; 3 John 1:1-15; Luke 19:29-40, 22:7-39 Tue 24 F / 9 Mar cf µ 1st & 2nd Findings of the Head of St John the Baptist; Rb King Ethelbert of Kent; St Modestus of Trier; Jude 1:1-10; 2 Cor. 4:6-15; Luke 22:39-42, 45-23:1; Matthew 11:2-15 Wed 25 F / 10 Mar cf St Tarasius the Confessor of C’ple; Joel 2:12-26; Joel 3:12-21 Thu 26 F / 11 Mar cf ✣ St Porphyrius of Gaza; Holy Peer of the Apostles Photine the Samaritan Woman, &c; St Quodvultdeus of Carthage; Jude 1:11-25; Luke 23:2-34, 44-56 Fri 27 F / 12 Mar cf Ven. Procopius of Decapolis; Zach. 8:7-17; Zach 8:19-23 Sat 28 F / 13 Mar cf ✣ Synaxis of All Those Who Shone Forth in the Ascetical Life; Ven. Basil the Confessor; St Oswald, Abp of York; and for 29th: Ven. John Cassian the Roman & his fellow ascetic Germanus of Dacia Pontica; Rom. 14:19-23, 16:25-27; Matt. 6:1-13

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 GREAT LENT; 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; Matins at 7 a.m; Great Compline & the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete 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. Paul the Simple; 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 Martyrs 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 Sophronius of Jerusalem; 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

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; cf – cheesefare week – all foods except meat products 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.

FASTING

“WHAT AN AMAZING and un-Christian relationship so many people now have to these fasts. The fasts are violated by people without a qualm of conscience, as if the matter was about some nonsense which had no significance. The Church, on the other hand, takes a very serious view of the matter, and excludes from Holy Communion those who refuse to keep the fasts without cause. Indeed, Saint Seraphim of Sarov very pointedly said, “One who does not observe the fasts is not a Christian, no matter what he considers or calls himself ... and you should not pay attention to him, no matter what he says.” Fasting is absolutely indispens- able for man. From the external aspect, it is a struggle of filial obedience to God, Who has given us the rules of fasting through His Holy Spirit. From the inner aspect, fasting is a struggle of restraint and self-limitation. In this lies the great value and sense of fasting, since a strict observance of fasts tempers one's will and perfects the character of one who is firm in his religious convictions and actions. Let us not forget that Christ Himself fasted, and foretold that His apostles would also fast.”

SAINT PHILARET THE NEW CONFESSOR OF NEW YORK, + 1985 A.D.

The Prayers of the Faithful are asked for:-

Newly Departed: Reader Alexis, George, Nikolai, Evangelia, Efrosinia, Mikhail, Ludmila, Teodora – O; Owen, Hiromi, Florabel, Ron – non O: The Sick: Presbytera Helena, Robert, Helen, Ioan, Barbara – O; Alan, Piers, Iain, Rosemary, Sienna, Pauline – non O; Expectant Mothers: Emanuela – O; Special Needs: Nina, Yonko, Edmund, Hristiyan – O; Henry – non O.

Our Thanks to:- Fr Borislav Popov & family – provisions; Fr & Presbytera Marina Alexander – TESCO gift voucher; Subdeacon Ioan Turcu – communion wine, olive oil for lamps; Alla Sion – prosphoras, meal, Lebanese treats; Elena Matthews – prosphoras, church flowers, accounting; Margaret Woodrow – prosphoras; Patrick & Rima Lewis – communion wine, meal, provisions; Anthony & Procla Bell – proofreading, laminated icon cards of Saints, Christmas cake, provisions; Anastasia Panagiotidou – church flowers, sensible pro- visions; Larisa Bouaka – church flowers, meal, provisions; Elena Stanbridge – church flowers, book, cups of tea; Lucie Brazil – church flowers, provisions, garden seeds; Alexandra Militaru – church flowers, provisions; Aquilina Steel – church flowers; Evelin Dimova – dried rose petals for the paschal pot pourri; Ivan Tsenkov – meals, chicken feed; Natalia Jewell, Ludmila Belokopytova, Nicolas Merritt, Daniel Vraciu – meals; Wim & Anne van der Lee – TESCO voucher, vegan cake; Joe & Anna Shavila – TESCO voucher; Benjamin & Elaine Waterhouse, Valentina Merritt – shopping vouchers; the Bondarenko family – Ukrainian honey, provisions, briquets; Elizabeth Castle – checking, coffee, old newspapers; Jenny Graveson – famous home- made flapjacks, provisions; Sarah Graveson – lavender bags; Steven Bennett - spuds; Nicholas Gornovskiy, the Morton family, Anon – provisions; Barbara Woodford – live stamps; and to all those who have helped and supported us by your prayers, almsgiving and labours. May our Saviour bless you all with things eternal for things temporal.

0 From Archbishop Averky’s Teaching

IT IS IMPORTANT to know and to remember that a true fast does not consist in bodily abstinence alone. It is a gross error to think that the essence of Lent lies simply in not eating certain foods. This was never the teaching of the Church. On the contrary, it always taught that with the fast of the body it is indispensable to join a spiritual fast - which is at the heart of the matter and the very reason the Church instituted fasting. The week preceding Lent we address our souls: You abstain from meat, Oh my soul, and do not cleanse yourself of the passions; in vain do you rejoice in not eating; if the fast does not serve for your amendment, it will be false and despised by God, and you will only be likened to the evil spirits who abstain from food altogether. The fast of the body - for those who are able to keep it strictly - is exceedingly important, beneficial and necessary, but only as a powerful, secondary means which supports what is of primary importance - the spiritual fast. The aim of the fast is to bridle the flesh where sin finds root, and also to bring oneself into humble obedience to the Church. Our life's task is to uproot the sinful passions: gluttony, avarice, pride - from which stem all the other numerous passions able to stir up an eagerness for sin. These serve the cause of evil in the world and bring countless misfortunes upon man. Already in this life these passions can create a foretaste of hell and ultimately lead a man to death, even spiritual death--which is the reward for sin (Rom. 6:23).