HOLY WEEK
HOLY WEEK
SAINT LUKE ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL HONG KONG
Schedule of the Services for the Holy and Great Week.
The Text of the Services.
HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA SERVICES
ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF SAINT LUKE HONG KONG
704 Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (+852) 25738328 - Email: office@omhksea.org
2017
Palm Sunday - April 9
On this day, Palm Sunday, we celebrate the resplendent and glorious feast of the entry of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
Services
Morning
09.00 am Matins
10.00 am Divine Liturgy
Evening
19.00 pm Bridegroom Service
Texts
Holy and Great Wednesday - April 12
On great and holy Wednesday, as the most divine fathers ordained, we commemorate the harlot who anointed the Lord's feet with fragrant ointment, since this occurred shortly before the saving Passion.
Services
Evening
19.00 pm Sacrament of the Holy Unction
Texts
Holy and Great Thursday - April 13
On holy and great Thursday the godly Fathers, who have arranged all things well, received from the divine Apostles and the sacred Gospels and in turn handed down to us, that today we should celebrate four things: the sacred Washing of Feet, the Mystical Supper (that is, the tradition of what we know as the awesome Mysteries of Holy Communion), the High Priestly Prayer, and finally the Betrayal itself.
Services
Morning
09.30 am Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Evening
19.00 pm Service of the Holy Passion (12 Gospels)
Texts
Holy and Great Friday - April 14
On this day, Holy and Great Friday, we celebrate the awesome, holy, and saving Passion of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ: the spitting, the blows, the buffeting, the mockery, the reviling, the purple robe, the reed, the sponge, the vinegar, the nails, the spear, and above all, the Cross and Death which He condescended to endure willingly for our sakes. Also the saving confession on the cross of the grateful Robber who was crucified with Him.
Services
Morning
09.00 am Great and Royal Hours
Afternoon
15.00 pm Great Vespers (The descent from the Cross)
Evening
19.00 pm Epitaphios Service (Lamentations)
Texts
Holy and Great Saturday - April 15
On great and holy Saturday, we celebrate the burial of the divine Body and the descent into Hades of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, through which He recalled our human race from corruption and passed it over into life eternal.
Services
Morning
09.30 am Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Evening
20.00 pm The glorious Resurrection and the Liturgy of Pascha
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Holy and Great Sunday of Pascha
April 16
On the holy and great Sunday of Pascha we celebrate the very life-bearing Resurrection of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Services
Morning
11.00 am Agape Service (The Great Vespers of Pascha)
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