The Services
​      of Holy Week

Click on the Service name to access an online copy of the Service Book

Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday Evening ​
Bridegroom Matins of Holy Tuesday Evening ​
Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday Morning 
The Service of Holy Unction on Wednesday Evening
The Institution of the Eucharist: Vesperal Liturgy on Thursday Morning  
The Passion of Christ: The Reading of the 12 Gospels on Thursday Evening 
The Royal Hours on Friday Morning
Descent From the Cross on Friday Afternoon
The Service of the Lamentations on Friday Evening
The Harrowing of Hell: The Vesperal Liturgy on Saturday Morning 
The Resurrection Service, Orthros, and Divine Liturgy of Pascha  
Agape Vespers of Holy Pascha 

​Sources
GOA DEDES Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Fr. Seraphim Dedes. AC Anthony Cook. AGH Fr. Andreas Houpos. GKD George K. Duvall. KW Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. NR Nicholas Roumas. RB Richard Barrett. JMB John Michael Boyer. SD Fr. Seraphim Dedes. TC Thomas Carroll. VPA Virgil Fr. Peter Andronache. GOA Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. HC Holy Cross Orthodox Press. MLGS Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring. OCA Orthodox Church in America.

Some traditional text used from New Byzantium Publications, GOA, the Hymnal for the Holy Week-Easter Service Book of Fr. George Papadeas (PatmosPress.com)   https://newbyz.weebly.com/holy-week.html

NKJV Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
RSV Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
SAAS Scripture taken from the St. Athanasius Academy SeptuagintTM. Copyright © 2008 by St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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