Schedule of Services for Holy Week and Pascha • South Philadelphia

Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church

Corner of 28th St & Snyder Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19145

Phone: 215-468-3535
www.holyassumptionphilly.org
www.facebook/holyassumptionphilly

Holy Week and Pascha Services

Holy Monday - April 25 - Bridegroom Matins @ 6:30pm
Holy Tuesday - April 26 - Bridegroom Matins @ 6:30pm
Holy Wednesday - April 27 - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts along with Holy Unction @ 6:30pm
Holy Thursday - April 28 - Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St Basil @ 10am
Holy Thursday - April 28 - Holy Friday Matins with the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels @ 6:00pm
(His Eminence Archbishop Mark will visit our parish for this service)

Holy Friday - April 29 - Royal Hours Service @ 10:00am
Holy Friday - April 29 - Vespers with Procession and Reading of Ezekiel @ 6:00pm
Holy Saturday - April 30 - Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great (All 15 Readings) @ 10:00am
Holy Pascha - May 1 - Pascha Service (Procession, Matins, Divine Liturgy) @ 8:30am
Holy Pascha - May 1 - Pascha Vespers approximately 15 minutes after blessing of the Easter basket which will occur immediately after Divine Liturgy

Bright Saturday - May 7 - Vespers @ 5:00pm
St Thomas Sunday - May 8 - Divine Liturgy @ 10:00am with the Blessing of the Graves at Mount Moriah Cemetery afterwards (weather permitting).

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May
Tuesday

V. Rev. Nicholas Yuschak's 17th Anniv. of Repose (+2009)
14
May
Thursday

V. Rev. Vladimir Fetcho's 60th Anniv. of Ordination (1966)
16
May
Saturday

V. Rev. Daniel and Mat. Myra Kovalak's 50th Wedding Anniv. (1976)

V. Rev. Daniel Donlick's 61st Anniv. of Ordination (1965)
17
May
Sunday

Rev. John and Mat. Alexandra Black's 29th Wedding Anniv. (1997)

Bp. Peter (Shymansky)'s 62nd Anniv. of Repose (+1964)
18
May
Monday

V. Rev. Daniel Geeza's Birthday

Rev. Dn. Steven and Mat. Anna Orr's 12th Wedding Anniv. (2014)
19
May
Tuesday

Rev. Silouan Burns' 7th Anniv. of Ordination (2019)
20
May
Wednesday

Leave-taking of Pascha

Mat. Alexandra Black's Birthday

Fast: wine & oil
21
May
Thursday

ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Ss. Constantine & Helen

Rev. Paul Witek's 4th Anniv. of Ordination (2022)

Fast: fish, wine, & oil
22
May
Friday

V. Rev Elias Krenitsky's 57th Anniv. of Ordination (1969)
26
May
Tuesday

Rev. Michael Shepherd's 8th Anniv. of Ordination (2018)
27
May
Wednesday

V. Rev. Mark Koczak's Birthday
28
May
Thursday

Bp. John (Zlobin)'s 67th Anniv. of Repose (+1959)
29
May
Friday

Mat. Fran Vansuch's Birthday

Mat. Suja Edward's Birthday
30
May
Saturday

V. Rev. Paul Ropitsky's 61st Anniv. of Ordination (1965)

Rev. Valerian Dzury's 36th Anniv. of Repose (+1990)
31
May
Sunday

PENTECOST

V. Rev. John Edward's Birthday
1
Jun
Monday

Day of the Holy Spirit

Fast free
2
Jun
Tuesday

3rd Day of the Holy Trinity

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