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"Lex orandi lex credendi."

 

('The Law of Prayer is the Law of Belief.')

 

 

 

The Liturgical Day:

Great and Holy Vespers of Sunday

The Service of Sunday Orthros (Matins)

 

Divine Liturgies:

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Presanctified Divine Liturgy

 

Lenten and Holy Week Services:

The Akathyst Hymn

The Great Compline

Saturday of the Souls

Egomia

 

Sacraments and Offices:

The Order of Holy Baptism

The Order of Holy Matrimony

Funeral Service

Small Supplication Service to the Theotokos

Great Supplication Service to the Theotokos

 

Immovable Feast Days:

 

September:

Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Great Vespers (September 14th)

Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Matins and Divine Liturgy (September 14th)

St. Efstathios the Great Martyr - Matins and Divine Liturgy (September 20th)

St. John the Theologian - Great Vespers (September 26th)

St. John the Theologian - Matins and Divine Liturgy (September 26th)

 

November:

Sts. Kosmas and Damien the Unmercenaries - Great Vespers (November 1st)

Sts. Kosmas and Damien the Unmercenaries - Matins (November 1st)

Synaxis of the Holy Archangels - Great Vespers (November 8th)

Synaxis of the Holy Archangels - Matins (November 8th)

St. Nektarios - Great Vespers (November 9th)

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple - Great Vespers (November 21st)

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple - Matins and Divine Liturgy (November 21st)

St. Andrew the Apostle - Great Vespers (November 30th)

 

December:

St. Barbara the Great Martyr - Great Vespers (December 4th)

St. Barbara the Great Martyr - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 4th)

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - Great Vespers (December 6th)

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 6th)

St. Spyridon the Wonderworker - Great Vespers (December 12th)

St. Spyridon the Wonderworker - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 12th)

St. Eleftherios the Hieromartyr - Great Vespers (December 15th)

St. Eleftherios the Hieromartyr - Matins (December 15th)

St. Daniel, the 3 Holy Youths and St. Dionysios of Zakynthos - Great Vespers (December 17th)

St. Daniel, the 3 Holy Youths and St. Dionysios of Zakynthos - Matins (December 17th)

Christmas - The Royal Hours (December 24th)

Christmas - Vesperal Divine Liturgy (December 24th)

Christmas - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 25th) - Greek and English

Christmas - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 25th) - Greek

Christmas - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 25th) - English

Synaxis of the Theotokos - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 26th)

St. Stephen the First Martyr - Matins and Divine Liturgy (December 27th)

 

January:

Circumcision of our Lord, St. Basil the Great - Great Vespers (January 1st)

Circumcision of our Lord, St. Basil the Great - Matins and Divine Liturgy (January 1st)

Holy Theophany - Royal Hours (January 5th)

Holy Theophany - Vesperal Divine Liturgy (January 6th)

Holy Theophany - Great Vespers (January 6th)

Holy Theophany - Matins and Divine Liturgy (January 6th)

Synaxis of St. John the Baptist - Great Vespers (January 7th)

Synaxis of St. John the Baptist - Matins and Divine Liturgy (January 7th)

St. Anthony the Great - Matins (January 17th)

Sts. Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria - Matins (January 18th)

The Three Hierarchs - Matins (January 30th)

 

February:

The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple - Matins and Divine Liturgy (February 2nd)

 

May:

St. John the Theologian - Matins and Divine Liturgy (May 8th)

 

June:

Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29th)

 

July:

Prophet Elias (July 20th)

Dormition of St. Anne (July 25th)

St. Paraskevi the Righteous Martyr (July 26th)

St. Panteleimon the Unmercenary (July 27th)

 

August:

Transfiguration of our Saviour (August 6th)

Dormition of the Theotokos (August 15th)

Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Great Vespers (August 29th)

Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Matins and Divine Liturgy (August 29th)

 

Hymns in English