ORTHODOX METROPOLITANATE
OF HONG AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF SAINT LUKE
HONG KONG
HOLY WEEK 2018
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Palm Sunday - April 1
Morning
09.00 am Matins
10.00 am Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Evening
19.00 pm Bridegroom Service
Synaxarion
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.
Texts
Morning
Matins
Divine Liturgy
Evening
Bridegroom Service
Holy and Great Monday - April 2
Evening
19.00 pm Bridegroom Service
Synaxarion
On great and holy Monday we commemorate blessed Joseph the handsome; and also the fig tree that was cursed by the Lord and then withered.
Texts
Evening
Bridegroom Service
Holy and Great Tuesday - April 3
Evening
19.00 pm Bridegroom Service
Synaxarion
On great and holy Tuesday, we commemorate the parable of the ten virgins from the holy Gospel.
Texts
Evening
Bridegroom Service
Holy and Great Wednesday - April 4
Evening
19.00 pm Sacrament of the Holy Unction
Synaxarion
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.
Texts
Evening
Holy Unction Service with Niptiras Service
Niptiras Service (Last Supper)
Holy and Great Thursday - April 5
Morning
09.30 am Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Evening
19.00 pm Service of the Holy passions (12 Gospels)
Synaxarion
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.
Texts
Morning
Divine Liturgy
Evening
Holy Passion Service
Holy and Great Friday - April 6
Morning
09.00 am Great and Royal Hours
Afternoon
15.00 pm Great Vespers (The descent from the Crosss)
Evening
19.00 pm Epitaphios Service Lamentations)
Synaxarion
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.
Texts
Morning
Great and Royal Hours
Afternoon
Great Vespers
Evening
Epitaphios Service
Holy and Great Saturday - April 7
Morning
09.30 am Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
Evening
20.00 pm The Glorious Resurrection and the Liturgy of Pascha
Synaxarion
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.
Texts
Morning
Divine Liturgy
Evening
Pascha Pannychis
Pascha Matins
Parcha Liturgy
Holy and Great Sunday of Pacha - April 8
Morning
11.00 am Agape Service (The Great Vespers of Pacha)
Synaxarion
On the holy and great Sunday of Pascha we celebrate the very life-bearing Resurrection of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Texts
Morning
Agape Service
Notes
All the Services will be held at the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Luke, 704 Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong.
An Announcement for Non Orthodox Visitors
Non Orthodox visitors cannot be accomodated at the Services of Holy Passion (Holy Thursday evening, 19.00 pm), at the Epitaphios Service (Holy Friday evening, 19.00 pm) and at the Pascha Services (Holy Saturday night, 20.00 pm).
Locate Saint Luke Orthodox Cathedral
Address: 3 Arbuthnot Road, 704 Universal Trade Center, Central, Hong Kong
Email: office@omhksea.org
Transportation:
MTR Central Station, Exit "D1"
Public bus, route no. 12M, 13, 23A and 40M
Green light bus, route no. 10A & 10B