Special Feast Schedules
Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery
Holy Nativity 2023
Schedule of Services From Dec. 21 / Jan. 3 To Holy Theophany and the Synaxis of theForerunner Jan. 7/20
(Due to sickness, we may not be streaming all of the services.)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 / Jan.3
4:00 PM Vespers
6:15 PM Small Compline with Forfeast Canon
Wednesday, Dec. 22 / Jan. 4
5:30 PM Holy Unction
Thursday, Dec. 23 / Jan. 5 — St Nahum
4:00 PM Vespers
6:15 PM (Mini) Vigil: Small Compline with pre-festal canon,
Jesus prayer and reading, directly followed by Matins
Thursday, Dec. 23 / Jan. 5 — St Nahum
Friday, Dec. 24 / Jan. 6
9:00 AM Royal Hours & Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil
9:00 PM Vigil for Nativity: Small Compline, Liti, completion
of Vespers, Matins, 1st, 3rd, 6th Hours, Divine Liturgy; followed by Trapeza
Saturday, Dec. 25 / Jan. 7 — Nativity of Our Lord
6:15 — Vigil for Sunday, up until “Save, O God, Thy people” in Matins
Sunday, Dec. 26 / Jan. 8 — Synaxis of Theotokos — Sunday after Nativity
7:30 AM — Completion of Matins, Hours, Divine Liturgy, followed by Trapeza
6:15 Compline
Friday, Dec. 31 / Jan. 13
6:15 PM- Vigil for Circumcision of the Lord / St Basil
Saturday, Jan. 1/14 — Circumcision of the Lord / St Basil the Great
7:30 AM 3rd & 6th Hours; Divine Liturgy; followed by Trapeza
6:15 — Vigil for Sunday before Theophany
Sunday Before Theophany,Jan. 2/15 — St. Seraphim of Sarov
Normal Sunday Schedule
Schedule for Theophany 2023
Tuesday, Jan. 4/17
6:15 PM “Mini”- Vigil: Small Compline with pre-festal canon,
Jesus Prayer and Reading; directly followed by Matins (starting with the Six Psalms)
Wednesday, Jan. 5/18 — (9th Hour fast day)
10:00 AM Royal Hours & Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil; First Blessing
of Waters, followed by Trapeza
8:00 PM Vigil: Compline with Liti, the completion of Vespers and
blessing of loaves, Matins with Polyeleos, 2nd Blessing of Waters; and 1st Hour
Thursday, Jan. 6/19 — THEOPHANY of Our Lord
7:30 AM 3rd & 6th Hours, Divine Liturgy, blessing of the pond; followed by Trapeza
(then back to main church)
4:00 PM 9th Hour, Great Vespers with Great Prokeimenon, Jesus prayer, Reading
6:15 PM Compline
Friday, Jan. 7/20 — Synaxis of the Forerunner
4:30 AM Midnight office, Matins, 1st Hour, and Divine Liturgy
9:45 — 10:00 AM: 3rd and 6th Hours, followed by Trapeza
5:00 9th Hour, Vespers, Compline with Akathist
Saturday, Jan. 8/21 — Back to normal schedule
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