Schedule for Holy Nativity Through Theophany

Wednesday Dec 21/Jan 3

3:00 PM Great Vespers for St Nahum (Transferred from Friday 23/5)

5:30 PM Holy Unction (Compline with Canon is read while everyone is anointed)

Thursday 22/4 St Nahum (Transferred from Friday)

3:30 AM Normal Morning Service, but Matins is with a Polyeleos and Matins Gospel. Divine Liturgy is served.

9:30 AM 3^rd and 6^th Hours

4:00 PM 9^th Hour and Vespers (no Jesus Prayer or Reading)

6:15 PM “Mini”-Vigil: Small Compline with pre-festal canon, Jesus prayer and reading, directly followed by Matins (starting with the Six Psalms)

Friday, Dec. 23 /Jan 50-   (9^th hour fast)

12:30 PM Royal Hours & Typica

6:15 PM Vespers and Compline (with Prefestal canon).

Saturday Dec 24/Jan 6 – St Eugenia

3:30 AM- Regular morning service (midnight office, Matins, 1^st hour and Liturgy of St John Chrysostom)

12:00 Vespers of the Feast

9:00 PM Vigil for Nativity of Christ:

Small Compline, Liti, completion of Vespers, Matins, 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th Hours, Divine Liturgy of St. Basil; followed by Trapeza

Sunday December 25/Jan 7 – Nativity of Christ

6:15 PM 9^th hour, Vespers with Entrance and Great Prokeimenon, Jesus prayer, reading and Small Compline without Akathist.

Monday Dec= 26/Jan. 8- Synaxis of Theotokos

4:30 AM Midnight office, Matins, 1^st hour, and Divine liturgy

9:45 AM 3^rd and 6^th hours

5:00 PM Vespers and Small compline (no Akathist)

Tuesday Dec 27/Jan. 9 — St Stephan

(Back to regular schedule, but a non-work day)

3:30 AM: Matins and Liturgy, etc.

Saturday Dec 31/13 –

Circumcision/St Basil (Resurrection hymns also are chanted)

6:15 PM- Sunday Vigil with Liti and Polyeleos

Sunday 1/14 – Circumcision/St Basil

8:30 AM 3^rd and 6^th Hours and Divine Liturgy of St Basil, Followed by Trapeza

4:00 PM 9th hour, Vespers, Jesus Prayer and Reading

6:15 PM Compline with Prefestal Canon

Monday Jan 2/15 -0 St Seraphim of Sarov

3:30 AM – Regular schedule with Divine Liturgy – Matins is with Polyeleos (read) and Matins Gospel