Special Feast Schedules of Saint
John of San Francisco Monastery

Schedule for Holy Week 2026

Lazarus Saturday – Friday Eve Service:

12:30 PM    9^th Hour, Memorial Service, Presanctified Liturgy
7:30 PM    Vigil for Lazarus Saturday: Small Compline with Canon for Lazarus Saturday, Matins and 1st Hour

Saturday:

7:30 AM    3^rd, 6^th Hours and Divine Liturgy
6:15 PM    Vigil for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday:

8:30 AM    3^rd and 6^th Hours and Divine Liturgy
4:00 PM    Vespers and Jesus Prayer.
7:30 PM    Compline, Jesus Prayer, Bridegroom Matins for Holy Monday & 1^st Hour

Holy Monday:

8:00 AM    3^rd & 6^th Hours
12:30 PM    9^th Hour, Typica, Presanctified Liturgy
7:30 PM    Great Compline and Matins for Annunciation, 1^st and 3^rd Hours

Holy Tuesday:

11:00 AM    6^th & 9^th Hours, Hierarchal Liturgy for Annunciation
7:30 PM    Compline, Jesus Prayer, Bridegroom Matins for Holy Wednesday & 1^st Hour

Holy Wednesday:

8:00 AM    3^rd & 6^th Hours
12:30 PM    9^th Hour, Typica, Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 PM    Vigil: Holy Unction, Matins and 1^st Hour

Holy Thursday:

8:30 AM    3^rd and 6^th Hours
11:00 AM    9^th Hour, Typica and Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
7:00 PM    Vigil: Compline, Jesus Prayer, Matins w. 12 Gospels & all the Royal Hours followed by the Akathist of the Cross

Holy Friday:

1:30 PM    Vespers with Taking Down from the Cross
7:00 PM    Matins with Lamentations, Procession and 1^st Hour

Holy Saturday:

9:00 AM                 3^rd and 6^th Hours and then we read the Homily by St. Epiphanius
11:00 AM                9^th Hour and Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
8:00-11:00 PM     Reading of the Acts
11:00 PM               Pre-communion prayers and Canon of Holy Saturday
12:00 Midnight    Paschal Matins, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

PASCHA

7:30 PM    Agape Vespers and Compline