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Holy Saturday: Liturgy, Baptisms and Chrismation
On Holy Saturday, 22 April 2022, we celebrated the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, commemorating our Lord’s Victory over death and the harrowing of hell. It also was a very special day for three people: Ken Nakamura, Mercy Taylor and Louise Saad. Before the Divine Liturgy, they received into the One, Holy, Catholic and…
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Holy Friday: Lamentations Service
“Behold the Sabbath transcendent in blessings on which Christ hath slept, and shall rise on the Third Day.” On Holy Friday evening, 21 April 2022, we celebrated the Orthros of Great and Holy Saturday with the singing of Lamentations in front of the Epitaphios – the image of the body of Christ in the grave.…
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Services of Holy Thursday
On Great and Holy Thursday the day at our cathedral began with the celebration of the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil in commemoration of the Last Supper of our Lord. On the evening of the same day, the faithful gathered again in the church for the Orthros of Holy Friday, in which we read…
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The Sacrament of Holy Unction
On Holy Wednesday evening, the faithful at our cathedral took part in the Sacrament of Holy Unction. The service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, Father Michael and Father deacon Boniface, with many faithful attending. Below are a few photos from the service, with more photos available in the Holy Week 2022 gallery, which…
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Holy Week 2022 – Photo Gallery
We continue our Holy Week journey. Bridegroom Orthros services were celebrated on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. We created a designated gallery for all photos from Holy Week 2022, which you can check following this link Next is the service of Holy Unction, on Wednesday, at 19.00 in the Annex of our Cathedral. The timetable…