12/13/2025
SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY 2026
Father Daniel and Matushka Irene will return to San Diego for the Forgiveness Sunday 2/22, and to serve through the first week of the Great Lent (2/23 - 3/1) including the first Sunday of the Great Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
Forgiveness Sunday
Saturday 2/21 Vigil at 5pm
Sunday 2/22 Hours and liturgy at 9 am
break for lunch aka agape meal (Blini)
Vespers with the rite of forgiveness after lunch.
Following is more information regarding services of the first week of the Great Lent (> 2/23-3/1):
(Note that we will have services each day starting from Saturday evening 2/21 through Sunday 3/1)
Starting at 6 am on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday:
Midnight Office
Matins
First Hour
Break (about half an hour)
Third Hour
Sixth Hour
Ninth Hour
Vespers
Typica
Litia
Starting at 6 am on Wednesday and Friday:
Midnight Office
Matins
First Hour
Litia
Break (about half an hour)
Third Hour
Sixth Hour
Ninth Hour
Vespers/Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
There is a Lenten Readings Schedule that is as follows during the weekdays of the Great Fast:
At the daily Matins:
After 1st Kathisma, St. Ephraim
After 2nd Kathisma, St. Isaac
After 3rd Kathisma, St. Palladius
After Ode 6, Prologue
Third Hour: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Sixth Hour: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Ninth Hour: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
@ 6 pm The Great Compline with the Great Canon is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
On Friday, near the end of the Presanctified Liturgy there is a canon to St. Theodore, and a blessing of koliva.
On @ 6 pm Friday evening is a Great Compline with a Matins.
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Saturday 2/28 at 9 am liturgy of St John Chrysostomos
Saturday 2/28 at 5:30 pm Vigil
Sunday 3/1 at 9 am Liturgy of St Basil the Great
Sunday Services for the rest of February will be Readers Services at 10:00 AM.
