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DIVINE LITURGIES

 

Divine Liturgy of St. Peter the Apostle

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

Divine Liturgy of St. James

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Pontifical Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

 

 

AKATHIST HYMNS

 

Akathist to Our Lord Jesus Christ

Akathist to the Divine Passion of Christ

Akathist to the Most Precious and Holy Cross

Akathist to the Holy Sepulchre of Christ

Akathist to the Resurrection of Christ

Akathst to Jesus Christ, Sovereign King of the Universe

Akathist to the Most Holy Trinity

Akathist to Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary

Akathist to Our Lady of Grace

Akathist to Our Lady, Joy of all Who Sorrow

Akathist to Our Lady of Syracuse and All Sicily

Akathist to Our Lady, Queen of America

Akathist to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven and Earth

Akathist in Honor of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Akathist to the Holy and Great Martyr George

Akathist to St. Neilos of Rossano

Akathist to St. Lucy of Syracuse

Akathist to St. Leo of Catania

Akathist to St. Rosalia of Palermo

Akathist to St. Gennaro

Akathist to Sts. Cosmas & Damian

Akathist to St. John the Baptist

Akathist to St. John the Theologian

Akathist to St. Michael the Archangel

Akathist to St. Pancratios of Taormina

Akathis to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

Akatahist to St. Nectarios of Aegina

Akathist to the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon

Akathist to Sts. Peter and Paul

Akathist to St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles

Akathis to St. Agatha of Catania

Akathist to the Holy Family

Akathist for the Repose of the Departed

 

 

CANONS

 

Canon in Preparation for Holy Communion

Canon of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos

Canon of the Guardian Angels

Canons of the Lord, the Theotokos, and Guardian Angel (when sung together)

Canon of Repentance

The Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Canon in Honor of All Saints of Italy, Southern Italy, and Magna Graecia

Canon to All Saints of North America

Canon of SAt. Nectarios of Pentopolis

Canon to St. Neilos of Rossano

Canon to Our Lady, Queen of America

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

 

Pre-Christmas Moleben

Royal Hours for the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord

Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Christmas Eve  

Festal All-NIght Vigil for the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Midnight Divine Liturgy (Divine Liturgy of the Angels)

Festal Matins of Christmas (with First Hour)

Divine Liturgy of the Shepherds

Festal Christmas Hours (Third & Sixth Hours)

Divine Liturgy of Christ the King

 

 

 

LAZARUS SATURDAY

 

Matins of Lazarus Saturday

Divine Liturgy of Lazarus Saturday

 

 

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

 

Festal Vigil of Palm Sunday

Divine Liturgy for the Triumphant Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Holy Monday

Bridegroom Matins of Holy Tuesday

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of Holy Tuesday

Bridegroom Matins of Holy Wednesday

Holy Anointing Service (Holy Wednesday Evening)

Divine Liturgy of the Lord's Supper (Priest's Service Book)

Service of the Agony in the Garden and the Betrayal by Judas

Matins of Holy and Good Friday

The Royal Hours of Holy and Good Friday

The Passion Service (The Twelve Passion Gospels)

The Apokothelosis (The Service of the Taking Down from the Cross and Burial of Christ)

The Lamentations Service

 

 

GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAY

 

The Midnight Office

Divine Liturgy of the Harrowing of Hell

The Great Paschal Vigil

 

 

GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAY

 

Divine Liturgy of Great and Holy Pascha

Paschal Vespers

 

 

OCCASIONAL SERVICES

 

Blessing of Homes

Blessing of Fire Stations and Apparatus

Blessing of Motorcycles

Blessing of Flowers on Mother's Day

Service of Thanksgiving for Thanksgiving Day

Service to All Saints of North America

Service of All Saints of Sicily, Southern Italy, and Magna Graecia

 

 

 

READER SERVICES HOROLOGION

 

Instructions on how to do Reader Services

Typika

The Hours

Vespers

Matins

The All-Night Vigil

Small Compline

Great Compline

The Midnight Office

 

 

 

HYMNS & MUSIC

 

 

 

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

 

Calendar of Saints

 

 

 

PERSONAL & DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS

 

Our Father (English) (Sicilian) (Italian) (Spanish)

 

 

 

PASCHALION

 

 

 

LIGHT A CANDLE

 

 

 

 

The Italo-Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas & Canada

 

The Archdiocese is the geographical ecclesiastical district of the Italo-Greek Byzantine Orthodox Catholic Church. The Archdiocese, missionary by nature, seeks to build up the Kingdom of God on earth by calling all people to the conversion of heart, mind, and spirit; to the fulness of the Apostolic Faith; and to membership and life in the Body of Christ.

 

The canonical territory of the Archdiocese encompasses the continental United States, Canada, South America, and the United States Protectorates. Utica, New York is the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese as well as the home of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos - Our Lady of Grace, Mother Church and the Metropolitan Throne of the Archdiocese, and the Chancery Office.

 

The Archdiocese is led by His Eminence, Stephen, Archbishop of Siracusa and Ortigia, and of All Sicily, Southern Italy, and Magna Graecia, Metropolitan of the Americas and Canada of the Italo-Greeks, Bishop of Utica, and Primate of the Italo-Greek Byzantine Orthodox Catholic Church.

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