Daily Services
- Matins (Morning Prayers) or the Divine Liturgy and Vespers (Evening Prayers) will be served nearly every day at St. Basil the Great Orthodox Mission in Weatherford, OK. There are several feasts interspersed as well – see our Calendar page for details. All are welcome to join us in prayer and to learn more about Ancient Christianity – the Orthodox Church!
Services this week (08/18/19)
| Monday 08/19 | Communion Service at Great Plains Correctional Fac. 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Vigil 3:30 – 5:30 PM |
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| Tuesday 08/20 | Hours 9:10 AM
Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM |
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| Wednesday 08/21 | ||
| Thursday 08/22
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Matins 9:00 AM
Vespers 4:30 PM |
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| Friday 08/23
Leave-taking of Dormition |
Vespers 5:00 PM | |
| Saturday 08/24 | Vigil 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Confessions after vigil |
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| Sunday 08/25 | Hours 8:10 AM
Divine Liturgy 8:30 AM Fr. Nick to DFW for IOCC training after liturgy |
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About the Services
Censing at Matins
What is Matins?
Matins (also spelled Mattins, from the Latin, matutinae, “morning”) is the Western familiar term for Orthros (from the Greek, meaning “morning”, “dawn” or “arise”). It is the most intricate of the daily cycle of services (see below).
Vespers at a parish in Missouri
What is Vespers?
Vespers (from the Greek, ῾εσπερα, and the Latin, vesper, meaning “evening”) is first service of the daily cycle of divine services celebrated in the Orthodox Church. Because the liturgical day begins at sunset, Vespers is traditionally served in the early evening.
The Daily Cycle of Services
- Vespers (sunset)
- Compline (after-dinner) – also known as Apodeipnon
- Midnight Office (12:00am) – also known as Mesonyktikon
- Orthros (sunrise) – also known as Matins
- First Hour (6:00am)
- Third Hour (9:00am)
- Sixth Hour (12:00pm)
- Ninth Hour (3:00pm)
