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 (11/10/19)
| Monday 11/11 | Veteran’s Day
Vigil 4:00 – 6:00 PM |
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| Tuesday 11/12 | Hours 8:40 AM
Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM Vespers 4:30 PM |
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| Wednesday 11/13 | ||
| Thursday 11/14 |
Matins 9:00 AM Vespers 5:00 PM Adult Ed. 7:00 PM |
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| Friday 11/15 | Matins 8:00 AM
Vespers 4:30 PM |
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| Saturday 11/16 | Vigil 4:00 – 6:15 PM
Confessions following Vigil |
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| Sunday 11/17 | Hours 9:10 AM / Divine Liturgy 9:30 AM
Agape meal following Divine Liturgy 2:00 PM Care Facility Ministry: Sterling House |
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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)
