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!
FORTH WEEK OF LENT 2021
| Monday 04/05 | ||
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Tuesday 04/06 Vespers 5:00 pm |
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| Wednesday 04/07 Matins 8:30 am Presanctified Liturgy 5:00 pm | ||
| Thursday 04/08 Matins 9:00 am Vespers 5:00 pm | ||
| Friday 04/09 Matins 9:00 am Paraclesis 5:00 pm | ||
| Saturday 04/10 Vigil 4:00 – 6:00 PM | ||
| 4th Sunday 04/11 Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 9:30 AM of Lent
Sunday of St. John of the Ladder |
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***All Services and teaching are Central Standard Time and will be live streamed. If you would like to receive links to join any of those contact Fr. Nick at nick@saintbasil.org.
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)
