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Holy Week, 2023
Services for Holy Week 2023 April 12 Wednesday of Holy Week – 8:oo p.m. Tenebre April 13 Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass /Stripping of the Altar & The Evening Watch 9:00 p.m. Tenebre April 14 Good Friday 7:00 p.m. Pre-sanctified Liturgy/Veneration of the Cross 8:00 p.m. Tenebre April 15 Holy Saturday – 10:30 p.m Pascal […]
read moreEaster vs Pascha
When one looks at the calendar, it becomes clear that the Orthodox often celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on a different date than the the Catholic and Protestant churches in the West. This year, April 4, 2021 was Easter Sunday in much of the Western world, while May 2 was the date of Orthodox Easter. […]
read moreTenebrae | St. Vincent of Lerins Orthodox Church | Omaha Lent
If you’re looking for a Omaha Lent service that is beautiful, St. Vincent of Lerins offers Tenebrae. You enter the church and the space is only illuminated by ten candles on the altar. Tenebrae is a candle ceremony, where candles are extinguished at the end of each psalm and the Benedictus. The central feature of […]
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