Saturday of Lazarus
April 11, 2026
- 9:00 AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
The raising of Lazarus prefigures the Resurrection. Children traditionally process with palms.
Holy Week & Pascha
Holy Week is the most sacred time in the Orthodox liturgical year — eight days that bring the faithful through the suffering, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The full cycle of services is offered at Holy Trinity. All are welcome to any and every service.
Holy Week begins Monday, April 6, 2026 · Pascha falls on April 12, 2026.
Palm Sunday
April 12, 2026
- 9:00 AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service (Νυμφίος)
The faithful receive palm fronds — woven into small crosses or kept as leaves — as Christ enters Jerusalem.
Holy Monday & Tuesday
April 13–14, 2026
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service
Two evenings of the Bridegroom Service, with hymns from the Holy Week Triodion.
Holy Wednesday
April 15, 2026
- 4:00 PM Sacrament of Holy Unction
- 7:00 PM Bridegroom Service & Anointing
Holy Unction is offered to all the faithful for the healing of soul and body.
Holy Thursday
April 16, 2026
- 9:00 AM Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil (Mystical Supper)
- 7:00 PM Service of the Twelve Gospels
The Crucifixion is read in twelve passages; the cross is brought into the center of the church.
Holy Friday
April 17, 2026
- 9:00 AM Royal Hours
- 3:00 PM Apokathilosis (Descent from the Cross)
- 7:00 PM Lamentations & Procession of the Epitaphios
The Epitaphios (the burial shroud of Christ) is borne in procession around the church.
Holy Saturday
April 18, 2026
- 9:00 AM Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil (First Resurrection)
- 11:00 PM Pannychis & Resurrection Service
At midnight, the church is darkened and the Paschal Light is shared from a single candle.
Pascha — The Resurrection of the Lord
April 19, 2026
- 12:00 AM Paschal Divine Liturgy
- 12:00 PM Agape Vespers (Vespers of Love)
Christ is risen. The Paschal greeting is exchanged in many languages. All are invited to the Agape Vespers.