ST. THECLA ORTHODOX CHURCH
11510 Georgia Avenue, Suite LLA - Wheaton, MD 20902
(phone) 240-776-2959
APRIL 2025
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Mar 30 (Mar 17)
Fourth Sunday of Lent; St. John Climacus.
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
6:00 PM – Holy Unction
Fast: wine & oil
Mar 31 (Mar 18)
Fast
1 (Mar 19)
Fast
2 (Mar 20)
6:00 PM – Matins with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the life of Mary of Egypt
Fast
3 (Mar 21)
Fast
4 (Mar 22)
6:00 PM – Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Fast
5 (Mar 23)
5:00 PM – Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
6 (Mar 24)
Fifth Sunday of Lent: Forefeast of Annunciation.
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
6:00 PM – Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
7 (Mar 25)
ANNUNCIATION of our Most Holy Lady, Theotokos and Ever-Virgin
Mary. Monday of the Sixth Week of Lent.
6:45 AM – Hours, Typika, and Vesperal Liturgy
Fast: fish, wine, & oil
8 (Mar 26)
Fast
9 (Mar 27)
Fast
10 (Mar 28)
Fast
11 (Mar 29)
6:00 PM – Matins and First Hour 
Fast
12 (Mar 30)
Lazarus Saturday
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy 
5:00 PM – Vigil
Fast: wine & oil
13 (Mar 31)
Palm Sunday
8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
6:00 PM – Bridegroom Matins
14 (Apr 1)
Holy Monday
6:00 PM – Bridegroom Matins
Fast
15 (Apr 2)
Holy Tuesday
6:00 PM – Bridegroom Matins
Fast
16 (Apr 3)
Holy Wednesday
6:00 PM – Matins
Fast
17 (Apr 4)

Holy Thursday – Commemoration of the Mystical Supper

8:00 AM – Hours and Vesperal Liturgy

6:00 PM – Matins & Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels

Fast
18 (Apr 5)

Holy Friday – Remembrance of the Passion of Christ

8:00 AM – Royal Hours

1:00 PM – Vespers with the Winding Sheet
6:00 PM – Matins with the Lamentations
Fast
19 (Apr 6)
Holy Saturday
8:45 AM – Vesperal Liturgy
10:30 PM – Reading of Acts (multilingual)
11:30 PM – Midnight Office
Fast: wine & oil
20 (Apr 7)
PASCHA
Midnight: Paschal Matins, Hours, Liturgy
1:00 PM – Paschal Vespers

3:00 PM – Paschal Gathering
21 (Apr 8)
Bright Monday
Fast free
22 (Apr 9)
Fast free
23 (Apr 10)
Fast free
24 (Apr 11)
Fast free
25 (Apr 12)
Fast free
26 (Apr 13)
Bright Saturday
5:00 PM – Vigil
Fast free
27 (Apr 14)

Antipascha (Thomas Sunday)

8:45 AM – Hours and Divine Liturgy
28 (Apr 15)
29 (Apr 16)

Radonitsa (Day of Rejoicing)

6:45 AM – Divine Liturgy
30 (Apr 17)
Fast
May 1 (Apr 18)
May 2 (Apr 19)
Fast
May 3 (Apr 20)
5:00 PM – Vigil
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