Program of Divine Liturgies and Holy feasts for Saint Lazarus Week and The Holy Week 2019
Monday, 15th of April
6.00 p.m. The Great Compline and Prayer to Saint Lazarus
Tuesday, 16th of April
6.30 a.m. Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
6.00 p.m. The Church Service of The Lamentations of St. Lazarus
The service will be held by His Eminence bishop Nicolaus of Amathounta, who will also declare the divine word.
The succession will be chanted by the choir of Proodeftiki Kinisis of Larnaca under the conduction of Mr. Marios Lysandrou.
Wednesday, 17th of April
6.30 a.m. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
5.00 p.m. The Great Compline and Prayer to Saint Lazarus.
Thursday, 18th of April
6.30 a.m. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
6.00 p.m. Church service of the Salutations to St. Lazarus.
The service will be held by His Eminence Metropolitan Varnavas of Trimithounta, who will also declare a spiritual speech.
Friday, 19th of April
6.00 p.m. Great Solemn Vesper led by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition
Chants by The Byzantine choir of Metropolis of Kition “Lazarus the 4 Day” under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Vavas and the Byzantine choir of Saint Lazarus church under the conduction of Mr. Elias Fortis.
Saturday, 20th of April. Saturday of Saint Lazarus
7.30 a.m. Pontifical service by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition,
and assisted by His Eminence Bishop Nektarios of Arsinoe.
The divine word will be declared by His Eminence Bishop Nektarios of Arsinoe.
Chants by The Byzantine choir of Metropolis of Kition “Lazarus the 4 Day” under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Vavas and the Byzantine choir of Saint Lazarus church under the conduction of Mr. Elias Fortis.
After the mass a group of children from Sunday school will chant the carols of Saint Lazarus in the church’s yard.
6.30p.m. The Grand Solemn Episcopal Vesper by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition.
Chants by The Byzantine choir of Metropolis of Kition “Lazarus the 4 Day” under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Vavas and the Byzantine choir of Saint Lazarus church under the conduction of Mr. Elias Fortis.
8.00 p.m. Procession of the Holy Relics and the Wonder-maker Icon of Saint Lazarus (see separate note).
Sunday, 21st of April. The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
7.00 a.m. Church service of the feast of Palm Sunday
Procession of the Holy Relics and the Wonder-maker Icon of Saint Lazarus
We inform the faithful Christian that on Saturday, 20th of April 2018 at 6.30 p.m. the Feast Vesper and after it the Procession of the Holy Relics and the Wonder-maker Icon of Saint Lazarus will take place.
The Procession will be led by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition, supported by the priesthood of the city.
Representatives of the municipal, political and military authorities of the town will take part in the Solemn Procession. It will be accompanied by the Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Amdreou.
The Solemn Procession will pass by the following streets: Agios Lazoros, Pavlos Valsamakis, Athens, Filiou Zannetou, Zenonos Kities, Zenonos Pieridis, Galileo, Ermou, Digeni Akrita, Konstantinou Kalogera and Agios Lazaros.
We kindly ask the residents of the houses of the streets listed above to illuminate their houses.
The Holy Week
Sunday, 21st of April
The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
| Vesper | 6.00 p.m. |
| Service of The Bridegroom | 7.00 p.m. |
| Great Monday | |
| Liturgy of The Presanctified Gifts | 6.30 a.m. |
| Great Compline | 6.00 p.m. |
| Service of The Bridegroom | 7.00 p.m. |
| Great Tuesday | |
| Liturgy of The Presanctified Gifts | 6.30 a.m. |
| Great Compline | 6.00 p.m. |
| Service of The Bridegroom | 7.00 p.m. |
| Great Wednesday | |
| Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts | 6.30 a.m. |
| Sacrament of Holy Unction | 5.30 p.m. |
| Service of The Washing of Feet | 7.00 p.m. |
| Great Thursday | |
| Great Vesper of St. Basil the Great | 6.30 a.m. |
| Service of the 12 Gospels (Crucifixion) | 6.30 p.m. |
| Great Friday | |
| The Royal Hours and Vespers | 7.00 a.m. |
| The Lamentations at the Tomb. | 7.00 p.m. |
| Procession of the Epitaph | 9.00 p.m. |
| Great Saturday | |
| Great Vesper of | |
| St. Basil the Great | 7.30 p.m. |
| Night service | 11.00 p.m. |
| The Good News of Resurrection | 12.00 p.m. |
Vesper of Love (Easter Vesper) Holy Easter
The church ceremony will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Savior. 11.00 a.m.
The procession of The Epitaph
We inform the Christian faithful that the procession of the Epitaph will take place on Great Friday, 26th of April 2019 at 9.00 p.m. led by His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kition. The procession will pass by the following streets – Agios Lazaros, Nicholas Rossou, the Square of Achilleas Theodoulou, Ermou, the Square of Kennedy (Acropolis) where will meet the processions of other parishes. It will return through the streets Constantinou Kalogera and Agios Lazaros.
Representatives of the municipal, political and military authorities of the town will take part in the Procession. In the church and during the procession the Larnaca’s Municipal Choir under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Gerolemos and the Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra under the conduction of Mr. Andreas Andreou will take part.
We kindly ask the residents of the houses in the streets listed above to illuminate their houses. Using fireworks is not consider suitable for the sacredness of the ceremony.
