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Prayer Cycle

The Liturgics committee of our Archdiocese are pleased to offer you the below service books that can be added to your person libraries. Each book is designed to provide you a foundation of the daily Orthodox Prayer services.

Daily Cycle

The Great Vespers

Vespers (from Latin vesper ‘evening’) is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours

Litia & Artoklasia

Litia means supplication or fervent prayer and artoklasia means the breaking of bread.

The Small Compline

A prayer before sleep & Communion. 2 versions available for home and church.

Paraklesis

The Paraklesis is a Prayer Service to the Mother of God, Our Most Holy Theotokos.

Matins

Matins is celebrated in the morning, unless it is celebrated as part of a vigil in the evening.

The Morning Prayer

Awakening from sleep and arising from bed, stand with piety and fear of God and say

Weekly Cycle

Holy Communion

Preparation & thanksgiving

Occasional Prayers

Censing your home

A prayer when censing your home

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St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church

91 Hemphill Ave,
Mount Pritchard NSW 2170

T: (02) 9610 9402
E: fr.izghaib@antiochian.org.au

 

Service Times

Matins –  Sunday 9am
Divine Liturgy – Sunday 10am
English Divine Liturgy – 1st & 3rd Sunday of every Month 6pm
Vespers with Small Compline and Preparation for Holy Communion – Saturday 6pm
Paraklesis – Wednesday 6:45pm