Events

Bridegroom Matins. These services are a reflection of the fact that in the days before His Passion, our Lord spoke at length to his disciples about the signs of the end times. This theme is reflected in the beautiful Troparion sung in place of the “Alleluia” near the beginning of each service.

“Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find awake. But he whom He shall find neglectful is unworthy. Behold therefore, my soul, beware, lest you fall into deep slumber, and the door of the Kingdom be closed against you, and you be delivered unto death. But be wakeful, crying: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God.”