+St. John Maximovitch

"Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies." +Saint John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco

You are the inheritors of a precious treasure: the authentic and Orthodox rites that nourished thousands now in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Orthodox Church thanks you for preserving this tradition all these years, so that it could be restored to her through Western Rite Orthodox parishes. +Bishop Basil, Bishop of Wichita and the Midwest of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

26 October 2022

November-December 2022

 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2022

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 3:45pm over GoogleMeet.
The First Vespers of Sunday service can be downloaded here.
When we meet for Mass at Isleworth, we usually sing Lauds before Mass.
The Sunday Lauds Order of Service can be downloaded here as a pdf.
The Hymn Nunc Sancte nobis Spiritus from the Sarum Breviary can be downloaded here

Please click on the links below for a pdf of the Propers of the day.

Marian Hymn for Sundays after Pentecost: Salve Regina.
Marian Hymn for Christmas to Purification: Alma Redemptoris Mater.
Marian Hymn from Purification to Holy Wednesday: Ave Regina Caelorum
Marian Hymn from Holy Saturday to Saturday after Pentecost: Regina Caeli 

Last Updated 29th October 2022


We hold Prayer Services once a month at St Mary's church, Isleworth TW7 6ER starting at 11:00 a.m.  Please see below.
You are all invited to attend.

29th October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost XX (Trinity 19) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
30th October PENTECOST XX (Trinity 19) :  Sarum Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca (sung Propers) at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER. 

5th November: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost XXI (Trinity 20) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
6th November PENTECOST XXI (Trinity 20) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost XXI by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.  Missa Sicca.

12th November: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost XXII (Trinity 21) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
13th November PENTECOST XXII (Trinity 21) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost XXII by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.  Missa Sicca.

19th November: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost XXIII (Trinity 22) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
20th November PENTECOST XXIII (Trinity 22) : 11:00 a.m. Sarum Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca (sung Propers) at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER. 

26th November: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost XXIV (Trinity 23) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
27th November PENTECOST XXIV (Trinity 23) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost XXIV by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.  Missa Sicca readings are: The Lesson: Zephanias 1:7;12-18  The Epistle of Paul: Col 1:9-14  The Gospel: St. Matt. 24:15-35.

3rd December: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Christ the King, Sunday Next Before Advent in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
4th December CHRIST the KING, Sunday Next Before Advent : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Sunday Next Before Advent by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.  Missa Sicca.

PLEASE NOTE: IMPORTANT

As of the start of this New Liturgical Year, we shall be using The Orthodox Divine Office according to the Use of the Western Rite of the Holy Orthodox Church by Abbot David Colburn 2018  obtainable from http://www.olwtn.org/online-store/
Alternative source from Lulu bookstore: Hardcover: £39.65   Paperback: £25.97

The Orders of Service can be downloaded here:
All items with this symbol & can be found in the Propers for the day as linked in the descriptions.
Please note the earlier start time of Vespers.

10th December: 3:45 p.m. 1st Vespers of  Advent I in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service. link: meet.google.com/fnw-xakw-ymz
11th December ADVENT I : 8:30 a.m. Matins/Lauds of Advent I by video conferencing link: meet.google.com/asf-tpod-uky , 9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.  Missa Sicca.

17th December: 3:45 p.m. 1st Vespers of Advent II in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
18th December ADVENT II : 11:00 a.m. Matins/Lauds of Advent II and Missa Sicca (sung Propers) at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER. 
Paul and his two sons Kai and Taro with George and Gildas
After the Prayer meeting on 18th December 2022

24th December: 3:45 p.m. 1st Vespers of Advent III (Gaudete) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
25th December ADVENT III (Gaudete) : 8:30 a.m. Matins/Lauds of Advent III by video conferencing followed at 9:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.

31st December: 3:45 p.m. 1st Vespers of Advent IV in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
1st January 2023 ADVENT IV : 8:30 a.m. Matins/Lauds of Advent IV by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.

6th January: Vigil of the Feast of the Nativity in the flesh of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 6:00 p.m. First Vespers of Christmas in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service

7th January: Feast of the Nativity in the flesh of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 
8:30 a.m. Lauds of Christmas in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.
10:30 a.m. Prayer Service of Christmas at Saint Dunstan's Parish Church, Poole, consisting of Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca with sung Mass Propers.
3:45 p.m. Second Vespers of Christmas by video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

8th January Feast of Saint Stephen / SUNDAY within the OCTAVE of the NATIVITY: 8:30 a.m. Matins/Lauds of Saint Stephen by video conferencing, 9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.   Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.

Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2022 (All are subject to change at short notice):
15th January with Rdr Gildas leading Confirmed
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