+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.

1 May 2023

May 2023

 MAY - JUNE 2023

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 3:45pm over GoogleMeet.
The Sunday Matins are usually sung at 8:30 a.m. on GoogleMeet.

We use 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.

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 
Marian Hymn for Sundays after Pentecost: Salve Regina.


Last Updated 19th May 2023


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.

6th May: First Vespers of EASTER III  by video conferencing.
7th May: .  8:30 a.m. Matins of EASTER III by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers. Missa Sicca.

13th May: First Vespers of EASTER IV.
14th May: Matins of EASTER IV:  10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

20th May: First Vespers of EASTER V.
21st May: Matins of EASTER V : 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

24th May: 6:00 p.m.: First Vespers of  THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD by video conferencing.
25th May:  8:30 a.m. Matins of  THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD by video conferencing.  TBC: Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at TBC by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

27th May: 3:45 p.m.: First Vespers of SUNDAY AFTER  ASCENSION by video conferencing.
28th May: 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY AFTER  ASCENSION Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER. 

3rd June: First Vespers of the Feast of PENTECOST.
4th June: Matins of the FEAST OF PENTECOST:  Terce.  10:30 a.m.  Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

10th June: First Vespers of TRINITY SUNDAY (PENTECOST 1)
11th June: Matins of TRINITY SUNDAY (PENTECOST 1). Terce. 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

17th June: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST II / TRINITY I by video conferencing.
18th June: 8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST II / TRINITY I by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

24th June: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST III by video conferencing.
25th June:  11:00 a.m. PENTECOST III Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet in A4 and service leaflet in A5.

1st July: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST IV by video conferencing.
2nd July:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST IV by video conferencing.  9:45 a.m. Terce at St Aldhelm Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

8th July: First Vespers of PENTECOST V.
9th July:  Matins of PENTECOST V  10:30 a.m. by the Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole.  Western Rite sung Propers.  Missa Sicca. 

Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2023 (All are subject to change at short notice):
23rd July Pentecost VII
20th August Pentecost XI
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