+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.

5 November 2023

November 2023

NOVEMBER - DEC 2023

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 3:45 p.m. 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 7th November 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.


4th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXII by video conferencing.
5th November:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXII 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. 

10th November / 28th October: SS Simon & Jude APS.

11th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXIII by video conferencing.
12th November:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXIII 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 November: 7:30 p..m. First Vespers of the Feast of ALL SAINTS by video conferencing.
14th November: 7:45 a.m. Matins of the Feast of ALL SAINTS with Missa Sicca by video conferencing. Link to sung Propers for the Missa Sicca

N.B. Because this year there are more than 24 Sundays after Pentecost, the sung Propers are all from the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, and the Prayers, O.T. Reading, Epistle, and Gospel are taken from the Sundays after Epiphany.

18th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXIV by video conferencing.
19th November: 11:00 a.m. PENTECOST XXIV Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet.

25th November: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of PENTECOST XXV by video conferencing.
26th November:  8:30 a.m. Matins of PENTECOST XXV 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. 

2nd December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of CHRIST the KING by video conferencing.
3rd December:  8:30 a.m. Matins of CHRIST the KING 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. 

3rd December: 7:30 p.m. First Vespers of Presentation of B.V.M. by video conferencing.
4th December: 7:45 a.m. Matins and Missa Sicca for the Feast of the PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY into the Temple by video conferencing.

9th December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of ADVENT I by video conferencing.
10th December:  8:30 a.m. Matins of ADVENT 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. 

16th December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of ADVENT II by video conferencing.
17th December: 11:00 a.m. Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet.

23rd December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of ADVENT III by video conferencing.
24th December:  8:30 a.m. Matins of ADVENT 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. 

30th December: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of ADVENT IV by video conferencing.
31st December:  8:30 a.m. Matins of ADVENT 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. 

6th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD by video conferencing.
7th January:  11:00 a.m. THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Prayer service consisting of Matins, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Isleworth,  TW7 6ER.  Service leaflet.

13th January: 3:45 p.m. SUNDAY within the Octave of the NATIVITY by video conferencing.
14th January:  8:30 a.m. Matins of SUNDAY within the Octave of the NATIVITY 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. 

20th January: 3:45 p.m. First Vespers of CHRISMAS II by video conferencing.
21st January:  8:30 a.m. Matins of CHRISTMAS II 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. 


Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2023 (All are subject to change at short notice):

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