+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.

10 September 2022

September - October 2022

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2022

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 4:00pm over GoogleMeet.
The First Vespers of Sunday service can be downloaded here.
When we meet for Mass at Isleworth, we usually sing Terce before Mass.
The Sunday Terce 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 18th October 2022

George is able conduct a service of prayer consisting of Terce, Sext, Missa Sicca, and Thanksgiving prayers on most Sunday until further notice at St Mary's church, Isleworth TW7 6ER starting at 11:00 a.m. You are all invited to attend.

3rd September : No 1st Vespers of PENTECOST XII today.

4th September PENTECOST 12 (Trinity XI) : No Lauds of PENTECOST 12 today. No Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, but at 10:30 a.m usual Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers. Missa Sicca.

10th September : Sarum 1st Vespers of PENTECOST XIII in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service..

11th September PENTECOST 13 (Trinity XII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of PENTECOST 13 by video conferencing . 9:45 a.m. Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, followed at 10:30 a.m by the usual Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers. Missa Sicca: Please refer to usual Missa Sicca format.

17th September: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 14 (Trinity XIII) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

21st August PENTECOST 14 (Trinity XIII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 14 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

25th September : 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of PENTECOST 15 (Trinity XIV) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

26th September PENTECOST 15 (Trinity XIV) : 11:00 a.m. Sarum Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER. Download the whole prayer service here.

1st October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 16 (Trinity XV) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

2nd October PENTECOST 16 (Trinity XIV) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 16 by video conferencing (link: ) 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. Offices of Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca.

8th October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 17 (Trinity XVI) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

9th October PENTECOST 17 (Trinity XIII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 17 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

15th October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 18 (Trinity XVII) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

16th October PENTECOST 18 (Trinity XVII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 18 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

22nd October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 19 (Trinity XVIII) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

23rd October PENTECOST 19 (Trinity XVIII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 19 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: The Antiochian Cathedral in London has organised a Pilgrimage to Wimborne Minster, to venerate Saint Cuthburgh and all the other missionaries that went from this former Monastery to Germany. A Western Rite Service of Veneration of Saint Cuthburgh can be downloaded here.

29th October: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 20 (Trinity XIX) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

30th October PENTECOST 20 (Trinity XIX) : Sarum Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca (Sung Propers) at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER.

Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2022 (All are subject to change at short notice):

16 October with George leading (confirmed)

30th October with Rdr Gildas leading

15 July 2022

July 2022

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

JULY - AUGUST 2022

The First Vespers of Sunday are sung at 4:00pm over GoogleMeet.
The First Vespers of Sunday service can be downloaded here.
When we meet for Mass at Isleworth, we usually sing Terce before Mass.
The Sunday Terce 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 15th July 2022

2nd July : No 1st Vespers of PENTECOST III today.

3rd July PENTECOST 3 (Trinity II) : No Lauds of PENTECOST 3 today. No Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, but at 10:30 a.m usual Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers. Missa Sicca.

9th July : No 1st Vespers of PENTECOST IV today.

10th July PENTECOST 4 (Trinity III) : No Lauds of PENTECOST IV today. No Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, but at 10:30 a.m usual Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers. Missa Sicca.

16th July : 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 5 (Trinity IV) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

17th July PENTECOST V (Trinity IV) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 5 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

23rd July : 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 6 (Trinity V) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

24th July PENTECOST VI (Trinity V) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 6 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

30th July : 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of PENTECOST 7 (Trinity VI) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

31st July PENTECOST VII (Trinity VI) : 11:00 a.m. Sarum Terce, Sext, and Missa Sicca at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Worton Road, Isleworth, TW7 6ER. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers.

6th August: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 8 (Trinity VII) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

7th August PENTECOST VIII (Trinity VII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 8 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

13th August: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 9 (Trinity VIII) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

7th August PENTECOST 9 (Trinity VIII) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 9 by video conferencing (link: ) 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 August The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ

20th August: 4:00 p.m. Sarum 1st Vespers of Pentecost 10 (Trinity IX) in video conferencing with Reader Gildas leading the service.

21st August PENTECOST 10 (Trinity IX) : 8:30 a.m. Lauds of Pentecost 10 by video conferencing (link: ) 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.

27th August: No 1st Vespers of the Repose of Our Lady today.

28th August The Repose of the Blessed Virgin MARY PENTECOST 11 (Trinity X) : No Lauds of the Dormition of Our Lady today. No Sarum Terce at St Aldhelm's Chapel, but at 10:30 a.m usual Liturgy of the Antiochian Church at Saint Dunstan's Church, Poole. Western Rite Mass Sung Propers. Missa Sicca.

Next dates for Meetings at Isleworth during 2022 (All are subject to change at short notice):

14 August with George leading.

21 August with George leading

4, 11 and 18 September with George leading (not confirmed)

25th September with Rdr Gildas leading

A Prayer to Saint Aldhelm

Thou didst set the lamp of Orthodoxy alight amid the gloom of the dark night of thy times, O blessed Aldhelm, favourite of Christ; wherefore thou dwellest now in everlasting light, where thou prayest that our souls be saved.

Thy radiant and God-pleasing countenance sheddeth light on all the English lands, O blessed Aldhelm our father; for spurning thy royal rank and all worldly pursuits, thou didst eagerly seek the true knowledge of God, and having devoted thy life to prayer and the ascetic struggle, thou has been vouchsafed to behold the Unapproachable One. Him do thou ever beseech, O hierarch of Christ, that in His mercy He save our souls. Amen.

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10 September 2022