During 6-7 January, Christmas services with carols will take place in the churches of Lviv. Of particular note, the Garrison Church – see below – will have a 15:00 English liturgy on Christmas Day, 7 January.
Thanks to local media Spiritual Greatness of Lviv and Lviv Portal for assistance with this information:
For other Christmas event schedules please see: Lviv Live Music, Christmas Party in the Grove, and Christmas Village schedules.
Schedule of services in the cathedrals of Lviv for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church:
The Greek Catholic Church, though self-governing and eastern Orthodox in calendar and style (e.g., with married priests, and an eastern liturgy) is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, meaning western Catholics can fully partake in Greek Catholic liturgies. The Orthodox schedules appear after the Greek ones below:
Archcathedral Cathedral of St. George of the UGCC
January 6 Eve of the Nativity of Christ
8:00 – Great Tsarist Times [Tsarist times are the unique services that are held three times a year – on Christmas, Epiphany and Easter. Its name comes from the Byzantine tradition when the emperor personally attended these services]
Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.
16:00 – Great Vespers with Lity. Orthros.
22:30 – Episcopal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (headed by His Eminence Volodymyr, Auxiliary Bishop of the Lviv Archdiocese). Giving myrrh.
January 7 Christmas of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
8:00 – Hierarch’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (headed by His Eminence IGOR, Metropolitan of Lviv). Rest.
11:00 – Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at every request.
16:00 – Vespers.
Garrison Church of Sts. app. Peter and Paul
January 6. Christmas Eve
8:00 – Great Tsarist Times (Time 1); [Tsarist times are the unique services that are held three times a year – on Christmas, Epiphany and Easter. Its name comes from the Byzantine tradition when the emperor personally attended these services]
Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Confession
10:00 – Great Tsarist Times (Time 3); Parastasis / Confession
13:00 – Great Tsarist Times (Time 6) Confession
18:00 – Great Tsarist Times (Time 9) Confession
23:00 – Great Supper with Litia
00:00 – Divine Liturgy of St. Confession of John Chrysostom
January 7. The Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
7:30 – Divine Liturgy
9:00 – Divine Liturgy
11:00 – Divine Liturgy
13:00 – Divine Liturgy
* 15: 00 – BYZANTINE DIVINE LITURGY IN ENGLISH
17:00 – Divine Liturgy
18:30 – Divine Liturgy
20:00 – Divine Liturgy
21:00 – Big Vespers with Lity
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
January 6. Christmas Eve
08:00 – Great Tsarist Times
09:00 – Great Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
23:00 – Great supper with liturgy, and at the end (00:00) Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of Christ
January 7. Christmas
07:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00 – Divine Liturgy
18:00 – Big Vespers with Lity
Church of St. Josaphat
January 6. Christmas Eve
08:00 – Tsarist times
09:00 – Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
9:30 pm – Big Vespers
January 7. Christmas
07:30 – Holy Liturgy
09:00 – Holy Liturgy
11:00 – Holy Liturgy
13:00 – Holy Liturgy
Church of St. Anne
January 6. Christmas Eve
07:30 – Divine Liturgy for the dead
09:00 – Tsarist times
Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
17:00 – Big Vespers with Lity
January 7. Christmas
07:30 – Divine Liturgy
09:00 – Divine Liturgy
10:30 – Divine Liturgy
12:00 – Divine Liturgy
13:30 – Divine Liturgy
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
January 6. Christmas Eve
08:00 – Great (Tsarist) times. Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
17:00 – Big Vespers with Lity
21:00 – Orthros
22:00 – Divine Liturgy
January 7. Christmas
07:00 – Divine Liturgy
09:00 – Divine Liturgy
11:00 – Divine Liturgy
15:00 – Christmas dinner for the needy
Schedule of Liturgies in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine:
Holy Intercession Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
January 6 Eve of the Nativity of Christ
7:30 – Christmas Eve
9:00 – Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
17:00 – All-night vigil, in a hierarchical manner
January 7 Christmas of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
7:30 – Divine Liturgy
9:00 – Divine Liturgy
11:00 – The Divine Liturgy will be presided over in a hierarchical manner by Metropolitan of Lviv and Sokal His Eminence Demetrius.
18:00 – Big evening with carols. His Eminence Bishop Demetrius will preside.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
January 6 Eve of the Nativity of Christ
7:00 – Tsarist times, pictorial services, St. Liturgy
16:00 – Dinner, Vespers, headed by His Eminence Macarius of Lviv.
January 7 Christmas of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
7:00 – Divine Liturgy in a hierarchical manner, the parish choir «Oranta» sings. The Metropolitan of Lviv will be His Eminence Macarius
9:00 – St. Liturgy
11:00 – St. Liturgy
17:00 – Evening, carols
St. George’s Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
January 6 Christmas Eve of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
07:00 – Evening times (Tsarist times)
08:30 – Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
17:00 – All-night vigil with Lity
22:00 – All-night vigil with Lity
January 7 Christmas of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
00:30 – Divine Liturgy, in a hierarchical manner. The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Lviv and Halych of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will be His Eminence Filaret.
07:00 – Divine Liturgy
09:00 – Divine Liturgy
11:00 – Divine Liturgy
17:00 – Great Vespers. Christmas carols.
Translated by Vitalii Holich
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