The blessing of Easter Foods will take place:
Holy Saturday at 4pm and 6pm
Easter Sunday following the 10:30am Divine Liturgy.
Tag: Blessing of Easter Foods
In preparation for Pascha 2025
As we make the journey through this Holy Week that changed the course of human history. You may want to consider the nature and reason for blessing Easter Foods after the Great Fast. Here is Christian Symbolism of Paschal Food In the Ukrainian Tradition.
Easter foods will be blessed at 4pm and 6pm on Holy Saturday, April 19.
Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday schedule 2024
Holy Saturday, March 30
8:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
6:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
The church is open for private prayer before the Tomb of Christ.
Easter Sunday, March 31, Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
9:15 a.m. Procession and Paschal Matins
10:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy (bi-lingual): Liturgy for the people of the parish
Blessing of Artos and Anointing-Myrovann
Blessing of Ester Foods
Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday 2022
Saturday, 4/16, Holy and Great Saturday
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
6:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
7:00 p.m. Prayers at the Tomb
Sunday, 4/17, Holy and Great Resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
9:00 a.m. Procession and Paschal (Easter) Matins —Blessing of Arts (bread)
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish —Anointing
Blessing of Easter Foods following the Divine Liturgy in the church hall.
Divine Liturgy for the coming week
Glory to Jesus Christ!
Sunday, 4/10, Pussywillow (Flowering) Sunday — Blessing of Pussywillows and anointing
8:45 a.m. Lytija and blessing of Bread
9:00 a.m. +Menya Stacken requested by Judy Ellis —Parish mission preached
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish
Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9
Gospel: John 12:1-18, Tone 5
Monday, 4/11, Holy Priest Martyr Antipas
9:00 a.m. God’s blessing and health for Maria Wysowskyj requested by the Sestretsi
Tuesday, 4/12, Our Venerable Father Basil
9:00 a.m. +Candace Brezicki
Wednesday, 4/13, Holy Priest Martyr Artemon
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Thursday, 4/14, Holy and Great Thursday
7:00 p.m. Matins with the Passion Gospels
Friday, 4/15, Holy and Great Friday
4:00 p.m. Vespers and Veneration of the Holy Shroud
Saturday, 4/16, Holy and Great Saturday
9:00 Divine Liturgy
4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
6:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
7:00 p.m. Prayers at the Tomb
Sunday, 4/17, Holy and Great Resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
9:00 a.m. Procession and Paschal (Easter) Matins —Blessing of Arts (bread)
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish —Anointing
Blessing of Easter Foods following the Divine Liturgy in the church hall
Epistle: Acts 1:1-8
Gospel: John 1:1-17, Tone 1
Blessing of Easter Foods 2020
Father Iura blessed our Easter Foods today. As His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav said, the blessing of foods is communicated with through the social media.
Easter Basket blessing 2020
Easter Baskets will be blessed on Saturday, April 11.
This blessing will be live streamed via Facebook at 4:00 PM AND will also be posted on the parish website (https://stmichaelukrainian.org)
Parishioners will be able to sprinkle their baskets with holy water while Fr. Iura does this virtual blessing.
Those parishioners who do not have access to the internet and wish to have their baskets blessed may come to the church parking lot at 4:15 PM or 6:00 PM and Fr. Iura will bless your Easter Baskets while you remain in your vehicles.
Please do not bring your baskets into the church or the church hall.
Thank you for your understanding.
Blessing of Easter Baskets 2020
Easter Baskets will be blessed on Saturday, April 11.
This blessing will be live streamed via Facebook at 4:00 PM and will also be posted on the parish website.
Parishioners will be able to sprinkle their baskets with holy water while Fr. Iura does this virtual blessing.
Those parishioners who do not have access to the internet and wish to have their baskets blessed may come to the church parking lot at 4:15 PM or 6:00 PM and Fr. Iura will bless your Easter Baskets while you remain in your vehicles.
Please do not bring your baskets into the church or the church hall.
Thank you for your understanding.
Blessing of Easter Baskets
The priestly blessing of Easter foods is a venerable and beautiful tradition of the Kievan Church (not seen often among the Greeks and Melkites). The Polish and other Eastern Europeans bring their Easter foods to church to be blessed.
Sadly, too often the Slavs will bring their foods to church for the blessing but completely ignore the liturgical services of Great Week. This is a disconnect. The worship of God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is paramount. The importance of having our foods blessed signals the end of the Great Fast and the arrival of joy with the celebration of our Lord and Saviors Holy Resurrection.
Blessing of Easter Foods on Great and Holy Saturday
~4:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
~6:00 p.m. Blessing of Easter Foods
(The Liturgy at 7pm)
and AFTER the 10:30 a.m. Easter Liturgy.
****Pyrohy will be available for sale on Holy Saturday made on April 13 for $7. per dozen.