For the benefit of the many Orthodox Christians who will find themselves unable to attend the divine services for Passion Week and Pascha in person as a result of local restrictions placed on houses of worship during the Coronavirus pandemic, Archpriest John Whiteford (rector of St. Jonah Church in Spring, TX), has prepared reader service options.

Part I includes:

• All of the necessary Kathismæ (Psalter Readings)
• Friday, April 10 ‒ Lazarus Saturday Matins (and Compline as an alternative)
• Saturday, April 11 ‒ Lazarus Saturday (Typica, Palm Sunday Vigil)
• Sunday, April 12 ‒ Palm Sunday Typica, Great Monday Matins
  • (Compline or Akathist to the Passion of Christ as an alternative)
• Monday, April 13 ‒ Great Tuesday Matins
• Tuesday, April 14 ‒ Great Wednesday Matins
• Wednesday, April 15 ‒ Great Thursday Matins
• Thursday, April 16 ‒ Third, Sixth & Ninth Hours, Typica & Vespers for Great Thursday
  • (Akathist for Holy Communion as an alternative)
  • Great Friday Matins with the Twelve Passion Gospels
  • (Akathist to the Cross as an alternative)
• Friday, April 17 ‒ Royal Hours, Vespers for Great Friday, Matins for Great Saturday

Part II includes:

• Saturday, April 18 ‒ Third, Sixth & Ninth Hours, Typica & Vespers for Great Saturday
  • (just the Great Saturday Old Testament Readings as an alternative)
  • Paschal Midnight Office
• Sunday, April 19 ‒ Paschal Matins, Hours & Typica
  • Agape Vespers for Sunday afternoon.