Author: Anastasia

SEPTEMBER 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our September 2026 service schedule will observe the renewal of the Orthodox calendar year. Orthodox New Year happens on Monday the 14th (September 1 on the Old Calendar). This annual turning of Orthodox fasts and feasts reflect the cyclical nature of the seasons, both… Continue reading September 2026 Service Schedule

AUGUST 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our August 2026 service schedule will observe the fast and feast of the Dormition, or falling asleep, of the Virgin Mary and Theotokos (“God-bearer”) on August 28th. On the 19th, within this two-week fast, we will also celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of… Continue reading August 2026 Service Schedule

JUNE AND JULY 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our June and July 2026 service schedule will begin with the festal week of Pentecost. As we remember the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles of Christ, we pray for similar illumination in our own lives. For this reason, the… Continue reading June and July 2026 Service Schedule

MAY 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND  Our May 2026 service schedule will continue the celebration of Paschaltide, the fifty festal days between Pascha and Pentecost. In fact, the Greek word πεντηκοστή, or Pentecost, means “50 Days,” and the liturgical book used in this in-between season named called the Pentecostarion. During this… Continue reading May 2026 Service Schedule

APRIL 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND As we celebrate Holy Pascha, we will make allowance this year for the unfortunate reality that Fr. Robert is quite sick. The intense service schedule of Holy Week is ideally shared with more than one priest, but out here on the west coast of Ireland,… Continue reading April 2026 Service Schedule

MARCH 2026 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND As we enter into the Great and Holy Fast of Lent, we will serve special Pre-Sanctified Liturgies on Wednesdays as a consolation to those who are endeavouring to endure the length and strictness of the fast. We have also shared our collection of fasting recipes,… Continue reading March 2026 Service Schedule

January and February 2026 Service Schedule Merry Christmastide!! Due to an early Paschal cycle, the time between Christmas and the start of Lent is unusually short this year. The Great and Holy Fast of Lent begins six weeks after Christmas, on the 23.02. The first months of the year moreover include many feasts, including all… Continue reading January and February 2026 Service Schedule

DECEMBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND We begin the Advent fast leading up to Christmas after touring Ireland with the wonder-working Kursk Root Icon, from Stradbally, to Clifden, to a pilgrimage around Saint Patrick’s grave in Belfast. For the icon’s visit, in honour of the Theotokos, our chapel wore blue. Blue… Continue reading December 2025 Service Schedule

NOVEMBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Three years to the day of Saint Patrick Orthodox Chapel’s first Divine Liturgy, our service schedule continues. We will be visiting Stradbally and Belfast this month in honour of the Mother of God. This is because her wonder-working Kursk Root Icon will be visiting Ireland.… Continue reading November 2025 Service Schedule

OCTOBER 2025 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR SAINT PATRICK’S CHAPEL IN CLIFDEN, IRELAND Our October 2025 Service Schedule will continue to follow the Orthodox calendar. Besides the feast of the Protection of the Theotokos, this month observes the feast of several apostles. Indeed, these include St. John the Theologian on Oct 9, Apostle Thomas on Oct 19. Likewise,… Continue reading October 2025 Service Schedule