How long is your Sunday Divine Liturgy?

[GreekGrl]

Our Parish begins the Divine Liturgy at aprox.9:45 am (immediatly following Orthos). The parishioners generally finish recieving communion around 11:15-11:30am, the Priest then does the prayers for the repose of the Departed souls (I was recently told that his was not actually supposed to be done on sunday following the DL but since most people are in church on Sunday and it is difficult to for time and travel reasons they now do the memorials on sunday). Then we may have a 40 Day baby blessing or 2 and then a Sermon. And then the Priest comes out and Greets the parishioners and reads the upcomming events and so fourth. Then row by row we get up to kiss the Priests hand and recieve antdioran. We then head to pick up our kids at Sunday school at about 12pm (sometimes a bit later depends).

so all in all 9:45am to 12:15pm. I was just wondering if this is the same at most parishes or just my Parish and the few others I have attended.

 

[Joshua G.]

that's NOT including Orthos of Panakhida, correct?

about 1:30 hrs. (depends on the sermon)

Josh

 

[Joshua G.]

We have just recently began to do Orthos and that is on and off. That's about 30 min before hand, ish. And panakhida for the dead is 5-10 min afterward. there isn't generally anything else liturgical that we do on a regular Sunday.

So: Orthos (9am)
Divine Liturgy (9:30)
Panakhida 11ish to 11:10ish

 

[GreekGrl]

Hi josh,
No , that does not include Orthos, our Orthos begins at 8:45 and DL begins at aprox 9:45.

 

[-Kyriaki-]

Orthros begins at 7:30am. My priest is a monk...enough said. We do it semi-monastery style too so it takes an hour and a half or more, then the Liturgy starts at 9am or a bit after, depending on the day and how many hymns to chant etc, and we might do artoklasia between Orthros and Divine Liturgy, then Liturgy takes about 2 hours, then the sermon in Greek, then in English, then perhaps a memorial. So 11:30or so

 

[Greg the byzantine]

Without orthros about 2 hours.

 

[MariaRegina]

I do not look at my watch. Sorry. I am in God's time, so I turn off my cell and do not turn it on until I get home.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Divine Liturgy about an hour and 45 minutes, Orthros about an hour

 

[E.C.]

I'm usually getting my first cup of coffee around 11:30-45 with Matins beginning around 8:30.

 

[Protoevangel]

1:45 +/-

 

[Andrew21091]

Divine Liturgy about an hour and 45 minutes, Orthros about an hour

Same at my parish. I do wish that the Liturgy was longer though. I went to a Liturgy at a Russian church two weeks ago and an OCA church this morning and they do Psalm 102, Psalm 145, the Beatitudes, and more litanies which the Antiochian Church doesn't do which I'm kind of upset about because I feel that I've been short-changed in the Liturgy.

 

[Dorothea]

9:00 a.m. is Orthos (when hubs leaves early to be there to help Father D. in the Altar)
10:00-10:10 (around that time...immediately after Orthros) Divine Liturgy.
11:20-11:30 end of Divine Liturgy.

So about an hour and a half.

 

[HandmaidenOfGod]

1:30 +/-

 

[Anhelyna]

Hmm

Where I was in the USA - Orthros started at 8.30 [ there was me , the Psalti , 2 other people and Father ] A few folk drifted in during Orthros.

Liturgy started at 9.30 and finished at 10.45 and I'm told this timing is as it always is - though there's normally more folk present [ good reason for absences that I cannot go into ]

 

[MariaRegina]

Talking about absences ... our priest today mentioned that some ladies say that it is a good excuse when fixing the holiday ham and/or turkey. Father said, "no".

The gospel reading today was about the friends invited to the banquet and who made excuses -- my cow fell into a well, I just got married, etc.


Anyhow, back on topic. I know that our services take from 1.5 hours to 2.0 hours or more. I just have not timed them.



BTW, There was a sign under our classroom clock in my algebra class:

Time will pass, will you?

 

[Blackknight]

Liturgy is about 90 minutes and if there's coffee hour I'm there for another hour at least. It's not unusual to spend 3-4 hours at church on Sunday.

 

[Rowan]

Same at my parish. I do wish that the Liturgy was longer though. I went to a Liturgy at a Russian church two weeks ago and an OCA church this morning and they do Psalm 102, Psalm 145, the Beatitudes, and more litanies which the Antiochian Church doesn't do which I'm kind of upset about because I feel that I've been short-changed in the Liturgy.

Ha, I know what you're talking about. I went to a Slavic parish over the summer, and you do miss the Psalms and Beatitudes when you get used to them.

You should come to Holy Cross sometime. We've managed to fit in all the Beatitudes during Communion now and again

 

[Andrew21091]

Ha, I know what you're talking about. I went to a Slavic parish over the summer, and you do miss the Psalms and Beatitudes when you get used to them.

You should come to Holy Cross sometime. We've managed to fit in all the Beatitudes during Communion now and again

Yeah, I've been meaning to make it out there for Liturgy one of these days.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

OCA-Diocese of the South parish:

9:00 - 1st & 3rd hours (I'm in choir practice during this time)
9:30 - Divine Liturgy
11:30 - parish lunch

Any special services - panakhidas, moliebens, marriage blessings/weddings, etc would be after lunch. If we have a baptism, it usually is before Liturgy - about 8:30.

Mary

 

[Blackknight]

Yeah, I've been meaning to make it out there for Liturgy one of these days.

If you feel like driving to Jackson come visit us.