As everyone comes in, they should get a program (with the psalms of Compline, the hymn, etc.) and a candle (as at the Easter Vigil). The Entrance Procession: Servers (properly vested, of course ...

This Novena can be made at any time, but be made at the beginning of Good Friday in preparation for the Feast of His Mercy, which should be celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. He told her ...

Powerful worship songs set you in the mood for prayers and some are entertaining and shouldn't miss in your playlist. Here ...

The **Nativity Fast**, one of the four main fasting periods in the Orthodox Church, begins on **November 15** and ends on ...

In the morning Chaplains of the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and Non-Conformist churches ... "O Valiant Hearts" (to the tune Ellers). The hymn "O God our help in ages past" was sung by ...

Easter should be observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. This complicated rule for determining the date of Easter means this year the festival falls on ...

Welcome to Westminster Abbey. Daily prayer has been offered in this place for over a thousand years, and your participation in today's service is warmly welcomed. At choral Evensong most of the ...

New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Erena Murray’s life and work is celebrated in a new biography by Anne Manchester: Peace is Her Song. You can hear hymns by Shirley Murray in this week’s programme. Read ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis was elected treasurer of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 12, bringing valuable experience from his own archdiocese to the ...