Services
The services of the Orthodox Church — the Eucharist and the daily cycle of prayer that frames it.
Divine Liturgy
The Eucharistic service of the Church — the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, celebrated on Sundays and feasts.
Great Vespers
The solemn evening service on the eve of Sundays and feasts, often joined to Matins as the All-Night Vigil.
Vespers
The evening service that opens the liturgical day, offered as the lamps are lit.
Matins
The morning service of psalms, canons, and praises, culminating in the Great Doxology.
The Hours
The brief services of psalmody that sanctify the turning points of the day.
Presanctified Liturgy
The Lenten evening service of Communion from the Presanctified Gifts, served on Wednesdays and Fridays of Great Lent.
Compline
The quiet service prayed after supper, before sleep.