Divine Liturgy of Pascha
Four days ago, on Great and Holy Thursday, we commemorated the Last or Mystical Supper, at which our Lord inaugurated the Eucharistic sacrifice in advance of his sacrifical death on the Cross. At that point, his arrest, suffering, crucifixion and burial were still to come. But having reached the feast of his Resurrection, we celebrate the Eucharist once more, remembering our risen Lord's appearance to (and meals) his disciples after his Resurrection.
This Divine Liturgy of Pascha may be celebrated immediately after Paschal Matins (whether in the nightime or on Easter morning); or in the morning on the Sunday of Pascha, sometime after Matins.
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The Antiphons of Pascha
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The Readings
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The Anaphora
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Holy Communion
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The Dismissal
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Recommended Reading
- Resurrection Services according to the Ruthenian Tradition. Byzantine Leaflet Series, No. 33. (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, March 1985).
- Byzantine Easter Traditions: The Blessing of Easter Foods. Byzantine Leaflet Series, No. 2. (Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, April 1976).
- Father Basil Shereghy. The Liturgical Year of the Byzantine-Slavonic Rite.
(Pittsburgh, PA: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1968.)
- A Monk of the Eastern Church (Father Lev Gilet). The Year of Grace of the Lord.
(Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2001.)