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PARISH EVENTS
Events List
- Apr 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMNativity BVM, 8530 W 131st St, Palos Park, IL 60464, USAAn abridged Orthros (Matins) is a shortened version of the Byzantine morning service, often used in parishes to reduce length while retaining core elements. It typically includes Psalms, Great Litany, Gospel reading, select troparia, etc.
- Dec 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AMNativity BVM Church, 8530 W 131st St, Palos Park, IL 60464, USARoyal Hours are a solemn service in our Church, celebrated only three times a year (Christmas Eve, Theophany Eve, and Great Friday) before major feasts, with specific, lengthy readings and hymns related to the feast, named for the historical attendance of the Byzantine Emperors.
- Dec 24, 2026, 9:30 PM – Dec 25, 2026, 10:00 PMNativity BVM Church, 8530 W 131st St, Palos Park, IL 60464, USAThe chant "God is with us" is composed of selected verses from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah and is chanted at the Great Compline service during Great Lent as well as All-night Vigil on the feast days of the Nativity of our Lord and Theophany.
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