April Saints, Lent, and Resurrection Celebration

The Way of the Cross Devotional Calendar

Devotional Calendar for The Way of the Cross

  • Friday, April 4:  5:00 – 5:30 PM
  • Friday, April 11: 5:00 – 5:30 PM
  • Friday, April 18: 11:00 – 11:45 AM

The Way of the Cross

Also Celebrated as The Stations of the Cross

March, April Saints 2024

Saint Nicholas Western Antiochian Church of Spokane honors the Way of the Cross tradition, a devotional practice that involves meditating on the events leading up to Christ’s crucifixion. This tradition is also known as the Stations of the Cross.

In the sanctuary, we have pictures (stations) depicting the events leading up to Christ’s crucifixion. We pause at each picture in prayer and meditation, reading about Christ’s sacrifice from the Scriptures. This Lenten tradition helps us remember our Lord’s suffering and death and prepares us for the great Pascha celebration of His Resurrection from the dead.

STATION I. JESUS is Condemned to Death

STATION ​II. JESUS Receives the Cross

STATION III. JESUS Falls the First Time

STATION IV. JESUS Meets His Holy Mother

STATION V. The Cross Is Laid on Saint Simon of Cyrene

STATION VI. Saint Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

STATION VII. JESUS Falls the Second Time

STATION VIII. JESUS Meets the Women of Jerusalem

STATION IX. JESUS Falls a Third Time

STATION X. JESUS Is Stripped of His Garments

STATION XI. JESUS Is Nailed to the Cross

STATION XII. JESUS Dies on the Cross

STATION XIII. The Body of JESUS Is Taken Down From the Cross

STATION XIV. The Body of JESUS Is Laid in the Tomb

April 7 - St. Tikhon of Moscow

Saint Tikhon of Moscow

April Saints

Saint Tikhon’s life from his early years to his death is richly filled with Christ-like accomplishments and turmoil.

I urge you to read, GENTLE & BOLD: The Life of St. Tikhon of Moscow.” The article, compiled by Dean W. Arnold, includes details about St. Tikhon’s life as Patriarch of Russia from 1917 to his death in 1925.

Another author in the article, Donald Lowrie, who wrote for the YMCA, traveled to Moscow to interview Tikhon in 1923.

The interviewer, Lowrie, referred to St. Tikhon (then, 40 and newly archbishop) as, “Calm, unhurried, and fearless.” His first impressions were, “a firm handclasp and kindly eyes with a decided trace of humor and a hint of fire in the back of them… that, and his beaming smile.”

Read more about Saint Tikohn:

April 11 - Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Leto the Great

The Seven Sorrows of
The Blessed Virgin Mary

April Saints

Sorrowful events in Mary’s life depict:

  • Sorrow 1: The Prophecy of Simeon
  • Sorrow 2: Flight into Egypt
  • Sorrow 3: Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem
  • Sorrow 4: The Condemnation of Jesus
  • Sorrow 5: The Crucifixion of Jesus
  • Sorrow 6: The Retrieval of Jesus’ Body
  • Sorrow 7: The Burial of Jesus

St. Leo the Great

April Saints

“Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.

Bishop, Confessor & Doctor, 400-461 A.D.

Pope of Rome, 440 to 461

  • Saint Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor was a key defender of Orthodoxy against various heresies, including those of Eutyches and Dioscorus, Nestorius, and the Monophysites.

  • He had a crucial role in convening the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451.

  • Leo I was responsible for the excommunication of the heretics Eutyches and Dioscorus.

  • He defended his country, preventing Attila the Hun from pillaging Italy in 452.

  • His literary and theological legacy includes 96 sermons and 143 letters, with his Epistle to Saint Flavian being the most well-known.


Read More about Saint Leo

Holy Week, Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025

Holy Week

Palm Sunday at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church

Triumphal-Entry
 

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church invites you to join us in this sacred Palm Sunday worship, fellowship, and unity Service.

Your visit and participation offers a unique opportunity to experience the rich spiritual traditions of our Orthodox faith. This service is not only a time for prayer and reflection, but also a beautiful expression of unity within our Orthodox church community.

Let us come together in worship, deepen our Lenten journey, and strengthen the bonds of fellowship.
 

Palm Sunday Worship Information:
(At Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church)

10:00 AM –  Matins
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10:45 AM –  Refreshments (Coffee Hour)
Holy Saturday and Pascha

Holy Saturday and Sunday of the Resurrection Services

  • Event Location: Saint Luke’s Orthodox Church
  • Service: Nocturnes
    Time: 11:30 PM – 12:00 Midnight
  • Service: Sunday of the Resurrection
    Time: 12:00 Midnight to 2:30 AM

Late Morning, Sunday of the Resurrection Matins Service

  • Event Location: St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
  • Service: Matins
    Time: 11:00 to 11:45 AM
  • Fellowship Hour: Coffee, Donuts, and Sandwiches After Service

Christ is Risen!

He is Risen Indeed!

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