5th Sunday of Great Lent St. Mary of Egypt

Matins & Divine Liturgy followed by lunch

On the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates our Righteous Mother Saint Mary of Egypt. The Church celebrates her feast day on April 1st, the day of her repose; however, due to her recognition by the Church as a model of repentance, we also celebrate her during the Great Fast. During the Canon of St. Andrew during the fifth week of great Lent, the Church reads the story of St. Mary’s life, as recorded by St. Sophronius, the Patriarch of Jerusalem (634-638 A.D.).