2026-0410 Vespers of the Deposition on eve of Great and Holy Saturday

On this day, Great and Holy Friday, we serve the Vespers of the Deposition at 4 PM. The services of Holy Trinity Cathedral, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, are prayed in English. All are welcome! The first service belonging to Holy Saturday—called in the Church the Blessed Sabbath—is the Vespers of Good Friday. It is usually celebrated in the mid-afternoon to commemorate the burial of Jesus. Before the service begins, a “tomb” is erected in the middle of the church building and is