This year, Christians in Lviv will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ without the usual night services in the city’s main cathedrals.
Due to martial law and the ongoing curfew from midnight to 5:00 a.m., traditional Easter midnight liturgies will not take place.
Despite the restrictions, churches across Lviv have prepared a rich schedule of Holy Week and Easter services adapted to wartime conditions and safety requirements.
St. George’s Cathedral (UGCC):
April 18 – Good Friday:
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9:00 – Royal Hours and Vespers with the Shroud
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14:00 – Jesus Prayer for cancer patients
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15:00 – Compline with the Lament of the Mother of God
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18:00 – Jerusalem Matins
April 19 – Holy Saturday:
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9:00 – Vespers with Basil the Great’s Liturgy
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12:00–21:30 – Blessing of Easter baskets every 30 minutes
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14:00 – Jesus Prayer for cancer patients
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21:30 – Funeral Service and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
April 20 – Easter Sunday:
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7:00 – Paschal Matins and Hierarchical Liturgy
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11:00 – Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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14:00 – Easter Hours
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16:00 – Easter Vespers
St. Pokrovsky Cathedral (OCU):
April 18:
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7:30 – Royal Hours
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9:00 – Vespers with Shroud (hierarchical)
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17:00 – Jerusalem Matins with Burial Rite of the Shroud
April 19:
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9:00 – Basil the Great’s Liturgy (hierarchical)
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11:00–23:00 – Blessing of Easter food
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21:00 – Reading Acts of the Apostles
April 20:
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6:30 – Midnight Office
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7:00 – Paschal Matins
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8:00 – Divine Liturgy with food blessing
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11:00 – Divine Liturgy
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17:00 – Great Vespers
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption (RCC):
April 18:
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8:00 – Tenebrae
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10:00 – Stations of the Cross
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15:00 – Divine Mercy Chaplet
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18:00 – Passion Liturgy with Adoration until 22:00
April 19:
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8:00 – Tenebrae
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9:00 – Hourly food blessings
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10:00 – Bitter Lamentations
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18:00 – Easter Vigil with fire blessing (bring candles)
April 20:
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7:00 – Resurrection Mass
8:00 Mass canceled
Armenian Cathedral:
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April 18: 12:00 – Crucifixion Rite; 17:00 – Burial Service
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April 19: 17:00 – Candlelight Liturgy
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April 20: 11:00 – Easter Liturgy
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April 21: 12:00 – Parastas (memorial)
Garrison Church of Sts. Peter and Paul:
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April 18: 8:00 – Royal Hours and Vespers with the Shroud; 18:00 – Jerusalem Matins
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April 19: 9:00 – Liturgy; 14:00–21:00 – Blessing of baskets
Church of the Dormition (OCU):
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April 18: 7:00 – Royal Hours, 17:00 – Jerusalem Matins with Procession
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April 19: 8:00 – Basil the Great’s Liturgy; 14:00 – Food blessing
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April 20: 6:00 – Procession and Divine Liturgy; 9:00, 15:00 – Liturgies and food blessings
St. Anthony’s Church (RCC):
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April 18: 8:00 – Matins; 9:00 – Stations of the Cross; 19:00 – Passion Liturgy (Polish & Ukrainian)
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April 19: Confessions from 10:00–17:00; Blessings in Polish and Ukrainian; 20:00 – Easter Vigil
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April 20: 8:00 – Resurrection Mass; 12:00, 17:00 (Polish); 15:00, 18:30 (Ukrainian)
Faithful are encouraged to follow the adapted schedule and respect curfew regulations during this wartime Easter celebration.