Basil was born in Popovo Polje in Herzegovina, in Mrkonjici village near Trebinje, of simple and devout parents. From his youth he was filled with love for the Church of God, and when he grew up he went to the monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Trebinje, and became a monk. As such, he quickly became known for his serious and rare ascetic life, for he loaded himself with ascetic practices, each harder than the last. 

Saturday 4 April 2026 - Lazarus Saturday 

09:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy
17:00 Vespers - blessing of the willow

Sunday 5 April 2026 - Palm Sunday

9:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy

Monday 6 April 2026 - Great and Holy Monday

9:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
18:30 Vespers

Tuesday 7 April 2026 - Great and Holy Tuesday and The Annunciation to the Most Holy Mother of God

9:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy 

Wednesday 8 April 2026 - Great and Holy Wednesday and Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel

9:15 Matins
10:00 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
18:30 The Sacrament of Holy Unction

Thursday 9 April 2026 - Great and Holy Thursday

9:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy
18:30 Great Vigil - reading of the 12 Gospels of the Passion

Friday 10 April 2026 - Great and Holy Friday

9:30 Royal Hours
18:00 Vespers (procession of the Epitaphios) and in continuation matins of Holy Saturday (Lamentations at the Tomb)

Saturday 11 April 2026 - Great and Holy Saturday

10:00 Divine Liturgy
22:00 Paschal matins and 1st Divine Liturgy

Sunday 12 April 2026 - Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ Pacha - Ester

10:00 II Divine Liturgy
18:30 Paschal Vespers

Monday 13 April 2026 - Resurrection Monday

9:15 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy

Tuesday 14 April 2026 - Resurrection Tuesday

9:15 Matins
10:00 Holy Hierarchical Liturgy

This renowned and glorious martyr was born in Cappadocia, the son of rich and God-fearing parents. His father suffered for Christ, after which his mother moved to Palestine. When George grew up, he went into the army, in which he rose, by the age of twenty, to the rank of tribune, and as such was in service under the Emperor Diocletian.

In the year 2026, the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, Easter (Pascha), is not celebrated by Orthodox Christians on the same date as by non-Orthodox (heterodox) Christians. On this occasion, we will briefly explain how the date of Easter is determined in the Orthodox Church, as well as why Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter sometimes on the same, but most often on different dates.