Course program
Monday 8.6.
14.00 Arrival at the monastery and dinner.
16.00 Course opening, content, and introductions. Getting acquainted and preparing for the coming week.
16.30 Visit to the monastery's main church.
18.00 Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline, and evening prayers
19.30 Supper
Tuesday 9.6.
06.00 Midnight Office, Matins, and Liturgy.
07.30- Breakfast
09.00 Orthodox church singing is prayer. Small singing exercises. Rector Sirpa Koriala.
12.00 Prayer service.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Afternoon with a monk. Father Sofroni.
17.00 Assignment of reading. Librarian Virva Suvitie.
18.00 Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline, and evening prayers
19.30 Supper.
Wednesday 10.6.
06.00 Midnight Office and Matins. First Hour.
07.30- Breakfast
09.00 Man and God in church theology. What is holiness in everyday life?
12.00 Prayer service.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Commemoration of new saints. John of Valamo and John of Sonkajanranta.
15.00 Break
15.30 What is the silent prayer of the heart?
16.00 We will perform the Jesus Prayer service together.
18.00 Ninth Hour. Vespers, Small Compline, and evening prayers.
19.30 Supper.
Thursday 11.6.
06.00 Midnight Office and Matins. Liturgy.
07.30- Breakfast
09.00 Tradition of commemorating the departed. Joint visit to the cemetery and a lay service there.
12.00 Prayer service.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Procession tradition in words and pictures.
15.00 Break
15.30 We visit the monastery's Old Church.
18.00 Ninth Hour, Great Vespers, Small Compline, Akathist to St. Arsenius. Evening prayers.
19.30 Supper
Friday 12.6. Feast Day of St. Arsenius of Konevets
06.00 Midnight Office, Matins, First Hour.
07.30- Breakfast
09.00 Sacramental theology of the Orthodox Church.
12.00 Prayer service
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Icons, prayer, and silence.
15.00 Break.
16.00 Literary circle meeting. What thoughts did the text you received evoke? Virva Suvitie.
18.00 Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline, and Three Canons. Old Church.
19.30 Supper
20.00 What is needed for icon painting? Icon painting teacher Elina Oravala.
Saturday 13.6.
06.00 Midnight Office, Matins, and Liturgy. Old Church.
07.30- Breakfast
09.00 Walk to the Pilgrim's Cross (4.5 km) and coffee at the lean-to.
12.00 Prayer service. Old Church.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Visit to the monastery's museum and exhibition.
15.00 Personal contemplation.
17.00 Vigil
19.30 Supper
Sunday 14.6.
(07.30- Breakfast)
08.00 Departure to Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
08.30 Sanctification of water in Lintula.
09.00 Third Hour and Liturgy.
Field lunch by Lintula pond. Voluntary contribution.
approx. 12.00 Festive moment in Lintula.
13.00 Lunch in Valamo.
