Easter at the monastery

Monastery opening hours

Thursday 2.4.

Reception, Tuohus and wine shop 09.00–16.00

Café-restaurant Trapesa 07.30–20.00

Main church during church services and 12.00–18.00

Library and exhibition and monastery museum 12.00–17.00

Friday 3.4.

Reception, Tuohus and wine shop 09.00–18.00

Café-restaurant Trapesa 08:00–20:00

Main church during church services and 11:00–18:00

Library and exhibitions 12:00–17:00

Saturday 4.4.

Reception, Tuohus and wine shop 09:00–18:00

Café-restaurant Trapesa 08:00–19:00

Night café 19:00–02:00

Main church during church services and 12:00–18:00

Library and exhibitions 12:00–17:00

Sunday 5.4.

Reception, Tuohus and wine shop 10:00–18:00

Café-restaurant Trapesa 02:30–04:00 and 09:00–20:00

Main church during church services and 11:30–17:00

Library and exhibitions 12:00–17:00

Monday 6.4.

Reception, Tuohus and wine shop 09:00–16:00

Café-restaurant Trapesa at 07.30–18.00

Main church during service times and 11.30–17.00

Library and exhibitions 12.00–15.00

Night silence in the monastery area and accommodation facilities 22.00–06.00

Reception: tel. 044 425 9228 Night duty: tel. 044 425 9200

Services

Thursday 2.4. Holy Thursday

09.00-c.12.00  Morning Service, 1st Hour, Great Vespers and Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great

18.00-c.20.30 Morning Service, Twelve Gospel Readings of the Passion of Christ

Friday 3.4. Good Friday

09.00-c.11.00 Royal Moments, Service of the Hour

13.00-c.13.45 Great Evening Service, Presentation of the Tomb of Christ

18.00-c.20.30 Morning Service, Service of the Burial of Christ

Saturday 4.4. Great Saturday

09.00-c.12.00 Great Vespers and Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great

20.00-c.23.00 Akathist to Our Most Sweet Lord Jesus Christ, Reading of the Acts of the Apostles

23.30-c.00.00 Midnight Service

Sunday 5.4.  Easter

00.00-c.02.30 Easter procession around the church and morning service, liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, at the end of which the blessing of Easter food

11.00-c.11.30 Easter prayer, artos procession

18.00-c.18.30 Easter hour and evening service

Monday 6.4. Second day of Easter, Bright Monday

09.00-c.11.30 Easter Vigil, Morning Service, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Procession of the Cross around the church

18.00-c.18.45 Easter Vigil and Evening Service

Christ is risen from the dead - truly risen!

Meals and other programs

Thursday 2.4. Maundy Thursday

16.00–19.00 Monastery dinner
 

Friday 3.4. Good Friday

08.00–10.00 Monastery breakfast

11.00–15.00 Monastery lunch

16.00–19.00 Monastery dinner

Saturday 4.4. Great Saturday

08:00–10:00 Monastery breakfast

11:00–15:00 Monastery lunch

15:00–16:15 Guided tour, Father Joona and Father Stefanos, departure from the Service Center

16:00–17:30 Valamo soup dinner

Sunday 5.4. Easter

02.30–04.00 Easter Eve festive breakfast after the blessing of the food

11.00–16.00 Valamo Easter table

12.00–13.30 Valamo College open doors

16.00–17.00 Concert “Christ the Light of Light”, Sari Saarinen - violin, vocals and Antti Saarinen - double bass, guitar, Cultural Center

19.00–20.30 Monastery Easter celebration in the Trapesa restaurant, with the monastery director Archimandrite Mikael and the brotherhood

 Second Easter Day, Bright Monday

07:30–10:00 Breakfast

The meals mentioned in the program are included in the Easter package and are available at the buffet table in the café-restaurant Trapesa. According to Orthodox tradition, Holy Week is still a time of fasting, which is taken into account in the composition of the meals. The Thursday-Monday package starts with Thursday dinner. The Friday-Monday package starts with Friday dinner. On Sunday morning, it is possible to buy breakfast at the Trapesa self-service counter.

Sauna hours on Holy Saturday 13:00–20:00

Women use the sauna of the college hotel, men use the sauna of the small hotel. Please bring a towel from your room.

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