On April 14-16, 2025, the last Liturgies of the Presanctified Gifts were served in the Seoul Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the Busan Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. On Great Wednesday, after the prayer behind the communion, the last prayer of Ephraim the Syrian this year was read. In Seoul, the services were led by His Eminence Archbishop Theofan of Korea, co-served by Hieromonk Paul (Choi) and Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim). In Busan the services were served by Hieromonk Theofan (Pozhidaev). Also in Seoul, the Sacrament of Anointment was performed at the end of the service.

On April 17, 2025, on Holy Thursday, His Eminence Archbishop Theofan of Korea served Vespers with the Liturgy of Basil the Great in memory of the institution of the Last Supper in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Seoul. Hieromonk Paul (Choi) and Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim) co-served with His Eminence. In the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Busan the service was served by Hieromonk Theofan (Pozhidaev).

On the evening of April 17, 2025, Matins of Great Friday was served with the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels. In the Seoul church, Matins was served by His Eminence Archbishop Theofan of Korea, co-served by Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim). In Busan the services were served by Hieromonk Feofan (Pozhidaev). The service was also served at the Church of All Saints in Incheon by Hieromonk Paul (Choi).

On April 18, 2025, on Great Friday, when the Church remembers the Savior’s Passion on the Cross, the Archbishop, co-served by Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim), served the Royal Hours service, and the Gospel passages describing the Lord’s suffering on the cross were again read in the church. Then Vespers was served with the rite of the Removal of the Shroud, during which, while singing the troparion “Noble Joseph, from the tree I took down Your Most Pure Body…”, the Shroud with the image of the buried Christ was brought out from the altar to the center of the church. And in the evening of the same day, the Archpastor served Matins with the rite of the Burial of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Resurrection Church. Vespers with the Rite of the Removal of the Shroud and Matins with the Rite of the Burial were served in the Busan Church by Hieromonk Theofan (Pozhidaev) and in the Incheon Church by Hieromonk Paul (Choi).

On April 19, 2025, on Great Saturday, Vespers with the reading of 15 paremias and the Liturgy of Basil the Great were served in the Seoul Church of the Resurrection of Christ by His Eminence Archbishop Theofan of Korea, co-served by Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim). At the Little Entrance, the Ruling Archbishop awarded Hierodeacon Nektarios (Lim) the right to wear a double orarion. At the end of the service, the consecration of bread and wine took place. The Archpastor also read a prayer for peace in Jerusalem. In the Church of the Royal Passion-Bearers of Gyeongju, the services were served by Hieromonk Theofan (Pozhidaev), and in the Church of All Saints of Incheon, by Hieromonk Paul (Choi).

After the Liturgy, Easter food was blessed.

Press Service of the Korean Diocese