Syriac Orthodox Church Liturgical Calender 2016

2016 January 2016

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Circumcision of our Lord; New Year
St. John 15:8-19
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3
St. Matthew 2:19-23
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5
6
Epiphany
St. Luke 3:15-22
7
Beheading of John the Baptist
St. Matthew 14:1-12
8
St. Stephanos, chief among the deacons and first of the martyrs
St. Matthew 23:34-39
9
10
St. Matthew 4:12-22
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12
13
14
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds
16
17
St. John 1:43-51
18
Mor Shmuel, Mor Shem`un, Monks of Qartmin Dayro and Mor Anthonius
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20
St. Matthew 12:38-50
21
Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh
St. Luke 12:54-13:9
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24
Departed priests
St. Matthew 24:42-51
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27
28
29
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31
All Departed
St. Luke 12:32-49





Church Festivals

1Circumcision of our Lord; New Year; Baselius of Caesarea (c. 329-379), Gregory of Nyssa (c. 330-395), all holy fathers and teachers.
32nd Sunday after Christmas.
6Epiphany.
7Beheading of John the Baptist.
8St. Stephanos, chief among the deacons and first of the martyrs.
101st Sunday after Epiphany.
12Mor Theophilos Thomas, Udayagiri (1992).
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds; Mor Ahathulla, Koonan Kurishu Sathyam at Mattanchery (1653).
172nd Sunday after Epiphany; Mor Philexinos Samuel, Meenangadi (1985).
18Mor Shmuel, Mor Shem`un, Monks of Qartmin Dayro and Mor Anthonius; Fast of Nineveh begins; Mor Dionysius Mikhael, Panampady (1956).
19Tuesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
20Wednesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
21Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh.
24Departed priests; Mor Yulius Ya`qub, Manjinikkara (1992).
26Mor Athanasius Paulose Pynadathu, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1953).
31All Departed.

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2016 February 2016

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2
Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25)
St. Luke 2:36-40
3
St. Luke 6:20-32
4
5
6
7
Sunday of the feast of Cana
St. John 2:1-11
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9
10
11
12
13
Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros
St. John 4:46-54
14
Sunday of the leper
St. Luke 5:12-16, 4:40-41
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17
18
19
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21
Sunday of the Paralytic
St. Mark 2:1-12
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25
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27
28
Sunday of the Canaanite woman
St. Matthew 15:12-31
29




Church Festivals

2Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25).
3Mor Barsawmo (c. 457), the chief among mourners.
7Sunday of the feast of Cana.
8Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch (c. 460-538).
10Mor Timotheos Ya`qub, Thrikkothamangalam.
13Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros; Feast of St. Ignatius Elias III, Manjanikkara (1932).
14Sunday of the leper.
19Mor Yulius Elias Qoro, Manjanikkara (1962).
21Sunday of the Paralytic.
22St. Peter establishes the church at Antioch (AD 37); Mor Gregorius Gewargis Parapallil, Perumpilly (1999).
24Apostle Matthew, the Evangelist.
28Sunday of the Canaanite woman.

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2016 March 2016

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2
Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar
St. John 7:14-15, 3:13-21
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4
5
6
Sunday of the hunch-back woman
St. Luke 13:10-17
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8
9
Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
St. Mark 8:34-38
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11
12
13
Sunday of the healing of the blind man
St. John 9:1-41
14
15
16
17
18
Fortieth Friday
St. Matthew 4:1-11
19
Saturday of La`azar of Bethania
St. John 11:28-46
20
Palm Sunday
St. John 12:12-19
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22
23
24
Passover
St. Luke 22:14-30
25
Annunciation to Virgin Mary
Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion
St. Luke 1:26-38
26
Saturday of Good Tidings
St. Matthew 27:57-61
27
Resurrection
St. Mark 16:1-8
28
29
30
31

Church Festivals

2Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar.
6Sunday of the hunch-back woman.
9Forty Martyrs of Sebastia.
13Sunday of the healing of the blind man.
18Fortieth Friday.
19Saturday of La`azar of Bethania; Mor Ostatheos Sleebo, Kunnamkulam (1930).
20Palm Sunday.
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I, Damascus (2014); Mor Koorilose Kuriakose, Adoor (1995).
22Mor Yulius Gheevarghese, Pampakkuda.
24Passover.
25Annunciation to Virgin Mary; Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion.
26Saturday of Good Tidings.
27Resurrection.

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2016 April 2016

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Confessors
St. Mark 9:9-15
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3
St. John 20:19-31
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5
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8
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10
St. John 21:1-14
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12
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15
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17
St. John 4:31-38
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24
St. John 6:47-58
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Church Festivals

1Confessors.
3New Sunday.
101st Sunday after New Sunday.
16Mor Athanasius Y. Samuel, First Archbishop of USA and Canada, Holland (1995)..
172nd Sunday after New Sunday.
18Mor Chrysostom Moshe Salam, First Archbishop of South America (1996).
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Peter IV of Antioch (1894).
23St. George the Martyr.
243rd Sunday after New Sunday.
25St. Mark the Evangelist.
27Mor Gregorius of Jerusalem, North Parur (1671).

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2016 May 2016

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St. Mark 9:51-62
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3
4
5
Ascension
St. Mark 16:14-20
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7
8
St. John 6:35-46
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10
11
12
13
14
15
Pentecost
Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops
St. John 15: 1-14
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17
18
19
20
St. Luke 22:24-30
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22
St. John 6:26-35
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27
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29
St. Matthew 10:34-11:1
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Church Festivals

1Mor Ya`qub, son of Zebedee, the disciple; 4th Sunday after New Sunday.
5Ascension.
8Apostle John, the Evangelist; Sunday before Pentecost.
10St. Simon, the Disciple.
15Pentecost; Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops.
16Mor Aharon, chief among the mourners.
20Four Evangelists, Fathers of the three Holy Synods; Golden Friday.
221st Sunday after Pentecost.
292nd Sunday after Pentecost; Consecration of Patriarch H.H. Mor Aphrem II.

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2016 June 2016

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2
3
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5
St. John 6:35-46
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8
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10
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12
St. Matthew 14:14-23
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15
First church founded in the name of the Mother of God
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19
St. Luke 9:10-17
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26
Fast of the Apostles
St. Matthew 15:32-39
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29
Apostles Peter and Paul (AD 67); Fast of the Apostles ends
St. Matthew 20:1-16
30
St. Luke 6:12-23

Church Festivals

53rd Sunday after Pentecost.
11St. Bartholomew, the disciple.
124th Sunday after Pentecost.
15First church founded in the name of the Mother of God.
19Apostle Mor Ya`qub, First bishop of Jerusalem and martyr; 5th Sunday after Pentecost.
23Patriarch Mor Ignatius Ephrem I, Homs (1957).
24Birth of St. John the Baptist.
25Patriarch Mor Ignatius Ya`qub III, Damascus (1980).
26Fast of the Apostles; 6th Sunday after Pentecost.
29Apostles Peter and Paul (AD 67); Fast of the Apostles ends.
30Twelve Apostles.

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2016 July 2016

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3
Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394)
St. Mark 3:20-30
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7
8
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10
St. Mark 8:1-10
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12
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14
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17
St. Luke 14:7-11
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24
St. Matthew 18:1-14
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31
St. Mark 6:7-13





Church Festivals

3Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394); 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
5Seventy-two disciples.
108th Sunday after Pentecost.
11Mor Dionysius Joseph Pulikkottil, Kottayam Old Seminary (1909); Mor Severius, Kottayam Valiya Pally.
15Mor Quryaqos and his mother Mort Yuliti, martyrs; Mor Abahay of Nicea (AD 455).
179th Sunday after Pentecost.
20Prophet Eliyo.
22St. Mary Magdalene.
2410th Sunday after Pentecost.
27Mor Shem`un the Stylite (c. 390-459).
28Mor Ostatheos Thomas, Thiruvankulam (2000).
30Maphryono Mor Gregorius Bar `Ebroyo (1286).
3111th Sunday after Pentecost.

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2016 August 2016

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2
3
4
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6
Transfiguration, Feast of the booths
St. Luke 9:27-36
7
St. Matthew 21:28-32
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9
10
Fast of Assumption begins
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12
13
14
St. Mark 12:38-44
15
Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines
St. Luke 10:38-42; St. John 19:25-27
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21
St. Mark 10:35-45
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28
St. Luke 11:9-20
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Church Festivals

1Mort Shmuni, her seven sons and their teacher, Eleazar.
3Mor Ivanius Hidayatullah, Mulanthuruthy (1694).
6Transfiguration, Feast of the booths.
71st Sunday after Transfiguration.
10Fast of Assumption begins.
12Mor Ozazoel, martyr.
142nd Sunday after Transfiguration.
15Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines.
19Mor Laby, the disciple.
211st Sunday after Assumption.
24St. Mathias, the Apostle.
282nd Sunday after Assumption.
29Beheading of St. John the Baptist.

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2016 September 2016

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2
3
4
St. Matthew 17:22-27
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6
7
8
Birth of Virgin Mary
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10
11
St. Mark 6:1-6
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13
14
Holy Cross
St. Luke 21:5-28
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16
17
18
St. Mark 13:30-37
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20
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23
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25
St. Matthew 16:5-12
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27
28
29
30

Church Festivals

1Catholicos H. B. Baselius Paulose II, Malekurishu (1996).
2Mor Koorilos Yuyakim, Reesh Episcopa of Malankara, Mulanthuruthy (1874).
43rd Sunday after Assumption.
8Birth of Virgin Mary.
9Yuyakim and Hannah, parents of Virgin Mary.
114th Sunday after Assumption.
14Holy Cross;
181st Sunday after Sleebo.
24Mor Dimet.
252nd Sunday after Sleebo.
28Mor Clemis Abraham Vayala, Knanaya Chief Metropolitan of the East (2002).

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2016 October 2016

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2
St. Mark 2:23-28
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4
5
6
7
8
9
St. Luke 16:13-18
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11
12
13
14
15
16
St. Matthew 23:1-12
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18
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23
St. Luke 18:18-27
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30
Consecration of the Church
St. Mark 8:27-33
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Church Festivals

1Mor Aday, the disciple, Mor Abahay, the martyr and Mor Malke.
23rd Sunday after Sleebo; St. Baselius Yaldo, Kothamangalam (1685).
7Mor Sarghis and Mor Bakhos, martyrs.
94th Sunday after Sleebo.
15Mor Ossyo the hermit.
165th Sunday after Sleebo.
18St. Luke the Evangelist.
22Mor Baselius Shakralla, Kandanad (1764).
23Mor Ya`qub, son of Alphaeus; 6th Sunday after Sleebo.
29Mor Yulius Yeshu‘ Çiçek, First Archbishop of Europe, Mor Ephrem Monastery, Netherlands (2005).
30Consecration of the Church.

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2016 November 2016

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6
Renewal of the Church
St. Luke 19:47-20:8
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8
9
10
11
12
13
Annunciation to Zachariah
St. Luke 11:45-51
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15
16
17
18
19
20
Annunciation to Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
21
Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple
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27
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
St. Luke 1:39-56
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30


Church Festivals

1All Saints and Martyrs.
2St. Gregorius Gewargis of Parumala (1902).
3Mor Athanasius Poulose Kadavil, First bishop of Kottayam, Thrikkunnathu Seminary (1907).
6Renewal of the Church; Mor Gregorius Gewargis Vayaliparambil, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1966).
13Annunciation to Zachariah; John Chrysostom 'Gold-Mouthed', Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 347-407).
14St. Philip, the disciple.
20Annunciation to Mary.
21Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple.
24Mor Clemis (Clement of Rome, c. 30-100).
27Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth.
28Mor Ya`qub Burd`ono (c. 500-578); Mor Dionysius Bar Salibi (d. 1171).
29Mor Ya`qub of Sarugh (c. 451-521).
30St. Andrew, the disciple.

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2016 December 2016

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4
Birth of John the Baptist
St. Luke 1:57-80
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6
7
8
9
10
11
Annunciation to Joseph
St. Matthew 1:18-25
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13
14
15
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18
Sunday before Christmas
St. Matthew 1:1-17
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20
21
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25
Christmas
St. Matthew 2:1-12
26
Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God
St. Luke 8:16-21
27
Slaughter of the Holy Infants
St. Matthew 2:13-23
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31

Church Festivals

2Mor Shabor and Mor Aphroth, Akapparampu.
4Birth of John the Baptist; Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana, martyrs.
6St. Nicholos (Mor Sokhe), Epsicopus of Moora.
10Mor Philoxenos of Mabbug (c. 450-523); Mor Behnam and his sister Mort Sarah, martyrs.
11Annunciation to Joseph.
15Beginning of Advent.
18Sunday before Christmas; St. Thomas wounded by the spear.
20Mor Ignatios Nuhrono of Antioch (c. 35-107).
21Martyrdom of St. Thomas.
25Christmas.
26Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God.
27Slaughter of the Holy Infants.

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