Syriac Orthodox Church Liturgical Calender 2017

2017 January 2017

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1
Circumcision of our Lord; New Year
St. John 15:8-19
St. Luke 2:40-52
2
3
4
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
11
12
13
14
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds
St. John 1:43-51
16
17
18
Mor Shmuel, Mor Shem`un, Monks of Qartmin Dayro and Mor Anthonius
19
20
21
22
St. John 3:1-12
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
St. Mark 6:1-6
30
31



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; 1st Sunday after Christmas.
6Epiphany.
7Beheading of John the Baptist.
8St. Stephanos, chief among the deacons and first of the martyrs; 1st Sunday after Epiphany.
12Mor Theophilos Thomas, Udayagiri (1992).
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds; 2nd Sunday after Epiphany; Mor Ahathulla, Koonan Kurishu Sathyam at Mattanchery (1653).
17Mor Philexinos Samuel, Meenangadi (1985).
18Mor Shmuel, Mor Shem`un, Monks of Qartmin Dayro and Mor Anthonius; Mor Dionysius Mikhael, Panampady (1956).
223rd Sunday after Epiphany.
24Mor Yulius Ya`qub, Manjinikkara (1992).
26Mor Athanasius Paulose Pynadathu, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1953).
294th Sunday after Epiphany.

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2017 February 2017

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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
St. Mark 1:12-20
6
7
8
St. Matthew 12:38-50
9
Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh
St. Luke 12:54-13:9
10
11
12
Departed priests
St. Matthew 24:42-51
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
All Departed
St. Luke 12:32-49
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Sunday of the feast of Cana
St. John 2:1-11
27
28



Church Festivals

2Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25).
3Mor Barsawmo (c. 457), the chief among mourners.
55th Sunday after Epiphany.
6Fast of Nineveh begins.
7Tuesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
8Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch (c. 460-538); Wednesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
9Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh.
10Mor Timotheos Ya`qub, Thrikkothamangalam.
12Departed priests.
13Feast of St. Ignatius Elias III, Manjanikkara (1932).
19All Departed; Mor Yulius Elias Qoro, Manjanikkara (1962).
22St. Peter establishes the church at Antioch (AD 37); Mor Gregorius Gewargis Parapallil, Perumpilly (1999).
24Apostle Matthew, the Evangelist.
26Sunday of the feast of Cana.

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2017 March 2017

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2
3
4
Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros
St. John 4:46-54
5
Sunday of the leper
St. Luke 5:12-16, 4:40-41
6
7
8
9
Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
St. Mark 8:34-38
10
11
12
Sunday of the Paralytic
St. Mark 2:1-12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Sunday of the Canaanite woman
St. Matthew 15:12-31
20
21
22
Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar
St. John 7:14-15, 3:13-21
23
24
25
Annunciation to Virgin Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
26
Sunday of the hunch-back woman
St. Luke 13:10-17
27
28
29
30
31

Church Festivals

4Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros.
5Sunday of the leper.
9Forty Martyrs of Sebastia.
12Sunday of the Paralytic.
19Sunday of the Canaanite woman; Mor Ostatheos Sleebo, Kunnamkulam (1930).
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I, Damascus (2014); Mor Koorilose Kuriakose, Adoor (1995).
22Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar; Mor Yulius Gheevarghese, Pampakkuda.
25Annunciation to Virgin Mary.
26Sunday of the hunch-back woman.

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2017 April 2017

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2
Sunday of the healing of the blind man
St. John 9:1-41
3
4
5
6
7
Fortieth Friday
St. Matthew 4:1-11
8
Saturday of La`azar of Bethania
St. John 11:28-46
9
Palm Sunday
St. John 12:12-19
10
11
12
13
Passover
St. Luke 22:14-30
14
Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion
15
Saturday of Good Tidings
St. Matthew 27:57-61
16
Resurrection
St. Mark 16:1-8
17
18
19
20
21
Confessors
St. Mark 9:9-15
22
23
St. John 20:19-31
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
St. John 21:1-14





Church Festivals

2Sunday of the healing of the blind man.
7Fortieth Friday.
8Saturday of La`azar of Bethania.
9Palm Sunday.
13Passover.
14Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion.
15Saturday of Good Tidings.
16Resurrection.
18Mor Chrysostom Moshe Salam, First Archbishop of South America (1996).
21Confessors; Patriarch Mor Ignatius Peter IV of Antioch (1894).
23St. George the Martyr; New Sunday.
25St. Mark the Evangelist.
27Mor Gregorius of Jerusalem, North Parur (1671).
301st Sunday after New Sunday.

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2017 May 2017

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2
3
4
5
6
7
St. John 4:31-38
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9
10
11
12
13
14
St. John 6:47-58
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops
16
17
18
19
20
21
St. Mark 9:51-62
22
23
24
25
Ascension
St. Mark 16:14-20
26
27
28
St. John 6:35-46
29
30
31


Church Festivals

1Mor Ya`qub, son of Zebedee, the disciple.
72nd Sunday after New Sunday.
8Apostle John, the Evangelist.
10St. Simon, the Disciple.
143rd Sunday after New Sunday.
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops.
20Four Evangelists, Fathers of the three Holy Synods.
214th Sunday after New Sunday.
25Ascension.
28Sunday before Pentecost.
29Consecration of Patriarch H.H. Mor Aphrem II.

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2017 June 2017

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2
3
4
Pentecost
St. John 15: 1-14
5
6
7
8
9
St. Luke 22:24-30
10
11
St. John 6:26-35
12
13
14
15
First church founded in the name of the Mother of God
16
17
18
St. Matthew 10:34-11:1
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
St. John 6:35-46
26
Fast of the Apostles
27
28
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

4Pentecost.
5Mor Aharon, chief among the mourners.
9Golden Friday.
11St. Bartholomew, the disciple; 1st Sunday after Pentecost.
15First church founded in the name of the Mother of God.
182nd Sunday after Pentecost.
19Apostle Mor Ya`qub, First bishop of Jerusalem and martyr.
23Patriarch Mor Ignatius Ephrem I, Homs (1957).
24Birth of St. John the Baptist.
253rd Sunday after Pentecost; Patriarch Mor Ignatius Ya`qub III, Damascus (1980).
26Fast of the Apostles.
29Apostles Peter and Paul (AD 67); Fast of the Apostles ends.
30Twelve Apostles.

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2017 July 2017

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2
St. Matthew 14:14-23
3
Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394)
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5
6
7
8
9
St. Luke 9:10-17
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
St. Matthew 15:32-39
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18
19
20
21
22
23
St. Mark 3:20-30
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
St. Mark 8:1-10
31




Church Festivals

24th Sunday after Pentecost.
3Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394).
5Seventy-two disciples.
95th 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).
166th Sunday after Pentecost.
20Prophet Eliyo.
22St. Mary Magdalene.
237th Sunday after Pentecost.
27Mor Shem`un the Stylite (c. 390-459).
28Mor Ostatheos Thomas, Thiruvankulam (2000).
308th Sunday after Pentecost; Maphryono Mor Gregorius Bar `Ebroyo (1286).

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2017 August 2017

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2
3
4
5
6
Transfiguration, Feast of the booths
St. Luke 9:27-36
7
8
9
10
Fast of Assumption begins
11
12
13
St. Matthew 21:28-32
14
15
Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines
St. Luke 10:38-42; St. John 19:25-27
16
17
18
19
20
St. Mark 10:35-45
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
St. Luke 11:9-20
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29
30
31

Church Festivals

1Mort Shmuni, her seven sons and their teacher, Eleazar.
3Mor Ivanius Hidayatullah, Mulanthuruthy (1694).
6Transfiguration, Feast of the booths.
10Fast of Assumption begins.
12Mor Ozazoel, martyr.
131st Sunday after Transfiguration.
15Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines.
19Mor Laby, the disciple.
201st Sunday after Assumption.
24St. Mathias, the Apostle.
272nd Sunday after Assumption.
29Beheading of St. John the Baptist.

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2017 September 2017

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2
3
St. Matthew 17:22-27
4
5
6
7
8
Birth of Virgin Mary
9
10
St. Mark 6:1-6
11
12
13
14
Holy Cross
St. Luke 21:5-28
15
16
17
St. Mark 13:30-37
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
St. Matthew 16:5-12
25
26
27
28
29
30

Church Festivals

1Catholicos H. B. Baselius Paulose II, Malekurishu (1996).
2Mor Koorilos Yuyakim, Reesh Episcopa of Malankara, Mulanthuruthy (1874).
33rd Sunday after Assumption.
8Birth of Virgin Mary.
9Yuyakim and Hannah, parents of Virgin Mary.
104th Sunday after Assumption.
14Holy Cross;
171st Sunday after Sleebo.
24Mor Dimet; 2nd Sunday after Sleebo.
28Mor Clemis Abraham Vayala, Knanaya Chief Metropolitan of the East (2002).

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2017 October 2017

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St. Mark 2:23-28
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
St. Luke 16:13-18
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
St. Matthew 23:1-12
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
St. Luke 18:18-27
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24
25
26
27
28
29
St. Matthew 5:21-26
30
31



Church Festivals

1Mor Aday, the disciple, Mor Abahay, the martyr and Mor Malke; 3rd Sunday after Sleebo.
2St. Baselius Yaldo, Kothamangalam (1685).
7Mor Sarghis and Mor Bakhos, martyrs.
84th Sunday after Sleebo.
15Mor Ossyo the hermit; 5th Sunday after Sleebo.
18St. Luke the Evangelist.
226th Sunday after Sleebo; Mor Baselius Shakralla, Kandanad (1764).
23Mor Ya`qub, son of Alphaeus.
297th Sunday after Sleebo; Mor Yulius Yeshu‘ Çiçek, First Archbishop of Europe, Mor Ephrem Monastery, Netherlands (2005).

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2017 November 2017

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2
3
4
5
Consecration of the Church
St. Mark 8:27-33
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7
8
9
10
11
12
Renewal of the Church
St. Luke 19:47-20:8
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14
15
16
17
18
19
Annunciation to Zachariah
St. Luke 11:45-51
20
21
Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple
22
23
24
25
26
Annunciation to Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
27
28
29
30

Church Festivals

1All Saints and Martyrs.
2St. Gregorius Gewargis of Parumala (1902).
3Mor Athanasius Poulose Kadavil, First bishop of Kottayam, Thrikkunnathu Seminary (1907).
5Consecration of the Church.
6Mor Gregorius Gewargis Vayaliparambil, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1966).
12Renewal of the Church.
13John Chrysostom 'Gold-Mouthed', Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 347-407).
14St. Philip, the disciple.
19Annunciation to Zachariah.
21Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple.
24Mor Clemis (Clement of Rome, c. 30-100).
26Annunciation to Mary.
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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2017 December 2017

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2
3
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
St. Luke 1:39-56
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5
6
7
8
9
10
Birth of John the Baptist
St. Luke 1:57-80
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Annunciation to Joseph
St. Matthew 1:18-25
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Sunday before Christmas
St. Matthew 1:1-17
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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29
30
31
St. Luke 2:40-52





Church Festivals

2Mor Shabor and Mor Aphroth, Akapparampu.
3Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth.
4Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana, martyrs.
6St. Nicholos (Mor Sokhe), Epsicopus of Moora.
10Birth of John the Baptist; Mor Behnam and his sister Mort Sarah, martyrs; Mor Philoxenos of Mabbug (c. 450-523).
15Beginning of Advent.
17Annunciation to Joseph.
18St. Thomas wounded by the spear.
20Mor Ignatios Nuhrono of Antioch (c. 35-107).
21Martyrdom of St. Thomas.
24Sunday before Christmas.
25Christmas.
26Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God.
27Slaughter of the Holy Infants.
311st Sunday after Christmas.

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