2009 Calender

Syriac Orthodox Church Liturgical Calender 2010

2010 January 2010

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1
Circumcision of our Lord; New Year
St. John 15:8-19
2
3
St. Matthew 2:19-23
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
St. Matthew 4:12-22
11
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
19
20
21
22
23
24
St. John 3:1-12
25
26
27
St. Matthew 12:38-50
28
Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh
St. Luke 12:54-13:9
29
30
31
Departed priests
St. Matthew 24:42-51





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; Mor Dionysius Mikhael, Panampady (1956).
243rd Sunday after Epiphany; Mor Yulius Ya`qub, Manjinikkara (1992).
25Fast of Nineveh begins.
26Tuesday of the Fast of Nineveh; Mor Athanasius Paulose Pynadathu, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1953).
27Wednesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
28Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh.
31Departed priests.

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2010 February 2010

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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
All Departed
St. Luke 12:32-49
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9
10
11
12
13
14
Sunday of the feast of Cana
St. John 2:1-11
15
16
17
18
19
20
Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros
St. John 4:46-54
21
Sunday of the leper
St. Luke 5:12-16, 4:40-41
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23
24
25
26
27
28
Sunday of the Paralytic
St. Mark 2:1-12





Church Festivals

2Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25).
3Mor Barsawmo (c. 457), the chief among mourners.
7All Departed.
8Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch (c. 460-538).
10Mor Timotheos Ya`qub, Thrikkothamangalam.
13Feast of St. Ignatius Elias III, Manjanikkara (1932).
14Sunday of the feast of Cana.
19Mor Yulius Elias Qoro, Manjanikkara (1962).
20Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros.
21Sunday of the leper.
22St. Peter establishes the church at Antioch (AD 37); Mor Gregorius Gewargis Parapallil, Perumpilly (1999).
24Apostle Matthew, the Evangelist.
28Sunday of the Paralytic.

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2010 March 2010

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


Church Festivals

7Sunday of the Canaanite woman.
9Forty Martyrs of Sebastia.
10Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar.
14Sunday of the hunch-back woman.
19Mor Ostatheos Sleebo, Kunnamkulam (1930).
21Sunday of the healing of the blind man; Mor Koorilose Kuriakose, Adoor (1995).
22Mor Yulius Gheevarghese, Pampakkuda.
25Annunciation to Virgin Mary.
26Fortieth Friday.
27Saturday of La`azar of Bethania.
28Palm Sunday.

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2010 April 2010

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1
Passover
St. Luke 22:14-30
2
Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion
3
Saturday of Good Tidings
St. Matthew 27:57-61
4
Resurrection
St. Mark 16:1-8
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6
7
8
9
Confessors
St. Mark 9:9-15
10
11
St. John 20:19-31
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
St. John 21:1-14
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20
21
22
23
24
25
St. John 4:31-38
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27
28
29
30

Church Festivals

1Passover.
2Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion.
3Saturday of Good Tidings.
4Resurrection.
9Confessors.
11New Sunday.
16Mor Athanasius Y. Samuel, First Archbishop of USA and Canada, Holland (1995)..
181st Sunday after New Sunday; Mor Chrysostom Moshe Salam, First Archbishop of South America (1996).
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Peter IV of Antioch (1894).
23St. George the Martyr.
25St. Mark the Evangelist; 2nd Sunday after New Sunday.
27Mor Gregorius of Jerusalem, North Parur (1671).

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2010 May 2010

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2
St. John 6:47-58
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
St. Mark 9:51-62
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11
12
13
Ascension
St. Mark 16:14-20
14
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops
16
St. John 6:35-46
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Pentecost
St. John 15: 1-14
24
25
26
27
28
St. Luke 22:24-30
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30
St. John 6:26-35
31




Church Festivals

1Mor Ya`qub, son of Zebedee, the disciple.
23rd Sunday after New Sunday.
8Apostle John, the Evangelist.
94th Sunday after New Sunday.
10St. Simon, the Disciple.
13Ascension.
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops.
16Sunday before Pentecost.
20Four Evangelists, Fathers of the three Holy Synods.
23Pentecost.
24Mor Aharon, chief among the mourners.
28Golden Friday.
301st Sunday after Pentecost.

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2010 June 2010

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

62nd Sunday after Pentecost.
11St. Bartholomew, the disciple.
133rd Sunday after Pentecost.
15First church founded in the name of the Mother of God.
19Apostle Mor Ya`qub, First bishop of Jerusalem and martyr.
204th 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.
275th Sunday after Pentecost.
29Apostles Peter and Paul (AD 67); Fast of the Apostles ends.
30Twelve Apostles.

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2010 July 2010

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2
3
Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394)
4
St. Matthew 15:32-39
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6
7
8
9
10
11
St. Mark 3:20-30
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13
14
15
16
17
18
St. Mark 8:1-10
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20
21
22
23
24
25
St. Luke 14:7-11
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27
28
29
30
31

Church Festivals

3Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394).
46th Sunday after Pentecost.
5Seventy-two disciples.
117th Sunday after Pentecost; Mor 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).
188th Sunday after Pentecost.
20Prophet Eliyo.
22St. Mary Magdalene.
259th Sunday after Pentecost.
27Mor Shem`un the Stylite (c. 390-459).
28Mor Ostatheos Thomas, Thiruvankulam (2000).
30Maphryono Mor Gregorius Bar `Ebroyo (1286).

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2010 August 2010

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St. Matthew 18:1-14
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3
4
5
6
Transfiguration, Feast of the booths
St. Luke 9:27-36
7
8
St. Matthew 21:28-32
9
10
Fast of Assumption begins
11
12
13
14
15
Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines
St. Luke 10:38-42; St. John 19:25-27
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17
18
19
20
21
22
St. Mark 10:35-45
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26
27
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29
St. Luke 11:9-20
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31



Church Festivals

1Mort Shmuni, her seven sons and their teacher, Eleazar; 10th Sunday after Pentecost.
3Mor Ivanius Hidayatullah, Mulanthuruthy (1694).
6Transfiguration, Feast of the booths.
81st Sunday after Transfiguration.
10Fast of Assumption begins.
12Mor Ozazoel, martyr.
15Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines.
19Mor Laby, the disciple.
221st Sunday after Assumption.
24St. Mathias, the Apostle.
29Beheading of St. John the Baptist; 2nd Sunday after Assumption.

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2010 September 2010

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

Church Festivals

1Catholicos H. B. Baselius Paulose II, Malekurishu (1996).
2Mor Koorilos Yuyakim, Reesh Episcopa of Malankara, Mulanthuruthy (1874).
53rd Sunday after Assumption.
8Birth of Virgin Mary.
9Yuyakim and Hannah, parents of Virgin Mary.
124th Sunday after Assumption.
14Holy Cross; Patriarchal day, Consecration of Patriarch H.H. Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas.
191st Sunday after Sleebo.
24Mor Dimet.
262nd Sunday after Sleebo.
28Mor Clemis Abraham Vayala, Knanaya Chief Metropolitan of the East (2002).

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2010 October 2010

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2
3
St. Mark 2:23-28
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5
6
7
8
9
10
St. Luke 16:13-18
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12
13
14
15
16
17
St. Matthew 23:1-12
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19
20
21
22
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24
St. Luke 18:18-27
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31
Consecration of the Church
St. Mark 8:27-33





Church Festivals

1Mor Aday, the disciple, Mor Abahay, the martyr and Mor Malke.
2St. Baselius Yaldo, Kothamangalam (1685).
33rd Sunday after Sleebo.
7Mor Sarghis and Mor Bakhos, martyrs.
104th Sunday after Sleebo.
15Mor Ossyo the hermit.
175th Sunday after Sleebo.
18St. Luke the Evangelist.
22Mor Baselius Shakralla, Kandanad (1764).
23Mor Ya`qub, son of Alphaeus.
246th Sunday after Sleebo.
29Mor Yulius Yeshu‘ Çiçek, First Archbishop of Europe, Mor Ephrem Monastery, Netherlands (2005).
31Consecration of the Church.

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2010 November 2010

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Renewal of the Church
St. Luke 19:47-20:8
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9
10
11
12
13
14
Annunciation to Zachariah
St. Luke 11:45-51
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16
17
18
19
20
21
Annunciation to Mary
Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple
St. Luke 1:26-38
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23
24
25
26
27
28
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).
6Mor Gregorius Gewargis Vayaliparambil, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1966).
7Renewal of the Church.
13John Chrysostom 'Gold-Mouthed', Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 347-407).
14Annunciation to Zachariah; St. Philip, the disciple.
21Annunciation to Mary; Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple.
24Mor Clemis (Clement of Rome, c. 30-100).
28Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth; Mor 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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2010 December 2010

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3
4
5
Birth of John the Baptist
St. Luke 1:57-80
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7
8
9
10
11
12
Annunciation to Joseph
St. Matthew 1:18-25
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14
15
16
17
18
19
Sunday before Christmas
St. Matthew 1:1-17
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21
22
23
24
25
Christmas
St. Matthew 2:1-12
26
Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God
St. Luke 8:16-21
St. Luke 2:40-52
27
Slaughter of the Holy Infants
St. Matthew 2:13-23
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29
30
31

Church Festivals

2Mor Shabor and Mor Aphroth, Akapparampu.
4Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana, martyrs.
5Birth of John the Baptist.
6St. Nicholos (Mor Sokhe), Epsicopus of Moora.
10Mor Philoxenos of Mabbug (c. 450-523); Mor Behnam and his sister Mort Sarah, martyrs.
12Annunciation to Joseph.
15Beginning of Advent.
18St. Thomas wounded by the spear.
19Sunday before Christmas.
20Mor Ignatios Nuhrono of Antioch (c. 35-107).
21Martyrdom of St. Thomas.
25Christmas.
26Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God; 1st Sunday after Christmas.
27Slaughter of the Holy Infants.

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