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Syriac Orthodox Church Liturgical Calender 2012

January 2012

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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.
30Fast of Nineveh begins.
31Tuesday of the Fast of Nineveh.

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2012 February 2012

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1
St. Matthew 12:38-50
2
Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25)
Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh
St. Luke 2:36-40
St. Luke 12:54-13:9
3
St. Luke 6:20-32
4
5
Departed priests
St. Matthew 24:42-51
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
All Departed
St. Luke 12:32-49
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Sunday of the feast of Cana
St. John 2:1-11
20
21
22
23
24
25
Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros
St. John 4:46-54
26
Sunday of the leper
St. Luke 5:12-16, 4:40-41
27
28
29


Church Festivals

1Wednesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
2Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25); Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh.
3Mor Barsawmo (c. 457), the chief among mourners.
5Departed priests.
8Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch (c. 460-538).
10Mor Timotheos Ya`qub, Thrikkothamangalam.
12All Departed.
13Feast of St. Ignatius Elias III, Manjanikkara (1932).
19Sunday of the feast of Cana; 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.
25Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros.
26Sunday of the leper.

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2012 March 2012

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

Church Festivals

4Sunday of the Paralytic.
9Forty Martyrs of Sebastia.
11Sunday of the Canaanite woman.
14Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar.
18Sunday of the hunch-back woman.
19Mor Ostatheos Sleebo, Kunnamkulam (1930).
21Mor Koorilose Kuriakose, Adoor (1995).
22Mor Yulius Gheevarghese, Pampakkuda.
25Annunciation to Virgin Mary; Sunday of the healing of the blind man.
30Fortieth Friday.
31Saturday of La`azar of Bethania.

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2012 April 2012

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1
Palm Sunday
St. John 12:12-19
2
3
4
5
Passover
St. Luke 22:14-30
6
Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion
7
Saturday of Good Tidings
St. Matthew 27:57-61
8
Resurrection
St. Mark 16:1-8
9
10
11
12
13
Confessors
St. Mark 9:9-15
14
15
St. John 20:19-31
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
St. John 21:1-14
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
St. John 4:31-38
30




Church Festivals

1Palm Sunday.
5Passover.
6Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion.
7Saturday of Good Tidings.
8Resurrection.
13Confessors.
15New Sunday.
16Mor Athanasius Y. Samuel, First Archbishop of USA and Canada, Holland (1995)..
18Mor Chrysostom Moshe Salam, First Archbishop of South America (1996).
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Peter IV of Antioch (1894).
221st Sunday after New Sunday.
23St. George the Martyr.
25St. Mark the Evangelist.
27Mor Gregorius of Jerusalem, North Parur (1671).
292nd Sunday after New Sunday.

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2012 May 2012

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1
2
3
4
5
6
St. John 6:47-58
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
St. Mark 9:51-62
14
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops
16
17
Ascension
St. Mark 16:14-20
18
19
20
St. John 6:35-46
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Pentecost
St. John 15: 1-14
28
29
30
31

Church Festivals

1Mor Ya`qub, son of Zebedee, the disciple.
63rd Sunday after New Sunday.
8Apostle John, the Evangelist.
10St. Simon, the Disciple.
134th Sunday after New Sunday.
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops.
17Ascension.
20Four Evangelists, Fathers of the three Holy Synods; Sunday before Pentecost.
27Pentecost.
28Mor Aharon, chief among the mourners.

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2012 June 2012

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

1Golden Friday.
31st Sunday after Pentecost.
102nd Sunday after Pentecost.
11St. Bartholomew, the disciple.
15First church founded in the name of the Mother of God.
173rd 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; 4th Sunday after Pentecost.
25Patriarch 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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2012 July 2012

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
St. Luke 9:10-17
2
3
Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394)
4
5
6
7
8
St. Matthew 15:32-39
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
St. Mark 3:20-30
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
St. Mark 8:1-10
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
St. Luke 14:7-11
30
31



Church Festivals

15th Sunday after Pentecost.
3Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394).
5Seventy-two disciples.
86th 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); 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
20Prophet Eliyo.
22St. Mary Magdalene; 8th Sunday after Pentecost.
27Mor Shem`un the Stylite (c. 390-459).
28Mor Ostatheos Thomas, Thiruvankulam (2000).
299th Sunday after Pentecost.
30Maphryono Mor Gregorius Bar `Ebroyo (1286).

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2012 August 2012

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1
2
3
4
5
St. Matthew 18:1-14
6
Transfiguration, Feast of the booths
St. Luke 9:27-36
7
8
9
10
Fast of Assumption begins
11
12
St. Matthew 21:28-32
13
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
St. Mark 10:35-45
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
St. Luke 11:9-20
27
28
29
30
31

Church Festivals

1Mort Shmuni, her seven sons and their teacher, Eleazar.
3Mor Ivanius Hidayatullah, Mulanthuruthy (1694).
510th Sunday after Pentecost.
6Transfiguration, Feast of the booths.
10Fast of Assumption begins.
12Mor Ozazoel, martyr; 1st Sunday after Transfiguration.
15Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines.
19Mor Laby, the disciple; 1st Sunday after Assumption.
24St. Mathias, the Apostle.
262nd Sunday after Assumption.
29Beheading of St. John the Baptist.

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2012 September 2012

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





Church Festivals

1Catholicos H. B. Baselius Paulose II, Malekurishu (1996).
23rd Sunday after Assumption; Mor Koorilos Yuyakim, Reesh Episcopa of Malankara, Mulanthuruthy (1874).
8Birth of Virgin Mary.
9Yuyakim and Hannah, parents of Virgin Mary; 4th Sunday after Assumption.
14Holy Cross; Patriarchal day, Consecration of Patriarch H.H. Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas.
161st Sunday after Sleebo.
232nd Sunday after Sleebo.
24Mor Dimet.
28Mor Clemis Abraham Vayala, Knanaya Chief Metropolitan of the East (2002).
303rd Sunday after Sleebo.

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2012 October 2012

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


Church Festivals

1Mor Aday, the disciple, Mor Abahay, the martyr and Mor Malke.
2St. Baselius Yaldo, Kothamangalam (1685).
7Mor Sarghis and Mor Bakhos, martyrs; 4th Sunday after Sleebo.
145th Sunday after Sleebo.
15Mor Ossyo the hermit.
18St. Luke the Evangelist.
216th Sunday after Sleebo.
22Mor Baselius Shakralla, Kandanad (1764).
23Mor Ya`qub, son of Alphaeus.
287th Sunday after Sleebo.
29Mor Yulius Yeshu‘ Çiçek, First Archbishop of Europe, Mor Ephrem Monastery, Netherlands (2005).

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2012 November 2012

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1
2
3
4
Consecration of the Church
St. Mark 8:27-33
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Renewal of the Church
St. Luke 19:47-20:8
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Annunciation to Zachariah
St. Luke 11:45-51
19
20
21
Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple
22
23
24
25
Annunciation to Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
26
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).
4Consecration of the Church.
6Mor Gregorius Gewargis Vayaliparambil, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1966).
11Renewal of the Church.
13John Chrysostom 'Gold-Mouthed', Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 347-407).
14St. Philip, the disciple.
18Annunciation to Zachariah.
21Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple.
24Mor Clemis (Clement of Rome, c. 30-100).
25Annunciation 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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2012 December 2012

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1
2
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
St. Luke 1:39-56
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Birth of John the Baptist
St. Luke 1:57-80
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Annunciation to Joseph
St. Matthew 1:18-25
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Sunday before Christmas
St. Matthew 1:1-17
24
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
28
29
30
St. Luke 2:40-52
31




Church Festivals

2Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth; Mor Shabor and Mor Aphroth, Akapparampu.
4Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana, martyrs.
6St. Nicholos (Mor Sokhe), Epsicopus of Moora.
9Birth of John the Baptist.
10Mor Philoxenos of Mabbug (c. 450-523); Mor Behnam and his sister Mort Sarah, martyrs.
15Beginning of Advent.
16Annunciation to Joseph.
18St. Thomas wounded by the spear.
20Mor Ignatios Nuhrono of Antioch (c. 35-107).
21Martyrdom of St. Thomas.
23Sunday before Christmas.
25Christmas.
26Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God.
27Slaughter of the Holy Infants.
301st Sunday after Christmas.

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