2009 January 2009

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Circumcision of our Lord; New Year
St. John 15:8-19
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4
St. Matthew 2:19-23
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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
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11
St. Matthew 4:12-22
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15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds
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Mor Shmuel, Mor Shem`un, Monks of Qartmin Dayro and Mor Anthonius
St. John 1:43-51
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25
St. John 3:1-12
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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.
42nd Sunday after Christmas.
6Epiphany.
7Beheading of John the Baptist.
8St. Stephanos, chief among the deacons and first of the martyrs.
111st Sunday after Epiphany.
12Mor Theophilos Thomas, Udayagiri (1992).
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for Seeds; 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; 2nd Sunday after Epiphany; Mor Dionysius Mikhael, Panampady (1956).
24Mor Yulius Ya`qub, Manjinikkara (1992).
253rd Sunday after Epiphany.
26Mor Athanasius Paulose Pynadathu, Thrikkunathu Seminary, Alwaye (1953).

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2009 February 2009

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1
St. Mark 6:1-6
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
St. Matthew 12:38-50
5
Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh
St. Luke 12:54-13:9
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7
8
Departed priests
St. Matthew 24:42-51
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10
11
12
13
14
15
All Departed
St. Luke 12:32-49
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21
22
Sunday of the feast of Cana
St. John 2:1-11
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28
Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros
St. John 4:46-54

Church Festivals

14th Sunday after Epiphany.
2Presentation at the Temple, Mor Shem`un (cf. St. Luke 2:25); Fast of Nineveh begins.
3Mor Barsawmo (c. 457), the chief among mourners; Tuesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
4Wednesday of the Fast of Nineveh.
5Thursday of the Fast of Nineveh.
8Departed priests; Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch (c. 460-538).
10Mor Timotheos Ya`qub, Thrikkothamangalam.
13Feast of St. Ignatius Elias III, Manjanikkara (1932).
15All Departed.
19Mor Yulius Elias Qoro, Manjanikkara (1962).
22Sunday of the feast of Cana; St. Peter establishes the church at Antioch (AD 37); Mor Gregorius Gewargis Parapallil, Perumpilly (1999).
24Apostle Matthew, the Evangelist.
28Mor Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-373), Mor Theodoros.

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2009 March 2009

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Sunday of the leper
St. Luke 5:12-16, 4:40-41
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3
4
5
6
7
8
Sunday of the Paralytic
St. Mark 2:1-12
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Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
St. Mark 8:34-38
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12
13
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15
Sunday of the Canaanite woman
St. Matthew 15:12-31
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18
Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar
St. John 7:14-15, 3:13-21
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21
22
Sunday of the hunch-back woman
St. Luke 13:10-17
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25
Annunciation to Virgin Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
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27
28
29
Sunday of the healing of the blind man
St. John 9:1-41
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31




Church Festivals

1Sunday of the leper.
8Sunday of the Paralytic.
9Forty Martyrs of Sebastia.
15Sunday of the Canaanite woman.
18Mid-Lent, Holy Cross, King Abgar.
19Mor Ostatheos Sleebo, Kunnamkulam (1930).
21Mor Koorilose Kuriakose, Adoor (1995).
22Sunday of the hunch-back woman; Mor Yulius Gheevarghese, Pampakkuda.
25Annunciation to Virgin Mary.
29Sunday of the healing of the blind man.

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2009 April 2009

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


Church Festivals

3Fortieth Friday.
4Saturday of La`azar of Bethania.
5Palm Sunday.
9Passover.
10Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion.
11Saturday of Good Tidings.
12Resurrection.
16Mor Athanasius Y. Samuel, First Archbishop of USA and Canada, Holland (1995)..
17Confessors.
18Mor Chrysostom Moshe Salam, First Archbishop of South America (1996).
19New Sunday.
21Patriarch Mor Ignatius Peter IV of Antioch (1894).
23St. George the Martyr.
25St. Mark the Evangelist.
261st Sunday after New Sunday.
27Mor Gregorius of Jerusalem, North Parur (1671).

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2009 May 2009

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3
St. John 4:31-38
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6
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8
9
10
St. John 6:47-58
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12
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14
15
Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops
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17
St. Luke 9:51-62
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20
21
Ascension
St. Mark 16:14-20
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24
St. John 6:35-46
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Pentecost
St. John 15: 1-14






Church Festivals

1Mor Ya`qub, son of Zebedee, the disciple.
32nd Sunday after New Sunday.
8Apostle John, the Evangelist.
10St. Simon, the Disciple; 3rd Sunday after New Sunday.
15Intercession of Virgin Mary for the crops.
174th Sunday after New Sunday.
20Four Evangelists, Fathers of the three Holy Synods.
21Ascension.
24Sunday before Pentecost.
31Pentecost.

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2009 June 2009

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5
St. Luke 22:24-30
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7
St. John 6:26-35
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14
St. Matthew 10:34-11:1
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First church founded in the name of the Mother of God
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21
St. John 6:35-46
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26
Fast of the Apostles
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28
St. Matthew 14:14-23
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

1Mor Aharon, chief among the mourners.
5Golden Friday.
71st Sunday after Pentecost.
11St. Bartholomew, the disciple.
142nd Sunday after Pentecost.
15First church founded in the name of the Mother of God.
19Apostle Mor Ya`qub, First bishop of Jerusalem and martyr.
213rd 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.
284th Sunday after Pentecost.
29Apostles Peter and Paul (AD 67); Fast of the Apostles ends.
30Twelve Apostles.

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2009 July 2009

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Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394)
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5
St. Luke 9:10-17
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8
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10
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12
St. Matthew 15:32-39
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19
St. Mark 3:20-30
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26
St. Mark 8:1-10
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31

Church Festivals

3Apostle Thomas, remains transferred to Edessa (AD 394).
5Seventy-two disciples; 5th Sunday after Pentecost.
11Mor Dionysius Joseph Pulikkottil, Kottayam Old Seminary (1909); Mor Severius, Kottayam Valiya Pally.
126th Sunday after Pentecost.
15Mor Quryaqos and his mother Mort Yuliti, martyrs; Mor Abahay of Nicea (AD 455).
197th Sunday after Pentecost.
20Prophet Eliyo.
22St. Mary Magdalene.
268th 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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2009 August 2009

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

1Mort Shmuni, her seven sons and their teacher, Eleazar.
29th Sunday after Pentecost.
3Mor Ivanius Hidayatullah, Mulanthuruthy (1694).
6Transfiguration, Feast of the booths.
91st Sunday after Transfiguration.
10Fast of Assumption begins.
12Mor Ozazoel, martyr.
15Assumption, Intercession of Mother of God for the vines.
161st Sunday after Assumption.
19Mor Laby, the disciple.
232nd Sunday after Assumption.
24St. Mathias, the Apostle.
29Beheading of St. John the Baptist.
303rd Sunday after Assumption.

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2009 September 2009

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6
St. Mark 6:1-6
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8
Birth of Virgin Mary
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10
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12
13
St. Luke 11:33-41
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Holy Cross
St. Luke 21:5-28
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20
St. Mark 13:30-37
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27
St. Matthew 16:5-12
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29
30



Church Festivals

1Catholicos H. B. Baselius Paulose II, Malekurishu (1996).
2Mor Koorilos Yuyakim, Reesh Episcopa of Malankara, Mulanthuruthy (1874).
64th Sunday after Assumption.
8Birth of Virgin Mary.
9Yuyakim and Hannah, parents of Virgin Mary.
135th Sunday after Assumption.
14Holy Cross; Patriarchal day, Consecration of Patriarch H.H. Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas.
201st Sunday after Sleebo.
24Mor Dimet.
272nd Sunday after Sleebo.
28Mor Clemis Abraham Vayala, Knanaya Chief Metropolitan of the East (2002).

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2009 October 2009

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2
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4
St. Mark 2:23-28
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11
St. Luke 16:13-18
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18
St. Matthew 23:1-12
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25
St. Luke 18:18-27
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30
31

Church Festivals

1Mor Aday, the disciple, Mor Abahay, the martyr and Mor Malke.
2St. Baselius Yaldo, Kothamangalam (1685).
43rd Sunday after Sleebo.
7Mor Sarghis and Mor Bakhos, martyrs.
114th Sunday after Sleebo.
15Mor Ossyo the hermit.
18St. Luke the Evangelist; 5th Sunday after Sleebo.
22Mor Baselius Shakralla, Kandanad (1764).
23Mor Ya`qub, son of Alphaeus.
256th Sunday after Sleebo.
29Mor Yulius Yeshuc Çiçek, First Archbishop of Europe Mor Ephrem Monastery, Netherlands (2005)

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2009 November 2009

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Consecration of the Church
St. Mark 8:27-33
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8
Renewal of the Church
St. Luke 19:47-20:8
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10
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13
14
15
Annunciation to Zachariah
St. Luke 11:45-51
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17
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20
21
Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple
22
Annunciation to Mary
St. Luke 1:26-38
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29
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
St. Luke 1:39-56
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Church Festivals

1Consecration of the Church; All 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).
8Renewal of the Church.
13John Chrysostom 'Gold-Mouthed', Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 347-407).
14St. Philip, the disciple.
15Annunciation to Zachariah.
21Entrance of Virgin Mary into the Temple.
22Annunciation to Mary.
24Mor Clemis (Clement of Rome, c. 30-100).
28Mor Ya`qub Burd`ono (c. 500-578); Mor Dionysius Bar Salibi (d. 1171).
29Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth; Mor Ya`qub of Sarugh (c. 451-521).
30St. Andrew, the disciple.

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2009 December 2009

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Birth of John the Baptist
St. Luke 1:57-80
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8
9
10
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12
13
Annunciation to Joseph
St. Matthew 1:18-25
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20
Sunday before Christmas
St. Matthew 1:1-17
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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
St. Luke 2:40-52
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31


Church Festivals

2Mor Shabor and Mor Aphroth, Akapparampu.
4Mort Barbara and Mort Yuliana, martyrs.
6Birth of John the Baptist; St. Nicholos (Mor Sokhe), Epsicopus of Moora.
10Mor Philoxenos of Mabbug (c. 450-523); Mor Behnam and his sister Mort Sarah, martyrs.
13Annunciation to Joseph.
15Beginning of Advent.
18St. Thomas wounded by the spear.
20Sunday before Christmas; Mor Ignatios Nuhrono of Antioch (c. 35-107).
21Martyrdom of St. Thomas.
25Christmas.
26Lullabies, Glorification of the Mother of God.
27Slaughter of the Holy Infants; 1st Sunday after Christmas.

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