January-12: First Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.Mark1:14-34

Morning

• St.John1:18-28

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis25:19-34,30:36-31:2
• IIKings5:1-14
• Isaiah49:7-13

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:37-47
• Ephesians1:3-14
• St.Matthew4:12-22

January-26: Third Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.John3:22-4:3

Morning

• St.John5:30-47

Before Holy Qurbana

• IIKings2:19-22
• Joel2:21-32
• Jeremiah31:1-12

Holy Qurbana

• Acts17:16-34
• ICorinthians3:16-4:5
• St.John3:1-12

February-9: Fifth Sunday after Baptism of our Lord

Evening

• St.Matthew11:1-15

Morning

• St.Luke5:1-11

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis9:12-17
• Psalms29:1-11
• Isaiah41:8-20

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:10-21
• IICorinthians4:1-6
• St.Mark1:12-20

February-23: All the Departed Faithful

Evening

• St.Matthew25:31-46

Morning

• St.John5:19-29

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis49:33-50:13
• Ezekiel34:1-14
• Isaiah38:10-20
• Maccabians:12:38-45

Holy Qurbana

• St.James3:1-12
• ICorinthians15:20-28
• St.Luke12:32-48

March-9: Memory of Forty Martyrs

Description

emorial of the 40 martyrs of Sebeste. Celebrated on 9th March, if it is a Saturday or Sunday. Otherwise on the Saturday after 9th

Evening

• St.Matthew10:16-33

Morning

• St.Luke12:1-12

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis4:1:12
• Isaiah30:1-4
• Daniel3:14-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:19-33
• Romans8:31-39
• St.Mark8:34-38

March-9: Second Sunday of Fifty days Lent (Lepers' Sunday)

Evening

• St.Mark1:32-45

Morning

• St.Mark9:14-29

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis7:6-24
• IIKings5:1-14
• Isaiah33:2-9

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:22-31
• Romans3:27-4:5
• St.Luke5:12-16,4:40-41

March-30: Fifth Sunday of Fifty days Lent (Kpiptho/Crippled Woman)

Evening

• St.Luke10:25-37

Morning

• St.Luke7:11-17

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis9:1-7
• Jeremiah51:1-9
• Isaiah50:1-5
• Barazeera51:13-30

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:8-16
• Romans12:1-15
• St.Luke13:10-17

April-13: Hosanna/Palm Sunday - (Boys' and Girl's Day)

Evening

• St.Matthew21:1-17

Midnight

• St.Mark11:1-11

Morning

• St.Luke19:28-44

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis49:8-15
• ISamuel2:18-26,16:1
• Daniel1:16-20
• Micah4:1-5
• IKings3:4-14
• Zephaniah3:11-20
• Jeremiah30:18-22

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn5:1-12
• Romans8:18-25
• St.John12:12-19

For Procession (at the Western Entrance)

• St.Luke19:28-40

For the Blessing of the Palm leaves

• Zechariah9:9-12
• Isaiah51:9-11
• IJohn2:7-14
• Romans11:13-24
• St.Mark11:1-11

April-17: Pesaho (Maundy Thursday)

Evening

• St.John7:45-52,8:12-20

Midnight

First Qaumo

• St.Matthew26:1-30

Second Qaumo

• St.John6:24-40

Third Qaumo

• St.John6:41-63

Morning

• St.Luke22:1-13

Third Hour (9 a.m.)

• St.John12:20-36

Noon (12 p.m.)

• St.Luke7:36-50
• St.Mark14:1-2

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus12:1-11
• Leviticus16:3-10
• Ezekiel45:18-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts1:15-20
• ICorinthians5:1-811:23-34
• St.Luke22:14-30

Ninth Hour (3 p.m.)

• St.Matthew26:31-35

For Feet Washing Service

• Exodus34:18-26
• IIKings23:21-25
• Isaiah50:4-10
• IPeter3:17-22
• Hebrews10:19-29
• St.John13:1-20

April-18: Good Friday

Evening

• St.Luke22:1-30

Midnight

First Qauma

• St.Matthew26:31-46

Second Qauma

• St.Mark14:27-52

Third Qauma

• St.Luke22:31-62

Morning

• Leviticus4:1-7,16;3-34
• Numbers19:1-11
• Acts22:30-23:16
• ICorinthians1:18-31
• Hebrews9:11-14
• St.Matthew27:3-10
• St.Mark15:1-10
• St.Luke22:66-71

Third Hour (9 a.m.)

• St.Matthew27:12-31
• St.Mark15:12-18

Noon (12 p.m.)

• St.Luke23:26-34
• St.Matthew27:34.
• St.John19:23-24.
• St.Matthew27:36-37.
• St.Luke23:39-45
• St.John19:25-27

Ninth Hour (3 p.m.)

• St.Matthew27:45-56
• St.Mark15:33-41
• St.Luke23:44-49
• St.John19:23-30

Veneration of the Holy Cross

• Genesis22:1-14
• Exodus17:8-14
• Isaiah52:13-53:8
• IPeter2:19-25
• Galatians2:20-3:14,6:11-18
• St.Luke23:55-56
• St.John19:31-42

April-19: Gospel Saturday (Saturday of Good Tidings)

Evening

• St.Matthew27:61
• St.Luke23:50-24:12
• St.John19:31-42

Morning

• St.Matthew27:62-66

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis8:1-12
• Zechariah12:11-13:7
• Jeremiah38:2-13
• Micah7:8-13

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:13-22
• Romans6:1-14
• St.Matthew27:62-66

Shub-khono

• IJohn4:11-21
• ICorinthians13:4-10
• St.Matthew18:12-35

April-20: Easter Sunday

Evening

• St.Mark16:1-8

Midnight

• St.Luke24:1-12

Morning

• St.John20:1-18

Celebration of the Holy Cross

• Isaiah60:17-22
• IPeter5:5-14
• Romans16:1-16
• St.John14:27,15:11-15,17-19

Before Holy Qurbana

• Leviticus23:26-32
• Isaiah60:1-7,11-16,61:10-62:5

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:22-36
• ICorinthians15:1-19
• St.Matthew28:1-20

April-27: New Sunday (Sunday after Easter - The Sunday of the Youth)

Evening

• St.John20:19-31

Morning

• St.John4:31-38

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis41:41-46
• Ecclesiastes12:1-8
• Jeremiah1:4-12
• Isaiah40:9-15

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter2:19-25
• IITimothy2:1-13
• St.John20:19-31

May-11: Second Sunday after New Sunday

Evening

• St.John6:16-29

Morning

• St.Matthew14:22-33

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus40:1-16
• Joshua2:1-6
• Isaiah49:13-21

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:8-21
• Hebrews3:1-13
• St.John21:15-19

May-25: Fourth Sunday after New Sunday

Evening

• St.John14:1-16

Morning

• St.John16:16-30

Before Holy Qurbana

• Deuteronomy16:1-8
• Joshua8:30-35
• Isaiah54:1-8

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:17-22
• Hebrews11:32-40
• St.Luke9:51-62
• St.John17:13-26

June-8: Pentecost (Fiftieth day after Easter) (Sunday School Day)

Evening

• St.John14:15-31

Morning

• St.John15:20-25

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers11:16-35
• ISamuel10:9-12
• IIKings2:14-17,12:1-27
• Ezekiel11:17-20,36:25-27
• Isaiah42:1-27

Holy Qurbana

• Acts2:1-13
• Galatians5:16-26
• St.John15:1-14

Service of the First kneeling

• Genesis11:1-9
• IIKings2;14-17
• Acts19:1-7
• ICorinthians14:20-25
• St.John14:1-17

Service of the Second Kneeling

• Ezekiel37:1-14
• Joel2:25-32
• Acts10:34-48
• ICorinthians12:12-27
• St.John14:25-31

Service of the Third Kneeling

• Judges13:24-14:7
• Ezekiel47:1-12
• Isaiah47:1-1
• Acts2:1-21
• ICorinthians14:20-33
• St.John16:1-15

June-29: Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul

Evening

• St.Matthew16:13-20

Morning

• St.John21:15-25

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis12:1-9
• Daniel1:8-21
• Isaiah43:1-7

Holy Qurbana

• Acts1:12-14
• ICorinthians12:28-13:10
• St.Matthew20:1-16

June-29: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Mark6:4-13

Morning

• St.Luke9:1-11

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:18-25
• Jeremiah3:1-5
• Daniel3:21-23

Holy Qurbana

• Acts13:26-39
• Galatians6:10-18
• St.John6:35-46

July-13: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Luke9:10-17

Morning

• St.Matthew17:20-28

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus23:14-19
• Psalms16
• Isaiah40:27-31

Holy Qurbana

• Acts9:10-18
• IICorinthians5:14-20
• St.Luke9:10-17

July-27: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Evening

• St.Matthew12:30-37

Morning

• St.Matthew12:38-50

Before Holy Qurbana

• Leviticus16:29-34
• Hosea5:1-5
• Isaiah57:15-19

Holy Qurbana

• Acts4:32-37
• Ephesians2:11-22
• St.Mark3:20-30

August-10: First Sunday after the Festival of Transfiguration

Evening

• St.Mark4:21-34

Morning

• St.Matthew13:44-52

Before Holy Qurbana

• Deuteronomy25:13-16
• Psalms27
• Ezekiel7:1-4

Holy Qurbana

• St.James4:7-5:6
• Philippians4:8-20
• St.Matthew21:28-32

August-31: Third Sunday after the Festival of the Assumption

Evening

• St.Matthew19:1-12

Morning

• St.Luke19:11-27

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus24:12-18
• ISamuel3:16-21
• Ezekiel18:21-24

Holy Qurbana

• St.James5:1-6
• IICorinthians10:1-7
• St.Matthew17:22-27

September-14: The Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew24:1-35

Morning

• St.Mark13:1-33

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers21:4-9
• ISamuel17:37-53
• Jeremiah32:36-41

Holy Qurbana

• Acts13:26-39
• Galatians2:17-3:14
• St.Luke21:5-28

September-28: Second Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew14:34-36,15:1-11

Morning

• St.Matthew15:12-20

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:9-17
• IKings3:5-9
• GreatWisdom6:1-9
• Isaiah48:12-16

Holy Qurbana

• Acts5:17-32
• ICorinthians2:14-3:9
• St.Matthew16:5-12

October-12: Fourth Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Mark10:1-16

Morning

• St.Luke9:37-45

Before Holy Qurbana

• Numbers29:35-40
• IKings8:22-30
• Psalms42

Holy Qurbana

• Acts21:17-26
• ICorinthians1:21-29
• St.Luke16:9-18

October-26: Sixth Sunday after the Festival of Holy Cross

Evening

• St.Matthew19:13-26

Morning

• St.Mark10:17-27

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis42:29-36
• Psalms84
• Isaiah43:16-25

Holy Qurbana

• Acts21:27-40
• ICorinthians5:6-13
• St.Luke18:18-27

November-2: St. Gregorios of Parumala (Parumala Thirumeni)

Evening

• St.John15:12-21,16:1-3

Morning

• St.Mark10:28-31

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis19:15-23
• Job1:12-22
• Isaiah38:1-8

Holy Qurbana

• Acts27:9-26
• Hebrews10:33-11:7
• St.Matthew10:34-42

November-9: Hoodhosh Eetho (Dedication) Sunday

Description

The Sunday after Koodhosh Eetho is called Hoodhosh Eetho (Dedication of Church) Sunday.

Evening

• St.Luke19:47-20:8

Morning

• St.Mark12:41-44

Before Holy Qurbana

• Exodus33:7-11
• IKings:8:22-40
• Isaiah55:1-13

Holy Qurbana

• Acts7:44-53
• Hebrews9:1-14
• St.John10:22-38

November-30: St. Mary's visit to Elizabeth (Ladies' day)

Evening

• St.Luke8:1-3

Morning

• St.Luke10:38-42

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis1:24-31,24:15-38
• Judges4:4-16
• IIKings5:1-5
• Ester4:1-17
• Proverbs14:1-19.

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter3:1-7
• ITimothy2:9-15,3:11-13
• St.Luke1:39-56

December-7: Birth of John the Baptist (Children's day)

Evening

• St.Mark10:13-16

Morning

• St.Matthew11:11-19

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis21:1-21
• Exodus2:1-10
• Psalms127:1-5
• Isaiah62:1-12

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn3:1-3
• Ephesians6:1-4;
• Colosians3:20-21
• St.Luke1:57-80

December-14: Annunciation to St. Joseph

Evening

• St.John6:30-46

Morning

• St.John6:30-46

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis13:1-11
• Isaiah1:2-9

Holy Qurbana

• IPeter2:11-17
• Galatians1:11-24
• St.Matthew1:18-25

December-25: Yeldho/Incarnation of our Lord (Christmas)

Evening

• St.John1:1-18

By the fire-pit

• Hebrews1:1-12
• St.Luke2:1-14

Morning

• St.Luke2:15-20

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis21:1-8
• Micah5:51-4
• Isaiah9:1-7

Holy Qurbana

• IJohn1:1-10
• Galatians3:23-4:7
• St.Matthew2:1-12

December-28: First Sunday after Christmas (The Holy Family flee to Egypt)

Evening

• St.Matthew10:16-23

Morning

• St.John15:18-21

Before Holy Qurbana

• Genesis37:13-28
• Zechariah8:3-8
• Isaiah5:20-30

Holy Qurbana

• Acts16:6-10
• ICorinthians10:1-13
• St.Matthew2:9-15,19-23