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OT Readings

NT Readings

First Sunday of "Annunciation" or Advent

Gen 17;

Isa 42.18-43.14

Eph 5.21-6.10;

Lk 1.5-26

Second Sunday of "Anununciation"

Num 22.9-21;

Isa 43.14-44.6

Col 4.2-end;

Lk 1.26-57

Third Sunday of "Annunciation"

Gen 18.1-20;

Jgs 13.2-25

Eph 3;

Lk 1.57-end

Fourth Sunday of "Annunciation"

Gen 24.50-end;

25.12-29;

1Sm 1.1-19

Eph 5.5-21;

Mt 1.18-end

The Nativity, December 25^th

Isa 7.10-16; 9.1-4, .6-8;

Mic 4.1-5.6; 5.7-10

Gal 3.15-4.7;

Lk 2.1-21

Friday. Mar Yaqu (James)⁶, the Lord's Brother^*

First Sunday of the Nativity

Gen 21.9-22;

1Sm 1.19-end

Gal 4.18-5.2;

Mt 2

Friday. Mart Máriam (St. Mary)

Ex 15.11-22;

Mic 6.1-6

Ac 1.1-15;

Rom 16;

Lk 1.26-57

Second Sunday of the Nativity

Ex 2.1-11;

Isa 49.1-7

2Tim 2.16-end;

Lk 2.21-end

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; rogation of Mar Zaya (very rarely observed)

Epiphany ["The Shining Forth"] Jan. 6^th

Num 24.2-end;

Isa 4.2-6; 11.1-6, .9-11; ch 12

Tit 2.11-3.8;

Mt 3

Friday. Mar Yukhánan (John) the Baptist

Isa 35.3-end; 40.1-9

Ac 13.13-34;

Eph 2.19-end of 3;

Mk 6.14-30

First Sunday of the Epiphany

Ex 3.1-16;

Isa 44.21-45.5

2Tim 3.1-16;

Lk 4.14-31

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Rogation of the Virgins.

Friday. Patrus-Polus (St. Peter and St. Paul)

2Ki 4.8-38

Ac 9.32-43; 14.8-16; 20.7-13;

2Cor 10.1-8; 11.21-end;

Mt 16.13-20; Jn 21.15-25

Second Sunday of the Epiphany

Num 10.29-11.11;

Isa 45.11-18

Heb 3.1-14;

Jn 1.1-29

Friday. The four Evangelists. [Also, "the memorial of the one hundred and fifty Bishops who excommunicated Macedonius"*]

1Ki 18.30-40

Ac 5.12-33;

2Cor 1.8-15;

Mt 10.1-16

Third Sunday of the Epiphany

Num 11.11-21;

Isa 45.18-46.5

Heb 3.14-4.11;

Jn 1.29-43

Friday. Mar Istapánus (St. Stephen)

1Ki 21.1-22

Ac 6.8-7.2; 7.51-8.3;

2Cor 3.18-end of 4;

Mt 11.20-end; 23.29-end

Fourth Sunday of the Epiphany

Num 11.23-end of 12;

Isa 46.5-end

Heb 7.18-end;

Jn 1.43-2.12

Friday. The Greek Doctors

1Sam 22.6-18

Ac 21.27-35; 22.30-23.17;

2Tim 2.8-20; 4.1-9, .14-19;

Mt 4.23-5.20

Fifth Sunday of the Epiphany

Dt 18.9-end;

Isa 48.12-21

Heb 6.9-7.4;

Jn 3.1-22

Monday of the Rogations of the Ninevites

Isa 63.17-end of 64;

Am 5.3-16;

Hab 3

1Tim 2.1-3.11;

Mt 5.17-38

Tuesday of the Rogation of the Ninevites

Isa 59.1-19;

Lam 5

Rom 12;

Mt 5.17-38

Wednesday of the Rogation of the Ninevites

Gen 18.20-end;

Isa 63.7-17

Col 3.1-4.2;

Mt 6.1-19

Thursday of the Rogation of the Ninevites

Isa 65.16-66.3;

Jer 17.21-27

Col 3.1-18;

Jn 16.23-end

Friday. The Syrian Doctors. [Also, Memorial of Mar Saurishu of Bith Garmai]

2Ki 13.14-22

Ac 12.25-13.13;

Heb 13.1-10, .16-22;

Mt 16.24-17.10

Sixth Sunday of the Epiphany

Dt 24.9-end;

Isa 63.7-17

Heb 8.1-9.11;

Jn 3.22-4.4

Friday. Mar Awa, Catholicos, or "One Person" (the Patron Saint)

Isa 41.8-17

Ac 18.19-19.21;

2Cor 10.4-end;

Mt 24.45-25.24

Seventh Sunday of Epiphany

Dt 14.2-15.5;

Isa 42.5-10, .14-18

1Tim 6.9-end;

Mt 7.28-8.14

Friday. The forty Martyrs [of Sebaste] who were frozen to death

As on Confessors' day (below)

Eighth Sunday of the Epiphany. [Also, Memorial of all the Eastern (Syrian) Catholici]

Ex 15.22-26; 16.4-8, .9-11;

Isa 44.23-45.8; 45.17-25; 46.1-3

Eph 1.15-2.8;

Mk 1.1-12

Friday of the Departed

Ezk 37.1-15;

Sir 44.1-23

1Cor 15.34-57;

Jn 5.19-30

Sunday before [lit. entering] the Great Fast

Ex 34.1-8, .27-end;

Isa 58.1-13, .14

Eph 4.17-5.5, .15-22;

Mt 3.16-4.12

First Monday of the Fast. This and the two following days are the Rogation of the Angle Gauriel (Gabriel).

Gen 1.1-20;

Josh 1.1-12

Rom 1.1-26;

Mt 5.17-38

First Tuesday of the Fast

Gen 1.20-2.8;

Josh 1.12-2.12

Rom 1.26-2.6;

Mt 5.38-end

First Wednesday of the Fast

Gen 2.8-end;

Josh 2.8-end

Rom 2.6-28;

Mt 6.1-19

First Thursday of the Fast

Gen 3.1-20;

Josh 3.1-14

Rom 2.28-3.27;

Mt 6.19-end

First Friday of the Fast

Gen 3.20-end;

Josh 3.14-4.10

Rom 3.27-end of 4;

Mt 7.1-15

Second Sunday of the Fast

Gen 5.18-32;

Josh 4.15-end

Rom 5;

Mt 7.15-28

Second Friday of the Fast

Gen 5.32-end of 6;

Josh 5.1-13

Rom 7.1-14;

Mk 11.27-12.12

Third Sunday of the Fast

Gen 7;

Josh 5.13-6.6

Rom 7.14-end;

Mt 20.17-29

Third Friday of the Fast

Gen 9.8-end;

Josh 6.6-end

Rom 7.25-8.12;

Mk 12.13-35

Fourth Sunday of the Fast

Gen 11;

Josh 7.10-16

Rom 8.12-28;

Mt 21.23-end

Middle (Fourth) Monday of the Fast

Gen 12.1-10;

Josh 7.16-end

Rom 9.1-14;

Jn 5.1-19

Middle Tuesday of the Fast

Gen 12.10-13.8;

Josh 8.1-18

Rom 9.14-30;

Jn 5.19-end

Middle Wednesday of the Fast, or the Division of the Fast

Gen 13.8-end;

Josh 8.18-30

Rom 9.30-10.18;

Jn 6.51-70

Middle Thursday of the Fast

Gen 14.1-18;

Josh 8.30-end

Rom 10.17-11.13;

Jn 7.1-14

Middle Friday of the Fast

Gen 14.18-15.16;

Josh 9.1-15

Rom 11.25-end;

Jn 7.14-37

Fifth Sunday of the Fast

Gen 16 and 17;

Josh 9.15-end

Rom 12;

Jn 7.37-8.21

Fifth Friday of the Fast

Gen 18.1-20;

Josh 14.6-end

Rom 13;

Jn 8.31-end

Sixth Sunday of the Fast

Gen 19.1-27;

Josh 21.43-22.10

Rom 14.10-end;

Jn 9.39-10.22

Sixth Friday of the Fast

Gen 19.27-end;

Josh 22.10-21

Rom 15.1-14;

Jn 11.1-45

Feast (or Sunday) of Hosannas

Gen 49.1-13, .22-27;

Zech 3.7-4.7, .11-end; 7.9-11; 8.4-6, .12, .16-20; 9.9-13

Rom 11.13-25;

Mt 20.29-21.23

Last (Seventh) Monday of the Fast

Gen 37.1-23;

Josh 22.21-30

Heb 1 and 2;

Jn 11.47-12.12

Last Tuesday of the Fast

Gen 37.23-end;

Josh 22.30-23.2

Heb 4.14-6.9;

Jn 12.12-44

Last Wednesday of the Fast

Gen 39.7-end of 40;

Josh 23

Heb 9.11-end;

Jn 13.1-18

The Passover

Ex 12.1-21;

Zech 9.9-13; 11.4-6, .12-14; 12.9-end; 13.7-end

1Cor 5.7-9; 10.15-18; 11.23-end;

Mt 26.17-25;

Jn 13.22-28;

Mt 26.25;

Jn 13.3-16;

Mt 26.26-31

Friday of the Passion

Isa 52.13-end of 53;

Dan 9.21-end

Gal 2.17-3.15;

Mt 27.1-33;

Lk 23.27-31;

Mt 27.33-44;

Lk 23.39-44;

Mt 27.45-55;

Jn 19.31-38;

Mt 27.57-62

Baptism

1Cor 10.1-14;

Jn 2.23-3.9

The Great Sabbath. or Saturday of Light

Gen 22.1-20;

Jonah 1 and 2

1Cor 1.18-end;

Mt 27.62-end

Feast of the Resurrection.

Evening

1Cor 15.20-29;

Mt 28

" " : Morning

Lk 24.1-13

" " : Liturgy

Isa 60.1-8;

1Sam 2.1-11

Rom 5.20-end of 6;

Heb 13.20-end;

Jn 20.1-19

Monday of the Week of Weeks

Isa 60.9-end

Ac 2.14-37;

Eph 6.10-end;

Jn 14.18-15.15

Tuesday of the Week of Weeks

Isa 61.1-10

Ac 2.37-end;

1Cor 15.1-20;

Lk 24.13-36

Wednesday of the Week of Weeks

Isa 61.10-62.6

Ac 4.23-32;

Eph 4.1-17;

Jn 15.1-26

Thursday of the Week of Weeks

Isa 54.1-16

Ac 6.1-8;

Col 2.8-3.4;

Mt 10.1-16

Friday of the Week of Weeks. The Confessors.

Song of the Three Children .2-35

Ac 6.8-8.3;

Heb 11.3-11, .32-12.3;

Mt 10.16-34

New Sunday

Isa 55.4-end

Ac 4.32-5.6;

Col 1.1-21;

Jn 20.19-end

Mar Giwargis (George), April 24^th

Dan 6.6-end

Ac 12.1-25;

Php 1.12-27;

Mt 10.37-end; 19.27-end

Saturday. Mar Khanánya (Ananias) "of the wolves"

Third Sunday of the Resurrection

Isa 56.1-8

Ac 5.34-end;

Eph 1.1-15;

Jn 14.1-15

Monday. Rabban Humizd of Shiraz.

As on Mar Awa's Day

Friday. Sons of Shmuni (Salamone)

As on the Confessors' Day

Fourth Sunday of the Resurrection

Isa 49.13-24

Ac 8.14-26;

Eph 1.15-2.2;

Jn 16.16-end

Fifth Sunday of the Resurrection

Isa 49.7-14

Ac 9.1-20;

Heb 10.19-37;

Jn 21.1-15

Sixth Sunday of the Resurrection

Isa 51.9-12; 52.7-13

Ac 10.1-17;

Eph 2.4-end;

Jn 17

Ascension Day

2Ki 2.1-16

Ac 1.1-15;

1Tim 1.18-end of 2; 3.14-end;

Lk 24.36-end

Sunday after the Ascension

Isa 6

Ac 1.15-end;

Php 1.27-2.12;

Mk 16.2-end

Pentecost, the first day of the Shawu'a of the Apostles

Ex 19.1-10; 20.18-22

Ac 2.1-22;

1Cor 12.1-28;

Jn 14.15-18, .25-27; 15.26-16.16

"Order of Worship"

Jn 4.4-31

Wednesday. Memorial of the first Eucharist*

Friday of Gold

Isa 35.3-end

Ac ch 3;

1Cor 12.28-end of 13;

Lk 7.1-23

Second Sunday of the Apostles

Joel 2.15-27

Ac 4.5-23;

1Cor 5.6-6.12;

Lk 7.31-end

Third Sunday of the Apostles

Dt 1.3-18;

Isa 1.1-11

1Cor 7.1-8;

Lk 10.23-end

Fourth Sunday of the Apostles

Dt 1.16-34;

Isa 1.11-21

1Cor 9.13-end;

Lk 6.12-47

Fifth Sunday of the Apostles

Dt 1.33-2.2;

Isa 1.21-end

1Cor 14.1-20;

Lk 12.16-35

Sixth Sunday of the Apostles

Dt 4.1-10;

Isa 2.1-22

1Cor 10.14-33;

Lk 12.57-13.18

Seventh Sunday of the Apostles

Dt 4.10-24;

Isa 5.8-26

1Cor 15.58-end of 16;

Lk 13.22-end

Wednesday. The Seventy Apostles.*

Friday. The Seventy Apostles.

Isa 41.8-21

Ac 13.13-24; 14.20-24;

Rom 8.28-9.6;

Mt 10.37-11.15

Sunday of the Twelve Apostles, or Nusardéil

1Ki 18.30-40

Ac 5.12-33;

2Cor 1.8-15;

Lk 14.1-15

Friday. Mar Sargis (Sergius), and Mar Yaqu (James) of Suwa

Second Sunday of Summer

Dt 4.3-41;

Isa 3.16-end of 4

2Cor 3.4-end;

Lk 15.4-end

Friday. Mar Mari, disciple of Mar Addai

Third Sunday of Summer

Dt 5.1-17;

Isa 5.1-8

2Cor 7.1-12;

Jn 9.1-39

Fourth Sunday of Summer

Dt 5.16-6.4;

Isa 9.8-end

2Cor 10;

Mk 7.1-24

Mar Tuma, July 3

Isa 55.4-57.12, or

as Mar Awa

Eph 3, or as Mar Awa;

Jn 20.19-end