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East Syrian Lectionary of the Church of the Forty Martyrs
See also the Monastery of Azizael lectionary, and the chart comparing this one with the Azizael
lectionary. They are very similar, nearly identical.
extracted from pp xviii-xxvii,
Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, v.485
A Syriac Lectionary from the Church of the Forty Martyrs in Mardin, Tur Abdin,
Mesopotamia
ed. Arthur Voobus. Lovanii: In aedibus E. Peters, 1986
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FIRST CYCLE |
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Consecration of the Church |
Ex 24.4-5; 25.1-7; |
Heb 8.1-2, 5-6 |
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Annunciation of Zacharias |
1Sam 1.9-19 |
Rom 4.13-25 |
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Annunciation of the Godbearer |
Jgs 13.2-7 |
Heb 11.3-19 |
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Going of Mary to Elizabeth |
Isa 35.3-10 |
Heb 6.9-20 |
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Nativity of John |
Isa 40.1-8 |
Php 1.3-21 |
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Revelation to Joseph |
Isa 7.10-19 |
Heb 4.14-16; 5.1-6 |
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Birth of Our Lord in Flesh |
Isa 9.6-7 |
Gal 4.1-12 |
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Morning of the Birth of our Lord in Flesh |
Ex 2.1-10; |
Heb 1.1-2.1 |
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Mary the Godbearer |
Num 17.1-9; |
Rom 9.6-33 |
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Killing the Children |
Jer 31.15-20; |
Rom 8.28-39 |
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Sunday after the Nativity |
Dan 2.31-36 |
Heb 11.23-31 |
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Circumcision |
Ex 4.19-28 |
Rom 15.1-13 |
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Holy Feast of the Epiphany |
Ex 15.22-16.1; |
Heb 10.15-39 |
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(Commemoration of) John the Baptist |
Dt 18.13-22; |
2Tim 3.16-4.8 |
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Feast of the martyr Mar Stephen, chief of the deacons |
Mal 2.17-3.4; 4.4-6 |
Gal 1.11-24 |
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First Sunday after the Epiphany |
Ezk 47.1-12; |
1Tim 3.1-13 |
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany |
Ex 14.26-31; |
2Cor 4.1-6 |
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany |
Jgs 6.34-40; |
2Cor 1.8-22 |
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany |
Ezk 36.22-28; |
Tt 2.11-3.7 |
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Rogations for the Monday of the Nineveh Fast |
Zph 1.2-14; |
Heb 12.3-11 |
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Tuesday in the Rogations |
Jon 1.10-2.1; |
Gal 6.1-10 |
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Wednesday in the Rogations |
Hos 14.2-8; |
Rom 3.9-26 |
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Thursday in the Rogations |
Jon 4.2-11; |
2Cor 4.16-5.10 |
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Entry of our Lord into the Temple |
Ex 4.21-31; |
1Cor 12.28-31; |
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Holy Feast of Mar Barsauma, which is after the entry (into the temple) and before Pentecost |
Ex 32.11-15; |
Rom 4.1-9; |
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Sunday on Priests and Deacons, which is their commemoration |
Num 20.23-29; |
1Cor 15.1-9 |
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Sunday on which is celebrated the commemoration of the faithful dead, in general |
Dt 32.48-52; 33.1-5; |
1Cor
15.34-57 |
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Holy Mar Severus, the elect |
Wisd 3.1-10; |
2Tim 1.1-7 |
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SECOND CYCLE |
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First Sunday in the Fast |
1Ki 19.7-10; |
Rom 12.1-21 |
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Monday of the First week in the Fast |
Isa 58.9-14 |
2Cor 6.1-10 |
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Tuesday of the First week in the Fast |
Dan 1.8-15 |
Eph 6.10-18 |
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Wednesday of the First week in the Fast |
1Ki 21.27-22.4 |
2Cor 7.1-11 |
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Thursday of the First week in the Fast |
Joel 2.12-19 |
Heb 12.25-13.6 |
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Friday of the First week in the Fast |
Isa 55.6-11 |
Heb 12.3-10 |
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Saturday of the First week in the Fast |
Jer 3.21-25 |
Rom 15.14-24 |
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Second Sunday of the Fast |
Dan 3.25-32; |
2Cor 10.1-11 |
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Third Sunday of the Fast |
1Ki 19.2-6; |
Rom 11.25-36 |
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Fourth Sunday of the Fast |
Mal 3.4-12 |
Gal 5.13-26 |
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Monday of the middle week of the Fast |
Dan 9.1-6 |
Rom 2.7-23 |
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Tuesday of the middle week of the Fast |
Joel 2.1-3, 10-11 |
Rom 13.8-14.4 |
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Wednesday that is the midpoint of the Fast |
Dan 9.7-14 |
Rom 7.25-8.17 |
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Thursday of the midpoint of the Fast |
Jer 14.10-16 |
Rom 7.14-23 |
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Friday [`arubta: preparation day] of the middle week of the Fast |
Isa 24.1-8 |
Rom 7.7-13 |
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Saturday of the middle week of the Fast |
Zech 1.3-6 |
Rom 14.10-23 |
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Fifth Sunday of the Fast |
Ezk 18.1-9 |
1Cor 3.9-23 |
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Sixth Sunday of the Fast |
Dan 9.15-19; |
2Cor 11.16-31 |
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Holy Forty Martyrs |
Jos 22.21-31; |
2Cor 4.7-18 |
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Friday of the Forty (Days) |
Isa 52.13-53.12 |
Heb 12.18-13.3 |
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Saturday of the day of the revival of Lazarus |
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Eph 1.15-2.3 |
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Sunday, holy feast of the 'ausa'ne [Palm Sunday] |
Lev 23.33-41; |
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Lessons of the Great Sunday of the salvatory passion, first on Monday |
Isa 5.1-7 |
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Tuesday of the Salvatory Passion |
Lam 4.6-8, 11-15 |
Heb 2.16-3.11 |
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Wednesday of the Passion |
Jer 5.20-31 |
Heb 7.8-8.5 |
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Thursday of the Mysteries |
Lam 3.49-66; |
Heb 10.14 |
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Vesper of the Friday of the Crucifixion |
Ex 12.11; |
1Cor 11.23-32 |
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Night of the Friday of the Crucifixion, the first qauma [="station/watch of the night"] |
2Chr 18.20-27; |
Heb 4.14-5.6 |
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Second qauma of the night of the Friday |
1Ki 21.1-10; |
Heb 9.11-23 |
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Third qauma of the night of the Friday |
Mic 4.8-11; |
Heb 9.24-28 |
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Morning of the Friday |
Wis 2.12-22; |
Php 2.3-11 |
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Midday (of the Friday) |
Job 17.3-16; |
1Cor 1.18-2.9 |
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Ninth hour [=3pm] of the Friday and the Adoration of the Cross |
Job 34.16-27; |
Gal 6.10-18 |
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Vesper of the Saturday of the Good Tidings [or: of the Gospel] |
Zech 12.9-14;
13.1,6; |
Rom 5.1-11 |
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Morning of the Saturday of the Tidings |
Jon 1.12-2.1; |
Col 1.9-23 |
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THIRD CYCLE |
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Vesper of the Great Sunday |
Ex 40.1-16; |
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Morning of the Great Sunday of the Resurrection |
Isa 54.1-8 |
1Cor 15.20-28 |
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Lessons for the Sunday of the Resurrection; shortly [Syriac for "shortly" can also mean "offering", "oblation", and in this it can be the liturgy, the Eucharistic office] |
Ex 40.17-29; |
1Cor 15.1-19, 29-33 |
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Monday of white |
Isa 57.19-20; 60.17-22 |
Eph 2.4-22 |
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Tuesday of white |
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Rom 10.1-13 |
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Wednesday of white |
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Rom 15.14-21 |
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Thursday of white |
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Col 2.6-15 |
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Friday of the confessors and martyrs |
Jos 24.9-17; |
Heb 11.32-12.2 |
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Saturday of the Rest [=term for Easter week] |
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Rom 6.1-8 |
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New Sunday |
Ex 23.14-19; |
Col 3.1-16 |
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Second Sunday after the Great Feast |
Jer 7.21-26 |
Eph 1.3-14 |
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Third Sunday after the Great Feast |
Ezk 3.10-15 |
2Cor 5.11-21 |
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Fourth Sunday after the Feast of the Resurrection |
Hos 7.13-8.5 |
Eph 3.1-21 |
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Fifth Sunday after the Feast of the Resurrection |
Isa 49.7-12 |
1Tim 1.5-17 |
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Feast of the Ascension |
Ex 24.1-5, 9-11; |
Eph 4.1-6 |
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Sunday after Ascension |
Isa 43.16-25 |
1Tim 3.16-4.6 |
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Sunday of Pentecost |
Num 11.16-17,
24-29; |
1Cor 12.1-11 |
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FOURTH AND FIFTH CYCLES |
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Lessons for the seven weeks of Sundays in the succession [lit: "in rotation"] |
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First Sunday |
Jer 2.4-9; |
Gal 1.6-12 |
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Second Sunday in the succession |
Jer 6.16-21; |
Gal 3.8-14 |
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Third Sunday in the succession |
Jer 11.1-8 |
Php 3.5-11 |
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Fourth Sunday in the succession |
Jer 17.5-10; |
Col 1.9-20 |
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Fifth Sunday in the succession |
Jer 11.22-12.4; |
Eph 5.8-20 |
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Sixth Sunday in the succession |
Jer 4.16-17, 21-28; |
2Th 2.1-12 |
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Seventh Sunday in the succession |
Jer 16.9-13; |
1Tim 6.11-16 |
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Eighth Sunday in the succession |
Ex 22.5-24 |
James 4.7-17 |
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Feast of the apostles in general, also called the Special Feast of Peter, Paul, Thomas and the rest of each of them |
Num 8.5-11; |
Rom 15.14-24 |
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Feast of Tabernacles and the Transfiguration of our Lord |
Job 19.23-29; |
Heb 1.1-8 |
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Feast of the Assumption of Mary the Godbearer |
Gen 28.10-17; |
Heb 2.14-3.11 |
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Feast of Mary, the Godbearer, which is in the full moon of the month of Iyyar, and is called the Feast of the Ears (of Corn) |
Gen 21.1-13; |
Heb 7.1-17 |
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Holy Feast of the Salvatory Cross |
Ex 17.8-16; |
Gal 2.17-3.5, 13-14 |
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Lessons for when a bishop of presbyter is consecrated [or: appointed] |
1Sam 3.1, 3-11,
19-20; |
Heb 12.18-13.3 |
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Commemoration of the Saints |
Isa 24.21-23; 25.8-10; 26.16-19 |
Heb 13.7-9, 12-21 |
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Commemoration of the Apostles |
Pr 10.20-11.10; |
1Cor 9.13-27 |
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Commemoration of the Fathers, Teachers, and Bishops |
Isa 26.1-9 |
Heb 13.7 |
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Commemoration of one of the Saints in particular |
Jer 16.14-21 |
2Tim 3.10-15 |
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Commemoration of the martyrs |
Isa 43.1-12 |
2Cor 3.17-4.6 |