This lectionary represents contemporary East Syrian practice of just prior to 1894.
Source: Maclean, Arthur John. East Syrian Daily Offices. London: Rivington, Percival & Co., 1894: 264-281
An asterisk in the table below indicates the day is obsolete at the time of Maclean’s writing.
| KALENDAR | 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 25th | 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. 6th | 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 24th | 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 |
| Transfiguration [lit. Revelation], August 6 | Isa 6 | Ac 1.15-end; 1Tim 1.18-end of 2; 3.14-end; Mt 16.24-17.10 |
| Fifth Sunday of Summer | Lv 22.26-23.23; Isa 28.14-23 | 2Cor 12.14-end of 13; Lk 16.19-17.11 |
| Sixth Sunday of Summer | Lv 19.1-15; Isa 29.13-end | 1Th 2.1-13; Lk 17.5-20 |
| Friday. Mar Shimun Bar Sabai, [Ninth] Catholicos and Martyr, A.D. 314-330 or 326-344 | Isa 41.8-17 | Ac 18.19-19.21; 2Cor 10.4-end; Jn 15.1-26 |
| Seventh Sunday of Summer | Lv 19.15-end; 20.9-15; Isa 30.1-16 | 1Th 2.14-20; Lk 18.2-15 |
| First Sunday of Eliya (Elijah) | Dt 6.20-7.7; Isa 31.4-end | 2Th 1; Lk 18.35-19.11 |
| Second Sunday of Eliya | Dt 7.7-12; Isa 30.15-27 | 2Th 2.15-end of 3; Mt 13.1-9 |
| Third Sunday of Eliya | Dt 7.12-end; Isa 32.1-33.7 | Php 1.12-26; Mt 13.24-44 |
| Friday. Eliya the Tishbite, and Mar Ishuyaw (Jesusdedit) | ||
| Feast of the Cross, September 13 | Isa 52.13-end of 53 | Ac 2.14-37; 1Cor 1.18-end; Lk 24.13-36 |
| Fourth Sunday of Eliya, First of the Cross | Dt 8.11-end; Isa 33.13-end | Php 1.27-2.12; Mt 4.12-5.17 |
| Fifth Sunday of Eliya, Second of the Cross | Dt 9.1-9; Isa 25.1-9 | Php 3.1-15; Mt 17.14-end |
| Sixth Sunday of Eliya, Third of the Cross | Dt 9.13-23; Isa 25.9-26.20 | Php 4.4-end; Mt 15.21-39 |
| Seventh Sunday of Eliya, Fourth of the Cross | Dt 10.12-end; Isa 28.23-29.13 | 1Cor 14.26-end; Mt 18.1-19 |
| First Sunday of Mar Mushi (Moses) | Dt 11.1-13; Isa 40.1-18 | 2Cor 1.23-2.17; Mt 20.1-17 |
| Second Sunday of Mar Mushi | Dt 11.26-12.2; Isa 40.18-41.8 | Gal 5.16-end; Mt 12.46-end |
| Third Sunday of Mar Mushi | Dt 12.1-29; Isa 41.8-21 | Gal 6; Jn 5.1-19 |
| Fourth Sunday of Mar Mushi | Dt 12.29-14.3; Isa 41.21-42.5 | 1Tim 5.1-17; Mt 8.23-9.10 |
| First Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church, or Ma’alta | Ex 40; Isa 6 | 1Cor 12.28-end of 13; Mt 16.13-20; 21.12-14 |
| Second Sunday of the hallowing of the Church. [Also Mar Yukhánan the Arab] | Ex 39.32-end; 1Ki 8.10-30 | Heb 8.1-9.6; Mt 12.1-14 |
| Third Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church | Num 7.1-11; Isa 54.1-16 | Heb 9.6-16; Jn 2.12-23 |
| Friday. Mar Augin | ||
| Fourth Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church | 1Ki 6.1-20; Ezk 42.1-8 | Heb 9.16-end; Mt 22.41-23.13 |