Liturgical Calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

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Syro Malabar Church has its own seasons around the year.[1] They are fixed according to the flow of salvation history. Concentrating themselves on 'Iso M'siha, i.e., on the historical life of Jesus Christ, the believers are led to the eschatological fulfilment, viz., the heavenly bliss, in this special arrangement of liturgical seasons.[2]

Mar Toma Nazranis (St. Thomas Christians) begin their liturgical year on the Sunday that comes between November 27 and December 3.

Contents

[edit] Seasons and Salvation History

The arrangement of the Seasons in the Liturgical Year is based on Six Central Events on Celebrations of the Salvation History. They are:

  1. Nativity of Iso
  2. Resurrection of Iso
  3. Pentecost
  4. Transfiguration
  5. Glorious Cross
  6. Parousia

[edit] Fixing of Seasons

All seasons begin on Sundays. 52 weeks are divided into Nine Seasons. Usually, there are seven weeks each for every Season; the first and last are permanent exceptions; five or six for Subara and four for Qudas-Edta. Resurrection of Iso-M'siha and Finding of the Glorious Cross are the two deciding Celebrations in the Liturgical Year. Resurrection is celebrated on the Sunday that follows the full moon day after March twenty first, the Spring Equinox. Finding of the Glorious Cross is celebrated always on September fourteenth.[3]

[edit] Liturgical Year and Gregorian Calendar 2011-2012

2012th Year after the birth of M'siha
Seasons Beginning End
1 Annunciation (Subara) November 27, 2011 January 7, 2012
2 Epiphany (Denha) January 8, 2012 February 18, 2012
3 Great Fast (Sawma Rabba) February 19, 2012 April 7, 2012
4 Resurrection (Qyamta) April 8, 2012 May 26, 2012
5 Apostles (Slihe) May 27, 2012 July 14, 2012
6 Summer (Qaita) July 15, 2012 September 1, 2012
7 Eliyah-Cross (Eliyah-Sliba) September 2, 2012 October 13, 2012
8 Weeks of Moses (Muse) October 14, 2012 November 3, 2012
9 Dedication of the Church (Qudas-Edta) November 4, 2012 December 1, 2012

[edit] The Seasons

[edit] Weeks of Annunciation (Subara)

It is a season of Good News, viz., the Season of the Annunciation of Salvation.

November 27, 2011 First Sunday
November 30, 2011 Shliha Mar Andreos
December 1, 2011 25-day Fast begins
December 4, 2011 Second Sunday
December 8, 2011 Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary
December 11, 2011 Third Sunday
December 18, 2011 Fourth Sunday, Miracle of St. Thomas Cross
December 25, 2011 Fifth Sunday, Nativity of Iso
December 27, 2011 Shliha Mar Yohannan
December 28, 2011 Holy Infants
December 30, 2011 Mary, Mother of Jesus
January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012 Sixth Sunday, Name Iso
January 3, 2012 Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara
January 6, 2012 Epiphany of Iso-Msiha

[edit] Weeks of Epiphany (Denha)

The public life of Iso-Msiha is celebrated during the Weeks of Epiphany.

January 8, 2012 First Sunday
January 13, 2012 First Friday of Epiphany - Mar Yohannan Mamdana (St.John the Baptist)
January 15, 2012 Second Sunday
January 20, 2012 Second Friday of Epiphany - Apostles Peter and Paul
January 22, 2012 Third Sunday
January 25, 2012 Conversion of Saint Paul
January 26, 2012 Shlihe Mar Thimothy & Mar Titus
January 27, 2012 Third Friday of Epiphany - Holy Evangelists
January 29, 2012 Fourth Sunday
January 30, 2012 3-day fast begins (Rogation of Ninivites)
February 1, 2012 3-day fast ends
February 2, 2012 Thursday after Rogation
February 3, 2012 Fourth Friday of Epiphany - Martyr Stephen
February 5, 2012 Fifth Sunday
February 10, 2012 Sixth Friday of Epiphany - Fathers of the Church
February 12, 2012 Sixth Sunday
February 17, 2012 Sixth Friday of Epiphany - Departed Faithful (All Souls' Day)

[edit] Weeks of Great Fast (Sawma Rabba)

During the Weeks of Great Fast, Mar Toma Nazranis celebrate the Passion and Death of 'Iso-Msiha'

February 19, 2012 First Sunday, Petratha
February 20, 2012 50-day Fast begins
February 26, 2012 Second Sunday
March 4, 2012 Third Sunday
March 11, 2012 Fourth Sunday
March 14, 2012 Mid-Fasting
March 18, 2012 Fifth Sunday
March 19, 2012 Mar Yawsep
March 25, 2012 Sixth Sunday, Annunciation to Mary
April 1, 2012 Seventh Sunday, Osana(Palm) Sunday
April 5, 2012 Thursday of Pesha
April 6, 2012 Friday of Passion
April 7, 2012 Great Saturday

[edit] Weeks of Resurrection (Qyamta)

April 8, 2012 First Sunday, Great Sunday of Resurrection
April 9, 2012 Week of Weeks
April 10, 2012 Week of Weeks
April 11, 2012 Week of Weeks
April 12, 2012 Week of Weeks
April 13, 2012 First Friday of Resurrection - All Confessors'(Saints') Day
April 15, 2012 Second Sunday
April 22, 2012 Third Sunday
April 24, 2012 Martyr Mar Giwargis
April 25, 2012 Mar Markose Evangelist
April 29, 2012 Fourth Sunday
May 1,2012 Mar Yawsep, the Worker
May 2,2012 Mar Athanasius
May 3, 2012 Slihe Mar Philippose and Yakob
May 6, 2012 Fifth Sunday
May 13, 2012 Sixth Sunday
May 14, 2012 Sliha Mar Mathias
May 15, 2012 Marth Mariam, Protectress of New Growth
May 17, 2012 Ascension of 'Iso-Msiha'
May 20, 2012 Seventh Sunday

[edit] Weeks of Apostles (Slihe)

May 27, 2012 First Sunday, Pentecost
May 31, 2012 Visitation to Elizabeth
June 1, 2012 Friday of Gold
June 3, 2012 Second Sunday
June 7, 2012 Precious Body and Blood of Jesus
June 8, 2012 Blessed Mariam Thresia
June 9, 2012 Mar Aprem, Father of the Church
June 10, 2012 Third Sunday
June 11, 2012 Sliha Mar Barnabas
June 15, 2012 Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 17, 2012 Fourth Sunday
June 24, 2012 Fifth Sunday
June 26, 2012 Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
June 27, 2012 Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
June 28, 2012 Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
June 29, 2012 Shlihe Peter and Paul
June 30, 2012 Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
July 1, 2012 Sixth Sunday, Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha,
July 2, 2012 Preparing for Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
July 3, 2012 Dukrana of Mar Toma Sliha
July 8, 2012 Seventh Sunday
July 11, 2012 Mar Benedict
July 13, 2012 70 Disciples of Iso
July 14, 2012 Mar Quriaqos and mother Yolethe

[edit] Weeks of Summer (Qaita)

July 15, 2012 First Sunday '12 Apostles: Nusardeil'
July 16, 2012 Mother of Mount Carmel
July 20, 2012 First Friday, Mar Yakob of Nisibis
July 22, 2012 Second Sunday
July 25, 2012 Shliha Mar Yakob
July 26, 2012 Saints Joachim and Anna
July 27, 2012 Second Friday, Mar Addai and Mar Mari, Teachers of the East
July 28, 2012 Marth Alphonsa
July 29, 2012 Third Sunday
August 1, 2012 15-day fast begins
August 5, 2012 Fourth Sunday
August 6, 2012 Transfiguration of 'Iso-Msiha'
August 12, 2012 Fifth Sunday
August 15, 2012 'Assumption of Mary'
August 17, 2012 Fifth Friday, Saint Simoni and her 7 sons
August 19, 2012 Sixth Sunday
August 24, 2012 Shliha Mar Bartholomeo
August 26, 2012 Seventh Sunday
August 29, 2012 Blessed Euprasia
August 31, 2012 Mar Simon Bar Sabbai and Companions
September 1, 2012 8-day fast begins

[edit] Weeks of Eliyah-Cross (Eliyah-Sliba)

September 2, 2012 First Sunday
September 8, 2012 'Nativity of Mary'
September 9, 2012 Second Sunday
September 14, 2012 Finding of Mar Sliha
September 16, 2012 Third Sunday
September 21, 2012 Shliha Mar Mathai
September 23, 2012 Fourth Sunday
September 30, 2012 Fifth Sunday
October 1, 2012 Saint Theresa of Lisieux
October 7, 2012 Sixth Sunday

[edit] Weeks of Moses (Muse)

October 14, 2012 First Sunday
October 15, 2012 Saint Therese of Avila, Doctor of the Church
October 16, 2012 Blessed Augustine Thevarparampil (Kunjachan)
October 17, 2012 Saint Ignatius of Antioch
October 18, 2012 Mar Luka, Evangelist
October 21, 2012 Second Sunday
October 28, 2012 Second Sunday
October 29, 2012 Slihe Mar Simon and Yuda Thadeus

[edit] Weeks of Dedication of the Church (Qudas-Edta)

November 4, 2012 First Sunday
November 5, 2012 Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth
November 11, 2012 Second Sunday
November 18, 2012 Third Sunday
November 25, 2012 Fourth Sunday
November 30, 2012 Shliha Mar Andreos
December 1, 2012 Last day of the Liturgical Year, '25-day Fast' begins

[edit] Days of the Commencement of the Seasons 2010-2020

  Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1 Subara 29-Nov 28-Nov 27-Nov 2-Dec 1-Dec 30-Nov 29-Nov 27-Nov 3-Dec 2-Dec 1-Dec
2 Denha 3-Jan 9-Jan 8-Jan 6-Jan 5-Jan 4-Jan 3-Jan 8-Jan 7-Jan 6-Jan 5-Jan
3 Sawma Rabba 14-Feb 6-Mar 19-Feb 10-Feb 2-Mar 15-Feb 7-Feb 26-Feb 11-Feb 3-Mar 23-Feb
4 Qyamta 4-Apr 24-Apr 8-Apr 31-Mar 20-Apr 5-Apr 27-Mar 16-Apr 1-Apr 21-Apr 12-Apr
5 Slihe 23-May 12-Jun 27-May 19-May 8-Jun 24-May 15-May 4-Jun 20-May 9-Jun 31-May
6 Qaita 11-Jul 31-Jul 15-Jul 7-Jul 27-Jul 12-Jul 3-Jul 23-Jul 8-Jul 28-Jul 19-Jul
7 Elijah-Sliba 29-Aug 11-Sep 2-Sep 25-Aug 7-Sep 30-Aug 21-Aug 3-Sep 26-Aug 8-Sep 6-Sep
8 Muse 17-Oct 16-Oct 14-Oct 13-Oct 12-Oct 18-Oct 16-Oct 15-Oct 14-Oct 13-Oct 18-Oct
9 Qudas-Edta 31-Oct 30-Oct 4-Nov 3-Nov 2-Nov 1-Nov 30-Oct 5-Nov 4-Nov 3-Nov 1-Nov

[edit] Great Sunday of Resurrection (2000-2099)[4]

In the Syro-Malabar Church, Great Sunday of Resurrection is always celebrated on a Sunday between March 22 (M22) and April 25 (A25) as per the calculations based on the Catholic Tradition. It is the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which is the first moon whose 14th day is on or after the "vernal equinox". Here are the dates of the Great Sunday of Resurrection from 2000 to 2099. Years are arranged row-wise in an ascending manner. For better alignment, March and April are bifurcated. Identify the year and look at the column header to find the exact date.

March

M22 M23 M24 M25 M26 M27 M28 M29 M30 M31
  2008       2005       2002
          2016       2013
            2027     2024
      2035     2032 2043    
      2046       2054    
                2059  
        2062     2065 2070  
        2073          
        2084       2081 2086
                2092 2097
                   

April

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25
      2010       2007     2004 2009     2001 2006       2003     2000 2011  
2018     2021 2015     2012 2023     2020       2017 2022     2014 2019        
2029       2026               2031     2028       2025 2030        
2040       2037 2042     2034 2039     2036       2033       2041       2038
  2051     2048 2053     2045 2050       2047     2044 2049     2052        
  2056                       2058       2055       2057      
    2067     2064       2061 2066     2069 2063     2060 2071     2068      
    2078       2075     2072 2077       2074       2076       2079    
    2089 2083     2080 2091     2088       2085 2090     2082 2087          
      2094               2093     2096         2098       2095  
                      2099                          

[edit] Nasrani Calendar: An Online Dynamic Liturgical Calendar [5]

Nasrani Foundation, an organisation of Mar Thoma Nasranis has developed a dynamic Calendar based on the liturgical seasons of Syro-Malabar Church. The calendar is a handy tool for those who want to organize their life according to the liturgical seasons of the Church. The calendar contains almost all the information on the liturgical year of the Syro-Malabar Church. The calendar also provides instant access to daily Bible verses and short articles on important feasts of the Syro-Malabar Church. Pre-recorded Bible verses (from Peshitta Bible) and biblical reflections written by well-known theologians on Sundays and feast days are of most help to the faithful. Moreover, one can opt for receiving email alerts based on the calendar. Using this calendar, Syro-Malabar faithful can keep themselves updated with the liturgical life cycle of the Church.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://pathikulangara.in/Calendar.htm
  2. ^ Pathikulangara, Varghese. Mar Toma Margam, (A New Catechism for the St. Thomas Christians of India), Kottayam: Denha Services, 2004
  3. ^ http://www.pathikulangara.in/Archive.htm
  4. ^ http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~gmarts/eastcalc.htm
  5. ^ http://www.nasranifoundation.org/calendar/

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