Special Occasions

Memory of St. Mary for Special Feasts

• Evening
  St. Luke 8: 16 – 21
• Morning
  St. Mark3: 31 -35
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Judges13: 2-1
  Zechariah2: 10 – 13, 4: 1- 7, 8: 3
• Holy Qurbana
  I John3: 2-17
  Hebrews2: 14-18
  St. Luke1 : 26 -38

Feast of an Apostle

• Evening
  St. Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 10
• Morning
  St. Matthew 19: 27 – 30
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis12 : 1 – 9
  Daniel1: 8 – 21
  Isaiah43: 1 – 7
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts1: 12 – 14
  I Corinthians 12: 28 – 13: 10
  St. Luke 6: 12 – 23

Feast of St. Thomas

• Evening
  St. John 11: 5 – 16
• Morning
  St. John 14 : 1 – 7
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis9: 1 – 12
  Daniel 1: 8 -21
  Isaiah43: 1- 7
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts 1:12 -14
  I Corinthians 12 : 28 -13 : 10
  St. John20: 19-31

Feast of a Martyr

• Evening
  St. Matthew 10: 16-33
• Morning
  St. Luke12: 1-12
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis4: 3-12
  Daniel 3: 14 -30
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts23 : 11 – 25
  Romans 8: 31- 39
  St. Mark 8:34-38, 13 : 9 – 13

Feast of a Saint

• Evening
  St. John15: 12 – 21, 16: 1 -3
• Morning
  St. Mark 10: 28 – 31
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis19: 15 – 23
  Job 1:12 – 22
  Isaiah38: 1 – 8
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts27 : 9 – 2 6
  Hebrews10: 33- 11: 7
  St. Matthew 10: 34 – 42

Memory of a Saint Lady

• Evening
  St. Luke 10: 38-42, 8: 1-3
• Morning
  St. Luke 8:1–3
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis21: 1-8, 24; 15 – 27
  Ecclesiastes12: 1-8
  Isaiah 56:1-5
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts 9:36-43
  Romans16: 1 – 16
  St. Matthew 25: 1-13

Memory of Martyrs, Malpans, and Holy Fathers

• Evening
  St. John 17 : 11 -26
• Morning
  St. Matthew 25: 31-46
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Numbers27: 1 ,5-23
  II Kings 2: 1-15
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts 12:1-17
  Romans3: 19 -26
  St.Luke18 : 9 – 14

Mission Sunday(First Sunday of July)

• Before Holy Qurbana
  Jonah:3:1-10
  Ezekiel:37:1-14
• Holy Qurbana
  Acts:1:2-8, 2:1-13
  Romar: 10:13-21
  1 Corinthians: 9:15-17
  St. Mathew :28:16-20

During God’s wrath and punishment

• Evening
  St. Luke 13 : 6 – 17
• Morning
  St. Matthew 7: 7-11
• Before Holy Qurbana
  Genesis18: 17, 20- 33
  Jonah 3: 1- 10
• Holy Qurbana
  St. James5: 7-20
  Hebrews12: 3-11
  St. Mark 11: 23 -2: 13
  St. Luke 11: 2-13

Holy Baptism

• Readings
  Romans5: 20-6: 14
  Colossians2: 1-12
  St. Luke 3:15-16
  St. John 3:1-8

Holy Mooron

• Readings
  Genesis28: 10-20
  Numbers 6: 22-7: 11
  I Samuel 16: 1-13
  Psalms45: 1-17
  I Kings 1: 32-40

  Songs1: 2-11, 3: 6, 4: 10-15
  Kings 9: 1-6

  Isaiah 61:1-6
  I John2: 21-3: 1

  Corinthians 2: 12-17

  St. Matthew 26: 6-13
  St. John 12:3-8

• Holy Confession
  Readings

  Exodus20: 2-17
  Psalms6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143
  Deuteronomy5: 6 – 21
  Job 22:22-30
  St.James:5:12-18
  I Corinthians 6:9-20
  Colossians3: 12-17
  St. Luke15: 1-32
  St. John20: 21-23

• Holy Qurbana
• Readings
  Psalms8, 15, 16, 23, 23, 29, 34, 40, 84, 103, 116, 119: 23-40,119: 97-112,121, 139, 147, 150.

Holy Priesthood

• M’samrono
  Psalms 50
  St. Luke 10: 17 – 24
• Qorooyo (Sub-Deacon)
  Proverbs1: 1-9
  I John2: 12-29
  St. Luke10: 16-25
• Youphidakino (Sub-Deacon)
  Isaiah44: 1-4, 61: 1-4
  I Timothy 3:8 – 13
  St. Luke 10: 1 – 16
• M’Shamshono (The Full Deacon)
  Acts 6: 1 – 8
  I Timothy 3 :8- 13, : 1 -7
  St. John 12 :24 – 26, 13; 1 -15
• Kasheesho (Priest)
  Acts2: 14 – 21
  I Timothy 1: 18-20, 3: 1-7
  St. John20: 19-29
• Cor-Episcopa
  II Timothy 2: 1-13
  Titus 2: 1-9
  St. John14: 1-16
• Dayaroyooso (Ramban)
  Genesis12: 1-9
  Numbers 6:1-9
  Deuteronomy30: 15-20
  Barazeera 3: 16-21
  Job 22:22-30
  I Peter 1: 13-25
  Colossians3: 1-17
  St. Luke 14: 25-15: 11
• Arkhadhayakon
  Acts 6: 1-8
  I Timothy 3: 8-13
  St. John12: 24-28
  Newly elevated Arkhadhiyakon readsthe Holy Gospel standing on the steps of the Holy Sanctury.
  St. John17: 3-26
  OR
  St. Luke10: 1-24
• Episcopa
  Acts1: 2-8, 24-26, 2: 1-4, 8 :14: 21 ,14: 23
  I Peter 1: 13 – 16, 2:1-10 , 5: 1-4
  I Timothy 1: 18, 3: 1- 7, 13, 4 : 6-11, 5: 17-22
  St. Matthew 16: 13-19
  New bishop reads the Holy Gospel sitting on the throne.
  St. Matthew 10: 1-16

Holy Matrimony

• Readings
  Ephesians5: 21 -6: 3
  St. Matthew 19: 1-12

The Anointing the sick

• Readings
  St. James5: 13-16
  Romans13: 11-14
  St. Matthew 10: 5-10

Kantheela

• First Service
  Acts 3 :1- 10
  St. Luke18: 35-43
• Second Service
  St. James3: 10-18
  St. Luke10: 25-37
• Third Service
  II Corinthians 12: 7-10
  St. Mark5: 25- 34
• Fourth Service
  II Corinthians 12: 7 -10
  St. Matthew 15: 21-31
• Fifth Service
  Acts.9: 32 – 35
  Ephesians6: 10-20
  St. Matthew 9: 36- 10:10

Sanctification of a Church Building

• Readings
  I Chronicles 29: 10-14
  I Kings 8: 22-43
  Isaiah 6:1-8
  Acts 7:44-53
  Hebrews9: 1-14
  St. Matthew 16: 13-20
  St. John10: 22-30

Laying the Foundation Stone of a Church building

• Readings
  I Peter 2 : 1 – 10
  Ephesians2:11- 22
  St. Matthew 16: 13-20

Dedication of the Holy Cross

• Readings
  Galatians6: 11-18
  St. Matthew 10: 34-42

Mooron Sacrament

• Readings
  Numbers7: 1 – 11
  Genesis28 : 10 – 20
  I Samuel 16: 1-13
  I John 2 : 20 – 3: 1
  II Corinthians 2 : 12 -17
  St. Luke 7:36-50

Blessing of the Home

• Readings
  Genesis 28 : 10- 22
  Proverbs3: 1-9
  Acts 10: 1-8
  Hebrews13: 1 – 6
  St. Luke19: 1-10

Funeral/Burial

• Men
  Genesis48 : 21-22, 49: 33-50
  Psalms 34
  I Peter3: 8-12
  I Corinthians 15: 33-53
  St. John15: 19-29
• Women
  Acts 9:36-42
  I Thessalonians 4: 13 – 42
  St. Matthew 25: 1-13
• Children
  I Kings 17: 17-24
  Acts 20:7-12
  I Corinthians 15: 12-19
  St. Luke 7:11-17
• Bishops Priests
  Deuteronomy34 : 1 – 12
  Numbers20: 23-29
  II Peter 3: 8-18
  I Corinthians 15: 33 -57
  St. Matthew 24: 45 – 25: 30