Liturgical calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The Syro-Malabar Church is a Catholic Church sui iuris of the East Syriac Rite that adheres to the following calendar for the church's liturgical year. Like other liturgical calendars, the Syro-Malabar calendar loosely follows the sequence of pivotal events in the life of Jesus.[1]

Liturgical seasons

The Syro-Malabar liturgical year opens with the season of Annunciation, which begins on the Sunday between November 27 and December 3. This day corresponds to the First Sunday of Advent in the Western Roman Rite tradition.

The liturgical year is divided into the following nine seasons.[1]

SeasonStart DateDuration
1Annunciation (Suvara)The Sunday between November 27 and December 33–4 weeks
2NativityDecember 251–2 weeks
3Epiphany (Denha)The Sunday between January 2 and 6; otherwise January 6, if no such Sunday exists4–9 weeks
4Great Fast (Sawma Rabba)The 7th Sunday before Easter[note 1]7 weeks
5Resurrection (Qyamta)Easter Sunday7 weeks
6Apostles (Slihe)Pentecost Sunday (the 7th Sunday after Easter)7 weeks
7Summer (Qaita)The 7th Sunday after Pentecost7 weeks
8Elijah–Cross–Moses (Elijah–Sliba–Muse)The 14th Sunday after Pentecost6–11 weeks
9Dedication of the Church (Qudas–Edta)The Sunday between October 30 and November 54 weeks

Although the eighth season (Elijah–Cross–Moses) is considered one of the nine, it is also regarded as a combination of the three distinct seasons that are named (Elijah, Cross, and Moses).[2]

Holy days of obligation

In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6 holy days of obligation:[3]

  1. Epiphany (January 6)
  2. Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29)
  3. The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter)
  4. St. Thomas (July 3)
  5. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
  6. Christmas (December 25)

Periods of fasting

The Syro-Malabar Church proposes the following days of fasting to the faithful:[4][5]

NameDates
25 Days' LentDecember 1–24
Three Days' LentThe third Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the beginning of Lent
Great LentThe first Monday of Lent through Holy Saturday
Fifteen Days' LentAugust 1–14
Eight Days' LentSeptember 1–7

See also

References
  1. Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy. "Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021" (PDF). p. 3.
  2. Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy. "Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021" (PDF). pp. 50–58.
  3. Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy. "Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021" (PDF). p. 5.
  4. Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy. "Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021" (PDF). p. 4.
  5. Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy. "Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021" (PDF). p. 19.

Notes
  1. In the Syro-Malabar calendar, Lent starts one week earlier than it does in the Roman Rite tradition.
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