Holidays and Observances
January February March

04.  Mar Zaia

06.     Epiphany

13. Mar Yohannnan Mamdhana

20. Peter, Paul and four Evangelists

27  Mar Esthapanose Sahda

 

3.  Greek Malpans.

6, 7, 8  Ba’utha of Ninavites

10. Syriac Malpans

12. Mar Yonan                                                                       

17  Mar Awa Catholicos

24 Anneedhe Friday

26. Lent Begins

16 Patriarch Mar Benyamin  Shimun’s Memorial

22 Mid Lent

25 Tidings to Mart Mariam from Angel Gabriel

 

APRIL MAY JUNE

7. Friday of Lazar

9  Festival of Oshana ( Palm Sunday)

13 Pisha of our Lord (Maundy Thursday)

14.Good Friday

15 Great Saturday

16 Easter

21. Confessor’s day

23. New Sunday

24. Mar Giwargis martyr

1. Indian Prelates’ Memorial

 3. Shmonie and her children

14. Mar Addai Shleeha

25. Sulaqa (Ascension)

 

4. Pentecost

7. First Holy Qurbana offered by Mar Yakob,  

     brother of our Lord. First, Mart Mariam  

     received the Holy Qurbana.

9   Friday of Gold

 

JULY  AUGUST SEPTEMBER

3    St. Thomas day

 9 . Mar Yosep Khananisho (d.1977)

 15. Mar Kuriakose Sahda and his mother Yolethe

 21.Memorial of 72 Apostles

 23.Nusardeil and Memorial of 12 Apostles

 

1. Beginning of 15 day fast

4. Mar Mari Shleeha

6. Tranfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor

15. Death of Mart Mariam (Shunaya)

 

8. Mar Qardagh Sah’da

8.Birth of Mart Maryam

13. Festival of the cross

18. Remembrance of Yonakhir and his wife  

      Hanna – Parents of  Mart  Maryam

 19. Mar Shallita, disciple of Mar Augin

       

 

OCTOBER  NOVEMBER DECEMBER

   6. Mar Elia Nwiya

   12 The 300 saints of Shizar

   12 Mar Yohannan evangelist, Son of Zabdee

17.Maran Mar Dinkha IV Catholicos                   Patriarch’s consecration

   26.  Mar Moshe Nwiya

 

  5. Hallowing of the Church

  6. Mar Gewargis Sah’da

 12.Tithe festival

 19.Mar Yakob M’paska

 22. Memorial of 12000 Martyrs

 24. Mar Augin Thuvana

 

1   Subara (Advent) begins

 8. Mar Gabriel

 25. Christmas

 29. Mar Yakob Shleeha

 

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