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Lectionary 2026

Daily Bible Readings for the Liturgical Year

12 Months
28 Feasts & Sundays
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January

Jan 1 New Year / Circumcision of our Lord / St. Basil & St. Gregory
🌙Evening St. Luke 13: 6-9
🌅Morning St. John 9: 4-7
📖Before Qurbana Gen 12:1-9, Deut 10:12-11:1, Ezek 18:21-24
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 3:13-18, Rom 2:28-3:8, St. John 15:5-19
Jan 4 Second Sunday after Christmas
🌙Evening St. John 1:35-42
🌅Morning St. John 1:43-51
📖Before Qurbana Gen 37:1-11, Ps 45:1-17, Isa 26:1-12
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 3:21-24, Heb 11:23-31, St. Luke 2:40-52
Jan 6 Danaha (Baptism of our Lord)
Also called Epiphany or Theophany.
🌙Evening St. Mark 1:1-11
🌅Morning St. Matt 3:1-17
📖Before Qurbana Gen 24:10-20, II Kings 3:19-25, Ezek 47:1-9, Isa 12:1-6
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 19:1-7, Titus 2:11-3:9, St. Luke 3:15-22
💧Water Blessing Acts 8:35-40, Heb 10:15-25, St. John 4:1-42
Jan 26 Monday of Three Days Lent
Commemorating the repentance of Nineveh.
📜Readings St. Matt 12:31-41, Jonah 1:1-17, Isa 19:17-22, Acts 13:6-12, Col 1:3-13, St. Matt 7:1-12

February

Feb 2 Mayaltho (Entry of Lord to Temple)
Presentation of infant Jesus; Day of the Old Aged.
🌙Evening St. Luke 2:22-40
🌅Morning St. Luke 2:22-40
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 24:10-23, Eph 3:13-21, St. Luke 2:22-40
Feb 15 Kothine Sunday (Start of Great Lent)
Wedding at Cana miracle.
🌅Morning St. Luke 16:1-18
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 11:19-26, Col 3:1-17, St. John 2:1-11
Feb 22 Lepers' Sunday
🌙Evening St. Mark 1:32-45
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 9:22-31, Rom 3:27-4:5, St. Luke 5:12-16

March

Mar 1 Palsy Sunday
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 5:12-16, Rom 5:1-11, St. Mark 2:1-12
Mar 22 Catholicate Day
✝️Holy Qurbana I Pet 4:12-19, II Cor 9:6-15, St. John 9:1-41
Mar 25 Annunciation to St. Mary
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 3:2-17, Heb 6:13-7:10, St. Luke 1:26-38
Mar 29 Hosanna (Palm Sunday)
🌅Morning St. Luke 19:28-44
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 5:1-12, Rom 8:18-25, St. John 12:12-19

April

Apr 2 Pesaho (Maundy Thursday)
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 1:15-20, I Cor 11:23-34, St. Luke 22:14-30
Apr 3 Good Friday
⏳Ninth Hour St. Matt 27:45-56, St. John 19:23-30
🕊️Veneration Gen 22:1-14, Isa 52:13-53:8, Gal 6:11-18
Apr 5 Easter Sunday
🌅Morning St. John 20:1-18
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 2:22-36, I Cor 15:1-19, St. Matt 28:1-20
Apr 12 New Sunday (Youth Day)
✝️Holy Qurbana I Pet 2:19-25, II Tim 2:1-13, St. John 20:19-31

May

May 14 Ascension of our Lord
🌅Morning St. Luke 24:36-53
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 1:4-11, Eph 4:1-16, St. Luke 24:36-53
May 24 Pentecost (Sunday School Day)
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 2:1-13, Gal 5:16-26, St. John 15:1-14
🙏Kneeling Svc Joel 2:25-32, Acts 10:34-48, St. John 14:25-31

June

June 29 St. Peter and St. Paul
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 1:12-14, I Cor 12:28-13:10, St. Matt 20:1-16

July

July 3 Dukharono of St. Thomas
✝️Holy Qurbana I Pet 2:15-17, I Cor 6:9-11, St. Matt 5:21-26

August

Aug 6 Transfiguration (Koodaara Perunnal)
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 2:23-3:1, Rom 11:25-36, St. Luke 9:27-36
Aug 15 Assumption of St. Mary (Samajam Day)
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 1:12-14, Heb 9:3-12, St. Luke 11:22-28

September

Sept 14 Festival of Holy Cross
🌅Morning St. Mark 13:1-33
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 13:26-39, Gal 2:17-3:14, St. Luke 21:5-28

October

Oct 18 Fifth Sunday after Holy Cross
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 22:22-29, I Tim 6:13-21, St. Matt 23:1-12

November

Nov 1 Koodhosh Eetho (Church New Year)
✝️Holy Qurbana I Pet 2:1-12, I Cor 3:16-17, St. Matt 16:13-23
Nov 2 St. Gregorios of Parumala
✝️Holy Qurbana Acts 27:9-26, Heb 10:33-11:7, St. Matt 10:34-42
Nov 15 Annunciation to Zechariah
✝️Holy Qurbana II Pet 1:1-15, Eph 5:21-6:4, St. Luke 1:5-25

December

Dec 6 Birth of John the Baptist (Children's Day)
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 3:1-3, Eph 6:1-4, St. Luke 1:57-80
Dec 25 Yeldho (Christmas)
🔥By Fire-pit Heb 1:1-12, St. Luke 2:1-14
✝️Holy Qurbana I John 1:1-10, Gal 3:23-4:7, St. Matt 2:1-12