January Month

MAR THOMA SYRIAN CHURCH OF MALABAR
(LECTIONARY)
CHRISTIAN YEAR - 2018

JANUARY

Date Lessons Epistle-Gospels Evening
1 Monday Circumcision of our Lord - God’s Continuing Act of Grace
CH. 419 Zep. 3:14-20 Rom. 5:1-11 Joel.2:23-27
  Rev. 3:7-13 St.Luke 13:1-9 Gal. 4:21-31
    St.Luke.2:15-21  
6 Saturday Denha - Baptism of Jesus - Epiphany
C.H. 82 Isa. 56:1-8 Rom. 6:1-11

 
  Rev . 7:9-17 St.Mark.1:1-11  
7 Sunday God’s Revelation that redeems all (Outside Kerala Mission)
C.H. 425 Isa. 61:1-11 Acts.27:18-26 Jer. 24:1-7
  Rev. 5:1-10 St.Luke.4:16-21 Gal.3:23-29
8 Monday St. Stephen’s Day
C.H. 177 2 Chro. 24:20-22 Acts. 7:51-8:3  
  Heb. 11:24-40 St.John. 12:20-26  
14 Sunday Life worthy of the Holy Calling (Temperance Sunday)
C.H. 176 Prov. 23:19-35 Gal. 5:16-24 Ps. 14
  Rom. 6:12-23 St.Mat.7:15-23 1 Cor.3:10-23
18-25 Week of Prayer for Unity (Unity Octave)
21 Sunday ‘One Lord - One Baptism’ - Ecumenical Sunday
C.H. 407 Num.11:23-30 Eph. 4:1-10 Ps. 23
  1 John. 3:1-11 St.John.10:7-18 St.Luke.5:4-11
22 Monday Fast of Nineveh (Three Days Fast) Begins  
  Jonah. 1:1-17 Rom. 15:24-33  
  Eph. 5:3-11 St.Mat. 7:1-12  
23 Tuesday Fast of Nineveh
  Jonah. 2:1-10    
  Acts. 8:9-25 St.Mat. 24:36-46  
24 Wednesday  
  Jonah. 3:1-10  

 
  Jam. 3:1-10 St.Mat. 12:29-32  
25 Thursday Fast of Nineveh ends  
  Jonah. 4:1-11 Rom. 5:7-11

 
  Rev. 3:14-22 St.Luke. 11:29-32  
26 Friday Responsible Citizenship - Republic Day of India
  Amos.5:7-15 Rom. 13:1-10  
  Acts. 15:1-21 St.Mark. 12:13-17  
28 Sunday Church - A Praying Community
C.H. 312 Gen.18:19-33 Jam.5:13-18 Jer. 29:1-14
  1 Peter.4:7-16 St.Mat.6:1-9 Col.4:1-6