The Season of Summer (also known by various Syriac

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s such as Kaitha or Qaita) is a

liturgical season The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year or kalendar, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which ...

in the

East Syriac Rite The East Syriac Rite or East Syrian Rite, also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy ...

of Christianity. The season begins on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost (just after the conclusion of the

Season of Apostles The Season of Apostles (also known by various Syriac transliterations, such as Slihe and Shleehe) is a liturgical season in East Syriac Rite, East Syriac Christianity. The season begins with the feast of Pentecost and continues for seven weeks. It ...

) and continues for seven weeks. The Season of Summer has a theme of spiritual harvest, reflecting on the fruits of the missionary labors of the Apostles.

Fridays of Summer

The Fridays of various weeks of this liturgical season are dedicated to various martyrs. * First Friday of Summer: St. James of Nisibis * Second Friday of Summer: St. Mari * Fifth Friday of Summer: St. Simoni and seven sons * Sixth Sunday of Summer: St. Simon Barsaba and co-martyrs

References

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