The
Syro-Malabar Church
lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ
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is a
Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' of 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 ...
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
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...
.
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
Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent.
On the First Sunday of Advent, Christians start ligh ...
in the Western
Roman Rite tradition.
The liturgical year is divided into the following nine seasons.
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).
Holy days of obligation
In the Syro-Malabar Church, there are 6
holy days of obligation
In the Catholic Church, holy days of obligation are days on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass, and engage in rest from work and recreation (id est, they are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed t ...
:
# Epiphany (January 6)
# Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29)
# The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter)
# St. Thomas (July 3)
# The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
# Christmas (December 25)
Periods of fasting
The Syro-Malabar Church proposes the following days of fasting to the faithful:
See also
*
Saint Thomas Christians
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala ( Malabar region ...
*
Knanaya
The Knānāya, (from Syriac: ''Knā'nāya'' (Canaanite)) also known as the Southists or Tekkumbhagar, are an endogamous ethnic group found among the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala, India. They are differentiated from another part of ...
*
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
References
Notes
External links
Syro-Malabar Commission for Liturgywww.christianhomily.com
Sunday and Feast Homily Resources in English and Homily Videos in Malayalam by Fr. Abraham Mutholath according to the Syro-Malabar Calendar Set one and two.
Homily Videos in Malayalam
by Fr. Abraham Mutholath
www.bibleinterpretation.org
Bible Interpretation by Rev. Abraham Mutholath in English.
www.biblereflection.org
Bible Interpretation with reflection by Rev. Abraham Mutholath in English.
* Official calendars
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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