MAR THOMA SYRIAN CHURCH OF MALABAR
(LECTIONARY)
CHRISTIAN YEAR – 2015
APRIL
| Date | Lessons | Epistle-Gospels | Evening |
| 1 Wednesday | Wednesday | ||
| C.H. 313 | Isa. 28:14-29 | Lev. 16:1-28 | |
| Col. 1:9-22 | 1 John. 4:7-20 | ||
| St. Mat. 24:29-51 | St.Mat.25:1-13 | St. John. 6:60-70 | |
| 2 Thursday | Passover Thursday – Eucharist: The Remembering | ||
| Exo. 12:1-17 | 1 Cor. 11:23-34 | Gen. 22:1-14 | |
| C.H. 316 | Heb. 9:1-15 | St.Mat.26:17-30 | Heb. 5:1-14 |
| St.Mat.26:1-16 | 1 Cor. 11:23-34 | ||
| St.Mat.26:31-46 | |||
| 3 Friday | Good Friday – Cross: Death of Death | ||
| C.H. 137 | First Service | Second Service | |
| C.H. 146 | Isa. 53:1-12 | Zech. 13:1-9 | |
| C.H. 147 | 1 Pet. 1:1-25 | Gal. 3:1-22 | |
| C.H. 148 | St. Mat. 26:47-75 | St. Mat. 27:1-44 | |
| Third Service | Evening | ||
| Num. 21:1-9 | Dan. 2:26-45 | ||
| Heb. 3:1-19 | 2 Thes. 2:1-12 | ||
| St. Mat. 27:45-56 | St.Mat.27:57-61 | ||
| 4 Saturday | Holy Saturday – Hope for the New Life | ||
| C.H. 149 | Ezek. 37:1-14 | Rom. 6:1-11 | |
| 1 Pet. 3:17-22 | St. Mat. 27:62-66 | ||
| 5 Sunday | Resurrection: Celebrating the Joy of Salvation | ||
| C.H. 154 | Exo. 14:5-31 | 1 Thes. 4:13-18 | Isa. 12:1-6 |
| C.H. 158 | Col. 3:1-11 | St. Mat. 28:1-10 | St. John. 20:1-18 |
| 12 Sunday | New Sunday – Encounter with the Risen Lord (1st Sunday after Easter) | ||
| C.H. 380 | Gen. 32:22-32 | 1 Thes. 1:3-12 | Ps. 40 |
| Acts. 9:1-18 | St. John 20:24-29 | Rev. 1:1-8 | |
| 19 Sunday | Identifying Risen Lord in the Work Place (2nd Sunday after Easter) | ||
| C.H. 223 | Ruth 2:1-18 | Acts.16:6-15 | 1 King. 19:19-21 |
| Acts. 19:36-43 | St. John 21:1-14 | Jam. 2:1-13 | |
| 26 Sunday | Community formation around resurrection experience (3rd Sunday after Easter) | ||
| C.H. 171 | Isa. 25:1-9 | Acts.2:43-47 | Isa. 65:17-25 |
| Acts. 4:32-37 | St. Luke 24:13-25 | Acts. 23:1-10 | |