Coptic Calendar 2024

Coptic Calendar 2024 1740 – 1741 (Martyrs)

٢٠٢٤ ‫اﻟﺗﻘوﯾم اﻟﻘﺑطﻰ‬ ١٧٤١-١٧٤٠ ‫ﻟﻠﺷﮭداء‬ ١١:٦٥ ‫"ﻛﻠﻠت اﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﺑﺟودك وآﺛﺎرك ﺗﻘطر دﺳﻣﺎ" ﻣزﻣور‬ “You crowned the year with Your goodness and Your Paths drip with abundance” Psalm 65:11

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January 2024 Sun

Mon

Tue

1

2

22

23

Keiahk

David the Prophet and the King

New Year's Day Public Holiday

3

7

8

28

29

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﻣﯾﻼد‬ ‫اﻟﻣﺟﯾد‬ Nativity Feast

St Ignatios of Antioch St Takla Hymanout

9

10

30

1 Toba

Thu

Fri

Sat

4

24

Archangel Gabriel Gal 4:19-5:1 1Joh 4:15-5:4 Acts 13:36-43 John 1: 1-13 2nd Day of Nativity

Wed

Gal 3:15-4:18 1Joh 4:1-14 Acts 13:13-25 Luk 2:1-20

25 St. John Kama

Anastasia

Advent Fasting

11 2

Nativity Paramon

13

12

4

3

St. Stephen

Children of Bethlehem

Heb 1:1-2:4 - 2Pe 1:12-17 Acts13:26-33 - Mat 2:1-12

14 5

21 12

28 19

Ro15:4-19 1Jo 3:1-11 Acts 14:24 – 15:3 Mat 2: 13-22 Toba 1 Gal 5:2-10 1Joh 3:18-24 Acts 15:22-29 Luk 11:27-36 Toba 2

Heb 10:19-39 1Joh 4:11-21 Acts 2:38-45 Joh 3:22-36 Toba 3

15 6

22 13

29

Phil 3:1-12 2Pet 1:12-21 Acts 15:13-21 Luk 2:21-39

‫ﻋﯿﺪ اﻟﺨﺘﺎن‬ Circumcision Feast Rom 6:3-16 1Joh 2:20-25 Acts 8:3-13 Joh 2:1-11 Wedding of Cana

‫اﺳﺘﺸﮭﺎد‬ ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺴﺔ دﻣﯿﺎﻧﺔ‬ ‫ب‬

16

17

7

8

23

24

25

14

15

16

Theophany ‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﻐطﺎس‬

20

Tit 2:11-3:7

11 1Joh 5:5-21

Acts 18:24-19:6 Joh 1:18-34

26 17

St. Maximous & St. Domadious

27 18

Australia Day Public Holiday

30 21

Toba

Departure of St Mary

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19

1Cor 1:1-17 2Pet 1:12-19 Acts 16:25-34 Luk 3:1-18 10 Theophany Paramon

St John the Evangelist

‫ﺑﺮﻣﻮن اﻟﻐﻄﺎس‬

20 Start of Term 1 - Teachers

‫ﺑﺮﻣﻮن ﻋﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﯿﻼد‬

Nativity Paramon ‫ﺑﺮﻣﻮن ﻋﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﯿﻼد‬

31 22

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

St Anthony Start of Term 1 Students

١٧٤٠ ‫ طﻮﺑﺔ‬/ ‫ ﻛﯿﮭﻚ‬Keiahk/Toba 1740

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

Jan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Coptic 22 Keiahk 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Toba 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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To Celebrate Archangel Gabriel - St. Anastasius, 36th Pope of Alexandria David the King and Prophet - Departure of St. Timothy the Anchorite St Ignatius of Antioch - St Takla Haymanot - St. Philogonus of Antioch St. John Kama St Anastasia – St Juliana – Nativity Paramon Nativity Paramon - St Besada the Bishop Feast of Glorious Nativity Second Day of Nativity St John Archpriest of Scetis St Stephen the Archdeacon – St Lawindianus St Theonas 16th Pope – St Gallinicus Children of Bethlehem St John the Evangelist St Eusengnius the Soldier Feast of Circumcision – Ascension of Elijah the Prophet – St Basil St Silvester Pope of Rome St Andronicus 37th Pope & St Benjamin 38th Pope St Abraam companion of St Gawergy Epiphany Baramon Epiphany Archangel Mikhail – St Theodoros El-Mashriky Feast of Cana of Galilee – St Demiana St Archildis – St Maximus brother of St Domadius Obadiah the Prophet St Philotheos the Martyr – St John VI 48th Pope St Domadius Brother of St Maximus – Abba Yousab E-Abah - Australia Day St James of Nisibis - Australia Day Public Holiday Discovery of relics of St Abahur St Prochorus of the Seventy Apostles – Public Holiday Departure of St Mary – St Gregory of Nyssa – St Hilaria St Anthony

To Do Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting

To Read Genesis 1-4 Genesis 5-8 Genesis 9-12 Genesis 13-17 Genesis 18-20 Genesis 21-23 Genesis 24-25 Genesis 26-28 Genesis 29-31 Genesis 32-35 Genesis 36-38 Genesis 39-41 Genesis 42-43 Genesis 44-46 Genesis 47-50 Exodus 1-4 Exodus 5-7 Exodus 8-10 Exodus 11-13 Exodus 14-16 Exodus 17-20 Exodus 21-23 Exodus 24-27 Exodus 28-30 Exodus 31-34 Exodus 35-37 Exodus 38-40 Leviticus 1-4 Leviticus 5-7 Leviticus 8-10 Leviticus 11-13

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﻓﺒﺮاﯾﺮ‬February 2024 Sun Major Lord’s Feasts

4 26

Mon

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

Rm 11:13-36 1Joh 5:9-21 Acts 11:2-18 Joh 9:1-38 Toba 4

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Tue Public Holidays

8

27

28

29

30

12

13

4

5

19 11

18 10

25 17

Amsher2

Hebrews 3:1-4:2 Jude 1:14-25 Acts 20:7-16 John 6:27-46

Amsher3

15

26 18

9

10 17 24

7

20

21

22

12

13

14

23

27 19

Eph 2:1-22 1Joh 2:12-17 Acts 15:12-20 Mat 15:32-16:4 Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast 3 ‫ﺻ ﻮ م ﯾ ﻮ ﻧ ﺎن‬

15

St Onsimus

Commemoration of St Mary

29 21

Rom 10:4-18 1Pet 3:17-22 Acts 3:22-26 Joh 2:12-25 Jonah’s Passover ‫ﻓﻄﺮ ﯾﻮﻧﺎن‬

9

16

‫اﻹ ﻧﺴ ﺎن اﻟﺤ ﺮ ھ ﻮ ذ اك اﻟﺬ ي ﻻ ﺗﺴ ﺘﻌ ﺒ ﺪ ه اﻟﻤ ﻠﺬ ات‬ ‫اﻟﺠ ﺴ ﺪ ﯾﺔ ﺑ ﻞ ﯾﺘﺤ ﻜ ﻢ ﻓ ﻲ اﻟﺠ ﺴ ﺪ ﺑﺘﻤ ﯿﯿﺰ ﺻ ﺎﻟﺢ‬ ‫ اﻻ ﻧﺒ ﺎ اﻧﻄ ﻮ ﻧﯿﻮ س‬. ‫و ﻋ ﻔﺔ‬

١٧٣٩ ‫ أﻣﺸﯿﺮ‬/ ‫ طﻮﺑﺔ‬Toba/Amsher 1739 Printed and published by St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne

2 St Paula The Hermit ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺲ اﻷﻧﺒﺎ ﺑﻮﻻ‬

16

6

Col 1:21-29 1Pet 4:3-11 Acts 17:30-34 Luk 11:29-36 Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast - 2 ‫ﺻﻮم ﯾﻮﻧﺎن‬

3 25

Phi 3:1-12 2Pe 1:12-21 Acts 15:13-21 Luke 2:21-39 8 Lord’s Entry to Temple ‫دﺧول اﻟرب ﻟﻠﮭﯾﻛل‬

14

Sat

24

1 Amsher

Commemoration of Archangel Michael Rom 6:17-23 Jud 1:1-13 Acts 2:38-47 Mat 12:35-45 Jonah's (Nineveh) Fast 1 ‫ﺻﻮم ﯾﻮﻧﺎن‬

Fri

2

23 Toba

7

11

Heb 7:1-17 2John 1;1-13 Acts 18:9-21 John 6:5-14

1

Sundays

6

‫اﺳﺘﺸﮭﺎد‬ ‫ ﺷﮭﯿﺪا ﺑﺮﯾﺔ ﺷﯿﮭﯿﺖ‬٤٩‫اﻟـ‬

3

Thu

5 Archangel Suriel

1Cor 5:11-6:11 2Pet 3:14-18 Acts 9:3-9 Joh 6:22-27 Amsher 1

Wed

Day Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Feb. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Coptic 23 Toba 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Amshir 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

To Celebrate St Timothy the Apostle – Pope Cyril IV 110th Pope St Mary the Ascetic – St Bisada the Priest St Peter the Worshipper The Forty-Nine Elders of Shehet (Scetis) – St Anastasia Archangel Suriel – St Serapion St. Clement - St. Anba Kaou St Eksani of Rome – St Seriakus St’s Pistis, Helpis and Aghapi the Martyrs and mother Sophia Council of Constantinople 381 AD St Paul the First Hermit St James the Ascetic St Aghabus one of the Seventy Apostles Agrippinus, 10th Pope of Alexandria.

St Abakir, John and their mother – St Hippolytus Pope of Rome St Alexandros 43rd Pope - St. Theodorus 45th Pope of Alexandria Presenting the Lord Christ in the Temple

Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Tue Wed Thu

27 28 29

19 20 21

St Barsouma & St Paul the Syrians St James the Apostle Martyrdom – St Justus – St Isodore St Fabianus Pope of Rome Pre-Lent Sunday - Archangel Mikhail – St Gelsius St Sargius of Atripe – St Timothy III 32nd Pope St Severus of Antioch – St Yacobus 50th Pope Zachariah the Prophet – St Paphnotius St Elizabeth mother of St John the Baptist St Mina the Monk Jonah’s Fasting starts St Malatius of Antioch the Confessor Relocation of the relics of St Martianus the Monk St Peter II 21st Pope Jonah’s Passover St Mary mother of God – St Onsimus Disciple of St Paul– St Gabriel 57th Pope – St Zacharias of Sakha

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To Do Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence

To Read Leviticus 14-15 Leviticus 16-18 Leviticus 19-21 Leviticus 22-23 Leviticus 24-25 Leviticus 26-27 Numbers 1-2 Numbers 3-4 Numbers 5-9 Numbers 7 Numbers 8-10 Numbers 11-13 Numbers 14-15 Numbers 16-18 Numbers 19-21 Numbers 22-24

Strict Fasting

Numbers 25-26 Numbers 27-29 Numbers 30-32 Numbers 33-36 Deuteronomy 1-2 Deuteronomy 3-4 Deuteronomy 5-8 Deuteronomy 9-11 Deuteronomy 12-15 Deuteronomy 16-19

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Deuteronomy 20-22 Deuteronomy 23-24

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﻣﺎرس‬March 2024 Sun

Mon

2Cor 6:2-13 James 3:1-12 Acts 24:1-23 Luke 15:11-32 ‫أﺣ د اﻷ ﺑن اﻟﺿ ﺎ ل‬ Prodigal Son

3 24

1

Thu

No Vespers during Lent except on Saturday Evening only.

Abstinence from food is up to Sunset. No abstinence on Saturday and Sunday

1

Pre-Lent Sunday ‫أﺣد رﻓﺎع اﻟﺻوم اﻟﻛﺑﯾر‬

7

8

25

26

27

28

29

11 2

Labour Day Public Holiday

St Poilcarp Bishop of Samyrna

12

13

3

4

Holy Lent Starts ‫ﺑﺪء اﻟﺼﻮم اﻟﻜﺒﲑ اﳌﻘﺪس‬

Rom 13:1-14 Jam 1:13-21 Acts 21:40-22:16 Mat 6:19-33 8 Preparation St. Matthias & ‫أﺣﺪ اﻻﺳﺘﻌﺪاد‬ Departure of Pope Shenouda III

17

18

19

9

10

Holy Lent

‫ﻋﯿﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﯿﺐ‬ The Feast of the Cross

24

25

26

27

16

17

18

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Sat

Holy Lent

Amsher

6

Baramhat

Ro 14;19-15;7 Jam 2:1-13 Acts 23: 1-11 Mat 4:1-11 15 Temptation ‫أﺣد اﻟﺗﺟرﺑﺔ‬ St. Sarah the nun

22

5 ‫ھوﺷﻊ اﻟﻧﺑﻲ‬

2Cor 11:16-28 2Pe 1:1-11 Acts 21:15-26 Mat 6:1-18

Fri

4

Amsher

10

Wed

Lent is one of the Holiest seasons of the year. It is the Spring of Spiritual Life. Observe it with prayers and works of repentance.

Easter Sunday - West

1Cor 1: 1-16 James 1: 13-21 Acts 9: 5-13 Luke 19: 1-10 Amsher 4

Tue

Rom 14:19-15:7 2Pet 1:4-11 Acts 10:9-20 Luk 6:35-38 Lent 1 - Wed

14

15

5

6

Ro 12:6-21 3John 3:1-15 Acts 2:42-3:9 Luke 11:1-10 Lent1 - Fri

16 7

St. Eudoxia

1Cor 1:17-31 1Pet 2:11-25 Acts 10:34-43 John 10:22-38 Holy Cross

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﺻﻠﯾب‬

St. Sidhom Bishay ‫ﻧﻴﺎﺣﺔ ﻟﻌﺎزر‬

20 11

Holy Lent Rom 3:1-17 2Joh 1:8-13 Acts 5:3-11 Mat 15:32-38 Lent2 - Wed

St. Basilius the Bishop 2Thes 2:9-17 2Pet 2:9-15 Acts 28:7-11 Luk 4:1-13 Lent3 - Wed

21

22

12

13

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

Forty Martys of Sabastia ‫ ﺷﻬﻴﺪا ﺑﺴﺒﺴﻄﻴﺔ‬٤٠ ‫اﺳﺘﺸﻬﺎد اﻟـ‬

28 19 End of Term 1

29

Heb 13:7-16 1Joh 4:7-16 Acts 22:17-24 Mat 15:21-31 Lent 2 Fri

Heb 11:1-8 Jud 17-25 Acts 23:6-11 Luke 11:14-26 20 Lent3 - Fri Comm of Raising Lazarus Good Friday - Western

١٧٤٠ ‫ﺑﺮﻣﮭﺎت‬/‫ أﻣﺸﯿﺮ‬Amsher/Baramhat 1740

23 14

30 21 Holy Saturday

Day Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Mar. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Coptic 22 Amshir 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Barmhat 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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To Celebrate St Maruta the Bishop St Eusebius son of Basilides the Minister St Agapetus the Bishop St. Archippus, Philemon Lycia the Virgin - St. Quona & St. Mina Hosea the Prophet – St Zaddok and 128 with him St Eustathus of Antioch St Theodore the Roman St Polycarp Bishop of Samyrna Pope Kyrollos VI – Appearance of the st John the Baptist Head – Pre-Lent Sunday - St Narcissus – St Alexandrus the Martyr Holy Lent starts -– St Macrobius the Bishop- Labour Day St Cosmaus the 48th Pope – St Hadid St Haboulyous the Prince – Assembly of Ban-Omar Abba Sarapamon the Archpriest – St Eudexia St Discorus the Martyr St Philemon and St Apollonius Preparation Sunday - Pope Shenouda III Departure - St Matthias the Apostle – St Arianus Governor of Arena St Konan The Feast of the Cross St Basilaos the Bishop Archangel Mikhail – Revealing Virginity of Pope Demetrius Forty Martys of Sabastia - St Dionysius 14th Pope St Kyrellos 75th Pope – St Shenouda of Bahnasa Temptation Sunday - St Sara the Nun – St Helias of Hnes St Khail 46th Pope Lazarus the Beloved of the Lord – St Sidhom Beshai St Isidore friend of Sina the Soldier St Aristobulus the Apostle - Term 1 Ends St Khail 56th Pope – Raising Lazarus – Good Friday Public Holiday St Mary the Theotokos – The Lord visit Bethany Prodigal Son Sunday - St Kirollos Bishop of Jerusalem – Easter Sunday - Western

To Do Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence

To Read Deuteronomy 26-27 Deuteronomy 28-29 Deuteronomy 30-32 Deuteronomy 33-34 Joshua 1-4 Joshua 5-7 Joshua 8-10 Joshua 11-13 Joshua 14-17 Joshua 18-20 Joshua 21-22 Joshua 23-24 Judges 1-3 Judges 4-5 Judges 6-8 Judges 9-10 Judges 11-13

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence

Judges 14-16 Judges 17-19 Judges 20-21 Ruth 1-4 1 Samuel 1-3 1 Samuel 4-7 1 Samuel 8-12 1 Samuel 13-14 1 Samuel 15-16 1 Samuel 17-18 1 Samuel 19-21 1 Samuel 22-24 1 Samuel 25-27 1 Samuel 28-31

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Sun

٢٠٢٤ ‫ أﺑﺮﯾﻞ‬April 2024

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri Heb 13:7-15 1Jo 4:7-16 Acts 22: 17-24 Mat 15: 21-31 Lent4 - Fri

Sat

1

2

3

23

24

25

Easter Monday

St Mary Of Zaitoun

Holy Lent

8

16

10

30

1

2

14

15

16

17

6

7

8

Start of Term 2

Holy Lent

22

23

24

14

15

16

Start of Term 2 ANZAC Day Passion Week: 29th – 30th April & 1st – 2nd May is one of the most holy times of the year.

Make sure to benefit from this time and contemplate about the crucified Lord and His Passions to be able to share the joys of His Resurrection

7

Romans 3:1-31 1 John 1:1-2:6 Acts 7:23-34 Luke 1:26-38 Feast of Annunciation ‫ﻋ ﯾﯾد اﻟﺑﺷ ﺎر ة اﻟﻣ ﺟ ﯾ د‬

29

Eph 4:17-32 Jam 3:13-4:4 Acts 11:26-12:2 Mar 4:35-41 Lent4 - Wed

Rom 4:14-5:5 1Pet 4:12-19 Acts 11:12-18 Luke 13:6-9 Lent 5 - Wed

4

5

6

26

27

28

St Macarius Star of the wilderness

Term 1 ends

11

12

13

3

4

18

19

Feast of Annunciation

2Tes 2:1-17 2Pe 3:1-18 Acts 26:19-27:8 John 5:1-18 Paralyzed ‫أﺣد اﻟﻣﺧﻠﻊ‬

Good Friday (Western)

21 13

Col 3:5-17 1Joh 5:13-21 Acts 27:27-37 John 9:1-41 Baptism Sunday

‫أﺣد اﻟﺗﻧﺎﺻﯾر‬

Pascha Mon ‫أﺛﻧﯾن اﻟﺑﺻﺧﺔ‬

Pascha Tue ‫ﺛﻼﺛﺎء اﻟﺑﺻﺧﺔ‬

28

29

30

20

21

22

Palm Sunday

‫أﺣد اﻟﺷﻌﺎﻧﯾن‬ Heb 9:11-28 1Pe 4:1-11 Acts 28:11-31 Jo 12:12-19

Tue Eve Mon Eve Luk 13:23-30 Joh 12:20-36 Luk 13:31-35 Luk 9:18-22 Luk 21:34-38 Mar 10:32-40 Mar 8:27-33 Mat 17:19-23 Luk 11:37-52 Mar 13:32-14:2 Tue Joh 8:21-29 Mon Mar 11:12-24 Mat 23:37-24:2 Jo 8:12-20 Mar 11:1-19 Jo 2:13-17 Mat 21:23-27 Joh 8:51-95 Mat 24:3-35 Mat 25:14-26:2

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9

Major Lord’s Feasts

Rom 2:12-24 2Pet 1:20-2:6 Acts 26:1-8 Luke 11:45-52 Lent 6 - Wed

Rom 10:4-13 Jam 1:13-21 Acts 19:23-26 Joh 6:35-45 Lent 7 - Wed

Minor Lord’s Feasts

10

11

25

26

17

18

Fasting

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Heb 12:5-16 1Pet 4:15-5:5 Acts 15:36-16:3 Joh 8:21-27 Lent5 - Fri

5

1Cor 10:1-13 1Joh 2:12-17 Acts 8:9-17 Joh 3:1-13 Lent6 - Fri

20

2Tim 3:1-4:5 Jam 5:7-16 Acts 15:1-18 Luk 13:31-35 End-Lent Fri ‫ﺟﻤﻌﺔ ﺧﺘﺎم اﻟﺼﻮم‬

27

Sundays

١٧٤٠ ‫ﺑﺮﻣﻮدة‬/‫ ﺑﺮﻣﮭﺎت‬Baramhat/Baramoda 1740

12

19

Mon Tues Wed Thurs

Apr. 1 2 3 4

Coptic 23 Baramhat 24 25 26

Fri Sat

5 6

27 28

Sun Mon Tues

7 8 9

29 30 1Baramoda

Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Sun

28

20

St.Zosimus Anba Isaac, the Disciple of Anba Apollo - Pope Gabriel II (Ibn Twrik) 70th Pope St. Theodora - St. John, Bishop of Gaza.

St Alexander Bishop of Jerusalem – St Antonious Bishop of Taoui Baptism Sunday- Sts. Joshua and Joseph.- Pope Yoannis the Seventeenth, the 105th Holy father Anba Maximus, 15th Pope The Departure of Pope Anba Mark VI The Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos ANZAC Day- The Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle Brother of St. John the Apostle The Martyrdom of St. Arsenius, Slave of St. Sousnyous Martyrdom of St. Simeon the Armenian and 150 with him - Martyrdom of David, the Monk - Martyrdom of the blessed Youhanna Abu Nagaah El-Kabeer.

Palm Sunday

Mon Tue

29 30

21 22

Pascha Monday Pascha Tuesday

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To Celebrate The Great Daniel the Prophet – Easter Monday – Public Holiday Apparition of St Mary at Zaitoun.

St. Onesiphorous (Friska), One of the Seventy Apostles St Matteos 100th Pope St. Euphrasia (Eupraxia), the virgin = Pope Peter VI, the One Hundred and Fourth Pope of Alexandria St. Macarius the Great - St. Domicos Emperor Constantine the Great - Anba Sarapamon, known as "The Veiled" Bishop of ElMonofia - Pope Peter (Petros) VII, the One Hundred and Ninth Patriarch Feast of Glorious Annunciation

Archangel Gabriel the Announcer - Samson, One of the Judges of Israel St. Silvanus the monk - Aaron the priest Martyrdom of St. Christopher – Anba Yoannis the ninth the 81 Pope St. John bishop of Jerusalem – Anba Michael the 71 pope

Saints Victor, Decius, Eirene the Virgin Great Prophet Ezekiel, the son of Buzi.

Paralyzed Man Sunday - St. Mary of Egypt.

Righteous Joachim, The Lord Christ Grandfather Holy Virgins: Agape, Eirene, and Shiona

To Do Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

To Read 2 Samuel 1-3 2 Samuel 4-7 2 Samuel 8-11 2 Samuel 12-13

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence

2 Samuel 14-16 2 Samuel 17-19

Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

2 Samuel 20-22 2 Samuel 23-24 1 Kings 1-2

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting- No abstinence

1 Kings 3-5 1 Kings 6-7 1 Kings 8-9 1 Kings 10-12 1 Kings 13-15 1 Kings 16-18 1 Kings 19-20 1 Kings 21-22 2 Kings 1-3 2 Kings 4-5

Strict Fasting- No abstinence

1 Chronicles 1-2

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

1 Chronicles 3-4 1 Chronicles 5-6

2 Kings 6-8 2 Kings 9-10 2 Kings 11-13 2 Kings 14-16 2 Kings 17-18 2 Kings 19-21 2 Kings 22-23 2 Kings 24-25

Sun

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﻣﺎﯾﻮ‬May 2024

Mon

Tue

Wed

Pascha Wed ‫أرﺑﻌﺎء اﻟﺑﺻﺧﺔ‬

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

Remember the loving kindness of the Lord bestowed on you and you will always lead a life of thanksgiving.

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‫ﺧ ﻣ ﯾس اﻟﻌ ﮭ د‬ Thu Eve Joh 10:17-21 Mar 14:3-11 Joh 12:36-43 Joh 10:29-38 Joh 12:44-50 Thu Luk 22:7-13 Mat 26:17-19 Mar 14:12-16 Mat 26:17-19 Joh 13:3:14:25

Fri Good Friday ‫اﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻌظﯾﻣﺔ‬

Sat

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1st Hr Mat 27:1-14 3rd Hr Mar 15:6-25 6th Hr Luk 23:13-25 9th Hr Joh 19:28-30 11th Hr Mat 27:51-56 12th Hr Joh 19:38-42

Baramoda

Joyous Saturday ‫ﺳﺒﺖ اﻟﻔﺮح‬

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‫أﯾوب اﻟﺑﺎر‬

St Mark ‫ﻣﺎرﻣﺮﻗﺲ اﻟﺮﺳﻮل‬

Bashans ‫ﻣﯾﻼد اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻌذراء ﻣرﯾم‬ St Mary’s Birthday

Job the Righteous

Eph 4:20-32 1Jo 2:7-17 Acts 17:16-34 John 20:19-31 Thomas Sun ‫أﺣد ﺗوﻣﺎ‬ Fifty1

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Bashans St Jeremiah The Prophet

St. Dolagy & her 4 children ‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد اﻷم دوﻻﺟﻲ‬

Eph 2:19-3:10 1Jo 5:10-20 Acts 20:1-12 John 6:35-45 Fifty2

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Archangel Michael

St. Arsenius

Col 3:17 1Jo 3:13-24 Acts 10:37-43 John 4:1-42 Fifty3

The three young men ‫اﻟﻔ ﺗ ﯾﺔ اﻟﺛﻼ ﺛﺔ‬

St Athansius ‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾ س أﺛ ﻧ ﺎﺳ ﯾ و س‬

St Bachomius ‫اﻟﻘدﯾس اﻷﻧﺑﺎ ﺑﺎﺧوﻣﯾوس‬

Consecration Of St Demiana Church

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Holy Thu

1

Wed Eve Mat 23:1-14 Mat 24:36-51 Mat 25:1-13 Baramoda Mat 23:29-36 Jo 11:55-57 Wed Joh 11:46-57 Luk 22:1-6 Jo 12:1-8 Mat 26:3-16 Jo 12:27-36

7

Holy Fifty Days

Resurrection ‫ﻋ ﯾد اﻟﻘ ﯾ ﺎﻣ ﺔ اﻟﻣ ﺟ ﯾ د‬ 1Cor 15:23-50 1Pe 3:15-22 Acts 2:22-28 John 20:1-18

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‫ﺷم اﻟﻧﺳﯾم‬ Sham El-Neseem

Thu

Holy Fifty Days

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Holy Fifty Days

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Commemoration of St. Mary

١٧٤٠ ‫ﺑﺮﻣﻮدة‬/‫ ﺑﺸﻨﺲ‬Baramoda/Bashans 1740

Day Wed

May 1

Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Coptic 23 Baramoda 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Bashans 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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To Celebrate

To Do Strict Fasting

To Read 1 Chronicles 7-9

Holy Thursday Good Friday Joyous Saturday Feast of Holy Resurrection St. Milius, the ascetic St. Erastus, one of the Seventy - St. Acacius, Bishop of Jerusalem The Martyrdom of the Great Saint Mark, the Evangelist The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of God The righteous Job - St. Tadros the disciple of St. Pachomius St. Jason, one of the Seventy - St Gabriel IV, the 86th Pope St Thomas Sunday - St Youhanna I, the 29 t h Pope- St Yoannis V the 72nd Pope St. Jeremiah the Prophet St. Isaac El-Defrawi - St. Macarius of Alexandria - St Paphnute of El-Bandarah St. Athanasius the Apostolic the 20th. Pope of Alexandria St. John of Senhout - Anba Daniel the Archpriest of Sheahat St. Helena, The Empress - St Yoannis XI the 89th - St. Gabriel VIII the 97th Pope The three young men the Saints Ananias Azarias and Misael St. Theoclia, the wife of St. Justus - St. Paphnuti, the Bishop Consecration of the church of the St. Demiana - St Mark XII, the 106th Pope St. Arsanius The Tutor Of the Emperor's Children Abba Pachomius, the father of the spiritual communal life St. Simon the Zealot (Nathanael), the apostle St. John the Evangelist

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

1 Chronicles 10-12 1 Chronicles 13-16 1 Chronicles 17-19 1 Chronicles 20-23 1 Chronicles 24-26 1 Chronicles 27-29 2 Chronicles 1-4 2 Chronicles 5-7 2 Chronicles 8-11 2 Chronicles 12-16 2 Chronicles 17-20 2 Chronicles 21-24 2 Chronicles 25-28 2 Chronicles 29-31 2 Chronicles 32-34 2 Chronicles 35-36 Ezra 1-4 Ezra 5-7 Ezra 8-10 Nehemiah 1-3 Nehemiah 4-7 Nehemiah 8-10 Nehemiah 11-13 Esther 1-5 Esther 6-10 Job 1-4 Job 5-8 Job 9-12 Job 13-16 Job 17-20

Pascha Wednesday

Return of the Relics of the St. Mark to St. Mark Cathedral -St. Latsoun El-Bahnasawy

St. George (Ga'orgi), the Friend of St. Abraam Abba Isaac, the Priest of El-Qalali - St. Isidorus (Isidore) of Antioch.

St. Ammonius The Hermit Holy and Pure Virgin Mary - St. Marcian (Martinianus).

St. Andronicus One of the Seventy Disciples St. Junia, One of the Seventy Disciples - St. Julian (Yulianus) and his mother in Alexandria

Sun

30 23

2 25

9 2

Mon

Col 4:2-18 Jam 5:9-20 Acts 18:1-11 Luke 6:27-38

9

23 16

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Tue

Fasting

Restrict Fasting

Wed

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

Baouna4

2Tes 2:13-3:5 1Joh 4:7-13 Acts 14:8-23 John 12:35-50

Fifty4

Heb 10:19-38 1Pe 4:6 – 14 Acts 9:1-20 John 14:1-11 Fifty5

Ibrahim El-Gohari ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻣﻌﻠم إﺑراھﯾم اﻟﺟوھري‬

16

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﯾﻮﻧﯿﺔ‬June 2024

Fri

‫اھﺗم ﺑﻌﻣل اﻟﺧﯾر ﺣﺳب ﻗوﺗك ﻣن أﺟل ﷲ ﻻﺳﯾﻣﺎ ﻣﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺋﯾن إﻟﯾك وﻣﺑﻐﺿﯾك ﻟﻛﻲ ﺗﻐﻠب اﻟﺷر اﻟذي ﻓﯾﮭم‬ ‫ اﻟﺑﺎﺑﺎ أﺛﻧﺎﺳﯾوس اﻟرﺳوﻟﻲ‬.‫ﻣن ﻧﺣوك‬

Sat

1 24

Eph 2:1-22 1Joh 4:7-19 Acts 7:20-34 Mat 2:13-23

‫دﺧول اﻟرب‬ ‫أرض ﻣﺻر‬ Lord’s Entry to Egypt

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30

1 Baouna

Bashans St. Thomas, the Apostle

St. Corpus ‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد أﺑﻲ ﻓﺎم‬

St. Simon the Stylite

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13

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13

St. Claudius ‫اﺳﺘﺸﮭﺎد اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺲ‬ ‫أﻗﻼدﯾﻮس‬

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

Commemoration of Archangel Gabriel

25

26

27

18

19

20

Baouna St Abraam King’s Birthday ‫اﻷﻧﺑﺎ أﺑرام‬ Public Holiday

1Cor 15:57-16:8 1Peter 1:2-12 Acts 20:1-16 John 16:32-33

Fifty6

Thu

Baouna

1Cor 12:1-31 1Joh 2:20-3:1 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-16:15 Pentecost

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﺑﻧطﯾﻘﺳﺗﻰ‬ Feast of The Apostles' Fast Pentecost ‫ﺑﺪء ﺻﻮم اﻟﺮﺳﻞ‬

Apostle’s Fasting

‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد اﻟﻘدﯾس ﺟرﺟس اﻟﻣزاﺣم‬

St Elisha The Prophet

1Tim 3:13-16 1Pet 3:15-22 Acts 1:1-14 Luke 24:36-53

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﺻﻌود‬

‫ اﻟﻣﺟﯾد‬St. Feast of Abaskhiroun of Qalin Ascension ‫د‬ Ascension ‫أﺑﺳﺧرﯾون اﻟﻘﻠﯾﻧﻲ اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎ‬

‫ﺗﻜﺮﯾﺲ‬ ‫ﻛﻨﯿﺴﺔ ﻣﺎرﻣﯿﻨﺎ ﺑﻤﺮﯾﻮط‬

28

29

21Commemoration of St

22

Mary – First Church in Phillipe

End of Term 2

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Day

June

Coptic

Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

24 Bashans

Mon Tues

10 11

3 4

Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

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5 6 7 8 9

Mon Tues Wed

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10 11 12

Thurs

20

13

25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Baouna 2

To Celebrate Feast of Entry to Egypt Departure of Moalem Ibrahim El-Gohary St. Thomas, the Apostle Relocation of the Body of St. Epiphanius St. Simon the Stylite The Departure of St. Fournous, one of the seventy disciples St. Qozman El-Tahawy –Church of St. Abe-Fam Cons The Commemoration of the Appearance of the Bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha the Prophet - The Departure of Pope Yoannis 18th, the 107th. Pope of Alexandria.

St Abraam Bishop of Fayoum and Giza – King’s Birthday Public Holiday St. Shenousi - Saint Anba Amoun and the Righteous Sophia.-St. Aba-Hour St Yoannis VIII 80th Pope – St John of Herakleia Queen’s Birthday – Public Holiday Feast of Holy Ascension Martyrdom of St. Abaskhiroun the Soldier Consecration of the Church of St Mary known as El-Mahammah.- St George the new martyr Samuel the Prophet - St. Lucilianus - Relocation of the Relics of St. Mercurius to Cairo

Psalms 38-42 Psalms 43-49 Psalms 50-55 Psalms 56-61 Psalms 62-68 Psalms 69-72 Psalms 73-77 Psalms 78-80

Psalms 89-94 Psalms 95-103

14 15

Mon Tue Wed

23 24 25 26

16 17 18 19

Thu Fri

27 28

20 21

Sat

29

22

Feast of Pentecost Holy Apostles Fast starts - Return of the Relics of the St. Mark to St. Mark Cathedral -St. Latsoun El-Bahnasawy Inauguration of the New St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo - St. Damianos, 35th Pope – Term 2 Ends First Pontifical Liturgy in the New St. Mark Cathedral -Pope Archelaus, the Eighteenth Pope - St. George (Girgis) known as ElMezahem - St. Bishai Anoub Departure of Elisha, the Prophet First Church for The Virgin Mary in the city of Philippi St. Timothy of Memphis - St. Cedron (Kardonos), the Fourth Patriarch of Alexandria Fasting- No abstinen

Sun

30

23

St. Abba Noub the Confessor

Sun

Psalms 28-33 Psalms 34-37

St. Dabamon - St. Yoannis the 16th, the 103rd Pope St. Claudius - Consecration of the Altar of the Forty Martyrs in Alexandria.

The Commemoration of Archangel Michael- The Departure of St. Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St. Mark - The Departure of St. Kyrillos the Second, the 67th Pope of Alexandria- The Departure of St. Euphemia.

Feast of Holy Ascension

21 22

Sat

To Read Job 21-24 Job 25-30 Job 31-34 Job 35-38 Job 39-42 Psalms 1-8 Psalms 9-17 Psalms 18-21 Psalms 22-27

St Youannis II, the 30thPope - azarus the beloved of the Lord

St Yoannis XIX, 113th Pope - Sts. Apakir, John, Ptolemy and Philip Turning Over of the Relics of the Great St. Mark the Apostle Consecration of the Church of Mari Mina at Maryut

Fri

To Do

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Psalms 81-88

Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting

Psalms 104-106 Psalms 107-111 Psalms 112-118 Psalm 119

Fasting Strict Fasting

Psalms 120-133 Psalms 134-140

Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence

Psalms 141-150 Proverbs 1-3

Sun

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﯾﻮﻟﯿﺔ‬July 2024

Mon

1 24Baouna

Tue

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5

25

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27

28

Joshua the prophet Son of Num ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻧﺑﻲ ﯾﺷوع ﺑن ﻧون‬

Apostle’s Fasting

10

11Fasting 12

2

3 ‫اﻟﺑﻋﺎﺑﻣﺎودﻛﯾاﻟرﻟدﯾسن‬

4

St Cyril the Great

7st. shenouda

Abib1

the Archimandrite

15 8

‫اﻷﻧﺒﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﯿﺸﻮى‬ ‫اﻷﻧﺒﺎ‬ ‫ﻛﺎراس‬

‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾ س‬ ‫اﻷ ﻧ ﺑ ﺎ ﺷ ﻧ و د ة‬

St. Bishoy St. Karas

‫دة‬

Start of Term 3

21 14

Gal 1:1-24 Jud 1:14-25 Acts 5:19-23 Mat 18:1-9

Abib2

22 15

28 21

Abib3

29 22

Commemoration of St Mary Printed and published by St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne

6

The Apostles' Feast

‫ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﺮﺳﻞ‬

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20 13

Commemoration of Archangel Angel Michael

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18

St. Euphemia ‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ أوﻓﯾﻣﯾﺔ‬

St Ephraim the Syrian 1Tim 6:3-16 Jam 3:1-12 Acts 18:12-23 Luke 9:10-17

29

13

5

The Nativity of St. John, the Baptist

14

Sat

6

9

Abib

1Cor 9:1-27 1Pe 1:1-12 Acts 5:12-21 Luke 10:1-20

Fri

3

St. Moses the strong

7

Thu

2

‫اﻟﻘوى اﻟﻘدﯾس أﻧﺑﺎ ﻣوﺳﻰ‬

1Cor 14:18-25 Jam 5:1-8 Acts 24:1-9 9:12-17 30 LukBaouna 5

Wed

30

31

23

24

‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾﺳ ﺔ ﻣ ﺎر ﯾﻧﺎ‬ St Marina

‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾ س أﺑ ﺎﻧو ب‬ St Abanob

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27

19

20 St Theodore of Shotp ‫ﺷﮭﺎدة اﻟﻘدﯾس ﺗﺎدرس اﻟﺷطﺑﻰ‬

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

١٧٤٠ ‫أﺑﯿﺐ‬/ ‫ ﺑﺆوﻧﺔ‬Baouna/Abib 1740

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

Day

Jul.

Coptic

To Celebrate

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

1 2 3 4 5

24 Baouna 25 26 27 28

Sat

6

29

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

30 1 Abib 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Tues Wed

16 17

9 10

Thurs Fri Sat

18 19 20

11 12 13

Sun Mon

21 22

14 15

Tues

23

16

Wed Thu Fri

24 25 26

17 18 19

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

27 28 29 30 31

20 21 22 23 24

The Martyrdom of the Great Saint Anba Moses the Black St. Jude, one of the Seventy - St. Peter the Fourth, 34th Pope Great Prophet Joshua Son of Nun –Cons. of the Church of Archangel Gabriel St. Ananias, the Apostle - St. Thomas of Shentalet St. Theodosius, 33rd Pope - Cons of the Church of Anba Sarabamoun, of Nikios.

Seven Ascetic Saints in Tounar Mount – St’s. Abba Hour and his Mother Theodora The Nativity of St. John, the Baptist Saint Febronia the Ascetic-Saints Bioukha and Tayaban (Banayen) the priests St. Thaddaeus, the Apostle St. Kyrillos I, the 24th Pope - St. Celestine, Pope of Rome Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of Sts. Apakir and John.

Feast of the Holy Apostles - Martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Apostles St. Aoulimpas, the Apostle - St. Theodosia and her companions St. Shenouda (Shenoute), the Archimandrite -St Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch St. Anba Bishoy -St. Piroou and St. Athom -St. Balanah, the Priest – St. Epime (Pimanon)- Cyrus (Karas), brother of Emperor Theodosius St. Simon Cleophas, the Apostle -St. Cladianus (Celadion), the 9th Pope St. Theodore, Bishop of Pentapolis -St. Theodore, Bishop of Corinth -St Gabriel VII, 95th Pope Sts. John and Simon, his cousin - St. Isaiah, the hermit Archangel Michael - St. Abba Hour El-Siriakousy St. Pisentius, Bishop of Qift -St. Apamon of Toukh-St. Abba Shenoute, during the Early Arab Rule St. Procopius (Proconius) of Jerusalem -St. Peter the Fifth, 83rd Pope St. Ephraem El-Soriani -St. Cyriacus and St. Julietta His Mother -St. Horesius (Harsios) of Soul St. John, of the Golden Gospel-Recovery of the Holy Relics of St. George, the Great Martyr Martyrdom of St. Euphemia Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem St. Bidaba, Bishop of Qift, -St. Pantaleemon, the Physician-Pope Youanis X, 85th Pope Martyrdom of St. Theodore of Shotep Commemoration of the Lady, the Virgin Mary- St. Sisinnios (Sosenius), the Eunich St. Macarius, the Son of Basilides- St. Leontius of Tripoli (Lawendius).

Martyrdom of St. Longinus the Soldier - Martyrdom of St. Marina, of Antioch Martyrdom of St. Apanoub -St. Simeon I, 42nd Pope

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To Do

To Read

Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting

Proverbs 4-7 Proverbs 8-11 Proverbs 12-14 Proverbs 15-17 Proverbs 18-20

Fasting- No abstinence

Proverbs 21-23

Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Term 3 starts Strict Fasting

Proverbs 24-26 Proverbs 27-29 Proverbs 30-31 Ecclesiastes 1-4 Ecclesiastes 5-8 Ecclesiastes 9-12 Song of Solomon 1-4 Song of Solomon 5-8 Isaiah 1-3

Strict Fasting

Isaiah 4-8 Isaiah 9-11

Strict Fasting

Isaiah 12-14 Isaiah 15-19 Isaiah 20-24 Isaiah 25-28 Isaiah 29-31 Isaiah 32-34

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Isaiah 35-37 Isaiah 38-40 Isaiah 41-43

Strict Fasting

Isaiah 44-46 Isaiah 47-49 Isaiah 50-52 Isaiah 53-56 Isaiah 57-59

٢٠٢٤ ‫ أﻏﺴﻄﺲ‬August 2024 Sun Major Lord’s Feasts

4 28

Mon

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

Phi 1:27-2:11 1Pet 1:25-2:10 Acts 19:11-22 Joh 11:1-45 Abib4

St Mary Magdalene

11 5

18 12

19

St Mary’s Feasts

Abib

1Cor 9:1-27 1Pet 3:8-10 Acts 19:23-41 Luke 20:9-19

Mesra1

Mesra2

Rom 16:17-20 1Pe 2:18-3:7 Acts 21:8-14 Mark 3:22-35

Mesra3 The seven young men of Ephesus

Public Holidays

Wed

Sundays

Thu

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﺗﺟﻠﻰ‬

2

25

26

Abib

St Joseph the Righteous ‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾ س ﯾ و ﺳ ف اﻟﺑ ﺎر‬

6

7

8

9

30

1

2

3

Abib

Mesra St. Pa’esa ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ ﺑﺎﺋﯾﺳﺔ‬

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10

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22

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16

Archdeacon Habib Girgis ‫اﻷرﺷﺪ&ﻛﻮن ﺣﺒﻴﺐ ﺟﺮﺟﺲ‬

27

20

Commemoration of St Mary

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21

3 27

10 4

17 11

St Mary’s fasting

20 26

Sat

Departure of Hezekiah ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ ﺣزﻗﯾﺎ اﻟﺑﺎر‬

‫ﺑﺪء ﺻﻮم ﻟﻌﺬراء‬ St. Mary's Fast

Transfiguration Col 1:1-23 2Pet 1:12-21 Acts 7:44-8:1 Mark 9:2-12

The seven young men of Ephesus

Fri

1

‫ﺑﺷﺎرة اﻟﻣﻼك ﻟﻠﻘدﯾس ﯾواﻗﯾم‬ ‫ﺑﻣﯾﻼد اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ ﻣرﯾم‬

Eph 6:1-23 1 John 2:7-17 Acts 20:1-12 Luke 5:27-39

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

25

Restrict Fasting

Tue

Heb 9:1-12 2Joh 1:1-13 Acts 1:1-14 Luk 1:39-56

Asusmption of St. Mary's ‫ﻋﯿﺪ‬ ‫أﺻﻌﺎد ﺟﺴﺪ اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺬراء ﻣﺮﯾﻢ‬

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30

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St. Augustine ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻘدﯾس أﻏﺳطﯾﻧوس‬

١٧٤٠ ‫ﻣﺴﺮى‬/ ‫ أﺑﯿﺐ‬Abib/Mesra 1740

St. Takla Haymanout

24 18

31 25

Day Thurs

Aug. 1

Coptic 25 Abib

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed

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26 27 28 29 30 1 Mesra 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed

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Thurs

22

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Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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To Celebrate St. Thecla-Saint Abba Isaac-St. Hilaria-Sts. Thecla and Mouji-St. Anthony) of Beba St. Abakragoun-St. Domadius El-Souriani -Church of St. Mercurius St. Palamon, the Father of the Monks Upright St. Joseph, the Carpenter -St. Timothy, 22nd Pope of Alexandria Cons. of the Church of St. Abba Fam -Martyrdom of St. Apamon Departure of St. Mary Magdalene Translocation of the Relics of St. Andrew, the Apostle. St. Ouarshenoufa (Warshenofius).

Martyrdom of Sts. Mercurius and Ephraem St. Marys Fasting starts- St. Apoli, Son of Justus - St. Kyrillos V (Cyril), 112th Pope Departure of St. Pa'esa (Athanasia) Relocation of the Body of St. Simon the Stylite -Pope Abriamus , 5th Pope Hezekiah the King - Consecration of the Church of the Great St. Anthony Departure of St. John the Soldier Martyrdom of St. Julietta Annunciation of St. Joachim with the Birth of the Virgin Mary-St. Timothy II , 26th Pope St. Lazarus, Salomi, His Wife, and Their Children Confession of St. Peter, the Apostle, that Christ is the Son of the Living God Martyrdom of St. Ari, the Priest of Shatanouf Martyrdom of St. Matra - Martyrdom of St. Pigebs (Bekhebs).

Departure of St. Moisis, Bishop of Ouseem Honorable Archangel Michael- Reign of the Righteous Emperor Constantine Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mount Tabor Great Sign, the Lord had Manifested During the Papacy of St. Theophilus St Mary’s Fasting ends - St. Mary Known as Marina, the Ascetic Archdeacon Habib Girgis Assumption of the Body of the Pure Virgin St. Mary St. Mattias IV (Mattheos), 102nd Pope Martyrdom of St. James the Soldier St. Alexander. Patriarch of Constantinople -St. Eudaemon. of Armant Translocation of the Body of St. Macarius to His Monastery in Scetis Martyrdom of the Seven Young Men of Ephesus Commemoration of the Virgin, the Mother of God - St. Irene (Eirene).

Departure of Micah, the Prophet - Martyrdom of St. Hadid –St Augustine Thirty Thousand Christians in Alexandria -St. Damian in Antioch.

St. Takla Haymanot, the Ethiopian - St. Thomas, Bishop of Mar'ash (Syria).

St. Bessarion, the Great - St. Macarius III, 114th Pope

To Do

Strict Fasting

To Read Isaiah 60-63

Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting

Isaiah 64-66 Jeremiah 1-3 Jeremiah 4-5 Jeremiah 6-8 Jeremiah 9-11 Jeremiah 12-14 Jeremiah 15-17 Jeremiah 18-21 Jeremiah 22-24 Jeremiah 25-27 Jeremiah 28-30 Jeremiah 31-32 Jeremiah 33-36

Strict Strict Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Strict Fasting

Jeremiah 37-39 Jeremiah 40-43 Jeremiah 44-46 Jeremiah 47-48 Jeremiah 49 Jeremiah 50 Jeremiah 51-52 Lamentations 1-2

Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Lamentations 3-5 Ezekiel 1-4 Ezekiel 5-8 Ezekiel 9-12 Ezekiel 13-15 Ezekiel 16-17 Ezekiel 18-20 Ezekiel 21-22 Ezekiel 23-24

٢٠٢٤ ‫ ﺳﺒﺘﻤﺒﺮ‬September 2024 Sun

1 26

Mon

1Tes 2:13-3:13 Jam 4:7=5:5 Acts 11:19-30 Mark 13:3-37

Mesra4

Mesra

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2

3

27

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4

5

6

29

30

1

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7 2

Nasi The Departure of Malachi

8 3

2Thes 2:1-17 2Pet 3:1-18 Acts 2:14-21 Mat 24:3-35 Nasi

11

12

5

1 Tote 1741

St Barsoma ‫اﻷﻧﺒﺎ ﺑﺮﺳﻮم‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺮﯾﺎن‬

‫ﻋﻴﺪ اﻟﻨﲑوز‬

2Cor 5:11-6:13 2 1Joh 2:7-17 St. John Acts 17:16-34 the Luk 4:14-30 Baptist

16

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6

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9

10

4

Archangel Raphael

15

1Tim 1:12-19 Jam 1:22-27 Acts 13:25-33 Luke 7:28-35

Tot1

5

St. Rebecca & her 5 children ‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ رﻓﻘﺔ‬

St Sophia ‫اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ ﺻ وﻓﯾﺎ‬

22 12

Nayrouz

2Tim 1:12-2:10 Jam 2:5-13 Acts 11:19-26 Luke 10:21-28

Tot2

23

24

13

14

13

14

3

St Moses the Arch prophet

4

21 11

End of Term 3 1Cor 1:17-31 1Pet 2:11-25 Acts 10:34-43 John 10:22-38 Holy Cross

25

26

27

15

16

17 The Feast of the Cross

Public Holiday

29 19

Col 2:6-19 1Joh 5:13-21 Acts 3:12-21 Luk 14:25-35

The Feast of the Cross

30 20

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

Tote

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١٧٤١ ‫ ﺗﻮت‬١٧٣٤٠ ‫ ﻧﺴﻰ‬/‫ ﻣﺴﺮى‬Mesra/Nasi 1740 Tote 1741

‫ﻋﯾد اﻟﺻﻠﯾب‬

28 18

Gal 6:11-18 1Pet 1:3-12 Acts 4:8-18 Joh 6:35-46

The Feast of the Cross

Day Sun Mon Tues Wed

Sep. 1 2 3 4

Coptic 26 Mesra 27 28 29

Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues

5 6 7 8 9 10

30 1 Nasi 2 3 4 5

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1 Tout

Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues

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14 15 16

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27

17

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To Celebrate St. Moses (Moisees) and his Sister Sarah - St. Agabius, the Soldier, and his Sister Thecla Sts. Benjamin and his Sister Eudexia - St. Mary, the Armenian Commemoration of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob St. Athanasius, the Bishop, Gerasimus (Jarasimus), and Theodotus.Arrival of the Holy Relic of St. John, the Short, to the Wilderness of Scetis Departure of St. Malachi, the Prophet St. Eutychus - St. Pishay (Abshai), the Antiochian Departure of St. Titus, the Apostle Angel Raphael, the Archangel - St. Andrianus - St. Yoannis XIV, 96th Pope St. Leparius, Bishop of Rome - St. Poimen, the Hermit St. James, Bishop of Misre - Righteous Amos, the Prophet – St. Barsoma, the "Naked" - St. Yoannis XV, 99th Pope Feast of El-Nayrouz (Beginning of the Blessed Coptic Year) 1736 St. Bartholomew, the Apostle.-St. Melyos (Milius), the 3rd Pope -St. Yoannis XV, 99th Pope Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist - Martyrdom of St. Dasya the Soldier Council held in the city of Alexandria - Great Earthquake took place in Cairo Departure of St. Macarius II, 69th Pope of Alexandria – End of Term 3 Martyrdom of Saint Sophia Departure of Isaiah the Prophet - Martyrdom of Saint Basilissa St. Dioscorus, 25th Pope -Sts. Agathon, Peter, John, Amun and Amuna and Their Mother, Rebecca -St. Severianus, Bishop of Gabala Zacharias the Prophet - Moses the Prophet - St. Dimides (Diomede).

Martyrdom of St. Pisora the Bishop Saint Matruna - Sts. Basin and Her Children Martyrdom of Saint Basilides (Wasilides) Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus- Translocation of the Relics of Sts. Clemus St Mattheos II, 90th Pope - Miracle performed by St. Basilius (Basil), Bishop of Caesarea Departure of St. Agathon the Stylite Translocation of the Body of St. Stephen the Archdeacon Commemoration of the Consecration of the Sanctuaries of the church of Resurrection in Jerusalem. - Translocation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom Feast of the Consecration of the Church of the Honorable Cross (for 3 days) Departure of St. Theognosta St. Prophorius (Porphyrius).- Stephen the Priest, and St. Niceta (Niketa) the Martyr Commemoration of St. Gregory, Patriarch of the Armenians St Athanasius II, the 38th Pope - St. Melitina the Virgin - St Theopista

To Do

Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting

Fasting- No abstinence

Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

To Read Ezekiel 25-27 Ezekiel 28-30 Ezekiel 31-32 Ezekiel 33-35 Ezekiel 36-38 Ezekiel 39-40 Ezekiel 41-43 Ezekiel 44-46 Ezekiel 47-48 Daniel 1-3 Daniel 4-5 Daniel 6-8 Daniel 9-12 Hosea 1-4 Hosea 5-9 Hosea 10-14 Joel 1-3 Amos 1-4 Amos 5-9 Obadiah 1 Jonah 1-4 Micah 1-4 Micah 5-7

Nahum 1-3 Strict Fasting

Habakkuk 1-3 Zephaniah 1-3

Fasting- No abstinence

Haggai 1-2 Zechariah 1-5 Zechariah 6-10 Zechariah 11-14

Sun

Mon

٢٠٢٤‫ أﻛﺘﻮﺑﺮ‬October 2024 Tue

Wed

Thu

1

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3

4

21

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23

Commemoration of St Mary

Julius ElAkfehasi

24

Fri

5 25 Departure of Jonah, the prophet

‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد اﻟﻘدﯾس‬ ‫ﯾوﻟﯾوس اﻷﻗﻔﮭﺻﻲ‬

6

2Cor 1:1-14 1Joh 3:8-12 Acts 9:36-42 26Luk 7:36-50 Tot4

7

‫ﺑﺷﺎرة زﻛرﯾﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻛﺎھن ﺑﻣﯾﻼد ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ اﻟﻣﻌﻣدان‬

Start of Term 4

13

14

3

2Cor 2:12-3:6 1Pet 1:22-2:5 Acts 13:36-43 Mark 2:1-12

Baba1

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8

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11

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30

1Baba St. Anastasia

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18

5

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7

Departure of Hannah, Mother of Samuel the prophet ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ ﺣﻧﺔ أم ﺻﻣوﺋﯾل اﻟﻧﺑﻲ‬

St Paula Of Tamouh ‫اﻷﻧﺒﺎ ﺑﻮﻻ اﻟﻄﻤﻮھﻰ‬

8

22

23

24

25

13

14

15

St Bacchus ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺲ واﺧﺲ‬

20

2Cor 4:5-15 Jam 3:13-4:6 Acts 14:24-15:3 Luke 5:1-11

21

Baba2 St. Sergius, the friend of St. Bacchus ‫اﺳﺗﺷﮭﺎد‬ ‫اﻟﻘدﯾس ﺳرﺟﯾوس‬

11

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21

St John the Short

Baba Comm. of St. Mary St Rewis ‫اﻷﻧﺒﺎ روﯾﺲ‬

10

17

1Cor 16:12-24 Jam 4:7-17 Acts 15:4-12 Mat 12:22-28

Baba3

18

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Sat

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

2

19 9

St Panteleimon

١٧٤١ ‫ﺑﺎﺑﺔ‬/‫ ﺗﻮت‬Tote/Baba 1741

12

26 16

‫ﺛﻖ أن اﻟ ﺼ ﻼ ة ھ ﻲ اﻟﻤ ﻔ ﺘ ﺎح ا ﻟ ﺬ ي ﯾﻔ ﺘﺢ ﻟﻨ ﺎ‬ .‫اﻟﻤﻌﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﺤﻘﯿﻘﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻜﺘﺐ اﻟُﻤﻘﺪﺳﺔ‬ ‫ﻣ ﺎر اﺳ ﺤ ﻖ اﻟﺴ ﺮ ﯾ ﺎ ﻧ ﻲ‬

Day Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed

Oct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Coptic 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 Baba 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Thu

31

21

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To Celebrate Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos - St. Cyprian (Cyprianus) and St. Justina Saints Cotylas (Kobtlas) and Axoua, his Sister, and Tatas - St. Julius of Aqfahs Sts. Eunapios (Onanius) and Andrew - St. Thecla St. Gregory the Ascetic - St. Quadratus, One of the Seventy Disciples – Term 4 starts Departure of Jonah, the Great Prophet The Angels' Annunciation of John the Baptist to Zacharias Martyrdom of St. Eustathius and His Two Sons Saints Abadir (Apater)and Eraee (Herai), His Sister St. Arbsima (Repsima) the Virgin and Her Sisters the Virgins Miracle that God Performed for St. Athanasius the Apostolic Martyrdom of Saint Anastasia Coming of Saint Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, to Egypt St. Simon II, 51st Pope - St. John the Soldier Martyrdom of St. Bacchus, the Friend of St. Sergius Martyrdom of St. Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople Righteous Hannah, the Prophetess Mother of Samuel, the Prophet Departure of St. Paul of Tamouh St. Matra - Saints Abba Hor, Tosia (Susanna) and Her Children, and Abba Agathon, the Hermit.

St Eumenius, the 70th Pope - St. Simon (Simeon) the Bishop Martyrdom of St. Sergius, the Friend of St. Bacchus St. James, Patriarch of Antioch - St. Pelagia Archangel Michael - Abba Demetrius I, 12th Pope - St. Matthew the Evangelist Departure of Saint Zacharias, the Monk Departure of St. Philip, One of the Seven Deacons Martyrdom of Saint Panteleimon, the Physician St. Agathon, 39th Pope - Sts. Carpus, Apollos (Papylus) and Peter Abba Dioscorus II, 31st Pope Saint Theophilus23rd Pope Council of Antioch against Paul of Samosata - Sts. Theophilus and His Wife in Fayyum Departure of the Great St. John Colobos (the Short) Commemoration of the Theotokos -Relocation of the Body of Lazarus – Joel the Prophet -St. Freig (Abba Tegi, Anba Roweiss).

To Do Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting

To Read Malachi 1-4 Matthew 1-4 Matthew 5-6 Matthew 7-9 Matthew 10-11 Matthew 12-13 Matthew 14-17 Matthew 18-20 Matthew 21-22 Matthew 23-24 Matthew 25-26 Matthew 27-28 Mark 1-3 Mark 4-5 Mark 6-7 Mark 8-9 Mark 10-11 Mark 12-13 Mark 14 Mark 15-16 Luke 1-2 Luke 3-4 Luke 5-6 Luke 5-6 Luke 9-10 Luke 11-12 Luke 13-15 Luke 16-18 Luke 19-20 Luke 21-22 Luke 23-24

Sun Major Lord’s Feasts

3 24

٢٠٢٤‫ ﻧﻮﻓﻤﺒﺮ‬November 2024

Mon

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

1Tmi 6:3-22 Jam 4:17-5:11 Acts 15:36-16:5 Luke 7:11-17

Baba4

Restrict Fasting

Tue

St Mary’s Feasts

Public Holidays

Sundays

5

4

26

25

Wed

Thu

1

6

7

8

27

28

9

29

30

St Luke ‫اﻟﻘﺪﻳﺲ ﻟﻮﻗﺎ اﻷﳒﻴﻠﻰ‬

14

15

2

3

4

5

6

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20

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8

9

10

11

12

13

Hator1

St. Athanasius & his sister, Irene

Hator

Heb 6:7-15 Jud 14-25 Acts 5:19-29 Mat 13:1-9

Consecration of St Mary’s Church

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

Hator2 Enthronement of HH Pope Tawadros II The 4 Incorporeal Beasts

24 15 St Mina ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺲ ﻣﺎرﻣﯿﻨﺎ‬

2Tes 1:1-12 1Pet 4:3-11 Acts 5:30-42 Luke 14:25-35

Hator3

25 16 The Holy Nativity Fasting

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23

Father Abba Hilarion ‫ﻧﯾﺎﺣﺔ اﯾﻼرﯾون اﻟﻛﺑﯾر‬

‫ظﮭور رأس ﻣﺎرﻣرﻗس‬ ‫اﻹﻧﺟﯾﻠﻲ‬

13

1

2

22 Baba

Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

11

Sat

"Prayer is being attached to God in all moments and situations of life. Then life becomes one prayer, without interruption or disturbance ” St. Basil

12

10

2Co 9:1-9 Jam 3:1-12 Acts 10:37-11:1 Luke 8:4-15

Fri

Commemoration of Archangel Gabrial

26

27

28

29

17

18

19

St. John Chrysostom

20

Relocation of Mokatam

١٧٤١ ‫ھﺎﺗﻮر‬/‫ ﺑﺎﺑﺔ‬Baba/Hator 1741

16 7

23 14 Hator

30 21

Day Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

Nov. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Coptic 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs

10 11 12 13 14

1 Hatour 2 3 4 5

Fri

15

6

Sat

16

7

Sun Mon Tues Wed

17 18 19 20

8 9 10 11

Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Sat

30

21

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To Celebrate Martyrdom of Saint Luke the Evangelist St. Yousab, 52nd Pope - St. Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth- Melbourne Cup – Public Holiday Righteous Father Abba Hilarion -Sts. Paul, Longinus and Deenah (Zena).

Saints Apollo and Abib - Cons of the Church of Saint Julius El-Akfahsee Saint Timon the Apostle -Seven Martyrs on the Mount of St. Antonius Righteous Father Saint Macarius Bishop of Edkow (Tkoou) – Melbourne Cup Martyrdom of the Sts. Marcian (Marcianus) and Mercurius Martyrdom of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica Consecration of the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist and the Appearance of His Holy Head - St. Ibrahim (Ibraham) the Hermit Saints Maximus, Numitius, Victor , and Philip - Saint Cleopas the Apostle and His Companion St. Peter the Third 27th Pope of Alexandria St. Cyriacus - St. Athanasius and His Sister, Irene Saints John and James, Bishops of Persia - Saints Epimachus and Adrianus (Azarianus).

Appearance of the Head of St. Longinus, the Soldier - St. Timothy and the Relocation of the Body of St. Theodore, the Prince, to Shotb.

St. Felix, Pope of Rome - Consecration of the church of the Virgin in the Mouharaque Monastery St. George of Alexandria - St. Nehroua - St. Mina, Bishop of Tamai Consecration of the Church of St. George Commemoration of the Four Incorporeal Beasts Holy Father Anba Isaac, 41st Pope - Assembly of the Ecumenical Council at Nicea St. Sophia and the Fifty Virgins - Council in Rome because of the Feast of Theophany and Lent St. Anna the mother of the Theotokos -St. Archelaus and the Martyrdom of Elisha the Hegumen.

Commemoration of the Honored Archangel Michael St. Timothy, Bishop of Ansena -St. Zacharias, 64th Pope St. Martinus (Martin) Bishop of Tours (Thrace) The Martyrdom of Saint Mari-Mina, the Wonder Worker Advent Fasting starts - Consecration of the Church of St. Abu-Nofer -Saint Yostus, the Bishop.

Departure of Saint John Chrysostom Two Saints: Atrasis and Yoana (Junia).-Saint Philip the Apostle.

Consecration of the Church of St. Sergius and St. Bacchus - St. Bartholomew, the Apostle St. Anianus, 2nd Pope -Consecration of the Churches of Prince Theodore, the Son of John ElShotbe, and Prince Theodore El-Mishreke.

Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos -Saint Gregory, the Wonder Worker -Saint Cosma, 54th Pope

To Do Strict Fasting

To Read John 1-2

John 3-4

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

John 5-6 John 7-8 John 9-10 John 11-12 John 13-15 John 16-17 John 18-19 John 20-21 Acts 1-3 Acts 4-5 Acts 6-7 Acts 8-9 Acts 10-11 Acts 12-13

Strict Fasting Strict Fasting

Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting- No abstinence

Acts 14-15 Acts 16-17 Acts 18-19 Acts 20-21 Acts 22-23 Acts 24-26 Acts 27-28 Romans 1-3 Romans 4-7 Romans 8-10 Romans 11-14 Romans 15-16 1 Corinthians 1-4 1 Corinthians 5-9

٢٠٢٤ ‫ دﯾﺴﻤﺒﺮ‬December 2024

Sun

Mon

1

1Cor 4:1-6 2Pet 1:1-8 Acts 16:40-17:1-7 Mark 10:17-31 Hator4

23

Sts. Kosman & Demian ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺴﺎن ﻗﺰﻣﺎن ودﻣﯿﺎن‬ Romans 3:1-31 1 John 1:1-2:6 Acts 7:23-34 Luke 1:26-38 Hator 5

Hator

8

St Peter the Seal of Martyrs

30

Tue

Rom 1:1-17 James 1:1-18 Acts 1: 1 -14 Luke 1:1-25 Keiahk1 nd St Abraam 62 Pope of Alexandria – Moving the Mountain

6

22 13

Rom 3:1-4:3 1Joh 1:1-2:2 Acts 7:30-34 Luke 1:26-38 Keiahk2

7

4

5

6

24

25

26

The 24 Priest ‫ﺗذﻛﺎر‬

St Marcurius

27

20

Rom 4:4-24 1Joh 2:7-17 Acts 7:35-50 Luke 1:39-56

10

11

12

13

1 Keiahk

2

3

4

St Peter Elrahawy

St. Hermina, the Anchorite

St Mary presented to the temple End of Term 4

St Andrew The Apostle

17

18

19

20

8

9

10

11

Keiahk3

21 Commemoration of St Mary

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Advent Fasting

Commemoration of Archangel Michael

25

26

27

15

16

17

Christmas Day Public Holiday

Boxing Day Public Holiday

18

22

Major Lord’s Feasts

Minor Lord’s Feasts

Fasting

Restrict Fasting

St Mary’s Feasts

Archangel Gabriel

١٧٤١ ‫ﻛﯿﮭﻚ‬/‫ ھﺎﺗﻮر‬Hator/Kiahk 1741

5

12

St Nicholas of Mora ‫اﻟﻘﺪﯾﺲ ﻧﯿﻘﻮﻻ أﺳﻘﻒ ﻣﻮرا‬

24 31

Sat 28

‫اﻟﺸﮭﯿﺪ ﻣﺮﻗﻮرﯾﻮس‬

St Barbara & St Juliana

14

Fri

‫اﻷرﺑﻌﺔ وﻋﺷرون ﻗﺳﯾﺳﺎ‬

Advent Fasting

29

Thu

3

‫اﻟﻘ د ﯾ س اﻷ ﻧ ﺑ ﺎ ﺑط ر س ﺧ ﺎﺗم اﻟﺷ ﮭ د اء‬

15

Wed

Public Holidays

19

Sundays

Day Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon

Dec. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Coptic 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Tues

10

1 Kiahk

Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Wed Thurs

18 19

9 10

Fri Sat Sun

20 21 22

11 12 13

Mon

23

14

Tue

24

15

Wed

25

16

Thu Fri

26 27

17 18

Sat Sun Mon Tues

28 29 30 31

19 20 21 22

To Celebrate The Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas, Damian, Their Brothers and Their Mother St. Cornelius the Centurion -Consecration of the Church of St. Marina Commemoration of the Twenty-Four Priests The Martyrdom of St. Mercurius Known as the Saint with the Two Swords St. Valerian (Balaryanos) and Tiburcius, His Brother - St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa Martyrdom of St. James the Mangled (Sawn) Martyrdom of St. Sarapamon, Bishop of Niku St. Peter, the Seal of the Martyrs, 17th Pope -St. Clement, Pope of Rome St. Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople-St. Macarius -Consecration of the Church of Saints Cosmas, Damian and their mother St. Peter Elrahawy, Bishop of Gaza -Consecration of the Church of the Saint Abba Shenouda

To Do Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence Fasting

To Read 1 Corinthians 10-13 1 Corinthians 14-16 2 Corinthians 1-4 2 Corinthians 5-9 2 Corinthians 10-13 Galatians 1-3 Galatians 4-6 Ephesians 1-3 Ephesians 4-6

Fasting

Philippians 1-4

Departure of the Saint Abba Hor, the Monk Entrance of Saint Mary into the Temple at Jerusalem Martyrdom of St. Andrew the Apostle, the Brother of St. Peter Nahum, the Prophet -St. Victor (Boctor)- St. Isidore (Isidorus).

St. Abraam (Abraham), Ebn-Zaraa, 62nd Pope -St. Anatolius Departure of St. Matthew the Poor – End of Term 4 St. Heraclas 13th Pope -Saints: Barbara and Juliana -Saints: Esi and His Sister Thecla.-St. Samuel the Abbot of El-Qualamon Monastery Departure of St. Poemin, the Confessor Relocation of the Body of St. Severus, Patriarch of Antioch St. Nicholas, the Confessor, Bishop of Myra (Mora).

Departure of the Saint Abba Pijimi Honorable Michael, the Archangel -St. Hedra, Bishop of Aswan-St. John the Confessor St. Barsanuphius -St. Abracius (Apraxios- Consecration of the Church of St. Misaeal

Strict Fasting Fasting Strict Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting

Colossians 1-4 1 Thessalonians 1-5 2 Thessalonians 1-3 1 Timothy 1-6 2 Timothy 1-4 Philemon 1; Titus 1-3 Hebrews 1-4

Fasting Strict Fasting

Hebrews 5-8 Hebrews 9-10

Fasting Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence

Saints Behnam and Sarah, His Sister -Saint Christodoulos -Saints Simeon of Menouf, Abba Hor - Saint Ammonius, Bishop of Esna St. Gregory, Patriarch of the Armenians

Fasting

Hebrews 11-13 James 1-5 1 Peter 1-5; 2 Peter 13 1 John 1-5

Fasting

2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1

Righteous Gideon - Saints Harouadi, Ananias and Khouzi Consecration of the Church of St. James, the Persian –Christmas Day (Western) St. Luke the Stylite and the Relocation of His Holy Relics - Boxing Day Relocation of the Relics of St. Titus - St. Heracleas the Martyr and St. Philemon the Priest – Public Holiday replacing Christmas Day St. John, Bishop of El-Borollos Who Gathered the Synaxarion – Public Holiday

Strict Fasting

Revelation 1-3

Fasting Strict Fasting

Revelation 4-7

Fasting- No abstinence Fasting- No abstinence Fasting Fasting

Revelation 12-14

Departure of the Upright Haggai the Prophet Virgin Mary, the Theotokos - St. Barnabas, One of the Seventy Apostles

Archangel Gabriel - St. Anastasius, 36th Pope of Alexandria

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Revelation 8-11 Revelation 15-17 Revelation 18-19 Revelation 20-21

Coptic Orthodox Church – Melbourne Directory Church /organization Diocese of Melbourne 88-146 Park Rd, Donvale , Victoria, Australia ,3111 PO Box 1150, Mitcham North, VIC 3132

Priests Fr Paul Awad Fr Gregorios Awad

Mobile & Email 0432-479-306 fatherpaulad@gmail.com 0406-469-704 frgregorios@sac.edu.au

Telephone & Fax Ph : (03) 9874-8206 Office (03) 9874-5362 Fax: (03) 9874-5962 Ph: (03)9874-1328 Fax: (03) 987-5281

Archangel Michael & St Anthony 136 Drummond St, Oakleigh,VIC 3166 PO Box 186, Oakleigh,VIC 3166 St Antonious Monastery Redburns Lane, PO Box 82, Heathcote, VIC 3523

Fr Danial Ghabrial Fr. Luke Sorsok Fr Angelos Rofail Fr Matta El-Baramousy

0403-336725 frdaniel@oakleighcopts.org 0414-331133 frluke@oakleighcopts.org 0413-349-656 frangelos@oakleighcopts.org 0422-343-885

Ph: (03) 9561-6391 Fax: (03) 9511-5542 Hm/Fax: (03) 8774-7940

St Bishoy & St Shenouda 1-9 Prospect Rd, Bulleen, VIC 3105 PO Box 1309, East Doncaster, VIC 3109 St George 77-79 Henry St, PO Box, 145, St Albans, VIC 3021

Fr Mina Issac (Michail) Fr Shenouda Boutros Fr Johnathan Awad Fr Thomas Abdelmalek Fr Morcos Yassa Fr Peter Agaibi Fr Samuel Elias Fr Anthony Mikhael Fr Yohanna Samuel Fr George Farag

0419-422-443 frissac@hotmail.com 0401-559-580 frshenouda@sac.edu.au 0413-721-898 0421-085-362 abounathomas@hotmail.com 0422-755-620 frmorcos@yahoo.com 0434-641-889 peteragaibi@yahoo.com.au 0412-884-434 frsamuelelias@gmail.com 0401=265-397 0411-827-726 fryouhanna@stmarkscocmelb.com 0413-124-206 frgeorgef@melbcopts.org

Ph (03) 9850-8580 Fax : (03) 9850-8842 Hm (03) 9842-5472

Fr Tadros Sharobeam Fr Habib Gergis Younan Fr. Michael Salib Fr Kerollos Tawadros Fr John Macari Fr Abanoub Attalla Fr Timothaous Ghabrial Fr Athanasius Attia Fr Elijah Fanous Fr Isaac El-Antony Fr Isaac Wissa Fr Antonious Guirguis Fr Tadawos Abdelmalek

0414-251-251 frtadros@me.com 0401-238-177 habibgirgisyounan@hotmail.com 0422-431-821 frmichael@sac.edu.au 0411-518-399 frkyrillos@stmc.org.au 0433-445-636 frjohn@stmc.org.au 0402-491-491 0439-295-327 0403-112-455 frathanasius1@gmail.com 0415-145-983 frelijahf@gmail.com 0447-406946 0423-106-515 frisaacwissa@gmail.com 0423-000-090 father_antonious@hotmail.com 0404-841-050 frtadawos@hotmail.com

Fr Mark Attalla Fr Sourial Youssef Fr Daniel Bolis Fr Pestavros Fr John Fr Raphael Fr Andrew Fr Fr Stephen Mankarius Fr Arsanius Saleeb Fr Moses Curley Fr Daniel Ghabrial Dr Peter Dobson Director: Fr Daniel Ghabrial Manager: Mrs Merceedes Benjamin

0414-650-060 frmarksttalla@yahoo.com 0404-184-208 frsourial@sourial.net 0466-098-574 abouna danial@gmail.com 0490-774-155 0490-041-900 frjohnabdelmalek@gmail.com 0490-818-335 frraphaelbassily@gmail.com 0431-585-654 frandrewa@outlook.com 0411-780-444 frstephen09@gmail.com 0432-208-726 frarsanios_saleeb@yahoo.com 0451-130-966 abbamosestherobber@gmail.com (03) 8872 8452 pdobson@sac.edu.au

St Mark 40-42 Gilbet Rd, Preston, VIC 3072, PO Box 53, Preston, VIC 3072 St Mary 1-11 Epsom Rd, Kensington, Vic 3031 PO Box 72 Flemington VIC 3031 St Mina & St Marina 41-59 Saffron Drive, Hallam VIC 3803

St Athanasius - 88-154 Park Rd, Donvale, Victoria, Australia 3111 PO Box 1150, Mitcham North VIC 3132 St John Church 583 Orrong Rd., Armadale Vic 3143 Fiji St Verena & St Bishoy - Eporo Tower 279 Latrobe Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

St Macarius the Great 615 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat Vic 3091 St. Paul the Apostle - Cnr Smith St. & Bayne St., Bendigo Vic 3550 St Athansius Coptic Orthodox Theological College 88-146 Park Rd, Donvale , Victoria 3111 PO Box 1150, Mitcham North, VIC 3132

Coptic Village Hostel – Hallam 18 St. Kyrollos Place, Hallam Vic 3803 Archangel Michael Nuns Monastery - 29 Goldies Lane, Woodend Vic 3442 http://www.archangel.org.au/ info@archangel.org.au Printed and published by St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church - Melbourne

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Ph (03) 5433-3026 Fax: (03) 5433-2279

Ph ; (03) 9364-5022 Hm: 94499144 Hm: 93078103 Ph: (03) 9973-3650

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Ph (03) 9874-0388 Fax (03) 9874-0688 Website: www.sacotc.vic.edu.au Ph (03) 9796-3018 Fax (03) 9796-4323

St Philopater Coptic Orthodox Church – 2b Barries Road, Melton Vic 3337 – PO Box 172 Melton 3337 Fr David Kamel – 0402-026-799 – father.david@stmc.org.au

Coptic Church Important Dates 1 January Start of 2023 6th January Nativity Paramon th & th 7 8 January Feast of Nativity 15th January Circumcision 19th January Epiphany Paramon 20th January Epiphany 22nd January Wedding of Cana 16th February Entry to Temple 24th-27th Jonah’s Fasting February 26th February Joana’s Passover 10th March Pre-Lent Sunday th 11 March Start of Lent 7th April Annunciation th 19 March Feast of the Cross 15th April End-Lent Friday th 16 April Lazarus Saturday 28th April Palm Sunday 2nd May Holy Thursday rd 3 May Good Friday 4th May Joyous Saturday th 5 May Resurrection 6th May Sham-Elnessim 12th May St Thomas Sunday st 1 June Entry to Egypt 13th June Ascension rd 23 June Pentecost 24th June Apostle’s Fasting th 12 July Apostles Feast 7th August St Mary’s Fasting th 19 August Transfiguration nd 22 August Assumption 11th September Nayrouz 1741 th 27 September Feast of the Cross 26th November Advent Fasting st

New Year's Day Australia Day Labour Day Good Friday Holy Saturday Melbourne Cup Christmas Day 25th Dec

Public Holidays 2023 Mon 01 Jan Wed 26 Jan Mon 11 March Fri 29th March Sat 30th March Tues 05 Nov

Easter Sunday Easter Monday ANZAC Day King’s Birthday Friday before the AFL Grand Final Boxing Day

St Mary’s Coptic Orthodox College 2022 School term dates

Term1 Term 2 Term 1 Starts 29th January Term 2 Starts 15th April Staff Term 1 31st January Students . 1 Ends Term 27th March Term 2 Ends 27th June students Students Printed and published

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Term 3 Term 3 Starts 15th July Staff Term 3 Term 3 Ends

16th July Students 19th September Students 20th Sep Staff

Sun 31st March Mon 01 April Tue 25 April Mon 10 June 27th September 26th December

Term 4 7th October Staff 8th October Students Term 4 Ends 5th December Students 12tth Dec Staff Term 4 Starts Term 4

St Mary’s Church Building Project Construction started May 2022 – Ending February 2024 New St John Chrysostom Church –Activities Hall – Sunday School & Youth Classes – Child Care Facility – New Kitchen facilities – Underground Car Parking for 55 cars Estimated Cost 13 million Dollars Approved by Melbourne City Council For donations and details refer to website: stmc.org.au Email: info@stmc.org.au

First Floor

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Current Buildings on 11th December 2023

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