Mar Thoma Sabha Lectionary

02 July

Tithe Offering Sunday-Share for the Gospel (5th Sunday after Pentecost)
Lesson 1: Deut 14:22-29
Lesson 2: 1Tim 6:17-21
Epistle: 2Cor 9:6-12
Gospel: Luke 3:7-14
Evening Reading: Mal 3:6-18
Evening Reading: Ps 147:1-11

09 July

Clergy Sunday-Priests: Ministers of the Kingdom of God (6th Sunday after Pentecost)
Lesson 1: Ezek 33:1-9
Lesson 2: 1Tim 6:11-16
Epistle: Eph 4:7-16
Gospel: Matt 9:35-38
Evening Reading: Deut 5:20-33
Evening Reading: Ps 119:89-104

16 July

People of God: The body of Jesus Christ (7th Sunday after Pentecost)
Lesson1: Josh 1:1-9
Lesson2: 1Cor 12:27-31
Epistle: 2Cor 5:16-21
Gospel: Matt 5:43-48
Evening Reading: Judg 6:11-24
Evening Reading: Ps 18:1-6

23 July

Good News: Life Through Death (8th Sunday after Pentecost)
Lesson1: Deut 6:1-17
Lesson2: Eph 3:1-13
Epistle: Rom 8:12-17
Gospel: John 12:20-26
Evening Reading: Isa 53:1-12
Evening Reading: 2Cor 4:7-12

30 July

Holy Spirit who Empowers for Mission (9th Sunday after Pentecost)
Lesson1: Isa 61:1-4
Lesson2: Acts 1:1-11
Epistle: Gal 5:16-24
Gospel: John 20:19-23
Evening Reading: Joel 2:12-17
Evening Reading: 1Cor 2:10-16

06 August

Mission Sunday, The Feast of Transfiguration-Glorification of the Messiah Through death (10th Sunday after Pentecost); 
Lesson 1: Exod 34:29-35
Lesson 2: 2Pet 1:12-21
Epistle: 2Cor 3:5-11
Gospel: Luke 9:28-36
Evening Reading: Exod 24:12-18
Evening Reading: Heb 12:18-29

13 August

Holy Qurbana: Commemoration and the Experience of the Salvific Event (11th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson 1: Gen 14:17-24
Lesson 2: 1Cor 10:14-22
Epistle: 1Cor 11:23-34
Gospel: Mark 14:22-25
Evening Reading: Exod 16:9-21
Evening Reading: John 1:1-10

20 August

Reformation Sunday, Life: To be Reformed through the Word of God (12th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson1: 2Kgs 23:1-6
Lesson2: 1John 2:14-17
Epistle: Heb 4:12-13
Gospel: Luke 8:9-15
Evening Reading: Josh 3:1-17
Evening Reading: Gal 1:1-6

27 August

Called to be the Light-Church in the Pluralistic Society (13th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson1: Isa 60:1-10
Lesson2: Acts 10:9-16
Epistle: 1Pet 2:1-10
Gospel: Matt 5:13-16
Evening Reading: 2Kgs 5:1-14
Evening Reading: Ps 67:1-7

03 September

Education Day-Care Oriented Education (14th Sunday after Pentecost); 
Lesson 1: Prov 1:1-12
Lesson 2: Acts 8:26-38
Epistle: Col 1:24-29
Gospel: Matt 19:16-22
Evening Reading: Prov 4:1-9
Evening Reading: Titus 2:1-5

10 September

Sevika Sangham Day-Women the Apostles of Christ (15th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson 1: Num 27:1-11
Lesson 2: Acts 16:11-15
Epistle: Rom 16:1-6
Gospel: John 4:27-30
Evening Reading: Eph 7:1-10
Evening Reading: Luke 1:46-50

17 September

Senior Citizen’s Sunday-Old Age that Combines Faith and Experience (16th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson1: Isa 40:21-31
Lesson2: Eph 6:1-9
Epistle: 1Tim 5:1-10
Gospel: Luke 2:25-38
Evening Reading: Ps 71:1-24
Evening Reading: 1John 4:7-21

24 September

The Glorious Coming of our Lord (17th Sunday after Pentecost);
Lesson1: Mal 3:13-18, 4:1-2
Lesson2: 1Thess 4:13-18
Epistle: Acts 1:6-11
Gospel: Matt 24:42-51
Evening Reading: 2Sam 18:24-33
Evening Reading: Ps 15:1-5
Josh 1:1-18 Exod 3:1-16

Deut 6:1-9 1 John 2:1-16 Luke 2:42-52

Gen 47:1-10 Ps 103:1-12 Matt 6:19-44

Acts 7:44-54  Heb 8:1-9

1Thess 4:13-18  1Thess 5:1-22  Gen 50:1-26 Ps 90:1-17 Ps 91:1-16
 2Cor 5:1-10       Col 3:1-10       Rev 21:1- 5:1-21 17 John 11:1-57 
John 14:1-31  John 15:1-27   John 16:1-33   Rom 5:1-21 17  Matt 25:1-46 

John 14:1-6            Ps 103:8-17          Rom 8:31-39 

Deut 26:1-11     2Cor 9:1-9       Phil 4:10-20     Matt 7:7-12