MARONITELITURGICAL CALENDAR 2018 The Liturgical Cycle of the Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church 2018 Imprimatur: ✙ Gregory John Mansour Imprimatur: ✙ Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn Holy Days of obligation are printed in red. The LEFT COLUMN indicates the principle celebration of the day. The RIGHT COLUMN indicates optional memorials and celebrations. Abbreviations: An = Angel Ap = Apostle M = Martyr C = Confessor MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 The Circumcision of Jesus (Holy Day of Obligation) Monday Sts. Basil and Gregory, Doctors of the Church, C 01/01/18 Eph 2:11-22 Lk 2:21 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 01/02/18 Heb 7:1-10 Lk 2:22-24 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 01/03/18 Heb 7:20-28 Lk 2:25-35 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA), C 01/04/18 Heb 6:9-12 Lk 2:36-40 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vigil of the Glorious Epiphany Friday St. Paul, the First Hermit, C 01/05/18 Rom 5:1-11 Phil 3:7-12 Lk 3:1-6 Mt 11:25-30 St. John Neumann (USA), C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Season of the Glorious Epiphany Feast of the Glorious Epiphany (Holy Day of Obligation) Saturday 01/06/18 Tit 2:11 - 3:7 Lk 3:15-22 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 The Circumcision of Jesus (Holy Day of Obligation) Monday Sts. Basil and Gregory, Doctors of the Church, C 01/01/18 Eph 2:11-22 Lk 2:21 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 01/02/18 Heb 7:1-10 Lk 2:22-24 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 01/03/18 Heb 7:20-28 Lk 2:25-35 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (USA), C 01/04/18 Heb 6:9-12 Lk 2:36-40 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vigil of the Glorious Epiphany Friday St. Paul, the First Hermit, C 01/05/18 Rom 5:1-11 Phil 3:7-12 Lk 3:1-6 Mt 11:25-30 St. John Neumann (USA), C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Season of the Glorious Epiphany Feast of the Glorious Epiphany (Holy Day of Obligation) Saturday 01/06/18 Tit 2:11 - 3:7 Lk 3:15-22 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 1st Sunday after Epiphany Sunday Praises to John the Baptist, M 01/07/18 2 Cor 10:1-11 Col 1:24-29 Jn 1:29-34 Lk 7:18-30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monday 01/08/18 2 Cor 10:12-18 Mk 1:1-8 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 01/09/18 2 Cor 11:1-6 Jn 1:19-28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 01/10/18 2 Cor 11:7-15 Jn 3:22-30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 01/11/18 2 Cor 11:18, 22-30 Jn 3:31-36 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday The Council of Trent (1545) 01/12/18 2 Cor 12:1-10 Mt 14:1-12 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday St. Jacob of Nisibis, C 01/13/18 2 Cor 12:11-16 Jn 10:40-42 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 1st Sunday after Epiphany Sunday Praises to John the Baptist, M 01/07/18 2 Cor 10:1-11 Col 1:24-29 Jn 1:29-34 Lk 7:18-30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monday 01/08/18 2 Cor 10:12-18 Mk 1:1-8 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday 01/09/18 2 Cor 11:1-6 Jn 1:19-28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 01/10/18 2 Cor 11:7-15 Jn 3:22-30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 01/11/18 2 Cor 11:18, 22-30 Jn 3:31-36 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday The Council of Trent (1545) 01/12/18 2 Cor 12:1-10 Mt 14:1-12 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday St. Jacob of Nisibis, C 01/13/18 2 Cor 12:11-16 Jn 10:40-42 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 2nd Sunday after Epiphany Sunday 01/14/18 2 Cor 4:5-15 Jn 1:35-42 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monday Our Lady of the Sowing 01/15/18 2 Cor 1:1-11 Col 1:9-17 Jn 1:43-51 Lk 11:27-32 St. John Calybites, C Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday In Honor of St. Peter in Chains 01/16/18 2 Cor 1:12-24 2 Cor 1:3-7 Lk 5:1-11 Mt 16:24-28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday St. Anthony the Great, C 01/17/18 2 Cor 2:1-11 Eph 6:10-18 Mt 4:18-25 Mk 10:28-31 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday Establishment of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome 01/18/18 2 Cor 2:12-17 Mt 9:9-13 St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Doctor of the Church, C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday St. Macarius the Egyptian, C 01/19/18 2 Cor 12:17 - 13:4 Mt 9:35-38 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday St. Euthymius the Great, C 01/20/18 2 Cor 13:5-13 Mt 10:1-6 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 2nd Sunday after Epiphany Sunday 01/14/18 2 Cor 4:5-15 Jn 1:35-42 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monday Our Lady of the Sowing 01/15/18 2 Cor 1:1-11 Col 1:9-17 Jn 1:43-51 Lk 11:27-32 St. John Calybites, C Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday In Honor of St. Peter in Chains 01/16/18 2 Cor 1:12-24 2 Cor 1:3-7 Lk 5:1-11 Mt 16:24-28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday St. Anthony the Great, C 01/17/18 2 Cor 2:1-11 Eph 6:10-18 Mt 4:18-25 Mk 10:28-31 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday Establishment of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome 01/18/18 2 Cor 2:12-17 Mt 9:9-13 St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Doctor of the Church, C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday St. Macarius the Egyptian, C 01/19/18 2 Cor 12:17 - 13:4 Mt 9:35-38 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday St. Euthymius the Great, C 01/20/18 2 Cor 13:5-13 Mt 10:1-6 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 Sunday of the Priests Sunday 01/21/18 1 Tim 4:6-16 Lk 12:42-48 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monday St. Timothy, Disciple of St. Paul, Ap 01/22/18 2 Tim 1:1-11 Mt 16:24-28 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday Pope St. Sergius I, C 01/23/18 2 Tim 2:1-13 2 Tim 2:14-19 Mt 18:1-5 Mt 24:45-51 St. Marianne Cope (USA), C _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church, C 01/24/18 2 Tim 2:14-26 Heb 11:1-7 Mt 20:20-28 Jn 8:12-20 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday The Conversion of St. Paul, Ap 01/25/18 2 Tim 3:10-17 Gal 1:11-17 Lk 17:7-10 Mt 20:1-16 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday 01/26/18 2 Tim 4:1-8 Lk 22:24-30 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday 01/27/18 Tit 1:1-9 Jn 13:13-17 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 MARONITE LITURGICAL CYCLE January 2018 Sunday of the Priests Sunday 01/21/18 1 Tim 4:6-16 Lk 12:42-48 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________