Liturgical calendar of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The Syro-Malabar Church is a Catholic Church sui iuris of the East Syriac Rite 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.

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 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:


 * 1) Epiphany (January 6)
 * 2) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29)
 * 3) The Ascension of Our Lord (sixth Thursday after Easter)
 * 4) St. Thomas (July 3)
 * 5) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15)
 * 6) Christmas (December 25)

Periods of fasting
The Syro-Malabar Church proposes the following days of fasting to the faithful: