Special Occasion
| Reading Portions for Special Occasions | |||
| 1 | Thanksgiving Day for the New Academic Year | Deut. 6:1-9 1 John. 2:1-16 |
St. Luke. 2:42-52 |
| 2 | CSI-CNI-Mar Thoma Unity Sunday | Deut. 30:1-10 Rom. 12:3-12 |
Eph. 2:11-23 St. John. 17:20-26 |
| 3 | Parish Day | Isa. 60 Phil. 2:1-18 |
Acts. 17:10-17 St. Luke. 13:1-9 |
| 4 | Diocesan Day | Josh. 1 Phil. 3:1-16 |
2 Cor. 5:11-19 St. John. 15:1-13 |
| 5 | Year Ending - Watch Night | 1 Sam 7:5-17 Heb. 2 |
1 Thes 5:1-11 St. Luke. 13:1-19 |
| 6 | Harvest Festival | Deut. 26:1-11 2 Cor. 9:1-9 |
Phil. 4:10-20 St. Mat. 25:34-46 |
| 7 | Choir Day | 1 Sam. 21:10-22:5 Acts. 16:19-34 |
Col. 3:10-17 St. Mat. 6:16-25 |
| 8 | Senior Citizens Day | Gen. 32:22-32 2 Tim. 4:1-8 |
Rom. 3:26-30 St. Mat. 6:16-25 |
| 9 | Birthday | Gen. 47:1-10 Ps. 103:1-12 |
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| 10 | Wedding Anniversary | Eph. 5:22-33 | |
| 11 | Journey | Ps. 121, 141, 144 | St. Mark. 6:7-13 |
| 12 | Discouragement, Failures | Ps. 23, 40, 73. | Rom. 8 |
| 13 | Disease, Struggles in Life | Ps. 5, 32, 33, 51, 91, 102, 129, 142 | |
| 14 | Serious Loss or Painful Situations | Rom. 8 | 2 Tim. 3 |
| 15 | Joy, Victory | Ps. 103, 106 | Luke. 15 |
| 16 | Assuming New Office | Josh. 1, Exo. 3:1-16 | |
| 17 | Bereavement | Gen. 50, Ps. 90, 91, Isa. 40 St. Mat. 25 St. John. 11, 15, 16 Rom. 5, 1 Cor. 15, 2 Cor. 5:1-10 1 Thes. 4:13-18, 5:1-22, Heb. 11, 12 Col. 3:1-10, Rev. 21:1-7 |
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| 18 | Ordination |
Gen. 12:1-8 St. John. 12:24-36, 14:1-13 |
Lam. 3:28-32 1 Tim. 3:8-16 |
| 19 | Laying Foundation Stone for a Church Building | Gen. 28:10-22 Eph. 2:11-22 |
1 Pet. 2:1-10 |
| 20 | Dedication of a Church Building | Acts. 7:44-54 |
Heb. 8:1-9 |
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