Church Calendar

Official Malankara Orthodox Church Panjangom

His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan

December 2026

Panjangom Legend

Major Feasts
Sunday Feasts
Saints & Commemorations
Church Events
Fasts & Lent
Holy Week
Metropolitan Commemorations
National Days
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
Beginning of the Fast of the Nativity (25 days Fast)
2
3
53rd Commemoration of H. G. Thoma Mar Dionysius Metropolitan
4
Feast of the Martyrs Marth Barbara and Marth Juliana
5
6
Sunday of Birth of John the Baptist (Children's Day)
7
8
50th Commemoration of H. H. Baselios Mar Augen I Catholicos
9
13th Commemoration of H. G. Mathews Mar Barnabas Metropolitan
10
Feast of the Martyrs, St. Behanam, his sister, St. Sarah, and Co-Martyrs
11
12
13
Sunday of Revelation to St. Joseph
14
15
16
17
97th Commemoration of H. H Baselios Mar Geevarghese I Catholicos
18
Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle (Commemoration of the Day he was stabbed by Spear)
19
20
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Niram 8)
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
26
St. Stephen Protomartyr
27
Sunday of Holy Family
28
Holy Innocents
29
30
31

Official Malankara Orthodox Church Panjangom

Liturgical Seasons

  • Great Lent: 40 days before Easter
  • Nineveh Lent: 3-day fast in February
  • Holy Week: Week before Easter
  • Easter Season: 50 days after Easter
  • Nativity Fast: 25 days before Christmas
  • Christmas Season: 12 days after Christmas

Major Feasts & Commemorations

  • Christmas: December 25
  • Epiphany: January 6
  • Easter: Variable (calculated by Orthodox calendar)
  • Dormition: August 15
  • Transfiguration: August 6
  • Exaltation of Cross: September 14
  • Metropolitan Commemorations: Throughout the year

About the Official Panjangom

This calendar follows the official Panjangom published by the Catholicate Office, Devalokam, under the guidance of His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan. The Panjangom includes all major feasts, saints' days, liturgical seasons, Metropolitan commemorations, and special observances as observed by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. It also displays church events created by administrators and community administrators for your convenience.

Published by: Catholicate Office, Devalokam