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2026/04/03~2026/04/04

Great Friday of Crucifixon( 'arubto rabto dazqeephootho) Good Friday, Veneration of the Cross, Friday of the Week of Passion

The Great Friday of Crucifixon & Veneration of the Holy Cross ('rubto rabto dazqeephootho u seghdto da-Slibo) more commonly known as Good Friday/Dukha velli according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Malankara. Today the Church commemorates the crucifixion of our Lord. Symbolically the Good Friday service is considered one of the most beautiful services, depicting the last hours of our Lord's passion from His capture by the Jewish temple authorities to the entombing of His body. The Holy Bible readings from the Church Lectionary: Evening: St. Luke 22:1-30 Midnight: First Qaumo: St. Matthew 26:31-46 Second Qaumo: St. Mathew 26:47-48 St. Mark 14:27-52 Third Qaumo: St. John 18:12-15 St. Luke 22:31-62 Morning: Leviticus 4:1-7 Numbers 19:1-11 Zachariah 13:7-14:5 Habakkuk 1:1-12 Ezekiel 13:17-22 II Kings 19:20-29 Acts 22:30-23:16 I Corinthians 1:18-31 St. Matthew 27:1-14 St. Mark 15:1-10 St. Luke 22:66-71 St. John 18:28-40 Third Hour (9 a.m.): Matthew 27:26-30 Mark 15:21-22 Luke 23:26-29 John 19:5-14 Noon (12 p.m.): St. Matthew 27:38-44 St. Mark 15:29-32 St. Luke 23:34-43 St. John 19:15-22 Ninth Hour (3 p.m.): St. Matthew 27:45-56 St. Mark 15: 33-41 St. Luke 23:44-49 St. John 19:23-30 Veneration of the Holy Cross: Genesis 22:1-14 Exodus 17:8-16 Joshua 8:18-25 Ezekiel 24:1-17 Isaiah 52:13-53:8 I Peter 2:19-25 Galatians 2:21-3:14, 6:11-18 St. Luke 22: 63-23:12 23:13-23 23:24-45 St. Mathew 27:3-19 27:24-25 27:51-54 Mathew 27:60 St. John 19:23- 42 For sermons/commentaries: https://web.archive.org/web/20240723072938/http://www.malankaraworld.com/Library/Sermons/Sermon-for-Passion-week_Good-Friday.htm Tone of the Day: Hasho (hashonoyo) Syriac Prayers: https://tinyurl.com/mr2uda86  Good Friday hymns on YouTube: https://goo.gl/YMKn1q Malayalam Hymns and ragam for learning purposes: https://youtu.be/hie8hlCAL0I Good Friday English Prayers:https://tinyurl.com/muvxwzn9  Malayalam Service book: https://bit.ly/GoodFridayMal (https://goo.gl/F28gj7) Manglish book: https://tinyurl.com/52fwzn76  Trilingual (Malayalam, English, Manglish) Service Booklet for entire Passion Week:  https://bit.ly/TrilingualPassion  Syriac Service Book from Ma'De'Dono: https://tinyurl.com/495ky5k7 Discussion about Good Friday in Aramaic: https://youtu.be/tZOgsQU6Gjw https://web.archive.org/web/20240913075149/http://www.malankaraworld.com/Library/lent/Passion/Passion_Today_6-Friday.htm