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212 ff., 28 1/2 x 19 1/2 cms., 2 col., 22 lines, no colophon, fine writing (17th century). Except the two last folia the main text of the manuscript has been written by one and the same hand in beautiful script. The second lectionary, with its own (unfinished) numbering of the pages, seems to have been added (bound) at a later stage along with the Order of Mass, f. 103v-124r. Date : 17th century, probably the first part of it.

Contains two series of Epistles and Gospels and between them the text of the Mass (raza), followed by the text of the administration of some Sacraments, for the use of priests.
F. 1v-2r computatio dierum, to find the dates of the various feasts of the ES ecclesiastical year, to which is added the feast of Corpus Domini. The first Sunday of qayţa (the seven weeks of “summer”), is called nusardêl. At the end it is stated that the Advent has 4 weeks, the time of yalda (Christmas) : 2, Epiphany : 8 ; Lent : 7 ; Easter : 7 ; Apostles : 7 ; Nusardêl : 7 ; Elia : 4 ; Moses : 2 ; Dedication : 4. The mention of Corpus Domini points to the Latin influence.
F. 2v. Thirteen lines, attributed to S. Ephrem, to find the dates of the feasts of the year.
F. 3r-21r. Epistles and Gospels for 22 feasts prescribed by the Synod of Diamper (All Souls Day included). On the 13th (sic) of September is the feast of the Exaltation of Mar Sliba qaddisa = of the Holy Cross, called Mar Sliba.
F. 21v-22r. blank.
F. 22v-25v. The passion of Our Lord according to St John for three alternating voices, as in the Roman rite.
F. 26r-36v, Ceremonies of Good Friday, translated from the Latin.
F. 36v-40v. The special ceremonies for raza with a note on f. 40v : “This new order of raza was drafted by Mar Francis, Bishop of our flock.”
F. 41r-52v. Various liturgical texts : sacramental absolution ; distribution of the Eucharist ; marriage ; blessing of holy water on Sundays ; blessing of candles on the 2nd of February ; exorcism of a house infested by demons, with prayers, holy water and incense.
F. 53v-102v. Lectionary of Epistles and Gospels according to the rite of the Church of the East, with some additions, as a 2nd and 3rd Mass of Christmas and after Christmas St Stephen, St John the Evangelist, the Holy Innocents. There is a feast of Circumcision.
After Epiphany three days of baw'ata of the virgins and some weeks later the same of the Ninevites. After the 7th Sunday after Epiphany there is a Friday “of the children of Adam”.
F. 103v-124r. Order of Mass with the anaphora of the Apostles, the well-known latinized text with some prayers for its preparation (from the Roman Missal). Before and after this text there are blank pages.
F. 125r-208r : continuation of f. 53v. On Palm Sunday there is a ceremony with palms according to the Roman rite, used in Kerala until today.
F. 209r-210r. Blessing of the mappae of the altar ; blessing of a man that he may be free from illness, demons etc., by the prayers of Mary, Peter and Paul and all the martyrs. Credo of the twelve Apostles, of which each sentence is ascribed to one of them.

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