{{Liturgical year|Feast Day=June 30th}} The '''Season of Apostles''' (also known by various Syriac [[transliteration]]s, such as '''Slihe''' and '''Shleehe''') is a [[liturgical season]] in [[East Syriac Rite|East Syriac Christianity]]. The season begins with the feast of [[Pentecost]] and continues for seven weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarliturgy.org/assets/assettt/panchangam%20English%202021%20(1).pdf|title=Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021|format=PDF|author=Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy|page=34}}</ref> The season starts on June 30 and the feast of the [[Apostles in the New Testament|12 apostles]] is on June 30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feast of the Twelve Apostles - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church |url=https://www.goarch.org/-/feast-of-the-twelve-apostles |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |language=en-US}}</ref> It also marks the half of a year according to the [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian Calendar]]. It is followed by the [[Season of Summer (liturgy)|Season of Summer]].

The season is so named because it commemorates the missionary activities of the [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] of Jesus after the events of Pentecost.

The following feasts are fixed to certain days in the Season of Apostles:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chaldeanchurch.org/2020-liturgical-calendar/|title=2020 Liturgical Calendar|website=[[Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit|Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle U.S.A.]]|pages=15–17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syromalabarliturgy.org/assets/assettt/panchangam%20English%202021%20(1).pdf|title=Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar: 2020–2021|format=PDF|author=Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Commission for Liturgy|pages=35–41}}</ref>

* Friday after Pentecost: [[Friday of Gold]] * Friday after the Seventh Sunday of Apostles: The [[Seventy disciples|Seventy Disciples of Jesus]]

The season ends with the Feast of the [[Apostles in the New Testament|Twelve Apostles]] on the First Sunday of [[Season of Summer (liturgy)|Summer]]

== See also == * [[Pentecost season]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

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