ܚܘܼܕܪܵ‍ܐHudraഹുദ്റാ

Digital Archive of East Syriac Liturgical Texts

Hudra.day is an initiative by Hendo Academy dedicated to digitizing and freely sharing the Eastern Syriac liturgical tradition - through books, hymns, scholarly articles, and tools for scholars, clergy, and communities worldwide.

Our Mission

Preserving and freely sharing the Eastern Syriac liturgical heritage through digitization, recordings, and scholarship - making it accessible to all.

ܡܲܓܵܢ ܢܣܲܒ݂ܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܓܵܢ ܗܲܒ݂ܘ܀ ܡܲܬܲܝ ܝ:ܚ

Freely you have received; freely give. - Matthew 10:8

Digitize
Converting liturgical books and manuscripts into high-quality digital formats for preservation and study
Share Freely
Making hymns, recordings, and liturgical texts freely available to scholars, clergy, and communities worldwide
Publish
Scholarly articles on East Syriac liturgy, chant, and manuscript traditions across the Church of the East

Explore the Library

Books, hymns, articles, and editing tools - all in one place

Syriac Library
Browse digitized East Syriac liturgical books, including the Hudra and other sacred texts
Browse Books
Hymns & Recordings
Explore hymns and prayers with translations, annotations, and audio recordings from all four East Syriac churches
Browse Hymns
Articles
Scholarly notes on East Syriac liturgy, chant, and manuscript traditions
Read Articles
East Syriac Editor
Type and edit East Syriac and Karshon texts online with full Unicode support and an on-screen keyboard
Launch Editor

East Syriac Churches

Our work serves the manuscript traditions of four churches that are part of the East Syriac tradition, each with their unique heritage and contributions to Christian liturgical life.

Syro-Malabar Church

One of the oldest Christian communities in the world, tracing its origins to St. Thomas the Apostle in India. Rich tradition of liturgical manuscripts and theological works.

Assyrian Church of the East

Ancient apostolic church with headquarters in Erbil, Iraq. Preserves the original East Syriac liturgical tradition and extensive manuscript collections.

Chaldean Catholic Church

Eastern Catholic church in full communion with Rome, maintaining East Syriac traditions. Significant manuscript heritage from Mesopotamia and beyond.

Ancient Church of the East

Apostolic church that maintains the traditional East Syriac liturgy and theological heritage, with communities primarily in Iraq and the diaspora.

Online East Syriac + Karshon Editor

Our advanced East Syriac + Karshon(Garshuni Malayalam) online text editor makes it easy to work with East Syriac and Karshon texts, supporting the East Syriac script with comprehensive typographical features for accurate transcription and study.

Full Unicode East Syriac support
Full Unicode Karshon(Garshuni Malayalam) support
Mobile First Design
Liturgical text formatting tools (WIP)
Manuscript transcription features (WIP)
Launch East Syriac Editor
ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܕܒܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܢܸـܬ݂ܩܲܕܲܫ ܫܡܵـܟ݂ ܬܹܐܬܸܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ ܢܸܗܘܸܐ ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵـܢܵـܟ݂: ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ ܕܒܲܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ܗܲܒ݂ܠܲܢ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܢܩܵܢܲܢ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܐ: ܘܲܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܲܢ ܚܵܘ̈ܒܲܝܢ ܘܲܚܛܵܗܲܝ̈ܢ: ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܦ ܚܢܲܢ ܫܒܲܩܢ ܠܚܲܝܵܒܲܝ̈ܢ. ܘܠܵܐ ܬܲܥܠܲܢ ܠܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܦܲـܨܵܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ: ܡܸܛܠ ܕܕ݂ܝܼܠܵܟ݂ ܗ݇ܝܼ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܘܬ݂ܸܫܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢ: ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.