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February 2021

Our Fathers

LL HG Dr. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios | Feb 16 : Malankara Sabharathnam

LL HG Dr Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Church is widely known in India and abroad as a prophet of social justice and as a propagator of the Universal Religion of Love. He was born in a poor family in Cherukole, Mavelikara, Kerala. His father Munduvelil Kochitty Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 16, 2021 ago
Bible Quiz

Quiz of the Week | Feb 15

Bible quiz, sacraments and church history trivia!!

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 15, 2021 ago
Fasts and Feasts of our Church

Shubkono – The ‘Threshold of and Doorway to Great Lent’.

The problem of human strife is as old as mankind. It began on the outskirts of the Garden of Eden, when Cain driven by envy murdered his devout brother Abel. Ever since then, man fought with man, man has revolted against God and man has allied with Satan. But the Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 14, 2021 ago
Lectionary

Scripture Readings | Great Lent 2025 – Week 1 Mar 2 to Mar 8 – ‘Lord Transform us All’! –

Feb. 11 – First Sunday of Great Lent (Kothine or Pethratho Sunday) Evening: John 2:1-11 Morning: Luke 16: 1-18 Before Holy Qurbana Genesis 9: 12-21; 1 Kings 18: 29-46; Isaiah 58: 5-14 Holy Qurbana Acts 11: 19-26; Ephesians 4:17-32John 2: 1-11 Feb. 12 – First Monday of Great Lent  Feb Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 13, 2021 ago
Commemorations

Patriarch Ignatius Elias III | Feb 13

Mor Ignatius Elias III, the second son of Chorepiscopa Abraham and Maryam, was born in Mardin, Turkey. Nasri, as was his Christian name, had four brothers and three sisters. After the death of his mother, he was taken care of by his elder sister Helena. He worked as a shoemaker Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 11, 2021 ago
Lectionary

Scripture Readings | Mar 2 I First Sunday of Great Lent (Kothne/Pethratho Sunday) – Hadbšabo d Qotne´

o Evening: John 2: 1-11o Morning: Luke 16: 1-18o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament Readings Genesis 9: 12-21; Exodus 20: 7-22; 1 Kings 18: 29-46; Joel 2: 12-20; Isaiah 58: 6-14 o Epistle Readings Acts 11: 19-26; Ephesians 4: 17-32o Gospel Readings John 2: 1-11

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 11, 2021 ago
Fasts and Feasts of our Church

The Great Lenten Pilgrimage 2025, to the Empty Tomb

By the grace of God, we are once again set, to enter into the 50 days, ‘Great Lent’ – the biggest of the 5 canonical fasts of the Holy Church that leads us to greatest episode of memory of Christ’s Resurrection (Kymtho), the center of the liturgical year in the Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 11, 2021 ago
Worship and Holy Sacraments

Number of Holy Sacraments

Can the Holy Sacraments be classified or numbered? Though the number of the Sacraments is not limited, the chief sacraments are seven. All sacraments are perfected through Holy Qurbana. Customarily in the Orthodox Church, we speak of Seven Main or chief Sacraments. The Church Fathers themselves disagreed as to the Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 9, 2021 ago
Our Fathers

LL HG Mathews Mar Epiphanios | Feb 9 : Sowmya Thejas of Malankara

His Grace Mathews Mar Epiphanios was born in Chenkulam, near Kollam on November 25, 1928.  He was the elder son of Mr. M. Kurikeshu and Mrs. Sosamma, Koottarazhikathu Puthenveedu, Chenkulam. Thirumeni spent the majority of his childhood days at his maternal house in Vengoor. Thirumeni undertook his elementary education in Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 8, 2021 ago
Our Fathers

Mar Abo | Feb 8 : Healer and Peace Maker

Mar Abo hailed from Nineveh, now in Iraq. He travelled through a number of places and reached Kollam. He was soon held in high esteem by the people from all walks of life due to his moral and spiritual conduct. He spread the gospel of God through his spiritual discourses Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsFebruary 8, 2021 ago

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