Mar Ivanios Yuhanon, a metropolitan from Antioch, Syria, visited Malankara in 1751 and made the western maliga (double storied building) of the Pazhya Suriyani Pally. Mar Ivanios, credited with the propagation the liturgy of Mar Yacob in Malankara. There is legend regarding Mar Ivanios’ arrival in Chengannur. When he reached Read more
It is normally a wooden table, kept in the center of the Chancel area (Azhiaagam). It symbolizes Mt. Sinai from where the Ten commandments were given by God and also the wooden platform from where the priest Ezra read out from the Book of Law (Neh. 8: 4). It also Read more
o Evening: John 21: 15-25o Morning: John 21: 1 -14o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament Readings Exodus 14: 26-31; Joshua 6: 9-21; Isaiah 63 :8-14 (Great Wisdom 1: 1-8)o Epistle ReadingsActs 13: 26-39; Ephesians 6: 10–24o Gospel ReadingsJohn 21: 1-14
LL HG Puthencavil Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos, Metropolitan bishop, who loved and lived entirely for the Church, was born on 10 June 1897 as the third son of Thomas Kathanar of Puthencavu Kizhekethalackal family and Rahelamma of Chungathil family of Koipuram. He was chosen by God from his mother’s womb like Read more
Mar Thoma II was the second Metropolitan of the Malankara Syrian Church from 1670 to 1686.He belonged to the Parampbil house, of the Pakalomattom family of Kuravilangad. He was the nephew of Mar Thoma I. He ascended the throne the Malankara Church, after the passing away Mar Thoma I. He was consecrated by Mar Thoma Read more
Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Ivanios was born on November 14, 1940 in Madurai, in the Keeyath family, Othera, as third son of K George and Annamma. His father, a railway employee, belonged to Marthoma Church. He spent his early childhood in Madurai until he was four years old and then shifted Read more
The fact of Jesus Christ being alive, after being crucified on the cross, would have been hard for anyone to accept. ‘St. Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin or doubting Thomas, was not present with the other disciples, when Jesus appeared to His disciples’. He was the only Read more
Evening: John 20: 19-31 Morning: John 20: 19-31Holy QurbanaOld Testament Readings Genesis 41: 41-46; Numbers 7: 41-46; Judges 8: 13-21; 1 Kings 18: 36 – 40; Isaiah 40: 9-15; Jer. 1: 4-12 Epistle Readings1 Peter 2: 19-25; Romans 6: 12-23; (2 Timothy 2: 1 – 13)Gospel Reading John 20: 19 – Read more
From Feast of Holy Resurrection, the Feast of feasts, when we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord to Pentecost, emphasis is on resurrection and hope of faithful. The Resurrection of our Lord means death is conquered and that Devil and his forces are defeated. The first week of this season Read more