Evening: Mark 6: 4-13Morning: Luke 9: 1-11Holy Qurbana Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 42: 18-25; Judges 1:8-11; Jer. 2: 35-3:5; (Dan. 3: 21-23)*Epistle ReadingsActs 13: 26-39; Galatians 6:10-18Gospel ProclamationJohn 6: 35-46 (Readings as per Old Lectionary) *
St. Barnabas was not one of the twelve chosen by the Lord, he is referred to as an apostle on account of the special commission he received from the Holy Spirit and his apostolic work. His original name was Joseph (Acts 4: 36), meaning Jehovah increases or God will add. Read more
Bartholomew is mentioned sixth in the Synoptic Gospels, after the name of Philip and seventh in the list of Acts and not mentioned in the Gospel of John (Matt. 10:3; Mk. 3:18; Lk. 6:14; and Acts 1:13). St. John refers to him as Nathaniel (Jn. 1: 45-49, 21: 2). The Read more
Geevarghese Mar Severios was the first Metropolitan of the Knanaya diocese. He was born on 12 November 1851 to Fr. Cherian Philipose of the Edavazhickal family, the vicar of Kottayam Valiyapally, and Kunjachi. After his primary education Geevarghese prepared to become a priest. He was ordained deacon on 10 August Read more
St. Mina was born in A.D. 285 in the town Nakiyos in Egypt. His father Eudoxius, a governor and mother Euphemia were childless for long time. Euphemia went to a Church in Attrib on the feast day of the Virgin Mary and sought with tears her intercession to grant her Read more
Shemvun Mar Athanasius came from Antioch to the Church in India after the historic Mulanthuruthy Synod of 1876. He belonged to the Turab’din region in South East Turkey. He was pious & prayerful person, he taught orthodoxy to the clergy and faithful, staying at Puthenpally Church in Kottayam. There was Read more
St. Cyril, a distinguished Champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, was born in the town of Theodosion, Lower Egypt, in an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and Read more
The Early Church Fathers taught that the New Testament is hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed of fulfilled in the New. Let us examine few facts about Cross, embedded and foreshadowed in the Holy Scriptures. In the middle of the Garden of Eden, God planted two Read more
H.G. Augen Mar Dionysius Thirumeni was a great spiritual leader, a versatile genius and a rising sun of the Malankara Orthodox Church in India. In his short span of lifetime, he could make an indelible impression in the hearts of the mass. His life was a life of prayer and service Read more
Yuyakim Mar Ivanios Metropolitan was born in 1858, son of Korah, in the ‘Karottuveetil house’ Kandanad. He learned Syriac, canons and beliefs of the Church under the disciplined training of Konat Geevarghese Mar Julios. He was a Sanskrit scholar too. He received his deaconship from Shemavoon Mar Dionysius on 6 Read more