Evening: Matthew 13: 24-35 Morning: Matthew 13: 36-43 Holy Qurbana Old Testament Readings Deuteronomy 4: 1- 6; (Ps. 22: 1 – 21) **; Proverbs 13: 1-7; Isaiah 24: 1- 5 Epistle ReadingsActs 28: 11 – 22; I Corinthians 6: 1-11 Gospel Reading Luke 14: 7 – 11
Blessed Roque Zephrin Noronha was born on 20th Oct. 1850, at Angediva – Bardez, Goa, as the youngest son of Custodio Santa Anna de Noronha and Feleciana Dionisia Assumpcao da Silva. After completing basic education, he joined the Rachol Royal Seminary in Margoa Goa. He was ordained a Roman Catholic Read more
Geevarghese Mar Dioscoros was born on 12 October 1926, the youngest son of Kunjupappi and Achamma of the Thevervelil Family in Kozhencherry. After completing Intermediate at Madurai American College in 1948, he joined the Madras Christian College. He graduated from there in 1950 and took his master’s degree in Sociology Read more
Mary Magdalene is mentioned in all four canonical gospel accounts, where she appears as the first-named of Jesus’ female followers and played an important and pivotal role in Christ’s Ministry. She is mentioned about 12 times in the N. T. and most of the times she is mentioned in the Read more
The Prayer of a Righteous Person is Powerful and Effective (James 5: 16) Holy Prophet Elijah, Elias, Elia (Hebrew- Eliyahu) is one of the most interesting, impressive, bright, and brilliant figures of all biblical characters, yet his life was so filled with ups and downs and a life of turmoil Read more
Makrina was born in A.D. 327, Caesarea, Cappadocia, in a renowned holy family. Her father, Basil the elder, was a well-known lawyer and orator in Pontus. Her mother, Emelia, was the daughter of a martyr, during the time of persecution of Maximian. Her grandmother was Makrina the Elder. Basil and Emelia had Read more
Bread – Lahmo – The Eucharistic bread Bread is a sign of life. When we offer bread, we offer our lives to God. The bread used for Holy Qurbana is made of five outstanding, essential ingredients of life, representing four elements of the universe. 1. Wheat flour, 2. Water, 3. Read more
Evening: Mark 4: 1-23;Morning: Matthew 13: 10-23 Holy QurbanaOld Testament ReadingsExodus 3: 9-15; Job 23: 1-7; Jer. 7:21-25; Isaiah 52: 1-6 Epistle ReadingsI Peter 2: 4 -10;Hebrews 4: 14-5: 5 Gospel Proclamation Mark 4: 1-20
The Thekso (Thaksa) is the text of the liturgy for the Eucharist celebration or the Liturgy or liturgical book or the book of Eucharistic rite, used by celebrant in the Holy Qurbana. It originates from the Greek word ‘Taxsis’ meaning ‘rite’ or ‘text’. The most original, ancient, and venerable one Read more
The legend of Yulletti (Julitta) and Kuriakos (Quriaqos in Syriac Aramaic) means “belonging to the Lord”, still persists in various forms. We are told that when persecution was raging against Christians under Diocletian (284-305), a wealthy, faithful and pious Christian noblewoman named Julitta was widowed with a three-year-old son named Kuriakos Read more