Akhila jagalpathiya naayaka, Naayetti goshichangathi bahumanichu Mariaam, valuthaam Padaaythaan… Like a ship did Mary bear, Laud an honour be, Him the Captain and the Lord, God of all the world….. The Ark of Noah is a precursor of the Mother of God that contained Christ and His Church. St. Peter Read more
The Orthodox Church honors and venerates Ever Blessed Virgin Mary as ‘more honourable than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond comparison than the Seraphim……….’ She is placed first among the saints. Her name is commemorated in every service, and her intercession sought before the throne of God, is frequently requested, in hymns Read more
‘Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints’ Ps. 116: 15 Relics include the physical or earthly remains of a saint or of a person who is considered holy, as well as other objects which have been ‘sanctified’ by being touched to his or her Read more
‘He who seeks not the Cross of Christ, Seeks not the Glory of Christ’ – St John of the Cross The veneration of the Cross is a topic, which many Orthodox Christians are confused about. The fact is that we worship Crucified Christ not the cross-shaped wood. We venerate the Read more
Incense is part of the joy and beauty of Orthodox Worship. The sight and smell of incense is one of the defining characteristics of liturgical worship in the Orthodox Church. Physical symbols are an important part of Orthodox worship and incensing is a symbol of our prayers ascending to God Read more
God is Omnipresent! God can hear our prayer from, wherever we pray. Is there a need to face any direction or have a posture, for prayer? Man is not merely a praying mind. The human senses influence the soul and are subject to influence, too. For example, we pray and Read more