The Apostles’ fast is one among the five canonical fasts in the Orthodox Churches. The fourth fast of our liturgical year, ‘The Apostles’ Fast’ (‘Pathimoonnu nombu’ or ‘Sleeha Nombu’ is from June 16 until June 28. The dates, days, duration, and intensity of the Apostles Fast vary in the differently, Read more
The Holy Church has set commemorative days for the Virgin Mary to be celebrated all the year round and observes five feasts of Blessed Virgin Mary every year, including May 15, in the honour of St. Mary, the Protectress of Crops, for the blessing of spikes, as the first step Read more
Thou hast Ascended in glory, O Christ our God, Granting joy to Thy disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through the blessing they were assuredThat Thou art the Son of God, The Redeemer of the world! The Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven is one of the most 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
On Mid Lent Wednesday, our Holy Church commemorates, an Assyrian King named Abgar V, who ruled Edessa (Oraha – presently called Urfa/Urahay, is a city in the border of Turkey and Iraq. During the public ministry of our Lord, King Abgar of Edessa, was suffering from an incurable disease, sent Read more
The Great Lent commenced with the Sign at the Wedding Feast at Cana, where Jesus has asked us to fill six stone jars water, so that He can transform the ordinary, tasteless, colourless, bland water to extraordinary, tasty, blessed, best, sweet lives. The six stone jars represent the six weeks Read more
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 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
On Feb 2 each year, our Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation and Dedication or Entry of our Lord, to the Temple of Jerusalem, also called as The Meeting of Our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus Christ. Holy Read more
We are closing in, towards the Great Lent of this year 2026, just weeks after Epiphany and 18 days before the Great Lent. Thus, we are in between two Lents: the smallest, but strict & rigorous 3 days lent and biggest, but solemnest & 50 day lent, known as the Read more