Read the penitential psalms {6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 129, 149}, Meditate on relevant Bible portions and the parables on repentance. Read also the prayers before confession, that is given in the Holy Qurbana Kramam. Take time to recall your sins, both voluntary and involuntary, in prayer and relying on Read more…
Holy Confession without proper preparation is a grave sin. Our desire to confess to God is always challenged by Satan. As a consequence, we refuse to acknowledge that we have sinned, and we also try to justify or find excuses for our sins. We should be prudent to recognise that Read more…
Holy Confession is a Mystery (Sacrament), in which the penitent confesses his or her sins to God before an ordained priest, who is a representative of Lord Jesus Christ. The priest acts on behalf of Jesus Christ and forgives the sins and the penitent receives the grace of forgiveness of Read more…
Maranaya or Moranaya means ‘belonging to our Lord Jesus Christ’. The Syriac word ‘Moran’ means ‘Our Lord Jesus Christ’. Sunday is the Lord’s Day – “kuriake“. Each Sunday is a “Little Resurrection Day”. Sunday has more emphasis because of the relation between the Holy Eucharist on Sunday and is “the Read more…
Church calendar begins with Koodosh Eetho (Church New Year), Koodosh means to consecrate or sanctify. This is followed by Hoodosh Eetho, Hoodosh means to clean, purify and dedicate. Eetho means Church. The concept is to, first SANCTIFY and then DEDICATE the Church. Church does not mean the building but encompasses Read more…
Many orthodox Christians have asked or ask themselves such questions. How can infants believe and be baptised? Where in the Scriptures does it show, an infant being baptised? Should I be baptised again? Lets us try to answer these and many other questions related to infant baptism? I. Does the Read more…
We pray for the departed, for the same reasons as when praying for a living person! Prayer for the faithful departed, as well as the invocation of saints have been long cherished beliefs and practices of the early Christian Church and were expressions of the Christian faith, well founded on Read more…
I. PRECOMMUNION SERVICE – (30 years of our LORD’s Life) Sanctuary remains veiled – The period before the Incarnation of Christ. Prefatory Prayers – Morning Prayers (Namasakaram) Entrance into Chancel Sanctuary unveiled Celebrant enters – South side – Sanctuary veiled. Shubkono1, Washing of hands1 Thuyobo – Preparatory Rites – Celebrant Read more…
“Seven Times a Day I Praise You” – The Shehimo Prayers, contains liturgical prayers, Psalms and hymns, written beginning around the fourth century. This contains the daily prayers of the Holy Church, according to the Liturgical tradition, that observes the seven offices of prayers for each of the seven days Read more…
Christ is certainly coming into our midst. This is what His entry at Jerusalem signifies. The kingdom is in an important sense inaugurated when Christ entered Jerusalem. But Christ will also come into our own midst unexpectedly, amidst our own lives, and in connection to the hour of our departure Read more…