“I have come into the world as Light, so that whoever believes in Me may not remain in darkness.” John 12: 46. The world is full of darkness and sin and death. Jesus came to save us from all this darkness. Just as the “Genesis light” chased away the darkness of Read more
Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing, ……… Joy to the World, the Saviour reigns! ……………………………… When Elizabeth heard the sound of Mary’s greeting, the child in her womb received the Holy Spirit and leaped for Joy (Lk1: Read more
Once again, we have been greeted by the Season of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This season is a call to for us to prepare our hearts and homes for the birth of Christ our Lord. This is also a time, the Holy Orthodox Church sets apart Read more
Jacob (Yacoub), was born as the son of a Priest, at Serugh (Serug, Suruc) in the village Kurtam a village on the Euphrates to the west of Harran which is very close to the Mesopotomian village Edessa (Urhoy), modern Urfa in South East Turkey, also known as Kurtak. He was Read more
Dionysius Barsleebi (Dionysius Bar Salibi, baptised Jacob, was a 12th century bishop of the Orthodox Syriac Church. He assumed the name ‘Dionysius’ when consecrated to the bishopric. He is a well-known, able and most voluminous, prolific writer and spokesman of the Syriac language of the 12th century. He was like Bar-Hebraeus, Read more
St. Jacob Baradaeus (Yakub Burdhana), was a great saint, and one of the well-known Church Fathers, known for his godliness and piety, the greatest Apostolic fighter in support of the True faith, who attained the summit of religious and austere asceticism. He was born at Tella Mouzalat, otherwise called Constantina, Read more
St. Clement (Mar Clemis) was born in Rome as the son of Phasthinis in the family of Flavia. He is distinguished from Clemis of Alexandria by being referred to as Clemis of Rome or Pope Clemis I. The Hieromartyr Clement, is said to be been born in Rome into a Read more
Webster’s dictionary gives the following definition of Trinity: “The union of three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in one divinity, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three Persons.” Synonyms sometimes used are triunity, triune, and triality. The term “trinity” Read more
St. Philemon was disciple of the Apostle Paul, a first century Christian and a recipient of his epistle, one of the books of the New Testament. He was a rich, nobleman, owner of slaves, who lived in Colossae and was distinguished for his preaching and charity work joined by his Read more
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of Annunciation to Blessed Virgin St Mary – the Theotokos, twice in a year – during the season of Annunciation, five weeks before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and another on March 25. The Annunciation to BVM is Read more