Francesco, who is revered today as a saint, but began his life as a sinner, was the son of Pietro di Bernardone a wealthy, busy cloth merchant of Assisi, born in the year 1181/82 in a poor stable, of medieval country of Spoleto, Italy. His father also owned farmland around Read more…
Let us pray for the Seminaries – the Seedbed of our Holy Church. Seminary is nursery where priests are groomed and bred, a place where the seeds of Spiritual knowledge are sown and nurtured. Nurture is related and derived from the root word Nursery. A Place where plants are seeded, Read more…
We are into the last season of our Liturgical Calendar for the year, from the Feast of the Cross to Koodosh Etho. The emphasis is on Second Advent, End of the world, Eternal Life – Eschatology as “we wait in and for the blessed hope – “the glorious appearing of Read more…
The Indian Malankara Orthodox Church celebrates the anniversary of the Establishment of Catholicate of East in India, on 15th September. The Catholicate was established in India on 15th September 1912, at St. Mary’s Church, in Niranam, founded by St. Thomas. Murimattathil Mar Ivanios Metropolitan was consecrated with the name Mar Read more…
Vellum sathrukkale ninnal njangal- Dhewshikale methicheedum nin-namathhil Airikallil ninnum kaathengale nee-Sathrukkale la-jjippichu By Thee strike we all our foes, By Thy name we tread on those – who hate us Thou did save as from our foes All our enemies were put – thou to shame ‘The veneration of the Read more…
Feast of the Cross Day on September 14th is one of the important celebrations of the Orthodox Church. It is on this day that we celebrate the Exaltation and Veneration to the Precious Life-giving Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Feast of the Cross like so many other liturgical Read more…
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Orthodox Church commemorates the parents of St Mary – the Theotokos, St Joachim (Yuyakkim) and St Anna (Hannah) on 9th September. Ecclesiastic tradition based on the teachings of the Apostles reports that the parents of the Virgin Mary are Joachim and Hanna. Righteous St. Read more…
BVM bore Christ to the world and teaches us, how we should live. Say ‘YES’ to her BELOVED SON and accept JESUS CHRIST TO ENTER OUR LIVES Mary said “Yes” to the invitation to participate and partake in the communion of God’s love. She said ‘Yes’ to her beloved Son. Read more…
Love Jesus as Mary loves Jesus, Love Mary as Jesus loves Mary!Ready to love Jesus as your Lord and Savior, as Mary did? Mary loved Jesus deeply as her son, but she learned to love Him first and foremost as her Savior and Lord. We see her as a disciple Read more…
Blessed Virgin Mary is the Best Pointer to our Lord.Let us all be pointers to our Lord and Saviour Mary is really the best pointer to our Lord. Angel Gabriel said, ‘our Lord is with you’! What a blessing is this! With God she is worthy of everything. Mary with Read more…