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Mar Athanasius of Alexandria – October 14 I Father of Orthodoxy, Defender of the Faith

St. Athanasius also called St. Athanasius of Alexandria, St. Athanasius the Great, St Athanasius the Confessor or Saint Athanasius the Apostolic, is recognised Christian theologian, ardent ascetic, Church Father and ecclesiastical statesman, the chief defender of Christian orthodoxy against Arianism in the 4th century. He is venerated as a Christian saint, labelled as the ‘Father of Orthodoxy’, for his absolute dedication to the doctrine of Christ’s Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 12, 2021 ago

Church Edifice, Altar Materials

Liturgical Vestments of Deacons and Priests

Clergy of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church follows the West Syriac tradition and therefore have the same vestments of the Orthodox Syriac Church. The vestments worn by the clergy vary with their hierarchical order in the priesthood. The deacons, the priests and the bishops have distinct liturgical vestments. 1. THE Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 9, 2021 ago

Children' Corner

A Family that Prays together Stays together

A family is the most ancient institution in the history of mankind. An ideal Christian family is like the Blessed, Holy Trinity – united in one. A true Christian family is the icon or an image of the Church and in fact a basic unit of the Church or society. Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 9, 2021 ago

Commemorations

Holy Martyrs St. Sergius & St. Bacchus – Oct 7 I (Sts Sergios, Sarkis and Bakchos, Bakhos)

Sergius & Bacchus were third century, high-ranking, Christian, Roman legionnaire, soldiers. These two close friends of Roman citizenship were officers of troops at the frontier, stationed in the border of Syria, serving Emperor Maximian. They held high favour and esteem in Emperor’s eyes, hence they were attached to the household Read more

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 5, 2021 ago

Other Saints and Fathers

St Francis of Assisi – Oct 4 I Confessor Saint of Catholic Church

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 4, 2021 ago

Indian Orthodox Church History

Seminary Day 2025 – Oct 5

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsOctober 3, 2021 ago

Fasts and Feasts of our Church

The Season of the Holy Cross I Sep 14 to Oct 30

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsSeptember 15, 2021 ago

Indian Orthodox Church History

Anniversary of the Establishment of Catholicate of East in India – September 15th

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsSeptember 14, 2021 ago

Fasts and Feasts of our Church

The Glorious Feast of the Holy Cross (Sleeba Perunnal)- Sep 14

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsSeptember 13, 2021 ago

Commemorations

The Story of the Discovery of the Cross – Sep 14

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

By Jacob P Varghese, 5 yearsSeptember 11, 2021 ago