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
On the fortieth day after Victorious Holy Resurrection, our Holy Church celebrates Christ’s Glorious Ascension into heaven. On the Sunday, ten days later, on the Feast of Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Descent of the Holy Spirit. Before ascending into the heaven, our Lord Jesus Christ’s final promise and last Read more
“Pray fervently and fruitfully along with the disciples in the Upper Room“ On the Sunday, after ten days, on the Feast of Holy Ascension, the Church celebrates the Descent of the Holy Spirit. Before ascending the heaven, our Lord Jesus Christ’s final promise and last order to the apostles and 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
‘And He rose again from the dead on the third day, according to the Scriptures. . .’ Christ is risen from the dead! This is the main proclamation of the Christian faith and the heart of Christian belief. It forms the heart of the Church’s preaching, Core of our worship, and Read more
Simon the Zealot is one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus, a man about whom we know so little, to add to the fact that, his name also produces problem. The name occurs in all four lists of Apostles. To distinguish him from Simon Peter, he is called Read more
The Apostle and Evangelist St. John, called the Theologian, was the son of Salome and Zebedee and brother of James the greater. He was a fisherman by trade and while he and his brother were engaged in mending their nets in the boat by the lakeside with their father that Read more
The Orthodox Churches gives the most importance or reverence to the Holy Gospels, the written Word of Living God (Jn. 1: 1). We, Orthodox offer maximum reverence to it. In the Church, we keep the Holy Gospel in special place called, ‘Evangelion Table; in the Madbhaha – Holy of Holies)’ Read more
Gospel (Evangelion) Evangelion (Gospel/Good News – Greek: Evangelion) or Book of the Gospels refers to the first four books of the New Testament. These books are titled as ‘Gospel according to St. ….….’ It is not a simple narrative of the life of Jesus of Nazareth but a presentation of Jesus as Christ, the Word. However, the Evangelion Book’ (or just Evangelion), is a book that contains the Gospel reading portion for Read more
Light signifies the presence of God, Who is light, Himself. Churches, traditionally has an oil lighted lamp in the center of Nave. The most frequent images of lamps in the Bible relate to worship. The lamps on the seven-branched lamp stand in the tabernacle were to be constantly lit (Exodus Read more