Nineveh Lent is close at hand, starting from Monday January 22 (to be exact from the evening of 21st January). The three-day lent though the smallest of the five canonical lent, is one of the Rigorous, Unique Symbolic and Traditionally observed, fasts of the Orthodox Churches, commemorating the three days of fasting that Prophet Read more…
Mar Augen (Agwin or Agwen of Clysma / St Eugenios) was a fourth century saint. Mar Augen was an Egyptian, born in the time of Constantine. He was a pearl-fisher at Clysma or Kolzum or Qlysma, the present day, Suez, Egypt. He gathered oysters from the bottom of the sea Read more…
HG Eusebios Thirumeni was born as the fourth son of P G Thomas and Saramma Thomas, Puthenparampil, Naranganam, Kozhenchery on 16 June 1931. ‘Baby’ as he was called by his family and Philipose Thomas by his friends, became, ‘Philipose Mar Eusebius’. He had his preliminary studied in Kozhenchey St. Thomas Read more…
St Simeon was born in Qartmin. His father was a leader of the village. When he was four years and seven months old, he was healed through the prayers of St Samuel. When he grew up as a young boy his father took him to the saint. St Samuel gave Read more…
St Samuel lived early 5th century. His father Yuhannon was a wealthy, good man and a leader of his village Eshtin, near a town called Sawro, Mardin, in Turkey. Yuhannon did not have children and ceaselessly prayed to God to give him a child. He was very pious and always Read more…
Anthony was born to wealthy and noble, pious, and well-to-do Christian parents of illustrious lineage about 251 A.D., in a village, Kaman in Upper Egypt. He was a pious child, an obedient son, and a lover of solitude and books. He loved to attend Church services, and he listened to Read more…
This feast is commemorated in the liturgical calendar of the Malankara Indian Orthodox Church in the honor of Blessed St Mary is the ‘Feast of St Mary for Seeds’ (i’do d-yeldas Aloho d Al Zar’o,) on January 15. It is Blessed Virgin Mary’s Feasts that we commemorate among the saints. Read more…
St. Paul of Thebes, is the first Christian hermit, was born in Thebiad ( Thebes was the first capital of Egypt.), Upper Egypt, about 228/234 A. D. and died about 340. A Christian hermit is the one who chooses to live a solitary life, totally apart and usually in a Read more…
To obtain light and understanding – Psalm 119: 130 To be purified and sanctified – John 15: 3; 17: 17; Psalm 19: 7 To more fully obey God – Rom. 12: 2 To be strengthened and encouraged – Acts 20: 32; Rom. 15: 4 To be approved of God – Read more…
St. Stephen, the first deacon in the early Church and was the first Christian martyred for his faith. Although his name is Greek (from Stephanos, meaning crown), Stephen was a Jew. He was one of the seven deacons who helped the apostles (Acts 6: 1-6). He is the first named Read more…