MARANAYA FEASTS Feast means ‘big day’ and ‘Maranaya feast’ means a big day related to Christ. These days are considered dedicated to Christ. Sunday is the Lord’s Day. So, it is a Maranaya day. Different kinds of Maranaya Feasts: All Maranaya Feast days should be set apart to engage in Read more
We believe in one true God, (Heb 11:6, 1 Corinthians 8: 4-6, Romans 3: 29-31, Eph 4: 6) the Father Almighty (1Cor. 8: 6; Rev. 1: 8) Maker of heaven and earth (Ex. 20:11, Gen. Ch. 1 &2) and of all things visible and invisible (Jer. 32:17. Col. 1:16) And Read more
Haevorae Monday Evening: Luke 24: 13-35 Morning: Matthew 28: 11-20 Holy QurbanaOld Testament Readings Gen. 41: 41-46; Num. 7: 84-89;I Kings 18: 36-40; Judg. 8: 13-21; Jer. 1: 4-12; Isaiah 40: 9–15. Epistle Readings1 Peter 2: 19-25; Romans 6: 12 -23 Gospel ReadingLuke 24: 13-35 Haevorae Tuesday Evening: Mark Read more
The New Year is the day that marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The Bible does not speak for or against the concept of New Year’s resolutions. One of the traditions associated Read more
OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST IS SEEN WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHES (LUKE 2:7,12). THIS NOT ONLY REPRESENTS HIS TOTAL SUBMISSION TO THE HUMAN FLESH, BUT ALSO FORESHADOWS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION. The manger represents His crib, His Church, and His tomb – all in one. The symbolism is very Read more
Church calendar begins with Koodosh Eetho (Church New Year), Koodosh means to consecrate or sanctify. This is followed by Hoodosh Eetho, Hoodosh means to clean, purify and dedicate. Eetho means Church. The concept is to, first SANCTIFY and then DEDICATE the Church. Church does not mean the building but encompasses Read more
Many orthodox Christians have asked or ask themselves such questions. How can infants believe and be baptised? Where in the Scriptures does it show, an infant being baptised? Should I be baptised again? Lets us try to answer these and many other questions related to infant baptism? I. Does the Read more
Theophilos born, in a pagan family near Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in Mesopotamia, modern Antakya, modern Turkey, is a saint of the Syrian Church, sixth bishop of Antioch. A convert to Christianity, he was a prolific writer who was often quoted by later Christian writers. He was an early clever Christian skeptic apologist, who Read more
Orthodox Church is a Church that has preserved untainted, the genuine teachings of Jesus Christ, the very teachings delivered to every subsequent generation of believers, down the centuries, from the Holy Apostles, explicated, carefully interpreted by their legitimate successors (their disciples and the holy Fathers), traditioned and conserved unaltered. Holy Read more
“Guard the deposit” (1 Tim. 6:20). tradition The dictionary meaning of the word ‘tradition’ is an opinion, belief, story or custom that is memorized and handed down from generation to generation, from ancestors to posterity, originally without the need for a writing system. Its etymology is Latin, from Read more