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Who is a saint? Who is a Saint?
A Saint is one in whom Christ lives, one who opens his life to Christ and lives as, Christ wills him to live. Saints are those, who exemplary spiritual lives, deeds, and works, with an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God, keeping the commandments of Christ. They inspired and Read more
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Orthodoxy is not just a way of life – Orthodoxy is The Way of Life
The Orthodox Church, is the most ancient and oldest Church in the world, founded by Jesus Christ. Its beginnings chronicled in the New Testament, which has deep and lasting roots in Christian antiquity and is steeped in rich Biblical tradition. The Orthodox Church is the Church, which has preserved untainted, Read more
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THE MEANING OF SUNDAY – Sunday is Lord’s Day not Sabbath Day
The New Testament makes explicitly clear that the first day of the week, or Sunday, was a holy day for the primitive Christians, even before Nicaea Synod (325). The Holy Eucharist, the central act of Christian worship, is celebrated on Sunday, otherwise known as ‘the First Day‘ (Matt. 28:1; mk. Read more
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Preparations and Consecration of Holy Mooron
The consecration of the Holy Mooron is preceded by elaborate preparations. Fruits are collected from selected olive trees in the months of September and October. They are cleaned and squeezed. To this juice is then added pepper, spices and perfumes. The whole thing is then ground to a fine flour, Read more
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Some Quotes on – The Word of God
Go to your bible regularly! Open it prayerfully!!Read it expectantly!!! Live it joyfully.Study the Bible to be wise, believe it to be safe, practice it to be holy.
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“My Lord and my God!” – Echoes from The Upper Room
“He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished, and ready. Prepare for us there”. The Upper Room was a significant site, that represented an illuminating iconic locus in the formation of Holy Church and holds significant meaning as the site where Jesus and His disciples celebrated the Last Supper. Also Read more
Fasts and Feasts of our Church
The Significance of Bonfire (Thee-Jwala Shushrusha) in Christmas Service
The Liturgy of Christmas (Yeldho Perunaal) is celebrated in the silence of night, often creating an inexplicable, incomprehensible experience of the coming down of heaven to earth, in the minds of the faithful. Prior to the Celebration of Holy Eucharist, there is a special service performed of a burning fire Read more
Fasts and Feasts of our Church
Commandments for CHRISTMAS
I. Thou shall not leave “Christ” out of Christmas. II. Thou shall be as a little child. Christmas is the day of the Christ child; as a little child be thou ready to enter into the Kingdom of heaven. III. Thou shall not neglect the Church. Its Christmas services are Read more
Doubts and Queries
The Sacred Scriptures (Holy Bible) are a part of the Sacred/Holy Traditions
The teachings of the Church are derived from two sources: Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition. The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim. 3: 15). The Holy Church was founded first and it is within the Church there evolved both oral as well as written traditions. Many Read more