Mariam Deelathhok… (Mary who bore Thee forth, John who baptized Thee……..). This anthem at the outset of Holy Qurbana asserts and affirms Mary, as ‘Mother of God’. Elizabeth filled with Holy Spirit (Lk 1: 41) pronounced Mary as ‘Mother of my Lord’ (Lk 1: 43). The word “Theotokos” literally means Read more…
Blessed Virgin Mary is the Ever-Virgin. She remained a virgin before, during, and eternally after the birth of Jesus Christ. One very strong tradition in the Orthodox Church holds that the birth of Jesus was also miraculous and left Mary’s virginity intact as a sign. The Orthodox Church hold firm to Read more…
Aaron’s Censer is referred to as the Golden Censer. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put incense in it, along with fire from the altar…” (Num. 16: 46). The golden censer (Heb. 9: 4) used by Aaron, the high priest, is a symbol of Virgin Mary who carried in her Read more…
Holy, glorious, right-victorious, great-martyr, servant of our Lord, Demetrius of Thessaloniki the Myrrh Streamer, Myrovletes (myrrh-emitting) and wonder-working saint was born in Thessalonica to noble and devout parents of the Roman province of Macedonia. Implored of God by childless parents, Demetrius was their only son, and so was raised and educated Read more…
The Pentateuch refers to Aaron’s Rod (Staff) in the Book of Exodus Ch. 7 ff and in Numbers Ch. 17. The rod was probably much like a crude walking stick or a shepherd’s staff or a weapon. In the first instance, the staff of Aaron, also considered as property of Read more…
Patriarch Jacob saw a dream, of a ladder fixed on earth, rising high into the heaven, with the angels ascending and descending on it (Gen. 28: 10-17). This dream signified the One Who is the link between, reconciled Heaven and forgiven Earth. Jacob’s ladder which unites heaven and earth, points Read more…
As the Lord commanded Moses, he said to Aaron ‘Take a golden pot, put one full omer of manna in it, and lay it up before God to be kept for your generation” (Ex. 16: 33). Our Lord Jesus Christ is the ‘True Manna’ Who descended from heaven and to Read more…
The Ark of the Covenant contained the Israel’s most sacred objects and each object prefigured Christ. Mosha chamachora – pedaka drushtanthamMariyame slomo –jeevajalathin munkuriyam….. Peace thee Mary – Ark of mysteries,That Moses did make – Thy symbol as veil divine God commanded Moses on Mount Sinai to make a Sanctuary Read more…
BVM bore Christ in her virginal womb as the bush on Mount of Horeb bore God in its flame Mulmarameriyaatheri thyee than naduvil-kandathupolChinmayanamariaamil vasichusareempoondu..…… ‘As the fire enflamed the bush, yet did not it burn, So did God come down and well in the virgin’s womb,He was incarnate of her, losing Read more…
Akhila jagalpathiya naayaka, Naayetti goshichangathi bahumanichu Mariaam, valuthaam Padaaythaan… Like a ship did Mary bear, Laud an honour be, Him the Captain and the Lord, God of all the world….. The Ark of Noah is a precursor of the Mother of God that contained Christ and His Church. St. Peter Read more…