Christ is born! Glorify Him! Every year we observe 25th December as the Feast of Incarnation of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. On 26th December, we glorify Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. On 27th December, we commemorate the infant martyrs, who sacrificed their lives as a result of Read more…
Christ is born! Glorify Him!Oh, noble Mother of God, who contained God, on the day of your remembrance, we join with God!Thanks to the Holy Spirit, Who dwell in you. O Holy Trinity show kindness to our souls! The Holy Church has separated Dec 26, on the next day of Read more…
Irenaeus was born around the year A.D. 130 in Smyrna, near Ephesus, Western Turkey, in Asia Minor. He received the best and finest education. He was well versed in Holy Scripture, Greek, poetics philosophy rhetoric, literature and the rest of the classical sciences that were necessary for the young men Read more…
St. Ignatius of Antioch (Agnimayanaya Ignathios) has been well-known since earliest times. St. Ignatius was called “God-Bearer” (Theophorus). “This holy man was named the ‘God-Bearer’ because he always carried the name of the living God in his heart and on his lips. Also, by tradition, he was thus named because Read more…
Evening: John 20: 19-31 (John 11: 5 – 16) ** Morning: John 11: 1-16 (John 14: 1 – 7) ** Holy Qurbana Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 12: 1-9; 1 Kings 8: 1-6; Isaiah 43: 1- 14(Gen. 9: 1 – 12; Dan. 1: 8 -21) ** Epistle ReadingsActs 1:12 -14; I Corinthians 12: Read more…
St. Thomas is the Patron Saint of India, set foot in India in AD 52. The Syrian Christians of Malabar in India, claim St. Thomas as their founder. St. Thomas founded the Malankara Orthodox Church of India in AD 52. Some records say that the Apostle made a brief Read more…
H. H. Moran Mar Baselios Geevarghese I, was born in an ancient orthodox Vallikkattu Karuchira family on 13th January 1870 as the second son of Karuchira Paulose (Punnachen) and Puthupally Kuttanchira Unichiamma. Young Geevarghese was brought up, nurtured in spiritual atmosphere and his pious parents dedicated the young one for Read more…
Paulose Mar Coorilos, was born on 4th December 1850, as the third son of Mulanthuruthy Kochuparambil Kurien Varkey of Thozhuppadan family of Kandanad and Anna daughter of Mulanthuruthy Fr. Thoppil Scaria the beloved disciple of the pious and saintly Yuyakkim Mor Koorilos and a close associate of Mar Gregorios Geevarghese Read more…
Daniel Mar Philixenos Metropolitan was born as the second son of Annamma and P.E. Easow Kathanar of Vaduthala family in Omalloor on 10 May 1910. He took his B.A, Bed degrees. After his primary education in Government Primary School, Kaipattoor, he continued his schooling in M. D. Seminary School, followed Read more…
St. Behanan (Mar Behanam) was the prince of a country called ‘Asoor’. Traditionally, the king and the people of Asoor were ‘fire worshipers’. The king of Asoor – father of St. Behanan – Senharib (Sennacherib) was no exception. But he and the royal family were worried about a kind of Read more…