The liturgical calendar of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of Annunciation to Blessed Virgin St Mary – the Theotokos, twice in a year – during the season of Annunciation, five weeks before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and another on March 25. The Annunciation to BVM is Read more
The Feast commemorates when as a young child, the Blessed Virgin Mary entered the Temple in Jerusalem. The Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos takes up the story of Mary’s preparation to become the Mother of God. “God predestined her before the ages for the salvation and reclaiming of Read more
LL HG Job Mar Philoxenos, the sixth and youngest son of Kanianthra C Thomas and Achamma, was born on 8 May 1939, in Mepral, a village near Thiruvalla. The illustrious Kanianthra family had 13 priests before him, however HG was the first in this family to become a bishop. His Read more
Prophet Obadiah was fourth of the twelve minor prophets, and the author of the shortest book of the Old Testament with just only one chapter of twenty-one verses. The name Obadiah was common in ancient Israel and Judah. It means ‘the Lord’s servant’ or ‘worshiper of Yahweh’. A and extremely courageous, prophet Read more
Late Rev. Fr Vilakuvelil Cherian Samuel was born on April 6, 1912 as the fifth child of the nine children of E. I. Cherian and Annamma of Edayil Family, Omalloor, an Orthodox Syrian Christian family. His father was a school teacher and educationist, who held education in high esteem, who Read more
Saint John Chrysostom is ranked among the greatest Fathers, greatest Teachers, and Doctors of the Church. His gifts of eloquence of speech, fluency of languages, in-depth writings and interpretations, as well as his piety and courageous spiritual nature have made the greatness of this saint legendary. A greatly gifted Mar Read more
Martin the Merciful, was a bishop of Tours in the fourth century. He is called the Merciful because of his generosity and benevolence, care and concern for the poor. Martin was born in 316 or 317 in Sabaria, Pannonia, today’s Hungary, in a pagan military family. His father was a tribune Read more
St John the Merciful, the Compassionate, Patriarch of Alexandria, was born in Amathus of Cyprus, to Epiphanius, the governor of the Island, in about 550. The family of the illustrious dignitary Epiphanius. At the wish of his parents, he entered into marriage and had children. When the wife and the Read more
Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban, was a Syriac scholar belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Church who made the translation of the Gospel portion Bible for the first time to Malayalam. He lived in Kayamkulam, in his family home, Mananganazhikathu, latterly it is known as Mananganazhikathu Rambachan’s House. Rev Claudius Buchanan, a missionary Read more
Konatt Korah Mathen Malpan, a great and renowned Syriac Scholar, was one of the prominent Priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in the 20th century and author of many religious books. He was born in a well-known priestly family of Pampakuda village near Kochi on 30 March 1860. After his early Read more