Mar Babylas, Patriarch of Antioch, was the twelfth Bishop of Antioch succeeded Mar Zebinus (Zbina, Zebinas) in the year A.D. 237. Babylas (Babulas) is the most celebrated bishop of Antioch, after St. Ignatius. Mar Babylas was a good shepherd, holy and God-fearing who continually took care of the widows and Read more…
H. G. Alvares Mar Julius [1889-1923] is truly a Martyr of Orthodox Church in India. He is truly a saintly son of the Church, who sacrificed his life to God. He was a patriot, freedom fighter, journalist and writer, educationist and social worker, true missionary, philanthropist, and Apostle of Charity. Read more…
Evening: Luke 17: 20-37 Morning: Matthew 24: 36-51Holy Qurbana Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 42: 1-8 Hosea 5: 1-5 Isaiah 57: 14-20Epistle ReadingsActs 3: 21 – 26; I Corinthians 2: 10-16Gospel ProclamationMark 13: 28 -37
Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage was the leading bishop of the Church of Africa during the mid-third century. Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus was born in Carthage, Africa in A.D. 200, from a Berber descent. His parents were noble pagans or very wealthy non-Christians. His father was one of the principal senators. Cyprian received fine secular education Read more…
Feast of the Cross Day on September 14th is one of the important celebrations of the Orthodox Church. It is on this day that we celebrate the Exaltation and Veneration to the Precious Life-giving Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Feast of the Cross like so many other liturgical Read more…
Evening: Matthew 24: 1-35Morning: Mark 13: 1-33 Holy QurbanaOld Testament Readings Genesis 48:13-20 Joshua 10:12-15 Isaiah 65:1-7{Numbers 21: 4 – 9; I Samuel 17: 37-53; Jeremiah 32 : 36 – 41} ** Epistle ReadingsActs 13: 26-39; Galatians 2: 17-3: 14 Gospel ProclamationLuke 21: 5 – 28 {Readings as per Old Lectionary} **
Evening: Matthew 18: 1-11Morning: Matthew 18: 12-22Old Testament ReadingExodus 3: 1-6, 11-14; Job 1: 1-5; Isaiah 1: 15 -20Epistles Readings1 Peter 2: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 3: 16-23 Gospel ProclamationMark 6: 1-6 / (Matthew 5: 38 – 48)
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Orthodox Church commemorates the parents of St Mary – the Theotokos, St Joachim (Yuyakkim) and St Anna (Hannah) on 9th September. Ecclesiastic tradition based on the teachings of the Apostles reports that the parents of the Virgin Mary are Joachim and Hanna. Righteous St. Read more…
Evening: Matthew 19: 1-12Morning: Luke 19: 11-27Holy QurbanaOld Testament Readings Exodus 24: 12-18; 1 Samuel 3: 16-21; Ezekiel 18: 21-24Epistle ReadingsJames 5: 1-6; 2 Corinthians 10: 1-7 Gospel ProclamationMatthew 17: 22-27
Mar Dioscorus, was born, in Alexandria, in Egypt. Other details of his birth, parenthood, childhood, education is not available. Dioscoros served as the dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, and was the personal secretary of St. Cyril of Alexandria, whom he accompanied to the Council of Ephesus in 431. He eventually rose to the position Read more…