St. Lazarus, ‘Friend of Christ’ is commemorated on the Saturday before Hosanna, in the Orthodox Church. Lazarus of Bethany is a biblical character mentioned in the Gospel of John11: 1–45. Lazarus (Eleazer-Hebrew) means “God helps.” Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, lived in Bethany, little town two miles outside Jerusalem, Read more…
Mar Dionysius I, was the sixth Metropolitan of the Malankara Church from 1765 until his death, in 1808. He belonged to the Pakalomattom family (Thazhmon, Ayroor). Thus, was also known as Mar Thoma VI. Mar Thoma VI is the first of the fathers to adopt an Antiochian name (Dionysius) after his ordination Read more…
o Evening: John 11:1-27 o Morning: John 11:28-46 o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament ReadingsNumbers 16:42-48; Leviticus 27: 30-33; 2 Kings 20:1-11; Isaiah 61: 1-9o Epistle Readings 1 Peter 2: 6-10; Ephesians 1: 15 – 2: 7o Gospel Reading John 11:14-46 /John 11: 28-46
o Evening: Matthew 4: 1-11o Morning: Luke 4: 1-13 o Holy Qurbana o Old Testament Readings Deut. 1: 3 – 14; II Samuel 24: 18-25: Is. 58: 1-8; Jer. 7: 10-17 o Epistle Readings I Peter 1: 13 – 22: Romans 13: 11 – 14: 9 o Gospel Readings Matthew Read more…
Pampady Kuriakose Mar Gregorios, a saintly sage of Malankara Orthodox Church, in its true sublime sense, had been a simple and humble priest of our Lord and a man of great faith, who possessed the spiritual gift of love. A man, who lived, detached from all worldly desire, submitting Read more…
St. John Climacus (Klimakos) is honored by the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, as a great ascetic and as the author of a remarkable work entitled, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, a treasury of spiritual wisdom. Therefore, he has been named ‘Climacus‘ or ‘of the Ladder‘. He is known also as Read more…
Evening: Luke 1:26-38 / (Luke 8: 16-21) **Morning: Luke 1:46-55 / (Mark 3: 31-35) **Holy QurbanaOld Testament ReadingsDeut. 26:10-27:10; Judges 13: 2-14; Isaiah 63:15-64:5 (Genesis 28: 10-22; Zech. 2: 10-13, 4: 1-7, 8: 3) **Epistle Readings1 John 3: 2-17; Galatians 4: 1-7 (Heb. 6:13-20; 7:1-10) **Gospel ReadingLuke 1: 26-38 (As Read more…
Mar Thoma IV was the fourth bishop who was the Malankara Metropolitan of Malankara Church in India in 1688 – 1728. Nothing much known about his earlier days, but like his predecessors, he belonged to the Pakalomattom family, just like his predecessors and was as an able and pious Metropolitan. Mar Thoma III died Read more…
Saint Patrick was born around 385/387, in the village of Bannavem Taberniae, in a part of Britain now known as Wales. His name Latin Patricius, meaning high-born. His parents were part of the Christian minority of Britain; his father, Calpurnius, was a deacon and a Roman county decurion (tax official), the son of Read more…
St. Caesarius {Kesarios, Caesarios (Gk)} was born in Ad 331, in Arianzus, near Nazianzus, as the son of St Gregory, the elder and St. Nonna and the brother of St Gregory the Theologian. He was like his brother, a theological writer. He probably studied at Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia in preparation for the elite Read more…