o Evening: Matthew 25: 31-46o Morning: John 5: 19-29 o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament Readings Deuteronomy 34: 1-12; Joshua 24:29-33; Ezekiel 37: 1 – 14; 2 Maccabees 12: 38-45; Isaiah 38: 10-20o Epistle ReadingsJames 4: 6-5:6; I Corinthians 15: 20-28o Gospel Readings Luke 12: 32-48
St Onesimus, a fugitive slave of St. Philemon, was a Phrygian by birth. Apostle St. Paul mentions him, as a dear brother and son, while in chains, in his prison epistle to St. Philemon. He was a Christian of distinguished lineage, living in the city of Colossae, Phrygia. The fugitive Read more…
MONDAY of Three Day FastEvening – Matthew 12: 31-41Morning – Numbers 5: 5-11; Jonah 1:1- 17; Isaiah 19: 17-22 ;Acts 13: 6 – 12 / (Acts 7: 37-43); Colossians 1: 3-13; Matthew 7: 1-12TUESDAY of Three Day FastEvening – Luke 4: 24-32Morning – Micah 1: 1-16; Jonah 2: 1-10; Nahum Read more…
MONDAY of Three days LentEvening – Matthew 12: 31-41Morning – Numbers 5: 5-10; Jonah 1:1- 17; Isaiah 19: 17-22 ; Acts 13: 6 – 12; Colossians 1: 3-13; Matthew 7: 1-12 TUESDAY of Three days LentEvening – Luke 4: 24-32Morning – Micah 1: 1-16; Jonah 2: 1-10; Is. 57: 13-19 Read more…
• Evening: Matthew 11:1-15• Morning: Luke 5:1-11o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 9: 12-17; Joshua 4: 4-9; Psalms 29: 1-11; (Isaiah 41: 8-20) **o Epistle ReadingsActs 9: 10 – 21; 2 Corinthians 4: 1-6o Gospel ReadingMark 1: 12-20 (As Per Old Lectionary) **
St Isaac of Nineveh, also known as Isaac the Syrian (Ishaq an-Naynuwī), is a 7th century saint known for his strict asceticism and ascetic writings. St Isaac was an anchorite, bishop, theologian monk, born in AD 613, is also remembered as Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar. His place of birth is ambiguous, though some sources attribute Read more…
• Evening: Luke 7: 18-35• Morning: Mark 12: 28-37• Holy Qurbana• Old Testament Readings Deuteronomy 18: 9-16; 1 Samuel 16: 1-13; Isaiah 63: 7-16• Epistle Readings 1 John 4: 11-20; 5: 10-12 1 Cor. 4: 6-16• Gospel Readings Mark 6: 1-6
St. Timothy (Gk: Timótheos, meaning ‘honouring God, honoured by God, precious to God’, all of which was true to this disciple of the Lord. He was part of the early Church, an early Christian evangelist too. Timothy was a close companion and messenger of Paul the Apostle, as well as the first Christian bishop Read more…
Mar Dionysius Michael (Mikhayel ) was one of the Metropolitans who lead the Malankara Church through a time of great crisis. He was born in 1880 (Edavam 15), as the son of Alummoottil John Upadeshi of Kayamkulam. When Mikhayel was 18 years old, while playing in a tennis court, he Read more…
At the age of 10, he became seriously ill. During his illness, he saw the St Mary, Mother of God in a dream, who promised to heal him. Several days later there was a religious procession in Kursk, with the locally revered miracle-working icon of the Mother of God. Due Read more…