St Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, was born at Caesarea, Cappadocia (now Kayseri in Turkey) in A. D. 335. He came from a large religious Christian family of ten children, comprising five boys and five girls. He was a younger sibling in a distinguished family that gave the Church many years of service Read more…
• Evening: Luke 3: 1-14, 19-20• Morning: Mark 6: 14-29• Holy QurbanaOld Testament Readings 2 Kings 12:17-21; Jeremiah 37: 11-21; Isaiah 40: 3-8, 41: 8-13, 66: 18-24 • Epistle Readings Acts 26: 1-10; Ephesians 3: 1-12 or 1 Peter 3: 12 – 17; Romans 8: 35- 39 ** • Gospel Reading Matthew 14: Read more…
The Third Catholicos of Malankara and Malankara Metropolitan His Holiness Baselius Geevarghese II of the Indian Orthodox Church (1874 – 1964), was born to parents Ulhanan of Kallacheril, a branch of famous and priestly Puthenpurackal family and Naithi, daughter of Pampakuda Madapparampil Kunjikooru at Kurichi, Kottayam India on 16 June Read more…
• Evening: Mark 1: 1-11• Night: John 4: 4-30• Morning: Matthew 3: 1 -17• Holy Qurbana• Old Testament Readings~ Gen. 24:1-28; dan. 12: 5-9; 2 Sam 23:13-17 Judges 15: 10-20; Is. 12: 1-6• Epistle Readings ~ Acts 8: 35-40; Titus 2: 11- 3: 9 + 1 Tim1:17• Gospel Readings ~Luke Read more…
o Evening: John 1: 43-51o Morning: John 1: 35-42 o Holy Qurbanao Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 37: 1- 11; 1 Samuel 2: 18-21; Psalm 45: 1 -17 o Epistle ReadingI John 3: 21 – 24: Hebrews 11: 23 -31 o Gospel ReadingMatt 2- 19 – 23 / (Luke 2: 40 -52) Read more…
Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the three Cappadocian Fathers (along with St. Basil the great of Caesarea and St. Gregory of Nyssa) is honored as one of the great doctors of the Church. St. Gregory (329-389) was born near Arianzus in Cappadocia. Gregory was born into a wealthy family near Nazianzus Read more…
On January 1, eight days after the Holy Nativity of our Lord, we celebrate His Circumcision, one of the Feasts of the Lord, which is in accordance with Hebrew tradition and Old Testament Law (Gen. 17:10-14, Lev. 12:3). All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with Read more…
• Evening: John 10: 1-16 / (Luke 13: 6 – 9) ** • Morning: Luke 2:21; 4:14-30; Jn 7: 37-44; 15-18 / (Jn 9: 4 -7) ** • Holy Qurbana• Old Testament Readings Genesis 17: 9-27; Deut. 10: 12-11: 1; 1 Sam 14: 27-34; Isaiah 40: 25-31 (Genesis 12: 1-9; Read more…
St. Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great was one of the towering figures of ancient Christianity and was indeed one of the greatest pillars of the Church. He born in a Caesarea, Cappadocia, Turkey, in AD 329, into the wealthy Christian family of Basil the Elder, a Read more…
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…