Saint Barbara, known as the Great Martyress in Orthodox Churches, was a Christian saint and martyr, who lived in the 3rd century AD. The legend of St Barbara says that she was born in a wealthy aristocratic family, around 300 A.D. at Nicomedia in Bithynia, modern Isnik, Turkey. Lovely and Read more…
Saint John the Hermit, also known as St John the Solitary or Silent or Hesychast (Greek), was an a fifth-century ascetic saint in Palestine. He was a theologian and theoretician of the spiritual life, who has introduced the discussion of passions in Syriac Christianity and taught the gradual healing from Read more…
LL H. G. Thoma Mar Dionysius, former metropolitan of Niranam Diocese, and founder of Mount Tabor Dayara, Pathanapuram. Mar Thoma Dionysius was born on 8th June 1887 at Mavelikara as the son of Kallumpurathu Poovathur Mathew and Pallivathukal Aleyamma. C M Thomas’ mother Aleyamma lost her first child during pregnancy, Read more…
• Evening: Luke 1: 57-80 / Mark 10: 13-16 **• Morning: Matthew 11: 11-19 • Holy Qurbana• Old Testament ReadingsGenesis 21: 9-21; Exodus 2: 1-10; Ruth 4: 13-22; Isaiah 62: 1-12(Ps. 127: 1 – 5) ** • Epistle Readings1 John 4:1-10 Gal 4:18-30(1 John 3: 1-3; Ephesians 6: 1-4; Colossians 3: Read more…
Nahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and The Old Testament. His name means ‘comforter’, ‘consolation’ or ‘repose’ and he was from the town of Alqosh (Elkosh) (Nahum 1: 1), in northern Iraq and Capharnaum (Capernaum) of Northern Galilee. and referred as an Elkoshite. He was a very nationalistic Hebrew and lived amongst Read more…
Jacob (Yacoub), was born as the son of a Priest, at Serugh (Serug, Suruc) in the village Kurtam a village on the Euphrates to the west of Harran which is very close to the Mesopotomian village Edessa (Urhoy), modern Urfa in South East Turkey, also known as Kurtak. He was Read more…
Dionysius Barsleebi (Dionysius Bar Salibi, baptised Jacob, was a 12th century bishop of the Orthodox Syriac Church. He assumed the name ‘Dionysius’ when consecrated to the bishopric. He is a well-known, able and most voluminous, prolific writer and spokesman of the Syriac language of the 12th century. He was like Bar-Hebraeus, Read more…
St. Jacob Baradaeus (Yakub Burdhana), was a great saint, and one of the well-known Church Fathers, known for his godliness and piety, the greatest Apostolic fighter in support of the True faith, who attained the summit of religious and austere asceticism. He was born at Tella Mouzalat, otherwise called Constantina, Read more…
• Evening: Luke 10: 38-42 / (Luke 8: 1- 3) **• Morning: Luke 10: 38-42• Holy QurbanaOld Testament ReadingsGenesis 27: 22-40; Exodus 19: 1-13; Jer. 11: 1-8 Isaiah 6:1-11(Gen. 1:24 – 31, 24: 15-38; Judg. 4: 4-16; 2 Kings 5: 1 -5Ester 4: 1- 17; Proverbs 14: 1-19) **• Epistle Read more…
St James, the mutilated (Intercisus), (Yacoub M’fasquo/Jacob), was a Persian, born in the Royal City of Beit-Lapeta, in an illustrious, noble family. His family had embraced Christianity and he married a devout Christian. He was the closest and most honoured friend of king Guharon and his son Yazdegerd I, king Read more…