In the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7), Jesus introduces the kind of life those who seek the Kingdom of God must lead. His homily could properly be• called, “The Righteousness of the Kingdom.” It can be divided into several sections. (1) The Beatitudes (Matt. 5:1-16): The sermon begins with
Reading: St. Luke 22: 14 – 30 The Israelites used to observe three festivals grandly every year. In course of time they later became so important for the Christianity as three main events of early Church’s developments took place on those main festivals days viz. Pass over (Pasha), Pentecost, and
The spirituality is an interdisciplinary science encompasses anthropology, arts, history, literary studies, medicine, neuro-physiology, psychology and theology. In the early centuries of Christianity, spirituality and theology were integrated and inseparable. With the rise of theology in western part of world, Christianity gradually became understood as a conceptual science distinct from
on Mar 5th, 2013
Mid lent is the 25th day of the Holy Lent and the Orthodox Tradition considers this day as a feast of extreme importance. What are the significances of Mid Lent? What shall we understand from the readings of Mid Lent? Does this have a bearing to the festival of Easter?
Subhkono or the Service of Reconciliation is normally performed in orthodox churches on the first Monday of the great lent usually after the noon prayers. But in some places they do it either on Sunday night or on Monday evening for convenient sake. Normally the service ends by 40 prostrations
Are you Ready to Face the Future, regardless of how dark things look? The days of 2012 were in many ways darkening ones – crime, immorality, corruption, and deadly violence by young and old. No informed person today will deny that the human race walks in darkness. We face dilemmas
Very recently, precisely while we were caroling, one of our parishioners asked me pointing to my Accord, “Achen, did you buy a new car?” “Yes, I did, but it was precisely seven months back though”, I answered. After having received complements for the seven months old new car, I and
We hear the Christmas story every year during the month of December. What we hear is the story of purely mundane things. We hear about a couple looking for a lodge in an emergency situation; the young woman was in her full term of pregnancy and was about to give
on Dec 24th, 2012
“Today we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. There has been no event in the history of the world more amazing than the Nativity of Christ. The Lord God Pantocrator, who created the visible and invisible world and all that is therein with but a single word, that
The Malankara Orthodox Church, established by St. Thomas, disciple of Lord Jesus Christ, Apostle and Patron Saint of India in AD 52 has sustained so far in its original charisma only because of God’s special care, abundant graces and blessings. Many Churches which came into existence in almost the same
