Syriac Charms or Prayers of Protection
By Fr. Dale A. Johnson
Once when I was conducting the Divine Liturgy in Syriac in the little village of Gunduk Shukro, a woman rushed to the foot of the altar and begged me to take something from her hands. She explained that she wanted me to place two pieces of lead on the altar and after the service to return them to her. She explained that she would take them home and...
Inauguration of the St. Thomas Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church Austin, Texas
by Dn. Zacharia Varghese
The early part of 2007 has been delightfully productive for the Malayalee Jacobite community in Central Texas. By the Grace of God, we take pride in building another congregation for our North American Archdiocese. On April 14th, 2007, after our customary Morning Prayer and Holy Qurbono, H.E. Yeldo Mor Teethose, Archbishop of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox...
The 10th Meeting of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox
Churches in the Middle East
by SOLNews
The Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, who have their headquarters in the Middle East, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Church, His Holiness Patriarch Zakka I of the Syrian Church and His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Armenian Church-Holy See of Cilicia, held their 10th annual meeting, at St. Ephrem Syrian Orthodox Monastery...
Be a Church with a Visionby Very Rev. Dr. Thomas Itty Corepiscopa
It is indeed a great joy to jot down few words for the Souvenir to be released on the occasion of the dedication of the new sanctuary of St. Mary's Church, Dallas. This is an occasion, which reminds all of us of our commitment and dedication to the Church. Also, it is an opportunity to look into the eventful past, evaluate the challenging present...
The
Essence of Christianityby P. Abraham Paul, Karottuveettil
After hearing many of our religious sermons we often end up sadder, feeling more confused and hopeless. Most of the conventional preaching mainly dwells on the negative thoughts and aspects of early scriptures making things too complicated, difficult and impossible for us to follow in real life.
The Essence of
Gethsemane - Part 2
by Mathew G. Daniel
The different pictures and warnings that we get or in other words our lord reveals to us in the Garden of Gethsemane shall be examined closely. What we saw in the last article was that Jesus wished his close and chosen ones shall watch and pray with him.
