Shoonoyo Noyampu and Feast of Assumption of St. Mary: The lent for fifteen days in the name of St. Mary, the Mother of God, will be observed from 1st to 15th August. The lent is one among the five canonical Lents of the Church which has to be observed by all in view of the […]
Feast of Transfiguration (Koodara Perunnal): Another important feast during the month is Transfiguration, which falls on Thursday, 6th August. It also marks the 61st memorial Feast of H.G. Alexios Mar Theodosius, Dharmayogi of Malankara Orthodox Church. He was the first Bishop of Outside Kerala Diocese. Special remembrance prayer will be held on that day. Evening […]
St. Azazael was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity and was beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen in AD 304. He was also known as St. Pancras. In Greek, his name means “one who holds everything”. His dukhrono (commemoration) is celebrated on 12th of August in the Syriac Orthodox Church.
A contemporary of the prophets Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. During Micah’s lifetime, God’s people were divided into the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, where Micah lived in Moresheth. With a succession of often unrighteous leaders at the helm in each of their realms, the two […]
Shoonoyo (a Syriac word meaning "departure" or "falling asleep") is celebrated on August 15 each year. It marks the passing or "dormition" of the Virgin Mary from this life, as well as the belief that God took her body and soul into heaven.