Advent season
Christian Perseverance through Faith – Meditation on St. Luke 1:1-25
The post reflects on the annunciation to Zechariah, providing insights into the faith and struggle of Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. Despite their childlessness and societal ridicule, they stayed true to their faith. The post underscores the transformative power of divine intervention, faith, patience and prayer. It ends by exploring Christian virtues mentioned in the Second Epistle of St. Peter and urging the cultivation of these virtues to be authentic followers of Christ.
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Annunciation to Mother Mary | 4th Sunday of Advent (St. Luke 1:26-38)
On this Sunday of Annunciation to Mother Mary when we see a young woman accepting the will of God, let us contemplate on the greeting, “Hail, full of grace”. Also let us look at how a confluence of divine and human will led to the Incarnation of Christ.
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Feast of the Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple | November 21
When Mary was three years old, Joachim and Anna decided that the time had come to fulfill their promise to the Lord and dedicate Mary to His service in the Temple. Let us learn about the birth and life of Mother Mary and how she became the dwelling place of God.
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Koodosh Eetho | Sanctification of the Church (Nov 1)
‘Sanctification’ is an act or process of acquiring sanctity, of being made or becoming holy or sacred that is set apart for God. It is an act wherein a very ordinary and sinful person is made or becomes holy to radiate, emanate, and transform into the temples (or an indwelling place) of the living God.
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Season of the Nativity of Jesus Christ- Massacre of the Holy Infants
As we come back to our daily routine from the festivities of the Nativity season that had embraced every Christian household, the Indian Orthodox Church coats herself in much sorrow for the innocent male babies slain by King Herod’s cruelty.
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Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
This is our God Who has come to reside among us! See His unsurpassed love for us. The great wall that divided man from God through sin and disobedience has been destroyed by the babe Jesus in the womb. As we go around giving gifts to our loved and fear ones and also seeking ways to give gifts to the less privileged children of the world and as we engage ourselves preparing wonderful food for all those who come knocking at our doors, let us ask this question of ourselves: What do we offer Christ this day for coming to reside among us?
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Season of the Advent – The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
CHRIST IS BORN, GLORIFY HIM! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, be you exalted. Sing unto the Lord all the earth; and that I may join in one word, Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him Who is of heaven and then of earth. Christ in flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy; with trembling because of our sins, with joy because of our hope. Christ of a Virgin; O you Matrons live as Virgins, that you may be Mothers of Christ. Who does not worship Him That is from the beginning? Who does not glorify Him That is the Last?
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Season of the Advent – Sunday before the Nativity (St. Matthew 1:1-17)
When we read the names of the ancestors of Jesus, some which we know, strike us because these are the names of the saints, the great men and women of the spirit. But there are also names of sinners and also of people who were forced into the ancestry. In this ancestry, holiness and human frailty and sin are interwoven in a way that should strike us. For more, please read
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Season of the Advent – Revelation to St. Joseph (St. Matthew 1:18-25)
If we compare to the life of the saints, like many of them who have stepped onto the world’s stage for a brief period of time and then disappeared from the records, we have only the barest of facts regarding St. Joseph. He appears in the Holy Bible prior to the birth of our Lord Jesus until the 12-year old Jesus is found in the Temple of Jerusalem. Then he disappears from the pages of history. God had chosen Joseph for a particular role… Let us try and understand his role and learn from him…
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Season of the Advent – Birth of St. John the Baptist (St. Luke 1: 57-80) – Part 2
As the church celebrates the Children’s Day, let us as parents and teachers, learn from the life of Zacharias and Elizabeth and trust in the Lord even unto our old age to believe in the promises of the Lord and bring forth prophets and prophetesses, priests and lay leaders who will dedicate their life to the service of the Lord.
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