Orthodox Church Season
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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Season of the Advent – Birth of St. John the Baptist (St. Luke 1:57-80) – Part 1
In a world where people are looking towards influential personalities as their icons and role models, the Church shows us a role model whom we can easily emulate in our daily life: St John the Baptist, who is also titled as prophet and forerunner of the Messiah.
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Journey with the Holy Bible-Day 8 (St. Matthew 1:2-5)
Verse for reflection: St Mathew 1:2-5 The third woman we come across in this genealogy is Ruth. The life of Ruth is explained in the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. Ruth was a Moabite woman (non-Hebrew/gentile) married in the Hebrew family whose patriarch was Elimelech. The family consisted of Naomi, Elimelech’s wife, sons…
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Season of the Advent – Visitation of the Virgin Mary (St. Luke 1:39-56)
Mary’s trip also demonstrates the call of community. Sometimes, our physical presence is the best gift we can give to another person. We must also remember that Elizabeth and Mary were carrying John and Jesus in their wombs, respectively and they were willing to meet with each other even before they would take birth into the world. To read more, please click on the below link.
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The Season of the Advent – Annunciation to Mary (St. Luke 1:26-38)
The Incarnation of the Word was not only the work of the Father, Son and Spirit – the first consenting, the second descending, and third overshadowing – but it was also the work of the will and faith of the Virgin…..
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