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Call & Commission to be Christ’s Disciples
Discipleship & Repentance: Christ’s Call for Repentance From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew 4:17 Discipleship is a call from the Lord God. When that call is heard, there needs to be a response. In the call and commission of St. Paul, the Lord Jesus…
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The Apostles’ Fast in the Mar Thoma Syrian Church
Originally published in Tiqvah Magazine Volume 1, Issue 2 (APR – JUN 2023), read about each Apostle and their significance in the magazine The Fast of the Apostles is one of the five Fasts kept in the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. The Fast begins this year on June 16 until June 29, which ends…
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Along the Way of Jesus Christ
In the season of Annunciation (Syriac, “Suboro”), meaning “Good News”, Christians meditate on the news given to men and women that the coming of the Messiah was near. The first announcement came to the priest Zechariah in the Jerusalem Temple through the angel Gabriel. Churches of the Syriac tradition observe the Day of Annunciation to…