What is the place of spiritual development in our life? For most Christians, from a young age they are taught in the ways of Christian spirituality and faith development. At the point of adulthood, it is necessary that they are able to carry on the faith practices that they learned in their younger years in…
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…
The Need for Holy Confession The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church practices “public” Confession. As part of the reforms in the 19th century, which led to its split with the Syrian Jacobite Orthodox Church, the private confession (auricular confession) to the priest was done away with in the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Instead, those who…
Introduction This Sunday (October 29, 2023), the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church is meditating of the theme, “Confession: Sacrament of Reconciliation with God and Humans”. Holy Confession is one of the 7 Sacraments observed in the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. There is a system of Christian living described in the traditional Christian denominations around the…
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