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Characteristics of the Christian Life
Read more: Characteristics of the Christian LifeThis Sunday, the Mar Thoma Syrian Church is observing as Clergy Sunday. The theme in the lectionary is “Servants in Pastoral Ministry.” According to the nature of the Mar Thoma Church, we place importance of the role of each of the faithful in participating in the ministerial and missional life of the Church. The Constitution…
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Call & Commission to be Christ’s Disciples
Read more: Call & Commission to be Christ’s DisciplesDiscipleship & 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
Read more: The Apostles’ Fast in the Mar Thoma Syrian ChurchOriginally 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
Read more: Along the Way of Jesus ChristIn 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…
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Characters in the Holy Confession: The Publican
Read more: Characters in the Holy Confession: The PublicanIntroduction In the English translation of the Sacrament of Holy Confession for the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, there are three characters who remind us about the act of confession and repentance: O Lord, Who is merciful and full of grace, accept me even as You accepted the publican, the woman who was a sinner…
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The Unfailing Word Of God
Read more: The Unfailing Word Of GodOriginally published in Tiqvah Magazine Vol. 1, Issue #1 (Jan-Mar 2023) Author: Mr. Ajeeth Koshy, St. Mathew’s Mar Thoma Church, Canada In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him…
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