The 55th Feast of Commemoration of the Servant of God Mar Ivanios begins

His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos blessed the newly built altar of the tomb chapel of the Servant of God Mar Ivanios in St. Mary’s Cathedral Pattom, Trivandrum at 5 pm on 1 July 2008.  His Excellency Most Rev. Jacob Mar Barnabas, Apostsolic Visitator of the Malankarites in the Extraterritorial Regions in India, Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Paravilayil, the Protosyncellus of the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum, Rt. Rev. Varghese Mavelil Corepiscopo, Rev. Fr. Geevarghese Nediyath, the Parish Priest of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Rev. Fr. Antony Valiyavilayil OIC, the Postulator of the Cause of Canonisation of the Servant of God Archbishop Mar Ivanios and a large number of Priests, Religious, Seminarians and Faithful participated in the blessing ceremony.

Most Rev. Jacob Mar Barnabas celebrating Holy Qurbono to commence the preparation of the Feast of Commemoration of the Servant of God Mar Ivanios highlighted ‘the missionary vision of Mar Ivanios’ based on his God-experience.

The Official Website of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church – Launched

Maintained by the Catholicate Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, www.malankaracatholicchurch.net will be the Official website of the Syro Malankara Catholic Church. The site is administered by Rev. Fr. Antony Valiyavilayil OIC.The site is rich in its details on the Church and will be constantly updated with the latest events in the Syro Malankara Catholic Church.