The Icon of Melthodhaye

26 Nov, See Clip
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His Holiness Blesses & Greets the Crew & all the members

22 Oct, See Clip
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Interview with His Eminence Mor Philexinos Mattias Nayis

17 Nov, See Clip

The Little lamp

30 Dec, Go to Tube
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Xmas Hymns

22 Dec, Go to Tube
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Isa

27 Nov,  Go to Tube

22 Dec,
Hymns by Abun Saliba Sawma, Go to Tunes

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22 Dec,
Hymns by Abun Abdulahad Chara, Go to Tunes

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22 Dec,
Various Hymns in Syriac, Go to Tunes

8 Feb,
To know and love God is the largest one man can do. But to be known and loved is the greatest joy God can conceive of. As we all know it is not so easy to really get to know God. We think we know who He is, but we actually do not know Him, more than we can call Him Father. It is difficult for us to be able to get a sense of, or be able to imagine, how an intimate friendship is possible between a weak sinful man and an abstract Almighty God. But, if we can become best friends with God, by creating an honest relationship with Him, we will take a part of the real, true joy...

6 Feb,
What is distinctive about St. Isaac the Syrian's understanding of the ascetic life?

‘A man who wishes to grow in God must first wean his soul from the world, as an infant is weaned from its mother’s breasts’,this is a quote expressed by one of the most influential spiritual writers of the Eastern Church, namely, St Isaac the Syrian. Throughout his book, On Ascetical Life, he illustrates the monastic way towards God through three stages, namely, the way of the body, the way of the soul, and the way of the spirit. His three-stages ascent to God was inherited from John the Solitary, and he made a unique contribution to the influential Evagrian tradition. Additionally, his treatises were, predominantly, read and greatly cherished by hermits and they had a huge impact on the East-Syrian monastic movements. This essay will attempt to give a brief historical account of his life, and subsequently introduce the inner coherence of his understanding of the ascetic life...

3 Feb,
“Rejoice with those who are happy, weep with those who weep."  (Romans 12:15)

Haiti counted as one of the poorest countries in the world and what has happened the country, is incredible.  The people there have undergone something they could not predict, nothing that they could prepare for. Not that they knew exactly that this would happen to them. The people did not know that they would suffer from a disorder that would change their entire lives. They did not know that death toll would reach more than 100 000 people...
 

2 Feb,
We trust you are well and in good health and offer our apostolic benediction and benevolent prayers as we say:
Here comes the time of the Great Lent. This is a golden occasion offered by our holy mother church, a time to examine our souls. It is a time to avoid vice and cling to virue. It is a time to return to God in repentance: "In an acceptable time I heard you and on the day of salvation I helped you" (II Corinthians 6: 2)...

28 Jan,
An extremely important and central Christian doctrine is that concerning God’s Nature, namely the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. A proper understanding of this doctrine is required, partly, for understanding other essential Christian doctrines – such as the Salvation, Incarnation and the unique functions of the Divine Persons in the Trinity – but also for understanding the content of the Holy Bible. In this article I will elucidate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
 
I pray that God purifies my tongue and my thoughts, and strengthen me with His Holy Spirit so that I do not err in my description of His Glory. All biblical quotations are taken from the English Standard Version (i.e. translation) unless noted. With that said, let us begin our enquiry in which we sing out loud to the one true Triune God!

8  Feb, MANJANIKKARA, KERALA: Abbott of Manjanikkara Mor Ignatius Dayaro and Metropolitan of Simhasana Churches & Institutions in India, Mor Dionysius Geevarghese hosted the flag for the feast of St. Ignatius Elias III here on Sunday, February 7th.
Arch Bishop of Aleppo, Dr. Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim is... 

4 Feb,
Next - London!
We arrived approximately 17.20 (British time) at Stansted, which is a small town outside London. We waited for a few luggages and headed towards the bus that would take us on to Victoria Street. The bus tour lasted for an hour then we gathered the travellers and went to the nearest train station to buy tickets to the underground.

The annual meeting was officially started by H.E. Mor Athanasius Touma Dakama. He blessed the meeting by a prayer and supplication. In his talk he stressed the importance of Melthodhaye’s international mission and how such an initiative was needed in London to support and assist the youth of the Church. He said that we were all in his heart and welcomed us all in his home, it really touched us... 

See photos from the 2nd Annual Meeting here

3 Feb,
Puthencuriz, Kerala, India, 1st February 2009: The Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church today consecrated one new bishop at a pious but auspicious ceremony held at the St. Athanasius Cathedral in the Malankara Syrian Church headquarters, Puthencuriz. The newly ordained Metropolitan is Mor Barnabas Geevarghese Thengumtharayil, for the spiritual organizations of Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. Faithful from the respective organizations and well-wishers, had thronged the church premises to witness the auspicious ceremonies... 

1 Feb,
On the morning of Monday, 25/1/2010 at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of the Holy Spirit, Kaslik, Lebanon,  Father Yusuf Akhras submitted his thesis by the title: “Apostle Peter, and Antioch in the writings of St. Severius Great”, which received a certificate (MBA) Diploma an in-depth theology degree 95%. 

20 Jan,
On Monday, January 18^th 2010, the youth of Mor Gabriel Syriac Orthodox church visited and served the homeless at a local food shelter in Hackensack, NJ, under the guidance of Abuna Aziz H. Hadodo and Thomas Barhe.
 
The youth brought home cooked food to the shelter and served dinner to over 150 hungry civilians. Abuna Aziz led the group in a prayer before the dinner was served...