Cir. No. 003/2019
Your Excellency, Dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, The Holy Father, Pope Francis has declared October 2019 as Extraordinary Mission Month “with the aim of fostering an increased awareness of the missio ad gentes and taking up again with renewed fervour the missionary transformation of the Church’s life and pastoral activity.”...
Cir. No. 002/2019
Cir. No. 002/2019 Sagar, 21 June 2019 Your Excellency, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, Peace and Joy! The feast of ‘Dukhrana’, the Martyrdom Day of St Thomas the Apostle of India on 3rd July inspires us to put our full faith in the Risen Lord and commit ourselves to the cause...
PASTORAL LETTER ON SABHA DHINAM-2019
Prot. No. 0984/2019 PASTORAL LETTER ON SABHA DHINAM-2019 George Cardinal Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, to the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Men and Women Religious and Lay Faithful of the Syro-Malabar Church. May the Grace of the Lord be with you all! Dearly beloved brothers and sisters in...
Cir. No. 001/2019
My Dear Bishopji, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, We are already in the Holy Week and at the threshold of the feast of Easter. We know Easter or resurrection of Jesus is the central point of our Christian faith. As St Paul says that if Christ is not risen our faith...
Reflections on the Lent
Prot. No. 0482/2019 I know that all of you have received Lenten messages from your bishops. Joining with them I am also offering a few reflections on the observance of the Lent as it is a great time in the life of a Christian for self- purification and union with...
Circular of the Major Archbishop after the XXVII Synod of the Bishops
Prot. No. 0383/2019 Circular of the Major Archbishop after the XXVII Synod of the Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church, Session 1, held from 07 to 18 January 2019 in the Major Archiepiscopal Curia at Mount St Thomas, Kakkanad. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As you are aware, it was...
Cir. No. 001/2018
Dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, Peace and Joy! We are entering into the new liturgical year. On 1st December we start the liturgical season of Annunciation when we contemplate the great mystery of Incarnation. Let us whole heartedly welcome our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, who was born at Bethlehem. He has...