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Indian Christian Day / Yeshu Bhakti Divas is an annual day of celebration on July 3 in India to celebrate the person and message of Jesus Christ, which was brought to India in 52 AD by St. Thomas the Apostle. This day of remembrance commemorates the nearly 2,000 years [1] of rich Christian history, and the contributions of the Christian faith ...
3. Through St. Thomas they accepted the sacrament of baptism and the adoption of sons. 4. Through St. Thomas they believed in and confessed the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit. 5. Through St. Thomas they preserved the accepted faith of the one God. 6. Through St. Thomas the life-giving splendors rose in all India. 7.
Ettu Nombu (Malayalam: എട്ടു നോമ്പ്) or the Eight Day Lent of St Mary, is a solemn remembrance of virgin-mother of Jesus Christ, for the St Thomas Christians in Kerala, India. The custom is observed in the Oriental Orthodox ( Jacobite and Indian Orthodox ) and Eastern Catholic ( Syro-Malabar and Syro Malankara Catholic ...
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
[16] [17] In the 4th century AD, the Christian church began marking 24 June as the birth day of Saint John the Baptist and 25 December as the birth day of Jesus. Within Christian theology, John the Baptist "was understood to be preparing the way for Jesus", with John 3:30 stating "He must increase, but I must decrease"; this is symbolized in ...
Every year, four solemn processions with the martyr's relics proceeded to the chapel. The first took place on December 29, the feast day of the patron saint, St. Thomas. The second procession went to the chapel on Tuesdays during Rogation days or Maundy Thursday, while the third took place on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist.
An ancient St Thomas Cross at Kottayam Knanaya Valiyapally. The East Syriac Churches of the St. Thomas Christians have accepted the Persian cross as their symbol. They call it the Nasrani Menorah [266] or Mar Thoma Sleeva (St. Thomas' Cross). [267] There are several interpretations for the St. Thomas Christian Symbol.
The Holy Eucharist is traditionally a part of the service of worship on this day. [11] This worship service is traditionally held on or around the longest night of the year, which falls on or about December 21, the Winter Solstice. There is an interesting convergence for this day as it is also the traditional feast day for Saint Thomas the ...