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ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
SHORT HISTORY OF MALANKARA
RITE
 The catholic Malankarese go back only thirty
  years. From the Syrian Jacobites of Malabar
  coast a group of 35000, under the leadership
  of their archbishop, Mar Ivanios of
  Trivandrum, broke away in 1930. these came
  over to catholic church.
 Liturgy of Syro Malankara church is of
  Antiochene rite, west Syrian in character.
Mar Ivanios one who lead Syriac
Orthodox Christians to catholic church
MALANKARA RITE PRESENT STATUS

 Syro Malankara Archepiscopal Church
 Present head of Malankara Christians is Major
  Arch Bishop Baselios Cleemis.
 At present they are 500000 faithful and 500
  priests.
 Liturgy today celebrated in Malayalam,
  Tamil, Hindi and English.
Major Arch Bishop Baselios
Cleemis.
STRUCTURE OF MASS

 The priest prays the prayer at the foot of the
  altar. Then he vests and commends himself
  to the prayer of the faithful.
 The holy mass begins with the offering of
  bread and wine.
 The incensing of the gifts and the people,
  where upon the praise of the lord Jesus christ,
  the so called Trisagion.
 Then follows the reading of Epistle and
  Reading of Gospel
 After the reading, the priest does reverence
  to the Gospel.
 The Mass of the faithful consists of a solemn
  Entry Prayer, with commemoration on the
  Mystery of the Feast, an anthem of praise to
  the Most Holy Trinity with an impressive
  ceremony on the chains of the thurble, and
  finally the Creed.
 The Eucharistic Sacrifice is introduced by the
  Prayer of Peace, the Kiss of Peace, and the
  Prayer of the Laying on of Hands.
 The Holy Gifts are uncovered, fanned by the
  veil, lowered before and behind them
  (signifying the earthquake on Calvary).
 Then follow the Preface, Sanctus, and
  Consecration, with no elevation of the Sacred
  Species. After the memento of the Lord
  (anamnesis) and the Invocation of the Holy
  Ghost (epiclesis) follow long intercessions for the
  Pope, the Bishop, the living and the faithful
  departed, and a memento of the Mother of God.
 The repeated breaking of the Bread then follows,
  with the sevenfold intinction of the Host with the
  precious Blood-a practice peculiar to the Syrian
  rite.
 The third portion of the Mass, the Eucharistic
  Banquet, begins with the Our Father and the
  Prayer of the Laying on of Hands.
 Thereafter comes a threefold elevation of the
  Sacred Species, at first singly, then together,
  each time accompanied by a doxology.
 The Communion of the priest is followed by
  the Sacramental Blessing and Absolution,
  Dismissal and Final Blessing, distribution of
  Communion to the faithful, and the Post-
  Communion of the priest.
 Thereafter follows the Thanks-giving
TRADITIONAL CROSS OF ST. THOMAS
           CHRISTIANS
THE COONAN CROSS OATH
   The Coonan Cross Oath in 1653 at the Church of Our Lady of Life in
    Mattanchery was the culmination of several years of latinization by
    the Portuguese, and the crowd gathered there took an oath that
    they would not be subject to the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa,
    Francis Garcia. St. Thomas Christians who gathered under the
    leadership of the Archdeacon to receive a Bishop from Persia, took
    the oath touching the cross there that they would not obey any more
    the Jesuits who were the main European Missionaries in India at that
    time; Coonan Cross Oath was a revolt against the oppressive rule of
    the Europeans andnot against the Pope or the Holy See. After the
    Oath 12 priests at the instigation of one of them laid hands on the
    head of the Archdeacon and "ordained him Bishop". There began the
    division in the Church of the St.Thomas Christians into two major
    groups: one group continued to recognize the prelates appointed
    by Rome and the other which broke away from Rome and joined
    the West-Syrian Jacobite Church of Antioch. This group came to be
    known as the Jacobites (Puthankootukar) or Syrian Orthodox Church
    of India.   

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Syro malankara rite

  • 1. ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
  • 2. SHORT HISTORY OF MALANKARA RITE  The catholic Malankarese go back only thirty years. From the Syrian Jacobites of Malabar coast a group of 35000, under the leadership of their archbishop, Mar Ivanios of Trivandrum, broke away in 1930. these came over to catholic church.  Liturgy of Syro Malankara church is of Antiochene rite, west Syrian in character.
  • 3.
  • 4. Mar Ivanios one who lead Syriac Orthodox Christians to catholic church
  • 5. MALANKARA RITE PRESENT STATUS  Syro Malankara Archepiscopal Church  Present head of Malankara Christians is Major Arch Bishop Baselios Cleemis.  At present they are 500000 faithful and 500 priests.  Liturgy today celebrated in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English.
  • 6. Major Arch Bishop Baselios Cleemis.
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. STRUCTURE OF MASS  The priest prays the prayer at the foot of the altar. Then he vests and commends himself to the prayer of the faithful.  The holy mass begins with the offering of bread and wine.  The incensing of the gifts and the people, where upon the praise of the lord Jesus christ, the so called Trisagion.  Then follows the reading of Epistle and Reading of Gospel
  • 11.  After the reading, the priest does reverence to the Gospel.  The Mass of the faithful consists of a solemn Entry Prayer, with commemoration on the Mystery of the Feast, an anthem of praise to the Most Holy Trinity with an impressive ceremony on the chains of the thurble, and finally the Creed.
  • 12.  The Eucharistic Sacrifice is introduced by the Prayer of Peace, the Kiss of Peace, and the Prayer of the Laying on of Hands.  The Holy Gifts are uncovered, fanned by the veil, lowered before and behind them (signifying the earthquake on Calvary).
  • 13.  Then follow the Preface, Sanctus, and Consecration, with no elevation of the Sacred Species. After the memento of the Lord (anamnesis) and the Invocation of the Holy Ghost (epiclesis) follow long intercessions for the Pope, the Bishop, the living and the faithful departed, and a memento of the Mother of God.  The repeated breaking of the Bread then follows, with the sevenfold intinction of the Host with the precious Blood-a practice peculiar to the Syrian rite.
  • 14.  The third portion of the Mass, the Eucharistic Banquet, begins with the Our Father and the Prayer of the Laying on of Hands.  Thereafter comes a threefold elevation of the Sacred Species, at first singly, then together, each time accompanied by a doxology.
  • 15.  The Communion of the priest is followed by the Sacramental Blessing and Absolution, Dismissal and Final Blessing, distribution of Communion to the faithful, and the Post- Communion of the priest.  Thereafter follows the Thanks-giving
  • 16. TRADITIONAL CROSS OF ST. THOMAS CHRISTIANS
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19. THE COONAN CROSS OATH  The Coonan Cross Oath in 1653 at the Church of Our Lady of Life in Mattanchery was the culmination of several years of latinization by the Portuguese, and the crowd gathered there took an oath that they would not be subject to the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa, Francis Garcia. St. Thomas Christians who gathered under the leadership of the Archdeacon to receive a Bishop from Persia, took the oath touching the cross there that they would not obey any more the Jesuits who were the main European Missionaries in India at that time; Coonan Cross Oath was a revolt against the oppressive rule of the Europeans andnot against the Pope or the Holy See. After the Oath 12 priests at the instigation of one of them laid hands on the head of the Archdeacon and "ordained him Bishop". There began the division in the Church of the St.Thomas Christians into two major groups: one group continued to recognize the prelates appointed by Rome and the other which broke away from Rome and joined the West-Syrian Jacobite Church of Antioch. This group came to be known as the Jacobites (Puthankootukar) or Syrian Orthodox Church of India.