Showing posts with label Nilackal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nilackal. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

The First Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Feast day...!

Every Year, the Mother Church celebrates the 'Divine Mercy Sunday' Feast on the first Sunday that falls after Easter. Lord Jesus had told St Faustina that the Divine Mercy Feast Day is very important as "All the Divine floodgates are widely opened through which Graces abundantly flow".

On this day the devotees of the 'Divine Mercy' also throng to the Churches dedicated or established by apostle St. Thomas. They observe this Sunday as 'New Sunday' which is said as 'Puthu Njayarazcha'.

to be contd....

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Nilackal St Thomas Church - World's First Christian Ecumenical Church...!

The Christian Church named St. Thomas Church is the first Christian Ecumenical Church in the world. It is situated on the hill slopes of Nilackal in the western ghats in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala in South India. It was established 30 years ago by the Bishops of Catholic rites, Jacobite, Orthodox, Marthoma, CSI etc jointly. It is built at the place where Apostle St Thomas first established one of the seven and a half Churches about 2000 years ago. Before the construction of this Church an old 'Cross' believed to be a part of the old Church was found. People belonging to most Christian denominations and even people belonging to other religions go to this Church to receive many favors.