Weekly Bulletin October 19, Wednesday 07:30 pm: Holy Qurbana, Office of the deceased, Memorial Qurbana for Abraham Scaria Changankerril (father of Susha Louis Nilavumthara), Novena to St. Joseph October 21, Friday 07:00 pm: Confession 07:30 pm: Holy Qurbana, Novena to St. Alphonsa October 22, Saturday 10.00 am: Holy Qurbana, Novena to Mother of Perpetual Help. 11:15 am: Confession October 23, Sunday | Season of Elia Sleeva Moses VII 09.45 am: Holy Qurbana (English) 10.45 am: CCD Classes 10.45 am: Holy Qurbana (Malayalam) Qurbana Readings: Deut. 11:1-7, Wisdom 6:1-10, 1 Tes 5:12-24, Mt 12:22-32 Bakersfield October 23, 04:30 pm : Holy QurbanaLet [...]

Mar Joy Alappat Auxilory Bishop - St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Dicoese of Chicago Mar Joy Alappatt was born at Parappukara, in Thrissur district, Kerala, India, on September 27, 1956 as the second son of late Mr. Varghese and late Mrs. Rosy Alappatt. He has two brothers and two sisters. His baptismal name is John and he is named after the patron saint of his parish, St. John Nepomucene. He is commonly known as Fr. Joy Alappatt. He had his primary school at St. George Lower Primary School, Puthenpally, Varapuzha; his Upper Primary School at A.U.P.S., Parappukkara, and his high school [...]

Do you know that the devotion to Holy Rosary originated in 1212 when St. Dominic de Guzman’s prayer was answered and he understood how to combat the Albigensian heresy? Do you know how that happened? It was the result of the Blessed Virgin Mary giving him the rosary. Through his prayers, he was able to understand how to combat the Albigensian heresy, which led to their defeat. Moreover, this incident turned the Rosary into a symbol of comfort, strength, and confidence for many facing problems in life. The many beads of the rosary can be counted as a shield or [...]