St. Mariam Thresia Anitha Mechery Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan was born in Puthenchira in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur district on April 26, 1876 as the third of five children of Thoma and Thanda and was later baptized on May 3, 1876 at the church of Saint Mary. She was named ‘Thresia’ in honor of Teresa of Ávila. Her paternal uncle Antony Chiramel Mankidiyan was her godfather, and his wife Anna was the godmother. Her mother died on March 2,1888 after blessing her children who had gathered at her deathbed. Her mother's death put an end to her studies and she dedicated herself to [...]

St. Joseph, the Worker Vinod Joseph Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in your life are, the day you are born and the day you find out why!. Right from the moment, that the divine purpose was revealed to St. Joseph in a dream, St. Joseph’s every act was towards enabling that divine purpose of being a part of God’s plan of divine mercy, for all of creation. May 1st is celebrated as the feast day of St. Joseph, the Worker. The most venerable of all saints, alongside Mother Mary, intercedes for us, [...]

Epiclesis Nathan Thomas CCD Grade 5 One day, I was using the Holy Qurbana book during Holy Mass and my eyes got stuck on a strange word I didn’t know. I was perplexed and asked my parents who were next to me, what the word actually meant. Then, I heard the bell ringing at the altar and I looked around and saw people bowing their heads. Can you guess what the word was? The word was “epiclesis!” I was fascinated by what this meant, so I decided to go home, and read more about epiclesis. Epiclesis [...]