St. Mary's Forane Church, Arakuzha
St. Mary's Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history. The church is under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam.
Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.
History
It was Rathappillil Muthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha. The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times.
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Venerable Mar Varghese Payyappilly served as the vicar of the church during the period 1920-22. -
Bishop Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Fr. Palakkappilly at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha. -
Daily Qurbana Timings
| Sunday | 5:15 AM - Sapra,5:45 AM |
| Monday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Tuesday | 6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM- Holy Qurbana |
| Wednesday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Thursday | 6:15 AM - sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana |
| Friday | 6:15 AM - Sapra, 6:30 AM - Holy Qurbana 10.00 AM Maleakurishu Chapel |
| Saturday | 6:00 AM - Holy Qurbana, Novena 7:00 A M - Holy Qurbana, Novena |
References
- ^ "Ancient Churches, Stone Crosses of Kerala- Saint Thomas Cross, Nazraney Sthambams and other Persian Crosses | NSC NETWORK". nasrani.net. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Eparchy of Kothamangalam". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar (1920-22) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rathappillil Family". rathappillilfamily.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "St. Mary's Forane Church Arakuzha | A Place of Pilgrimage". arakuzhachurch.org. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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