Rt. Rev. Thomas Naickamparambil Rabban was ordained Bishop for the North American Exarchate, he has taken the name Thomas Mor Eusebius.

http://www.malankaracatholicchurch.net/photogallery_80th%20reunion.html

Many Years!

Axios! Axios! Axios!

Eis polla aeti, Despota!

I had never before realized that the Syro-Malankara Church encouraged devotions to the Sacred Heart!

Fr. Serge

I've even seen Malankara Orthodox with that devotion

May God grant him many blessed years!

Michael Thoma,

Thank you for the link.

I scrolled down the page to see the photos and there is one image that has left me absolutely curious to know more.



I am assuming this is Benediction with the Most Holy Eucharist.

In the Latin Church, the hands of the priest are covered with a humeral veil to signify that it is Christ Himself Who is giving the blessing.

The photo shows a transparent veil over the monstrance as it is being lifted.

Could you provide more details about this photo?

Is this how Benediction is done in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church?

There is no Malankara Tradition of Benediction per se, it is a borrowed Latin Tradition that has been Syro-Malankarized and is recognized as such.. as to what is happening, I will have to ask someone and get back to you.. not quite sure myself

Lord, grant unto Bishop Thomas Mor Eusebius holiness of life and wisdom to direct and guide the particular Church entrusted to him so that she may grow in your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Eis polla aeti, Despota!

May God grant his Grace many blessed years.

So the Coonan Cross Oath was taken to facilitate devotions to the Sacred Heart and the use of the monstrance? How's that again?

Fr. Serge

The Malankara Orthodox church does not encourage devotions to the sacred heart. Nor have I ever come across such a thing in my life as an Orthodox Christians.

However catholic icons of Christ and St Mary with sacred hearts are often placed in homes and sometimes in chapels. But such a thing is done not because of devotion to the sacred heart, but because it is an Icon. Orthodox priests and bishops do write and discourage such devotions once in a while.

This is not to say that some Orthodox do not visit catholic shrines out of devotion.

I don't think the image was chosen to promote or discourage devotions to the Sacred Heart, methinks the web editor simply liked the image.

God Bless aboon thomas mar eusebius

I dont think there is any sacred heart devotion in syro malankara church. Myselves not yet observed. Of course syro malabar and latins do have intense devotions of sacred heart.

Also regarding benediction. There is no benediction in syro malankara. Personally never seen anytime benediction for holy Eucharist in any regular qurbana.

Fr. Loya's radio program today, #313, included some background about the Syro-Malankara, as well as speaking of the upcoming Inauguration of the Exarchate of USA & Installation Ceremony of the Bishop on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 at the Marianist Retreat Center in Uniondale, Long Island, New York.

Very interesting! Thanks for posting the link!

There were two or three errors made, though. First, the statistics on the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are not up-to-date. The Church currently has two metropolitan provinces with a total of eight eparchies in Kerala. Also, the Maronite Church belongs to the West Syrian, not the East Syrian liturgical tradition. Finally, the program incorrectly gives the impression that only the East Syrian tradition uses Aramaic.

Does anyone know what time tomorrow the installation will begin? Thank you.

Emmanuel Marianist Retreat Center
1400 Glenn Curtiss Boulveard
Uniondale , NY 11553

October 3rd, 2010 2pm

Excellent video! Thanks!

Inauguration procession video with ToBasalom sung in background. It shows Malankara, Latin, Bzyantine, Syrian, Maronite, Greek Catholic bishops, priests and seminarians processing before Qurbana/Mass. Can anyone identify the list?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9WtLjyzepU

Another video showing how they transformed latin altar to malankara madbaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JourH-GUw

part of qurbana at the installation ceremony in English and Syriac. Personally feel quite difficult get with English qurbana. I dont know whether in US qurbana is celebrated more in Malayalam or English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJUDkjTk6k&feature=related

The video is apparently as it seems is taken tilted , can listen to the audio well.

Two news reports of the enthronement:

Bishop: Growth of Syro-Malankara Church in US Nourished by Grace


Syro-Malankara Church welcomes new bishop

Some biographical material on Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius:

http://stjudechurch.com/?cat=1

To address PPJ's question as to the hierarchy in attendance, from the articles cited, these included:

Major Archbishop & Catholicos Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal,

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan (Latin Archdiocese of New York),

Bishop William Murphy (Latin Diocese of Rockville Centre, which I believe geographically encompasses the high school in which the ceremony was conducted),

Archbishop Francis Chullikatt (Permanent Observer of the Vatican at the United Nations and a Latin, originally of the Archdiocese of Verapoly in Kerala, India)

Although he isn't mentioned specifically, I would presume that Archbishop Pietro Sambi (Apostolic Nuncio to the US) was present.

Francis Cardinal George (Latin Archdiocese of Chicago) and President of the USCCB was mentioned in one article and may well have been present.

I saw two Byzantine bishops in procession - one may have been Bishop Nicholas Samra (Retired Auxiliary of the Eparchy of Newton of the Melkites) - at 0:49 ; I couldn't get a good enough view of the other - at 0:59 - to make even a tentative identification. I imagine that Bishop Jacob Angadiath (Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Chicago of the Syro-Malabar) was in attendance, but I couldn't spot him.

Wasn't able to spot any of the other non-Byzantine Eastern Catholic hierarchs (Armenian, Syriac, Chaldean, or Maronite), but they may be at the ME Synod.

Many years,

Neil

Francis Cardinal George could not attend the event, but he did send his prayers and congratulations.

Aboon Mor Barnaba of the Syriac Catholics was in attendance.

Aboon Mar Jacob of the Malabars concelebrated the Holy Qurbono.

Archimandrite Robert Stern of CNEWA concelebrated the Holy Qurbono.

Chorbishop John D. Faris of the Maronites (Brooklyn) concelebrated the Holy Qurbono.

Bishop John Michael of the Romanian Catholics concelebrated the Holy Qurbono.

Aboon Mor Tithos Yeldho of the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church attended the celebrations post-Liturgy.

Bishop John of Parma of the Ruthenians was also a concelebrant.

Great photo, Michael!

Ed, thanks - thought that Bishop John might have been the second Byzantine bishop whom I saw.

Many years,

Neil

In Michael's photo Bishop John Michael is 3rd from the left.

Nice but can't they get rid of that piano?