Second Commemoration Feast of the Late Cyril Mar Baselios

Malankara Catholic Church celebrated the second Commemoration feast of His Beatitude Cyril Mar Baselios, the first Major Archbishop Catholicos, on 17th January 2009 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom. His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicos was the chief celebrant of the Holy Qurbono. His Grace Thomas Mar Koorilos gave the homily. Rev. Fr. Mathew Charthakuzhiyil delivered the memorial speech.

The celebration ended with the Dhoopaprarthana in the Tomb and Nercha.

Evening prayers and prayers with incence were offered at the tomb the previous evening (16th of January 2009) at 6.30 pm.

The feast falls on the 18th of January but the commemoration was scheduled a day earlier as the 18th was a Sunday.