Liturgy
what side is the epistle read from
celebrants right, congregations left
when did the puthankootukar and the pazhayakootukar split.
Coonan cross oath, in 1653
Who wears the urara or stole?
Priests, deacons(bishops and subdeacons if you want to get technical).
When was the syro malabar hierarchy raised to a major archepiscopal church
1992, 12/16/1992
what does qurbana mean
sacrifice, offering
what separates the madbaha and the questroma
three steps
What heresy was corrected by the portuguese in the synod of diamper that was a teaching of our bishops?
Nestorianism.
Qurbana object representing the shroud of Jesus or the burial of Jesus.
The sosappa(pronounced the shoshappa)
In what year did knai thoman come to kerala?
345 AD
what does mar mean?
my lord
where is the empty ciboria place after the rite of communion?
the left bethgaza
When did the Syro malabar church gets an autonomous hierachry established by the vatican
December 22, 1923
Name of the prayer where we sing praises to the holy, mighty, and immortal god. Begins the liturgy of the Word.
The trisagion
how many eparchies are there in the Syro malabar hierachy?
35 eparchies, made of 5 arch eparchies, one of which is the Major archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly.
What two organizations did St. chavara found
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel
what does ghantha mean
bowing
Where was the place thomas first landed in India?
Not kodungaloor(muziris)! THomas had two missionary trips in India and the first time, he didnt even go to kerala. He first landed in BHARUCH, then circled back to kodungallor.
The cardinal direction do we face in the qurbana.
The east. Our churches are SUPPOSED to be built on an east-west axis with us facing the altar in the direction of the east because Jesus will come from the east on the last day
who was the archdeacon who led the coonan cross oath
thomas parambil
when was CML founded
1947
What does epiclesis prayer do?
"Invokes" the holy spirit(epiclesis means invocation)
Name all 8 churches built by st thomas, in order
Kodungalloor, Kollam, Niranam, Nilackal, Kokkamangalam, Kottakavu, Palayur, Thiruvamkode
What are the only things that come in contact with the corporal?
The chalice, paten and ciboria(body and blood of Jesus is also accepted).
name the two bishops who went to rome with the intention of reconciling the Jacobites and the catholics.
Mar Joseph kariattil and Mar thomas paremmekkal
What was the name for the indigenous governing priest appointed by the latin bishop.
The archdeacon