Fathers of the Faith
The apostle who came to India in 52 A.D. to share the Gospel
St. Thomas
The first man and the first woman
Adam and Eve
Jesus's mother and earthly father
Mother Mary and Joseph
"Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus." (Luke 1:30)
Angel Gabriel
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
John (3:16)
The full name of our current vicar at St. Mary’s Toronto
Rev. Fr. Varghese Anchanithadathil
God told him to build an ark
Noah
The number of apostles Jesus had
12
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
Jesus
In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters— Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness.
Genesis (1:1-4)
The current bishop of our eparchy
Philipos Mar Stephanos
The Garden of Eden
Jesus's age at death
33
"The woman whom you put here with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it." (Genesis 3:12)
Adam
The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. In green pastures he makes me lie down; to still waters he leads me; he restores my soul.
Psalms (23:1-3)
The father of the Universal Catholic Church who lives in Rome
Pope Leo XIV
THIS shepherd Israelite killed THIS Philistine with a stone
David and Goliath
Mary's cousin who was also pregnant at the same time as her
Elizabeth
"Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my LORD should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the LORD would be fulfilled." (Luke 1: 42-45)
Elizabeth
My soul proclaims the greatness of the LORD, my spirit rejoices in God my savior! For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.
Luke (1:46-48)
The bishop who reunited the Malankara Catholic Church
Mar Ivanios
He received the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai
Moses
Two men who helped take down Jesus’s body from the cross and prepare it for burial
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
"Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. ... My LORD and my God!" (John 20:25, 28)
Thomas
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians (4:13)