These are the Chief precepts of the church ( Thiru Sabhayude Anju Kalpanakal). Njaaraychagalilum kadapetta thirunaalugalilum muzhuvan kurbanayil pangukollanam; aa divasangalil vilakkapetta velagal cheyaruthu. Aandilorickalengilum kumbasaarikukayum pesahakaalathu parishudha kurbaana ulkollugayum cheyanam. Nischayikkapetta divasangalil upavasikukayum vilakkapetta bakshanasadhanangal varjikukayum cheyannam. Villakkapetta kaalathu vivaham aaghoshikyugayo thirusabha vilakkirikkunna aalugalumayi vivaham…
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Ten Commandments (Pathu Kalpanakal) in Malayalam
The following is the English transliteration of the Ten Commandments (Pathu kalpanakal) from Malayalam. 1. Ninte kartavaaya daivam njaanakunnu. Njanallathe mattoru daivam ninnakundagaruthu. 2. Daivathinte thiru naamam vrutha prayogikkaruthu. 3. Karthaavinte divasam parishudhamaayi aacharikyanam. 4. Mathapithakale bahumaanikkanam. 5. Kollaruthu. 6. Vyapicharam cheyaruthu. 7. Moshtikkaruthu. 8….
The Eucharistic Miracle of Cascia
In the year 1330, a priest in Siena who had lost all respect and belief in the Eucharist was asked to bring Holy Communion to a sick man in his town. He complied with this request reluctantly and placed the Consecrated Host unceremoniously between the…
A Prolife Video from Kerala
Here is a beautiful prolife video called “Jeevanum Samruthiyum” by Sunny Kattukaran. This short documentary introduces the lives of a few Malayalee families who are ‘open to life’ and follow the Church’s teaching on contraception and abortion. Holy Mother Church has always taught that contraception,…
What is Natural Family Planning?
Natural Family Planning (NFP) represents a holistic approach to family planning. NFP is a scientifically proven & natural way to achieve or avoid pregnancy based on the awareness of a woman’s menstrual cycle & fertility. It is not synonymous to the old “Rhythm Method”. It…
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
Today, July 25th is the 43rd anniversary of the Papal Encyclical Humanae Vitae issued by Pope Paul VI. ‘Humanae Vitae‘ is the Latin for ‘Human Life‘. This encyclical reaffirms the Catholic Church’s 2000 year old teaching on marriage, love & parenthood. It is a continuity…