Monday 9 September 2013

Indian Orthodox Heirarchical Liturgy

Here are some pics from the Liturgy this Sunday when His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church visited the UK.

Copyright for all these pictures belongs to the British Orthodox Church




1. The Catholicos arrives.


2. His Holiness with His Grace Bishop Timotheus of the UK, Europe and Africa.


3. Me and some of the Indian Readers waiting for the service to start.


4. Mar Timotheus begins the service. With him are Fr Halie Maskel of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church and Metropolitan Seraphim of the British Orthodox Church (Coptic Patriarchate), so 3 Oriental Orthodox communities and 3 continents ware represented here.


5. His Holiness blesses those in attendance.


6.His Holiness censers the Church.


7. I had the blessing of holding the candle for one of the priests during communion (Over 500 people communed.)


8. The Heirarchs, Clergy and Diaconate picture


9. Me with His Holiness Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II and Metropolitan Seraphim El Souriani.

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