Historic inauguration of Manarkad church, opened its doors to devotees

Kerala: The historic inauguration service of St Mary’s Jacobite Syriac Cathedral, Manarcad, which coincided with the festival of Ettu Nomba, was filled with devotion. After the high prayer at 11.30 am on Saturday, the inauguration service was conducted by the Synod Secretary, Kottayam Bishop Thomas Mor Timothy and Kozhikode Bishop Paulus Mar Ireneos. The unveiling ceremony is a once-a-year function in which the images of the Holy Mother of God and Jesus Christ placed on thrones in the main madhba of the cathedral are opened for public viewing. Thousands of devotees thronged the Manarcad church to attend the service. The procession will conclude with the evening prayer on the feast day of Sliba on September 14 at 5 pm.