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Core Beliefs

The Syro-Malabar Church holds the full deposit of Catholic faith — expressed through the living tradition of the Apostle Thomas and the East Syriac liturgy.

The Holy Trinity

We profess faith in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — three Persons in one divine nature, the source and summit of all creation and salvation.

The Incarnation

We believe that the eternal Son of God became man in Jesus Christ — fully human and fully divine — born of the Virgin Mary for our salvation.

The Eucharist

The Holy Qurbana (Mass) is the centre of our worship. We believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

Mary, Mother of God

We venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos — God-bearer — and honour her as our model of faith, intercessor, and Mother of the Church.

Mary, Mother of God

We venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos — God-bearer — and honour her as our model of faith, intercessor, and Mother of the Church.

The Communion of Saints

We believe in the living bond between the Church on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven — all united in Christ's Body.

The Seven Sacraments

Instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, the sacraments are visible signs of God's invisible grace — sanctifying every stage of the Christian life.

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Baptism

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Confirmation

III

Eucharist

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Reconciliation

V

Anointing

VI

Holy Orders

VII

Matrimony

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Our Liturgical Tradition

The East Syriac liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church is one of the oldest continuous worship traditions in Christianity.

he Holy Qurbana

The Syro-Malabar Qurbana is the celebration of the Eucharist in the East Syriac liturgical tradition. Its texts preserve the theology of the School of Antioch and the Church of the East, expressing the mystery of Christ's sacrifice with profound ancient imagery.

The Divine Office

The Liturgy of the Hours — Ramsha (Evening Prayer), Lelya (Night Prayer), Sapra (Morning Prayer) — is chanted in Syriac and Malayalam, sanctifying each hour of the day with prayer drawn from the Psalms and Scripture.

Sacramental Life

From the waters of Baptism to the anointing at death, the seven sacraments mark every stage of the Christian life. In the Syro-Malabar Church, they are celebrated with the richness of Eastern liturgical rites handed down from the Apostles.

Experience Our Worship

Attend the Holy Qurbana at a Syro-Malabar parish near you — and encounter the ancient faith made alive in every celebration

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