CEREMONIAL START : The ceremonial flag being hoisted at the Omalloor Cross, near Manjanikkara, marking the beginning of the 87h feast of St. Elias-III, popularly known as Manjanikkara Perunaal, on Sunday.
Archbishop of Sweden will be the Patriarchal delegate
The annual Manajanikkara church festival (Perunaal) and 87th feast of Syrian Patriarch St Elias-III began with the Kodiyettu ceremony at the Mor Ignatius Diara Church at Manjanikkara and at the Omalloor Cross at Omalloor, near here, on Sunday.
The Patriarchal Flag was hoisted on the diara premises and at all the churches attached to the Jacobite Syrian Church on Sunday.
Kuriakose Mar Savarios, Knanaya Archbishop, hoisted the Patriarchal Flag at the diara cathedral in the presence of diara chief Geevarghese Mar Athanaseus.
Archbishop of Sweden Mor Diascorus Benyamin Athas will be the Patriarchal delegate to this year’s Manjanikkara Perunal. The Patriarchal delegate and Catholicos Baselius Thomas-I will be the chief guests at the annual Church festival.
Mathews Mar Theodoseus Metropolitan of the Kollam diocese of the Jacobite Syrian Church will inaugurate the religious convention at 7 p.m. on Monday.
Public reception
A rousing reception would be accorded to all Manjanikkara-bound pilgrimage processions coming from different parts of the State on their arrival at Omalloor Cross on Friday afternoon.
The Patriarchal delegate will inaugurate a public meeting to be held on the diara premises in connection with the public reception to various pilgrimage processions to the saint’s tomb, later, at 6 p.m.
The Catholicos will preside over the meeting. All bishops attached to the Jacobite Syrian Church and various socio-political leaders will also address the meet.
The Patriarchal delegate will lead the holy Tri-mass to be held at the diara cathedral at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Kerala / by Special Correspondent / Pathanamthitta – February 04th, 2019