KOCHI: The Syro-Malabar Church’s latest diktat, calling for the celebration of at least one Unified Holy Mass in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese, reportedly received a lukewarm response for Wednesday’s St Thomas Day service. According to Tenson Pullickal, executive member of the Mar Thoma Nasrani Sangham (MTNS) regional committee, those opposing unified holy mass made a mockery of the circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil on Tuesday. “It can be easily said that the mass was not celebrated in nearly 80% of churches in the 16 foranes under the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. According to Fr Jose Vaillikodath, PRO of Athiroopatha Samrakshana Samithi said that the timings for the Unified Holy Mass were scheduled to prevent altercations. Also, the unified mode was not celebrated at 70 churches that are locked in legal cases.

Source: Indian Express July 04, 2024 03:21 UTC