Death anniversary of former Catholicos

KOLLAM: The third death anniversary of Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II will be observed by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church at Mount Horeb Ashram at Sasthamcotta from January 18 to 26.

Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II served the church as its bishop for 52 years and 15 years as Catholicos of the East.

Catholicos-designate Paulose Mar Milithiose will hoist the church flag on January 18 to launch the death anniversary observance services. It will be followed on the first two days by various competitions for students.

A women’s conference will be held at 10 a.m. on January 21.

The commemoration meeting to be held at 10 a.m. on January 23 will be inaugurated by Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Sanskrit University K.S. Radhakrishnan will deliver the keynote address.

There will a retreat on January 24. The next day, Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy will launch a web site on Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II. On January 26, the death anniversary day, the services will be led by Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I.