Mother Mary prayfor us!Ettu Nompu Perunnal - 2025Global Marian Pilgrim CentreMother Mary prayfor us!വിശുദ്ധ അമ്പത്തിയൊന്നിന്മേൽ കുർബ്ബാന 2025 നവംബർ 1 ശനിയാഴ്ച മണർകാട് കത്തീഡ്രലിൽMother Mary prayfor us!Ettu Nompu Perunnal - 2025Global Marian Pilgrim CentreMother Mary prayfor us!വിശുദ്ധ അമ്പത്തിയൊന്നിന്മേൽ കുർബ്ബാന 2025 നവംബർ 1 ശനിയാഴ്ച മണർകാട് കത്തീഡ്രലിൽ
St. Mary’s Cathedral Manarcad – the Global Marian Pilgrim Centre – is the only church in Malankara, where the site of the church was given in a divine revelation. The holy shrine- St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Manarcad – celebrates the feast of the Nativity of Virgin Mary on September 8. September 1 to 8 is the historic Eight Day Lent at Manarcad for which all roads lead to this Holy Shrine and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throng here seeking favors and blessing from the Holy mother.
The stone cross situated right in front of the Church is as old as the church. The Following is the story of the establishment of the cross. When the Chiseling work of the massive stone cross was completed people found it difficult to erect it. It was impossible to lift and straighten such a heavy stone cross without using an elephant.
The covered portrait of holy mother with child Jesus in her hand kept in the sanctum sanctorum will be open as “darshan” on 7th September every year. Lakhs of people from all over the world come to the church to see this blessed event.
When the time came for the holy mother to depart from the world there assembled the heavenly host, souls of prophets, apostles and humans. Amidst their prayers the Holy Mother left the worldly abode and her sepulcher was done in the Gathsemone. On the third day her son-Jesus-sent angels from Heaven to take the mortal remains of the Mother to the Heaven.
The historic feast procession of the church “Rassa” takes place on September 6 at 2 p.m. with accompaniments of thousands of colurfull ornamental umbrellas (Muthukudas), hundreds of gold and silver crosess, brass bands and orchestras. Here thousands of devotees imbued with faith process chanting songs of prayer to the holy Virgin.
The old church was situated on the eastern side of the main road and is established in the name of St.George it is believed that the present church was built during the period A.D 1056.
In 1985, a chapel was established at Manganam about 7 km. away from the church, for the sake of more than 60 families residing there, who are parish members of the Church.
There are two shrines for the church; one at Kaniyankunnu, on the western side of the church, at Manarcad – Ettumanoor bypass road, and established, in 1938.
Welcome to Manarcad St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Cathedral. You are warmly invited to join us in prayer and worship.
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Catholicose of India
Metropolitan of Kottayam Diocese
St. Mary’s Sunday Schools, Visudha Marthamariam Prarthana Yogangal, Visudha Marthamariam Vanitha Samajam, St. Mary’s Youth Association, Visudha Marthamariam Vayojana Sangam, KEFA, Hail Mary League, St. Paul’s Mission of India (Manarcad unit)
St. Mary’s College, Malam, Manarcad, St.Marys Pvt ITI, Manarcad, St. Mary’s Higher Seconday School and High School, Manarcad, St. Mary’s English Medium School (affiliated to CBSE), Manarcad, St.Mary’s Kinder Garten
St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Sevaka Sangham (Service Society), St. Mary’s Vanitha Samajam (Women’s Association), Youth Association
