Evaluation Worship and Sermon: Dn.Babu Abraham

Dn. Babu Abrahm got his Deacon ordination during the summer holidays. It was very pleasing sight to see him in his black vestments, which is usually worn by the Orthodox ministers during liturgical acts, leading the Evaluation Worship and Sermon on Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Gurukul Chapel. Dn. Babu Abraham in his sermon remembered how the late saintly Bishop of the Orthodox Church, Most Rev. Dr. Pathrose Mor Osthathios has opened the doors of his diocese to the Dalits that enabled persons like him to dream for the future and to be part of the ordained ministry of the traditional Syrian Church. He was thankful to God and his Church for ordaining him as the first Dalit minister in the Kandand diocese of the Orthodox Church. He titled his sermon, From Memory to Hope." It was a Dalit reading of Isaiah 51:53. Not only his sermon but also his worship service reflected the spirit of hopefulness and openness of the Gurukul. Much against the grain of his Orthodox tradition, he included in his worship service a modern version of the Creed, Affirmation of Faith, and a Contemporary version of the Lord's Prayer. To continue to read go to Liturgy: Affirmation of Faith and the Lord's prayer from Dn. Babu Abraham's Evaluation Service

Dn. Babu needs to be congratulated for selecting these versions for our use. Our prayer is that God may use him to lead his people in their struggles and hope to live and claim their God-given rights together with all other Dalits in India. Sphere: Related Content