tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24539742129681112842024-09-01T06:20:55.239-07:00A blog for Christians around the WorldMalayali Christianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201295133561356401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453974212968111284.post-12049999736905303612008-03-30T08:24:00.000-07:002008-12-09T00:22:57.923-08:00THE CANONISATION OF BL. ALPHONSA, The first lady of Indian origin to be beatified by the Catholic Church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjKTZHN9be1R6GXywAv-KIU1sS4fOmligwtHZW1wXvqGzkiho1mlYZmsA_63hXJ2ON1JIHn7qR9Laqk4owzERUgLY0vssy6CVMjTz8lcL6IZ1NdZ_LS87MP09Dft5-V86F-ZFuObY4DOs/s1600-h/St.Alphonsa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjKTZHN9be1R6GXywAv-KIU1sS4fOmligwtHZW1wXvqGzkiho1mlYZmsA_63hXJ2ON1JIHn7qR9Laqk4owzERUgLY0vssy6CVMjTz8lcL6IZ1NdZ_LS87MP09Dft5-V86F-ZFuObY4DOs/s320/St.Alphonsa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183556427130038210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has officially announced the canonization ceremony of Bl. Alphonsa, the first officially declared saint from India, will take place on Sunday 12 October 2008 in Vatican , together with three other blessed. The Holy Father announced it during a consistory in Vatican confirming the closing of the process of canonization and the formal announcement of the exact date of the canonization ceremony, which will take place at 9.00 am, local time on 12 October at St. Peter’s Square, Vatican. On the same day three other blessed will also be canonized. It is expected that the canonization ceremony will be attended by thousands of faithful from all over the world, especially from Kerala. <a href="http://malayalichristians.blogspot.com/2008/03/prayer-to-blessed-alphonsa.html">Pray to Blessed Aplhonsa.</a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://malayalichristians.blogspot.com/2008/03/life-of-alphonsamma.html">A brief life history of Bl.Alphonsa - read more</a>Malayali Christianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201295133561356401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453974212968111284.post-23156286137222660272008-03-30T06:33:00.000-07:002008-03-30T06:36:29.149-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">There are lot of discussions among bloggers, journalists, and television hosts and pundits what candidate Jesus would vote for in relation to the presidential election. Conservatives often speculate that Jesus would agree with their values on abortion, gay marriage, and foreign policy, whereas Liberals speculate that the Christian savior would align himself with their anti-war ideals. A video on Who Would Jesus Vote for.<br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u8_Ndra2QVk&amp;rel=0&amp;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u8_Ndra2QVk&amp;rel=0&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Malayali Christianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201295133561356401noreply@blogger.com0