His Beatitude Sviatoslav expresses his condolences at the death of Primate of Syro-Malabar Church

Friday, 08 April 2011, 11:20
On 1 April 2011 passed away Mar Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church in India. On behalf of the Synod of Bishops and all the UGCC faithful, His Beatitude Sviatoslave expressed his condolences to the faithful of the Syro-Malabar Church. The sympathy-letter was addressed to Most Rev. Bosco Puthur, the Administrator of the Syro-Malabar Church.
On 1 April 2011 passed away Mar Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church in India. On behalf of the Synod of Bishops and all the UGCC faithful, His Beatitude Sviatoslave expressed his condolences to the faithful of the Syro-Malabar Church. The sympathy-letter was addressed to Most Rev. Bosco Puthur, the Administrator of the Syro-Malabar Church. “It is with profound sadness that I learned that our dear brother Mar Varkey Vithayathil, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, fell asleep in the Lord. I want to assure Your Excellency and the members of the Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church of our deepest expressions of condolences and our sympathies. May the memory of Our Lord’s servant, Mar Varkey, be eternal and may Our Lord place his soul in the place where all of the saints abide On behalf of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church be assured that we are uniting our prayers with our brothers and sisters of the Syro-Malabar Church in mourning the loss of their spiritual father.   I also want to assure Your Excellency of my own prayers as you lead your Church as Administrator until your Send elects Mar Varkey’s successor.” We would like to recall that Varkey card. Vithayathil sent his greetings to the Head of the UGCC on the occasion of his enthronement: “I extend to you my hand of communion and pray that the Almighty God shower upon you and your flock abundant blessings so that under your leadership, the Ukrainian Church may flourish to greater heights of glory in witnessing to the message of Christ.  I assure you of my fervent prayers and spiritual presence during the enthronement ceremony” – wrote the late Head of the Syro-Malabar Church”   A reference from catholicnews.org.ua The Syro-Malabar Church is one of the largest Eastern Catholic Churches, numbering around 4 million faithful. The Church claims to be the successor of “the Christians of St. Thomas” – an ancient community that has been living in India on the south of India. UGCC Information Department
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