English Syro-Malabar Qurbana - brief format and outline

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Resurrection Hymn (“Lord of all we bow and praise you…”)
It addresses why we praise and glorify Jesus. “For you give man glorious resurrection/ and you are the One who saves his soul.”
This is when the veil before the madbhaha (sanctuary) is opened and everyone bows in reverence

one of the points of difference between our liturgy and the Latin Rite (especially and more so the Tridentine Mass) is that (I’m told)- we emphasize the resurrected Jesus, whereas the Latins are focused on the crucifixion.

I remember reading this blog post written by a Latin priest about the Tridentine Mass. I posted that here on CAF as well. In the Tridentine Mass elevation of the sacred host is a representation of Jesus being raised on the cross. But in our East Syriac liturgy - elevation of the sacred host is a representation of the resurrection of Jesus.

 

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by Qasheesha Fr. Rajeev Achan. posted by Syro Creatives.

on the Season of Elijah - Sleeva (Cross) and Moses.
Feast of the exaltation of the Cross on Sept 14.
While traditionalists call it Feast of the Finding of the Sleeva (Cross)- which actually was to be on Sept 13. But I think now it’s on the 14th, a kind of latinization.
as a side note, the word “sleeva” actually means the resurrected Jesus or the Risen Lord. Which is why I think it’s better to use that word itself instead of using just “cross”. Just as we don’t translate the word “amen”.

 

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the 50-50 way approved by the SMC synod in 1999.

The priest starts at the bema (altar three steps below the Madbhaha/sanctuary) facing the congregation (versus populum).

Great Britain epachy bishop at the bema/table up front. liturgy of the word happens here.
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Entrance to the Holy of Holies
priest enters the madbhaha/sanctuary bowing three times. Ad orientem (priest faces the altar) from here. says “Pray for me, brothers and sisters, that this Qurbana may be fulfilled through my hands.”

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