For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.[Colossians 3:3]

\n§Ä acn¨p \n§fpsS Poh³ {InkvXphnt\mSp IqsS ssZh¯nð adªncn¡póp. (sImsemÊyÀ 3:3)

It is now one year since the V. Rev. K. Mathai Cor-Episcopa (Our beloved Mathai Achen) left us for heavenly abode. Mathai Achen had departed from us in Philadelphia and entered his eternal life in Christ on October 12, 2023. Funeral service for Mathai Achen was held at St. Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church in Bensalem, PA. which was led by H. H. Basalios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Church and assisted by the Northeast American Diocese Metropolitan H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicolovos.

\ap¡v GhÀ¡pw F{Xbpw {]nb¦c\mb Gsd BZcWob\mb sI. a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨³, 2023 HIvtSm_À ]{´ïmw XobXn sshIptócw \s½ hn«p ]ncnªv kzÀ¤ob hmkØe¯nte¡v bm{Xbmbncn¡póp. PohnXImew apgph³ IÀ½ \ncX\mbncpó a¯mbn A¨³ Xsâ hntbmK¯nsâ XteZnhkw hsc sshZoI Bßob tkh\w A\pjvTn¨p. A¨\v 81 hbkmbncpóp.

Hcp {InkvXob ]ptcmlnX³ F{Xam{Xw Ffnabpw hn\bhpw DÅ Bfmbncn¡WsaóXnsâ Hcp D¯a DZmlcWambncpóp Bcm[y\mb tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸ a¯mbn A¨³. a\pjycpsS ap¼neñ ssZhap¼msIbmWv Xm³ \nð¡póXmbn ImWpóXnsâ {]Xn^e\ambncpóp {]nb A¨sâ FfnabpsS Ffna. AXp sImïmWv Xncpshgp¯pIÄ hn\bt¯bpw ssZh`bt¯bpw At`Zyambn _Ôn¸n¨v \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXvv. "IÀ¯mhnt\mSpÅ `bw PvRm\¯nð D]tZiamWv, XmgvabmWv _lpam\¯n\v ap¼pÅXv' (kZriyhmIy§Ä 15:33) AXpsImïmWv Hcp CShIbpsS hnImcn Asñ¦nð Hcp ]ptcmlnX³ FóXnt\¡mfpw Hcp BNmcy³ Fóp kzbw hntijn¸n¡m³ At±lw B{Kln¨ncpóXv. BNmcy³ P\¯nsâ D]tZiI\pw amXrIbpw BWv. Cu Hcp ho£Ww t_m[a\knð am{Xañ kz]v\¯nð t]mepw Dïmbncpó DÄ¡mgvNbmbn A¨³ Xsâ {]kwK§fnð kqNn¸n¨n«pïv.

Ahn`mPnX Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\¯nse HmÀ¯tUmIvkv sshZnIÀ¡nSbnð hfsc BZcWobhpw hninjvShpamb Hcp \maamWv shcn dhdâv Ifo¡ð a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸. \½psS CShIbmb ^nemsUð^nb skâv {KotKmdntbmkv ]Ånbpw a¯mbn A¨sâ ]utcmlnXy Ncn{Xhpw ]ckv]cw _Ôs¸«ncn¡póp. A¨³ Xsâ 48 hÀjs¯ sshZoI tkh\¯nð `qcn`mKhpw \½psS CShIsb tkhn¨p. \½psS CShIbpsS Øm]I hnImcn Bbncpó At±lw AXnsâ XpS¡w apXð 2011 hsc, Pò\mSmb tIcfs¯ tkhn¡m\pw hn{ian¡m\pw t]mIpóXphsc Htc Hcp hnImcn Bbncpóp. Ipd¨p Ime¯n\p tijw At±lw aS§nsb¯n, Xsâ PohnX¯nsâ `qcn`mKhpw Xm³ hfÀ¯nb CShIbpsS apXnÀó t{ijvT CSb\mbn tkh\w A\pjvTn¨p.

tIcf¯nð ]¯\wXn« Pnñbnð {]¡m\w Fó Øe¯v sImñtâ¯v IpSpw_¯nð ss\\m³ Zm\ntbentâbpw td¨ð Zm\ntbentâbpw aI\mbn 1942 Prsse 3þ\v a¯mbn A¨³ P\n¨p. Ip«n¡me¯v Fñmhcpw hmÕeyt¯msS sIm¨p a¯mbn Fó hnfnt¸cnemWv hnfn¨ncpóXv. sNdp¸w apXse sIm¨p a¯mbn¡v IÀ¯mhnsâ tkh\¯nð ip{iqjmPohnXw \bn¡m\mbncpóp B{Klw. A«¨m¡ð shcn. dh. amXyqkv d¼msâ kaÀ¸nX PohnXw sIm¨p a¯mbnsb hfsc A[nIw kzm[o\n¨p.

Parents Of Mathai Achen

sshZoI³ BIm\pÅ Xsâ B{Kl¯nsâ ]qÀ¯oIcW¯nsâ BZy]Snbmbn bphmhmb a¯mbn 1961þð Hcp anj\dn {]hÀ¯I\mbn (Éo_mZmk³) Éo_mZmk kaql¯nð (Servents of Cross) tNÀóp. ae¦cbnse ZfnXcpsS At¸mkvXe\mbncpó A`nhµy ]t{Xmkv amÀ HkvXm¯ntbmkv sa{Xmt¸n¯ Xncpta\n Bbncpóp Éo_mZmk kaql¯nsâ D]ÚmXmhpw Øm]I\pw. A{]Imcw Ipcninsâ tkhI\mbncn¡pt¼mÄ Êo_mZmk³ a¯mbn DóX hnZym`ymk¯n\mbn athen¡c _nj¸v aqÀ tImtfPnð tNÀóp. ]nóoSv ]¯\wXn« ImtXment¡Áv tImtfPnð hnZym`ymkw XpScpIbpw _ncpZw t\SpIbpw sNbvXp. tIcf kÀÆIemimebnð \nópw km¼¯nIimkv{X¯nð Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) _ncpZw t\Snbtijw tIm«bs¯ HmÀt¯mtUmIvkv XntbmfPn¡ð skan\mcnbnð sshZoI]T\w ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. AhnsS \nópw GST Unt¹mambpw A^nentbÁv sNbvX skdmw]qÀ bqWnthÀknÁnbnð \nópw Unhn\nÁn _ncpZhpw [BD] t\Sn.

Rev. Dn. K. Mathai

]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m amXyqkv {]Ya³ _mh Éo_mZmk³ a¯mbnsb k_v Uo¡\mbn \nban¡pIbpw ]nóoSv A`nhµy Um\ntbð amÀ ]oeIvkot\mkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ ]qÀ® Uo¡\mbn hmgn¡bpw sNbvXp. 1975 G{]nð 28þ\v ]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m amXyqkv {]Ya³ _mh a¯mbn si½mis\ sshZoI\mbn A`ntjIw sNbvXp. 1975þð Xsó ^mZÀ a¯mbnbpw IpSpw_hpw Atacn¡bnte¡v IpSntbdn. ^mZÀ ^nemsUð^nbmbnte¡v amdpóXn\p ap³]v \yqtbmÀ¡nse tbmt¦Àknse skâv tXmakv HmÀt¯mtUmIvkv ]ÅnbnemWv BZyambn tkh\w sNbvXXv. A`nhµy amÀ a¡mdntbmkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ ^mZÀ a¯mbnsb ^nemsUð^nb skâv tXmakv HmÀ¯tUmIvkv CShIbpsS hnImcnbmbn \nban¨p, ]nóoSv 1986þð skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbmbn ]p\À \maIcWw sN¿s¸«p. XpSÀóv dh. sI. a¯mbn \½psS CShIbpsS `mKamWv.

Torresdale Church Philadelphia

hÀj§tfmfw hnhn[ hmSI Øe§fnð Bcm[\ \S¯nbncpó skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShI, 1995 ð kz´ambn Hcp ]Ån hm§nbtijw, a¯mbn A¨³ ]Xnaqóp hÀjt¯mfw Torresdale Ave., Philadelphia se Cu kz´w ]Ånbnð sshZoI ip{iqj \S¯n. skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbpsS DSaØXbnepÅ BZys¯ ]ÅnbmWv CXv.

Mathai Achen being elevated as a Cor Episcopa

A`nhµy amXyqkv amÀ _Àó_mkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ a¯mbn A¨s\ 1996 Pq¬ 22þ\v tImÀþF¸nkvtIm¸ ]Zhnbnte¡v DbÀ¯n. C´y³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bnð hnhmlnXcmb sshZnIÀ¡v e`n¡mhpó GÁhpw DbÀó ]ZhnbmWv tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸.

Smaranika on Silver Jubily of Priestly Ordination

2000þð shcn. sdh. a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸m A¨³ Xsâ sshZoI ip{iqjbnð ]ptcmlnX\mbn 25 hÀjw ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. At±l¯nsâ {]nbs¸« CShI AwK§Ä sshZnI Øm\mtcmlW¯nsâ Pq_nen kapNnXambn BtLmjn¨p. AhcpsS Bßob Kpcphnt\mSpÅ hnizkvXXbsS {]XoIambn kvacWnI Fó \ma¯nð Hcp kph\oÀ {]kn²oIcn¨p.

Architectural Beauty of Church Conceived - Before Construction

a¯mbn A¨sâ ap¸Xp hÀjss¯ tkh\¯neqsS skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShI ]e aS§v hfcpIbpw IpSpw_§Ä KWyambn hÀ²n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AXpsImïv hen¸tadnb Hcp ]Åns¡«nSw A¨³ BßmÀ°ambn B{Kln¨p. ssZhm\p{Kl¯mð, HSphnð A¨sâ {]mÀ°\IÄ¡v D¯cw e`n¨p. ZoÀLImeambn B{Kln¨ kz]v\w km£mXvIcn¡s¸«p. 2005 s_³tkew t{]m¸À«n hm§m³ kwKXnbmbn. at\mlcamb Hcp ]Ån sI«nS¯nsâ \nÀ½mW¯n\mbn Hcp hmkvXphnZym {]hÀ¯\w hn`mh\w sNbvXp.

Earth Breaking at Bensalem Property by Mathai Achen

2007 sabv amk¯nð CShI AwK§fpsS kmón²y¯nð a¯mbn A¨³ BZys¯ a®v am´n, hkvXphnð BNmc]camb GÀ¯v t{_¡nwKv NS§v \S¯n. CXv tIcf kwkvImc¯nse Hcp ]c¼cmKX NS§mWv.

Corner Stone Laying By Barnabas Thirumeni in presence of Mathai Achen

XpSÀóv, sI«nS¯nsâ aqe¡ñv _ÀW_mkv Xncpta\n BinÀhZn¡pIbpw, a¯mbn A¨³ `àn]qÀÆw Øm]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp, CXv sI«nS\nÀ½mW¯nse {it²bamb {]m[m\ys¯ {]XoIs¸Sp¯póp.

Consecrated Bensalem Church - Dream of Mathai Achen

]uckvXy HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`tbmSv tNÀóv at\mlcamb Hcp tZhmebw \nÀ½n¡pI FóXv a¯mbn A¨tâbpw ^nemUð^nbmbnse skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbnse AwK§fpsSbpw henb kz]v\ambncpóp. 32 hÀjs¯ Im¯ncn¸ns\mSphnð B kz]v\w km£mXvIcn¡s¸«p. 2009 sabv amk¯nð ae¦c HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bpsS Aós¯ ImtXmen¡ Bbncpó ]cnip² _tkentbmkv amÀt¯m½m ]utemkv ZznXob³ ImtXmen¡m _mh ]pXnb ]ÅnbpsS IqZmi \nÀÆln¨p. "ssZh¯mð Akm²yambXv Hópanñ.' (hnip² eqt¡mkv 1:37) FómWv a¯mbn A¨³ Cu kw`hs¯ hntijn¸n¨Xv.

Relics of St. Gregorios received by Mathai Achen from Osthathios Thirumeni at Parumala

A`nhµy KohÀKokv amÀ HkvXm¯ntbmkv sa{Xmt¸men¯ ]cpae skan\mcnbnð sh¨v ]cnip² KohÀKokv amÀ {KotKmdntbmkv Xncpta\nbpsS Xncptijn¸v a¯mbn A¨\v ssIamdn. A¨³ AÀlamb `àntbmSpw At§bÁw hn\bt¯mSpw IqSn Xncptijn¸v GÁphm§n, e`n¨ henb Hcp \n[nbmbn IcpXn {]mÀ°\m]pckcw Atacn¡bnte¡v sImïphóp.

Relics of St. Gregorios installed at St. Gregorios Church Bensalem

\yqtbmÀ¡nse A´mcmjv{Sob hnam\¯mhf¯nð skâv {KotKmdntbmkv CShIbnse AwK§fpsS Hcp {]Xn\n[nkwLw {]mÀ°\tbmSpw `àntbmSpw IqSn Xncptijn¸v kzoIcn¨p, XoÀ°mSI bm{Xbmbn ^nemsUð^nbmbnte¡v sImïphóp. {]mÀ°\m ip{iqjbv¡ptijw s_³tkew ]Ånbnð, ]ÅnbpsS Imhð ]nXmhmb {KotKmdntbmkv Xncpta\nbpsS \ma¯nð kaÀ¸nXamb he¯phis¯ t{XmtWmkn\p Xmsgbmbn a¯mbn A¨³ Xncptijn¸pIÄ Øm]n¨p.

40th sacerdotal ordination anniversary of Mathai Achen

^nemsUð^nbmbnse skâv {KotKmdntbmkv HmÀ¯tUmIvkv NÀ¨v X§fpsS Øm]IhnImcnbpw Bßobt\Xmhpamb hµy tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨sâ 40þmw ]utcmlnXy hmÀjnIw [Sacerdotal ordination anniversary] 2015þse {InkvXpakv Znhkw Xncp¸ndhn ip{iqj¡p tijw BNmc]cambn BtLmjn¨p. t\mÀ¯v CukvÁv Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\[n]³ A`nhµy kJdnbmkv amÀ \nt¡mtfmthmkv sa{Xmt¸meo¯ A\ptamZ\ tbmK¯n\v A²y£X hln¨p. CShmwK§Ä¡v {]obs¸« a¯mbn A¨t\mSpÅ kvt\l¯nsâ kqNIambn A¨sâ BZcWob tkh\§sf am\n¨v ^eIhpw jmfpw Xncpta\n k½m\n¨p. Xsâ PohnX¯nð Xm³ t\SnbsXñmw Xsâ tbmKyX sImïñ ssZh¯nsâ Ir] HópsImïv am{XamsWóv ssZhap¼msI hn\bt¯msS A¨³ adp]Sn ]dªp.

Mathai Achen and Kochamma

A¨³ {ioaXn adnbm½sb hnhmlw Ign¨v aI³ PkvÁn\pw Cc« s]¬a¡fmb jo_bpw jo\bpw a¡fmbn Dïv. s]³knðhm\nb kvtÁÁv HmUnÁdmbn tPmen sNbvXncpó A¨³ 2007þð kÀÆoknð \nópw hncan¨p. \½psS CShmwKamb kmapshð ]n. Zm\ntbð (iapthðIp«n) a¯mbn A¨sâ Cfb ktlmZc\mWv.

¢ÀPn Atkmkntbj³ sk{I«dn, ^nemsUð^nbbnse C´y³ NÀ¨pIfqsS FIypsa\n¡ð s^temjn¸v sNbÀam³, MOCF sNbÀam³ XpS§nb \neIfnepw A¨³ tkh\w A\pjvTn¨n«pïv. IqZmiIÄ IÀi\ambn ]men¡póXnepÅ a¯mbn A¨sâ Xo£vWXbpw NmcnÁn anj³ {]hÀ¯\§tfmSpÅ At±l¯nsâ {i²bpw amXrIm]cambncpóp. tImÀ F¸nkvtIm¸ A¨³ Iqcninsâ Zmk\mbn X\n¡p e`n¨ ]cnioe\¯nsâ BßobXXz§Ä DbÀ¯n¸nSn¡pó Hcp hnizkvX km£n Bbncpóp. AtXmsSm¸w At±l¯nsâ D¯pwKamb hnizmkhpw `ànbpw kzXkn²amb hn\bhpw H¯ptNÀóv \½psS CShIbnð DbÀó \nehmcapÅ Bßob Iq«mbva¡v ImcWambn.

{InkvXy³ CâÀs\Áv amKkn³ LightOfLife.Com sâ XpS¡w apXð AXnsâ {]kn²oIcWhpambn a¯mbn A¨³ Bg¯nð _Ôs¸«ncpóp. hÀj§tfmfw Cw¥ojnepw aebmf¯nepw [mcmfw teJ\§Ä At±lw {]kn²oIcn¨ncpóp. BZcWob\mb A¨sâ kvacWIÄ¡p ap¼nð LOL Hcp IpSp_w Fó \nebnepw At\IhÀj§fmbn Hcp BßmÀ° kplr¯v Fó \nebnð Rm\pw inckp \an¡póp. AKm[amb ZpxJw tcJs¸Sp¯pIbpw BßmÀ°amb A\ptimN\w Adnbn¡bpw sN¿póp.

shcn. dh. sI a¯mbn tImÀ F¸nkvt¡m¸bpsS Hcp BßIY IrXn "A JOURNEY BACK TO THE BEGINNINGS"Fó Xes¡t«msS {]kn²oIcn¡s¸«p. \nÀ`mKyhimð a¯mbn A¨\v Cu ]pkvXI¯nsâ A¨Sn¨ Hcp tIm¸n ImWm³ Xsâ PohnXIme¯v km[n¨nñ. a¯mbn A¨sâ ZoÀLIme kplr¯pw klImcnbpw Atacn¡³ `{Zmk\¯ntebpw skâv {KotKmdntbmkv NÀ¨ntebpw k¬sU kvIqÄ {]Øm\¯nsâ XpS¡w apXtebpÅ apXnÀó kwLmSI\pamb {ioam³ tImcm Án. amWn kmdmWv Cu ]pkvXI¯nsâ FUnÁn§pw {]kn²oIcW {]hÀ¯\§fpw \nÀÆln¨Xv. Cu Bhiy¯n\mbn tImcm amWn kmdnsâ al¯mb tkh\s¯ A`n\µn¡m\pw Cu Ahkcw {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯póp. ]pkvXIw A¨sâ \mð¸¯nsbmómw NcaZn\ NS§nð {]kn²oIcn¡s¸«p.