1 FAITH CONFESSION OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago The faith confession of St. Thomas the Apostle, “My Lord and My God”, stands in history as the most profound confession on Jesus’ true identity. ‘Lord’ and ‘God’ are the equivalent words for the Greek terms ‘Kyrios’ and ‘Theos’ respectively used to denote the Hebrew words ‘Yahweh’ and ‘Elohim’, two expressions used to address the Almighty One. Making use of these words to the Resurrected Lord, Thomas equates Jesus to the Absolute Deity. He connects the Old Testament and New Testament St. Thomas Syro-Malabar understanding of God in the person of Jesus Christ. Catholic Diocese of Chicago St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, by living My Lord and My God and experiencing the faith confession of her patron through the celebration of her liturgy, aims at the deepening of the identity and heritage of Syro- Malabar Church in the United States of America. Diocesan Curia Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath Auxiliary Bishop & Protosyncellus May 2019 to December 2020, Vol 15. No.4 Mar Joy Alappatt Published by : Syncellus Rev. Fr. Thomas Kadukappillil Rev. Fr. Johnykutty George Puleessery, Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Thomas Mulavanal St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago 372 S. Prairie Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126-4020 Ph: 630-279-1386, 630-279-1383 Fax: 630-279-1479 Chancellor email:
[email protected] Rev. Fr. Johnykutty George Puleessery www.stthomasdiocese.org Finance Officer 2 Coordinators : Jose Thomas & Merline Mary Augustine Rev. Fr. George Maliekal Layout : Jijo Mathew CHRISTMAS 2020 Table of Contents 1.