Mar Chrysostom unfold pleasure with knowledge
By Express News Service
PATHANAMTHITTA: Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan, the senior-most metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, conquered the minds of all folks, transcending spiritual and political boundaries, by means of his inborn sense of humour and concern for the welfare of the socially and economically backward folks. He has a particular place particularly within the minds of kids as he, together with his “golden tongue”, communicated with them by means of nice discuss, sprinkled with humorous phrases, spreading a constructive feeling round.
Philip Oommen, as his unique title was, was highly regarded for his down-to-earth character. Once he had been ready for a practice to Kerala for round three hours in Jolarpettai railway station in Tamil Nadu at a youthful age when he observed a quarrel between railway porters and commuters.
He approached them and requested the porters to behave politely to the aged. Then, one of many porters advised him that they didn’t need his recommendation and that he may perceive their issues provided that he labored as a porter. Oommen accepted it as a problem and labored as a porter there for at the very least for 3 months and introduced adjustments to the lives of porters there.
The ‘humour king’, who additionally stored good relationships with political leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury and Pinarayi Vijayan, made them chortle throughout their conversations. He was born in Adangappurath Kalamannil household at Kalloopara right here because the son of Rev Okay E Oommen Kasseessa, then vicar-general of the Mar Thoma Church, and Sosamma of Nadukkeveetil household at Karthikappally in Alappuzha on April 27, 1918. He accomplished his faculty training at Maramon in Kozhenchery and Eraviperoor. Though he had a very good relationship with Servants of India Society, Oommen was concerned in missionary work in Ankola, Karnataka, from 1940 to 1942 to unfold the gospel of Jesus Christ. He had given particular consideration to the welfare of Adivasi folks.
He joined United Theological College, Bengaluru, for theological research and was ordained deacon on January 1, 1944 and Kasseessa on June 3. After leaving Ankola Ashram, he served as vicar of Kottarakkara, Mylom, Pattamala, Manganam St Peter’s and Thiruvananthapuram parishes. Rev Philip Oommen received ordained as ramban on May 20, 1953 and as episcopa on May 23 with the title Philipose Mar Chrysostom Episcopa.
With former chief minister Oommen ChandyHe joined St Augustine’s College, Canterbury, England to pursue additional theological research. After reaching Kerala in 1954, he led Kottayam-Kunnamkulam diocese and the Mar Thoma Vaideeka Seminary. India’s longest-serving bishop was exalted to the positions of Suffragan Metropolitan in May 1978, Officiating Metropolitan on March 15, 1999 and Metropolitan of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church on October 23, 1999. Considering his companies to society, the nation honoured him with Padma Bhushan in 2018. He acquired the award from President Ram Nath Kovind on March, 20, 2018. Mollywood director Blessy made a documentary on the life and imaginative and prescient of Mar Chrysostom named ‘100 Years of Chrysostom’.
BORN: April 27, 1918 at Eraviperoor (Tiruvalla) Parents: Kalamannil Very Rev Okay E Oommen and SosammaOrdained priest: June 03, 1944Consecrated as Episcopa: May 23, 1953Installed as Metropolitan: October 23, 1999 Designated as Valiya Metropolitan: October 02, 2007Awarded Padma Bhushan: March 20, 2018Attended second Vatican Council summoned by Pope John twenty third as official observer of the Mar Thoma Church
