Holy Family Syro Malabar Catholic Church — Attraction in Phoenix

I went to this church today for their 7pm daily Mass, since the Roman Catholic priests are all at a meeting for a few days. They had adoration right before Mass, which was wonderful. The parishioners were so nice and welcoming and helped me find the right page in the book to follow along. One parishioner said the Mass would be in their language today, but it was clear that when the priest saw me and one other lady who didn’t speak the language, he decided to switch primarily to English for our benefit. What a kind and thoughtful priest. What a beautiful community! So grateful for...

The Catholics of Kerala Origin go to this church for their religious and spiritual needs. This church works under the jurisdiction of St. Thomas Syro Malabar Diocese of Chicago. It is one of the 22 Eastern (Oriental) Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome. The vicar of the church is from Kerala and is a very capable priest. In my knowledge ,there is only one Syro Malabar Catholic church in the...

Sunday 9:30am mass is usually busy. Come in bit early to get a good seat.

They have snacks and Indian style milk tea (aka chai) after the mass. The Indian chai tea was the best. I had a few cup of that strong /sweet/milk tea. It wakes me up and I like it better than a cup of...