PRAYER FOR
THE CANONISATION OF DR. GEEVARGHESE MAR OSTHATHIOS METROPOLITAN OF BLESSED
MEMORY.
“In the
name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the One true God forever and ever,
Amen+
God, the
Lord of all flesh and spirit! Thou hast trampled down the thorn of death
and hast over thrown the devil whereby Thou hast restored the life to the
world. Now, O Lord Jesus Christ! Grant to Thy faithful servant,
metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, who hast departed from us with
faith, hope, and love in Thee after finishing a fruitful life on
earth, an everlasting joy and spiritual refreshment in the chamber of Thy light
together with all the saints who pleased Thee.
O good and
merciful God, who loves humankind! Pardon every sin which he might
have committed, whether by word or by deed or by thought, for there
is no man on earth who is free from sin. Thou alone art sinless, Thy love
and righteousness are Eternal and Thy Word is true. May Mar
Osthathios, our beloved father and guru, rejoice in the communion of
your infinite love and praise you unceasingly in the company of all
the angelic hosts and saints.
O Blessed
Triune God! We thank Thee for having graced the holy Church with bishop
Geevarghese Mar Osthathios and for allowing the tenderness of Thy Fatherly
care, the divine mercy of the Cross of Christ, and the splendour, power and
wisdom of the Holy Spirit to shine on the world through our beloved shepherd
–Mar Osthathios. We now realise him as the one who had possessed noble
virtues, engaged in doing good deeds and directly experienced Thy divine
presence in his life time. Trusting fully in Thy everlasting love and in the
intercession of all saints, he has manifested to us a living image of Jesus
–the Good Shepherd – and has shown us that holiness and sharing of love are the
necessary paths of obedience to be traversed by ordinary Christians in order to
achieve eternal communion with God. Grant us, by his intercession, and
according to Thy will, the graces we implore, hoping that Thy faithful servant
Mar Osthathios will soon be recognised among the Saints.
God, who infuses power into the bones
of the saints! Kindly release stream of blessings from Thy reservoir of grace
through the holy relics of Mar Osthathios to those who come at his tomb in
prayer. We ask this in Thy all-encompassing love, Amen”.