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The Parish of Betalbatim celebrates the feast of Saint Bartholomew today on 28th August 2016. This is one of the main two feast the Church celebrates , the other being feast of Our Lady of Remedios in the month of January. Nine LED TVs have been installed by the Church to help the congregation participate better in the Mass. This was possible due to the kind help by some generous parishioners. It is hoped that the mass will be more vibrant since the hymns get displayed on the LED TVs.

The faithful kissing the image of Saint Bartholomew after the first mass

six of the nine LED TVs installed for better participation

According to the Synaxarium of the Coptic Orthodox Church, his martyrdom is commemorated on the first day of the Coptic Calendar (i.e. the first day of the month of Thout), which currently falls on September 11 (corresponding to August 29 in the Julian Calendar). His feast is June 11 in Eastern Christianity and August 24 in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod , Anglican Communion and both forms of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

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Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathanael . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip but was skeptical about the Messiah coming from Nazareth, saying: "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?", but nonetheless, follows Philip's invitation. Jesus immediately characterizes him as "Here is a man in whom there is no deception."

Some scholars hold that Jesus' quote "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you", is based on a Jewish figure of speech referring to studying the Torah. Nathanael recognizes Jesus as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel".

Nathanael is one of the disciples to whom Jesus appeared at the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection. It is believed to be true that Saint Bartholomew was skinned alive before he was beheaded, a martyr that is today the patron saint of tanners.

Two ancient testimonies exist about the mission of Saint Bartholomew in India. These are of Eusebius of Caesarea (early 4th century) and of Saint Jerome (late 4th century). Both these refer to this tradition while speaking of the reported visit of Pantaenus to India in the 2nd century.

The studies of Fr A.C Perumalil SJ and Moraes hold that the Bombay region on the Konkan coast, a region which may have been known as the ancient city Kalyan, was the field of Saint Bartholomew's missionary activities.

We in Betalbatim are so fortunate to celebrate the feast of Saint Bartholomew in our parish today. ( actual date is August 24th ).

News update from Betalbatim - Saint Bartholomew feast

The feast of Saint Bartholomew will be celebrated on 28th August 2011 this year in Betalbatim. It is quite a sight to see the fair that is setup previous evening. Small school children especially girls make small flowers of creape paper and wake up early and greet the people attending first mass with those flowers.

The feastivity has dimmed a bit as far as the decorations in the church are concerned, but the traditional triangular streamers along the procession route brighten the feastive look with the lush green fields nearby provide an excellent backdrop.

After the mass the villagers move into the stall area to play games and buy toys, eats etc. Girls and boys greet each other and buy gifts for each other. Stalls of traditional sweets like laddo, kadhi - bodhi, kajim, grams are bought which are then served at home after lunch to guests and relatives who get invited for the feast.

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