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Saint Gregorios of Parumala Prayer Card – Patron for Healing from Illness, Inner Peace During Anxiety & Strength in Spiritual Weariness

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Saint Gregorios of Parumala, lovingly called Parumala Thirumeni, is one of the most tender and approachable saints of the Malankara Syriac tradition. He lived in nineteenth-century Kerala, India, and is venerated within the Malankara Orthodox Syriac Church of the Oriental Orthodox family as a bishop whose holiness was marked not by grandeur, but by gentleness.

His principal feast is celebrated on November 2, with additional liturgical commemorations observed locally in the Malankara calendar.

Saint Gregorios did not rise through ambition.

He rose through humility.

Born in 1848 into a devout Syriac Christian family, he showed deep spiritual sensitivity from childhood. He was quiet, prayerful, and unusually compassionate toward the suffering. As a young monk, he embraced ascetic discipline while remaining profoundly accessible to ordinary people. Later consecrated bishop at only twenty-eight, he carried his office with simplicity, choosing to live among the poor, the sick, and the forgotten.

People pray to Saint Gregorios today when anxiety tightens the chest, when illness drains strength, and when spiritual exhaustion leaves the heart feeling empty. He understands fragile bodies. He understands overwhelmed minds. He understands what it means to serve God while quietly carrying physical suffering.

If you are walking through health struggles, emotional heaviness, or seasons where prayer feels difficult to sustain, Parumala Thirumeni knows that interior terrain.

His life teaches that holiness often looks like kindness practiced consistently.

This prayer card is created as a spiritual heirloom. It is meant to accompany seasons of weakness and waiting, reminding the soul that God meets us gently and that saints walk beside us in quiet compassion.

Each card is handmade in Austin, TX and created to order. We do not keep stock, because every prayer card is treated as a unique devotional offering. They are printed on museum-quality photo paper, not cardstock. Every card is made slowly, during prayer, with intentional reverence for the saint or holy image and for the person who will receive it. Names are lifted before Christ. Intentions are held carefully. Each piece is handled multiple times in prayerful silence, asking God for mercy and asking the saint to intercede for the soul it is being made for. This is not production work. It is devotional craftsmanship shaped with patience, care, and spiritual responsibility, because every soul and every prayer matters.

Saint Gregorios of Parumala, lovingly called Parumala Thirumeni, is one of the most tender and approachable saints of the Malankara Syriac tradition. He lived in nineteenth-century Kerala, India, and is venerated within the Malankara Orthodox Syriac Church of the Oriental Orthodox family as a bishop whose holiness was marked not by grandeur, but by gentleness.

His principal feast is celebrated on November 2, with additional liturgical commemorations observed locally in the Malankara calendar.

Saint Gregorios did not rise through ambition.

He rose through humility.

Born in 1848 into a devout Syriac Christian family, he showed deep spiritual sensitivity from childhood. He was quiet, prayerful, and unusually compassionate toward the suffering. As a young monk, he embraced ascetic discipline while remaining profoundly accessible to ordinary people. Later consecrated bishop at only twenty-eight, he carried his office with simplicity, choosing to live among the poor, the sick, and the forgotten.

People pray to Saint Gregorios today when anxiety tightens the chest, when illness drains strength, and when spiritual exhaustion leaves the heart feeling empty. He understands fragile bodies. He understands overwhelmed minds. He understands what it means to serve God while quietly carrying physical suffering.

If you are walking through health struggles, emotional heaviness, or seasons where prayer feels difficult to sustain, Parumala Thirumeni knows that interior terrain.

His life teaches that holiness often looks like kindness practiced consistently.

This prayer card is created as a spiritual heirloom. It is meant to accompany seasons of weakness and waiting, reminding the soul that God meets us gently and that saints walk beside us in quiet compassion.

Each card is handmade in Austin, TX and created to order. We do not keep stock, because every prayer card is treated as a unique devotional offering. They are printed on museum-quality photo paper, not cardstock. Every card is made slowly, during prayer, with intentional reverence for the saint or holy image and for the person who will receive it. Names are lifted before Christ. Intentions are held carefully. Each piece is handled multiple times in prayerful silence, asking God for mercy and asking the saint to intercede for the soul it is being made for. This is not production work. It is devotional craftsmanship shaped with patience, care, and spiritual responsibility, because every soul and every prayer matters.

  • THE LIFE & STORY

    Saint Gregorios was born Gheevarghese in 1848 in the village of Mulanthuruthy, Kerala, into the ancient Saint Thomas Christian community. From an early age, he was drawn to silence and prayer. While other children played, he often sought solitude in churches.

    He entered monastic formation as a teenager and quickly embraced a disciplined spiritual life rooted in fasting, Scripture, and ceaseless prayer. His teachers noted his unusual humility and gentleness. He avoided attention and preferred service.

    In 1876, at only twenty-eight years old, he was consecrated bishop.

    Rather than settling into comfort, he chose a life of pastoral closeness.

    He traveled constantly, visiting villages on foot, tending to the sick, comforting grieving families, and strengthening isolated parishes. He lived simply, owned almost nothing, and gave away what little he had. His days were shaped by prayer and his nights by pastoral care.

    Gregory carried chronic illness for much of his life, yet rarely spoke of it.

    He built schools, supported orphaned children, and encouraged theological education. He also founded monasteries and promoted spiritual formation among clergy and laity alike. Despite fragile health, he remained tirelessly present.

    People flocked to him not because of spectacle, but because of peace.

    His presence calmed anxious hearts.

    He died in 1902 at the age of fifty-four, quietly, after years of physical suffering. Almost immediately, reports of healing and answered prayers began to spread from his tomb at Parumala.

    He left behind no grand theological treatises.

    He left love.

    He teaches us that sanctity grows through attentiveness to suffering.

  • MIRACLES & PATRONAGE

    Patron Saint Of:

    • Healing from physical illness

    • Relief from anxiety and emotional heaviness

    • Strength during spiritual exhaustion

    • Comfort for families in distress

    • Peace during prolonged suffering

    Saint Gregorios is especially known for healing miracles after his death. Thousands of pilgrims visit his tomb each year seeking relief from chronic illness, mental distress, infertility, and despair.

    Many attest to physical recovery after prayerful visits to Parumala. Others describe deep emotional peace, restored hope, and renewed faith following his intercession.

    During his lifetime, he quietly healed through prayer and compassionate presence.

    After his death, his reputation as a healer only grew.

    His miracles often arrive gently.

    Pain easing.
    Fear softening.
    Strength returning.

    He remains close to those who suffer quietly.

  • PRAYERS

    Short Traditional Invocation

    Saint Gregorios of Parumala, compassionate shepherd and healer of souls, pray for us.

    Traditional Malankara Prayer (adapted from Syriac devotional usage)

    O holy Gregorios,
    gentle bishop and servant of Christ,
    intercede for us before our Lord.

    You who carried sickness with patience,
    stand beside us in our weakness.

    Bring healing to broken bodies,
    peace to troubled minds,
    and strength to weary souls.

    Guide our hearts back to hope.
    Cover our families with mercy.
    Teach us to trust God in suffering.

    Through your prayers,
    may Christ grant us healing,
    restore our peace,
    and save our souls.

    Amen.

  • FAQ

    What is Saint Gregorios of Parumala known for?
    He is known as a Malankara Orthodox bishop renowned for humility, pastoral care, and powerful healing intercession.

    When is his feast day?
    November 2 in the Malankara calendar.

    Which Christian traditions venerate Saint Gregorios?
    He is venerated primarily by the Malankara Orthodox Syriac Church within the Oriental Orthodox family.

    Why do people pray to Saint Gregorios for healing and peace?
    Because his life was marked by compassion toward the sick and suffering, and countless testimonies report healing and emotional relief through his intercession.