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The '''Malankara Catholic Youth Movement''' (Malayalam: മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ യുവജന പ്രസ്ഥാനം), frequently referred as '''MCYM''', is an organization associated with the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], aimed at fostering its youth members in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic faith]], as well as contributing to the broader community and church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youth Apostolate - Malankara Catholic Youth Movement (MCYM) {{!}} St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA and Canada |url=https://mccna.org/content/youth-apostolate-malankara-catholic-youth-movement-mcym |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=mccna.org}}</ref> The MCYM operates at various levels, including unit, regional, diocesan, and church-wide.<ref name="catholicate.net">{{cite web |url=http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html |title=Mcym |website=catholicate.net |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191142/http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/index.php |title=MCYM |website=mcymcs.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927111555/http://mcymcs.com/index.php |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malankara Catholic |url=https://malankaracatholicchurch.in/Associations/Category/4/MCYM#:~:text=Malankara%20Catholic%20Youth%20Movement%20is,Youths,%20Church%20and%20the%20society. |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=malankaracatholicchurch.in}}</ref> Founded in [[Kerala]], [[India]], MCYM has spread on a global scale, spreading to areas such as the [[Middle East]] and [[North America]]. The chief patron is [[Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis]]. The chairman is H.E Aboon Mathews Mar Polycarpos, the director is Rev. Fr. Prabheesh George Mekkarikathu, and the president is Monu Joseph.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SMCC |date=2024-02-18 |title=MCYM Ushers in a New Era with 2024-2025 Central Team |url=https://www.syromalankara.church/mcym-ushers-in-a-new-era-with-2024-2025-central-team-2024-02-18.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Malankara Catholic News Network |language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Malankara Catholic Youth Movement''' (Malayalam: മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ യുവജന പ്രസ്ഥാനം), frequently referred to as '''MCYM''', is an organization associated with the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], aimed at fostering its youth members in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic faith]], as well as contributing to the broader community and church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youth Apostolate - Malankara Catholic Youth Movement (MCYM) {{!}} St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA and Canada |url=https://mccna.org/content/youth-apostolate-malankara-catholic-youth-movement-mcym |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=mccna.org}}</ref> The MCYM operates at various levels, including unit, regional, diocesan, and church-wide.<ref name="catholicate.net">{{cite web |url=http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html |title=Mcym |website=catholicate.net |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191142/http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/index.php |title=MCYM |website=mcymcs.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927111555/http://mcymcs.com/index.php |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malankara Catholic |url=https://malankaracatholicchurch.in/Associations/Category/4/MCYM#:~:text=Malankara%20Catholic%20Youth%20Movement%20is,Youths,%20Church%20and%20the%20society. |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=malankaracatholicchurch.in}}</ref> Founded in [[Kerala]], [[India]], MCYM has spread on a global scale, spreading to areas such as the [[Middle East]] and [[North America]]. The chief patron is [[Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis]]. The chairman is H.E Aboon Mathews Mar Polycarpos, the director is Rev. Fr. Prabheesh George Mekkarikathu, and the president is Monu Joseph.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SMCC |date=2024-02-18 |title=MCYM Ushers in a New Era with 2024-2025 Central Team |url=https://www.syromalankara.church/mcym-ushers-in-a-new-era-with-2024-2025-central-team-2024-02-18.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Malankara Catholic News Network |language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Catholic Youth Movement of Kerala began in the latter half of the 1960s. Although some youth organizations existed at the parish level in various parts of Kerala, the establishment of diocesan-level organizations occurred later. Two primary factors contributed to the founding of these organizations during this period. Firstly, there was significant enthusiasm within the Church, both in Kerala and nationally, generated by discussions and study programs related to the [[Second Vatican Council]]. Among the topics discussed, the role of the [[laity]] in the Church's life became a major point of interest for laypeople across India. Secondly, in Kerala, Christian communities, alongside other social and religious organizations, opposed the educational policies of the [[Second Namboodiripad ministry|second communist regime in 1967]]. This opposition provided an immediate cause for collaboration with the Church in advocating for justice.<ref name="catholicate.net"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/about_us.php |title=MCYM |accessdate=2015-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216003030/http://mcymcs.com/about_us.php |archivedate=2015-02-16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/kerala/travel/ems-ministry-2959.php|title=Video, EMS Ministry, Communist, History, Kerala, India|website=IndiaVideo}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Archdiocese of Thiruvalla – .. |url=http://catholicarchdioceseoftiruvalla.com/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-20 |title=Malankara Catholic Youth Movement {{!}} Diocese of Pathanamthitta |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520061617/http://mcymptadiocese.com/about.php |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
The Catholic Youth Movement of Kerala began in the latter half of the 1960s. Although some youth organizations existed at the parish level in various parts of Kerala, the establishment of diocesan-level organizations occurred later. Two primary factors contributed to the founding of these organizations during this period. Firstly, there was significant enthusiasm within the Church, both in Kerala and nationally, generated by discussions and study programs related to the [[Second Vatican Council]]. Among the topics discussed, the role of the [[laity]] in the Church's life became a major point of interest for laypeople across India. Secondly, in Kerala, Christian communities, alongside other social and religious organizations, opposed the educational policies of the [[Second Namboodiripad ministry|second communist regime in 1967]]. This opposition provided an immediate cause for collaboration with the Church in advocating for justice.<ref name="catholicate.net"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/about_us.php |title=MCYM |accessdate=2015-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216003030/http://mcymcs.com/about_us.php |archivedate=2015-02-16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/kerala/travel/ems-ministry-2959.php|title=Video, EMS Ministry, Communist, History, Kerala, India|website=IndiaVideo}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Archdiocese of Thiruvalla – .. |url=http://catholicarchdioceseoftiruvalla.com/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-20 |title=Malankara Catholic Youth Movement {{!}} Diocese of Pathanamthitta |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520061617/http://mcymptadiocese.com/about.php |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


The movement in the Thiruvananthapuram Diocese, led by Rev. Fr. Dominic Skariah, started in 1971 and later merged with the KCYO. Youth movements in [[Trivandrum]], [[Thiruvalla]], and [[Sultan Bathery|Bathery]] operated independently but were eventually unified under the federal administrative structure of the [[Kerala Catholic Youth Movement]] (KCYM), which was a federation of youth movements from three independent churches. This unity was further solidified with the establishment of a youth commission under [[Cyril Baselios]], then Bishop of the Bathery Diocese, in 1989, leading to the formation of the MCYM Central Secretariat in 1990. <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-21 |title=Bathery Diocese {{!}} KERALA CATHOLIC BISHOPS' COUNCIL (KCBC) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521031655/http://kcbc.in/content/bathery-diocese |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-23 |title=Welcome To ST.Thomas Cathedral Official Site |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223010153/http://stthomascathedralbathery.com/history.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
The movement in the Thiruvananthapuram Diocese, led by Rev. Fr. Dominic Skariah, started in 1971 and later merged with the KCYO. Youth movements in [[Trivandrum]], [[Thiruvalla]], and [[Sultan Bathery|Bathery]] operated independently but were eventually unified under the federal administrative structure of the [[Kerala Catholic Youth Movement]] (KCYM), which was a federation of youth movements from three independent churches. This unity was further solidified with the establishment of a youth commission under [[Cyril Baselios]], then [[Bishops in the Catholic Church|Bishop]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Bathery|Bathery Diocese]], in 1989, leading to the formation of the MCYM Central Secretariat in 1990. <ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-21 |title=Bathery Diocese {{!}} KERALA CATHOLIC BISHOPS' COUNCIL (KCBC) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521031655/http://kcbc.in/content/bathery-diocese |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-23 |title=Welcome To ST.Thomas Cathedral Official Site |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223010153/http://stthomascathedralbathery.com/history.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
The MCYM had distinct [[Constitution|constitutions]], [[Flag|flags]], [[Anthem|anthems]], [[Motto|mottos]], [[Patron saint|patron saints]], and operational styles in various dioceses. To standardize these elements, the central secretariat<ref name=":0" /> established a common constitution<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-05 |title=Mcym |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191142/http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html#mca |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>, promulgated on 20 September 1992. The central secretariat also initiated steps to enhance youth activities, bringing together mission regions scattered across India, [[North America]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MCYM North America |url=https://mcymna.org/index.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=mcymna.org}}</ref>, [[Germany]], and the Middle East (including [[Kuwait]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.uaemalankara.com/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=uaemalankarachurch |language=en}}</ref>, [[Sharjah]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=SMCC QATAR {{!}} MCYM |url=https://smccqatar.com/mcym |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=smccqatar.com}}</ref> and [[Qatar]].<ref name=":2" />
The MCYM had distinct [[Constitution|constitutions]], [[Flag|flags]], [[Anthem|anthems]], [[Motto|mottos]], [[Patron saint|patron saints]], and operational styles in various dioceses. To standardize these elements, the central secretariat<ref name=":0" /> established a common constitution,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-05 |title=Mcym |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191142/http://catholicate.net/Mcym.html#mca |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> promulgated on 20 September 1992. The central secretariat also initiated steps to enhance youth activities, bringing together mission regions scattered across India, [[North America]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=MCYM North America |url=https://mcymna.org/index.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=mcymna.org}}</ref> [[Germany]], and the Middle East (including [[Kuwait]], [[Dubai]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.uaemalankara.com/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=uaemalankarachurch |language=en}}</ref> [[Sharjah]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=SMCC QATAR {{!}} MCYM |url=https://smccqatar.com/mcym |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=smccqatar.com}}</ref> and [[Qatar]]<ref name=":2" />).


{{Plain image with caption|image=MCYM Anthem.jpg|caption=Official anthem of the MCYM; written in [[Malayalam]]}}
{{Plain image with caption|image=MCYM Anthem.jpg|caption=Official anthem of the MCYM; written in [[Malayalam]]}}


=== Commemoration of Ivanios ===
=== Commemoration of Venerable Mar Ivanios ===
On the day before the commemoration of the late Archbishop [[Geevarghese Mar Ivanios|Geevarghese Ivanios]], the founder of Malankara Re-union Movement, the MCYM conducts memorial meetings at the tomb of Ivanios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/view_press.php?id=12 |title=MCYM |accessdate=2015-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004348/http://mcymcs.com/view_press.php?id=12 |archivedate=2015-05-21 }}</ref>
On the day before the commemoration of the late [[Geevarghese Mar Ivanios|Venerable Archbishop Geevarghese Ivanios]], the founder of [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church#Ecclesial communion|Malankara Reunion Movement]], the MCYM conducts memorial meetings at the tomb of Ivanios.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mcymcs.com/view_press.php?id=12 |title=MCYM |accessdate=2015-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521004348/http://mcymcs.com/view_press.php?id=12 |archivedate=2015-05-21 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Youth organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Youth organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Christian organisations based in India]]

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Malankara Catholic Youth Movement
മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ യുവജന പ്രസ്ഥാനം
AbbreviationMCYM
Formation28 February 1968; 56 years ago (1968-02-28)
TypeYouth organization
HeadquartersMCYM Office, Catholicate Centre, Pattom, Trivandrum, India
Location
AffiliationsIndian Catholic Youth Movement,[1] Kerala Catholic Youth Movement
Websitewww.mcym.in
Chief Patron

Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis

The Malankara Catholic Youth Movement (Malayalam: മലങ്കര കത്തോലിക്കാ യുവജന പ്രസ്ഥാനം), frequently referred to as MCYM, is an organization associated with the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, aimed at fostering its youth members in the Catholic faith, as well as contributing to the broader community and church.[2] The MCYM operates at various levels, including unit, regional, diocesan, and church-wide.[3][4][5] Founded in Kerala, India, MCYM has spread on a global scale, spreading to areas such as the Middle East and North America. The chief patron is Moran Mor Baselios Cardinal Cleemis. The chairman is H.E Aboon Mathews Mar Polycarpos, the director is Rev. Fr. Prabheesh George Mekkarikathu, and the president is Monu Joseph.[6]

History

The Catholic Youth Movement of Kerala began in the latter half of the 1960s. Although some youth organizations existed at the parish level in various parts of Kerala, the establishment of diocesan-level organizations occurred later. Two primary factors contributed to the founding of these organizations during this period. Firstly, there was significant enthusiasm within the Church, both in Kerala and nationally, generated by discussions and study programs related to the Second Vatican Council. Among the topics discussed, the role of the laity in the Church's life became a major point of interest for laypeople across India. Secondly, in Kerala, Christian communities, alongside other social and religious organizations, opposed the educational policies of the second communist regime in 1967. This opposition provided an immediate cause for collaboration with the Church in advocating for justice.[3][7][8][9][10]

The movement in the Thiruvananthapuram Diocese, led by Rev. Fr. Dominic Skariah, started in 1971 and later merged with the KCYO. Youth movements in Trivandrum, Thiruvalla, and Bathery operated independently but were eventually unified under the federal administrative structure of the Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM), which was a federation of youth movements from three independent churches. This unity was further solidified with the establishment of a youth commission under Cyril Baselios, then Bishop of the Bathery Diocese, in 1989, leading to the formation of the MCYM Central Secretariat in 1990. [9][11][12]

The MCYM had distinct constitutions, flags, anthems, mottos, patron saints, and operational styles in various dioceses. To standardize these elements, the central secretariat[4] established a common constitution,[13] promulgated on 20 September 1992. The central secretariat also initiated steps to enhance youth activities, bringing together mission regions scattered across India, North America,[14] Germany, and the Middle East (including Kuwait, Dubai,[15] Sharjah[16] and Qatar[16]).

Official anthem of the MCYM; written in Malayalam
Official anthem of the MCYM; written in Malayalam

Commemoration of Venerable Mar Ivanios

On the day before the commemoration of the late Venerable Archbishop Geevarghese Ivanios, the founder of Malankara Reunion Movement, the MCYM conducts memorial meetings at the tomb of Ivanios.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Region - Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM)". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Youth Apostolate - Malankara Catholic Youth Movement (MCYM) | St. Mary, Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA and Canada". mccna.org. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mcym". catholicate.net. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "MCYM". mcymcs.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Malankara Catholic". malankaracatholicchurch.in. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ SMCC (18 February 2024). "MCYM Ushers in a New Era with 2024-2025 Central Team". Malankara Catholic News Network. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "MCYM". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Video, EMS Ministry, Communist, History, Kerala, India". IndiaVideo.
  9. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Thiruvalla – ." Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Malankara Catholic Youth Movement | Diocese of Pathanamthitta". web.archive.org. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Bathery Diocese | KERALA CATHOLIC BISHOPS' COUNCIL (KCBC)". web.archive.org. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Welcome To ST.Thomas Cathedral Official Site". web.archive.org. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Mcym". web.archive.org. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  14. ^ "MCYM North America". mcymna.org. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Home". uaemalankarachurch. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b "SMCC QATAR | MCYM". smccqatar.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  17. ^ "MCYM". Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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