St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Staten Island

Evening prayers at church tonight.

UPDATED INFORMATION :6-00PM (GMT) – from the UK site.

Thirumenys condition is not very stable this afternoon. BP is not stable. Oxygen requirement has gone up a little. Because of the unstable condition, wouldn’t be going to theatre today.

H.G. Zacheriah Mar Theophilos Metropolitan of Malabar diocese, visited and prayed at the bedside of HG Makarios today in the hospital.
. We pray that the good Lord may be kind and merciful to Thirumeny.

3-30pm (GMT)8/1/08.

Condition remains static, and  apyrexial.  Blood gases are not bad today.   Consulting nutritional team regarding parentral feeding. Surgeons haven’t seen HG yet and hence no definite time for the return to theatre.

Please continue to pray for Makarios Thirumeni’s recovery.