Fr. Cyril Thayyil

Call Number : PER-06

Fr. Cyril Thayyil

Singer of Syriac chants, acclaimed celebrant of Solemn Qurbana in Syriac

Name Fr. Thayyil Thomas / Fr. Cyril Thayyil
Home Parish Kadanad , Eparchy of Palai
Ordained on 26-01-2015
Expertise

Singer of Syriac chants, acclaimed celebrant of Solemn Qurbana in Syriac

Other Designations and Responsibilities

Coordinator, MA Syriac,
SEERI Kottayam, MG University Kottayam,

Priest in Charge,
Liturgical Music (Funeral of Priests) ,

Assistant Director,
INFAM Pala,

Secretary
House of Wisdom of East Syriac (Bes Hekamsa D Suriyaya Madnhaya) , ,

Nominated Member
Association of the Diocesan Clergy Palai (A.D.C.P) Palai,

Assistant Co-Ordinator
Office of Emigrants (Pravasi) Apostolate Pala,

Director of Syriac Studies
Kummannoor ,

Core Team
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Pala,


Fr. Cyril Thayyil is a gifted young priest who is passionate about singing Syriac chants. Fr. Thayyil is blessed with a rich and resonant baritone voice, an eagerness to learn Syriac melodies, and boldness to experiment with presenting Syriac chants with the accompaniment of modern musical instruments. When he was a teenager, Fr. Thayyil was lucky to learn from a great master of the Syriac language and Syriac music, Fr. George Plathottam (1933-2016). Early on, Fr. Plathottam discerned the unique vocal inflection and a curious mind in the young Cyril and took upon himself the mission of grooming Cyril into an excellent singer of Syriac chants.

About Fr. Cyril Thayyil
About Fr. Cyril Thayyil

Fr. Cyril Thayyil is a gifted young priest who is passionate about singing Syriac chants. Fr. Thayyil is blessed with a rich and resonant baritone voice, an eagerness to learn Syriac melodies, and boldness to experiment with presenting Syriac chants with the accompaniment of modern musical instruments. When he was a teenager, Fr. Thayyil was lucky to learn from a great master of the Syriac language and Syriac music, Fr. George Plathottam (1933-2016). Early on, Fr. Plathottam discerned the unique vocal inflection and a curious mind in the young Cyril and took upon himself the mission of grooming Cyril into an excellent singer of Syriac chants. Meanwhile, Thayyil also learned to read and understand the Syriac Thaksa (missal). During his first mass, Fr. Thayyil chanted the Institution narrative in Syriac in the presence of his master, Fr. Plathottam. After ordination, Fr. Thayyil received invitations from parishes across Kerala to be the celebrant of solemn Syriac Qurbana on such special occasions as the feast of the patron saint of the parish. Currently (2019), Fr. Thayyil celebrates about 30 such solemn Qurbana in a year. Even during the celebration of Qurbana in Malayalam, Fr. Thayyil intones the Institution narrative in Syriac and tries to educate people to become at home with the sound of the Syriac language. He has mastered an exciting way to end the slotha (orations) with phrases in the original Syriac text during the celebration of Qurbana in Malayalam.