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SUMMARY:St. Jacob Burdono +578
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DESCRIPTION:July 30th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Jacob Ba
 radaeus +578 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox C
 hurch. \n\nMor Yac'ub Burd’ono was born in Tella Mawzalt also known as C
 onstantina (Viranşehir\,Turkey) near Nisbis\, to the Syriac Orthodox prie
 st Theophilose bar Manu. His parents did not have children for a long time
  & in fulfillment of a vow made by his parents\, he was dedicated to God. 
 At the age of 2\, Jacob was entrusted to the care of Eustathius\, abbot of
  the Monastery (Reesh Dayroyo)\, in Phaselita. Here he learnt Greek\, Syri
 ac & the basics of asceticism. One day his mother visited the monastery wa
 nting to take him with her. He was not willing to go home even for a visit
  saying\, “I am fully dedicated to Christ\, my mother has no share in me
 .” He distributed all the properties that he inherited from his parents 
 among the poor\, & reserved nothing for himself. \n\nJacob was ordained de
 acon & later Priest. He was known for working miracles\; sick people came 
 from far & wide to be healed by him. St. Jacob raised the dead\, restored 
 sight to the blind\, gave rain\, & even made the Sun stand still. His fame
  spread all over the East. \n\nMor Yac'ub lived during one of the harshest
  periods of the Syriac Church. After the Church refused the Chalcedonian f
 ormula of faith\, it came under the oppression of the Byzantine emperors. 
 The Syriac Orthodox Church did not accept the Chalcedonian definition\, bu
 t along with the Copts accepted only the 3 Holy Ecumenical Synods. The Chu
 rch affirms that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Incarnate Son of God\, who t
 ook a perfect manhood without sin\, & who bore the human sins on the cross
  & died for the sake of all humanity. Jesus made His Humanity one with His
  Divinity without mixing nor mingling nor changing. The teachings of St. A
 thanasius & St. Cyril of Alexandria & St. Severus of Antioch are very impo
 rtant in understanding the tenet of Christology of the Syriac Orthodox Chu
 rch. This faith is known as Miaphysite\, while the Chalcedonian faith is d
 yophysite & resembles the Nestorian heresy which was rejected previously. 
 \n\nEmperor Justinian had resolved to enforce the Chalcedonian decrees uni
 versally\, & the Bishops\, clergy & faithful who refused to accept the dec
 rees were punished with imprisonment\, deprivation\, exile or death. As a 
 result\, the Orthodox were deprived of their spiritual leaders & for about
  ten years many churches had to forgo the sacraments. The faithful were no
 t ready to accept the sacraments from the heretics. Chalcedonians were kno
 wn as the Melchites/Melkites (from the Syriac Malkoye - the royal party or
  the Emperor’s men) since the emperor ardently supported them. The wife 
 of Justinian was however a staunch Orthodox Christian\, the daughter of a 
 Syriac Orthodox priest. It is important to know that Empress Theodora was 
 enthroned with equal rights & powers as her husband. St. Theodora requeste
 d Mor Yac'ub to visit Constantinople\, however he didn't want to go. He la
 ter received a vision from Mor Severus & Mor John of Tella directing him &
  so he went. While the Emperor & the courts wished to persecute Jacob\, he
  was welcomed with honour by the Empress. At the personal castle of Theodo
 ra\, many Orthodox faithful & leaders sought refuge including Coptic Pope 
 Theodosius I. \n\nWith the support of the Ghassanid King al-Harith Ibn Jab
 alah al-Ghassani (The Ghassanids were an ethnic Arab Syriac Orthodox kingd
 om)\, Theodora managed to get Mor Yac'ub Burd'ono ordained as "universal b
 ishop" "by Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria\, Patriarch Anthimus I of 
 Constantinople & another imprisoned metropolitan to spread the Orthodox fa
 ith & ordain clergy. \n\nSt. Jacob is known by the surname Baradaeus. The 
 surname Baradaeus is derived from ‘baradai’ (clad in rags) or the ragg
 ed beggars garb\, patched-up out of the old saddle-cloths which he used fo
 r his multiple swift & secret journeys across the land. He walked on foot 
 through Asia minor\, Syria\, Mesopotamia\, the adjacent provinces\, the bo
 rders of Persia & into Alexandria. He both exhorted the faithful & sent en
 cyclicals encouraging them to remain steadfast in the true Orthodox faith.
  He ordained 2 Patriarchs\; Mor Sergius & Mor Paul II\, at least 27 bishop
 s & thousands of priests & deacons for the Orthodox Church. The Melchites 
 were furious at the successful efforts of St. Jacob in protecting the true
  faith\, even offering a reward for his capture. But by the grace of God a
 lmighty\, Mor Yac'ub always eluded the persecutors. He also worked tireles
 sly to reconcile the Miaphysites & the Chalcedonians but extremism\, misun
 derstanding & ecclesiastical politics hindered his efforts. \n\nMor Yac'ub
  wrote an anaphora in fifteen pages beginning with “O Lord\, the most Ho
 ly Father of peace” & several letters\, four of which were published in 
 the Syriac Documents—3 addressed to John of Ephesus & others\, & a gener
 al letter to the various clergy which is mentioned in his lengthy biograph
 y.\n\nHe continued his work for thirty-five years\, tirelessly fighting th
 e good fight for the Church of God\, which he diligently supported in the 
 time of great adversity until he died at the Monastery of Romanus or the M
 onastery of Cassian on July 30\, 578AD. According to a short account by Mo
 r Quryaqos\, bishop of Mardin\, the remains of Mor Yac'ub were kept at the
  Monastery of Cassian in the confines of Egypt until A. Gr. 933 (A.D. 622)
 \, when they were translated to the Monastery of Phaselita\, near Tella Mo
 uzalat by Mor Zakkai\, bishop of Tella. A portion of the relics of Mor Yac
 'ub Burd’ono was interred at St. Stephen’s Bes-ania Church\, Chelad\, 
 Kothamangalam by St. Gregorius Geevarghese Chathuruthil (Parumala Thirumen
 i). \n\nAlthough the political & dynastic storms again the Holy Church swe
 pt that portion of the world\, the efforts of St Jacob preserved the true 
 undefiled Orthodox (Miaphysite) Faith. The Melchites (Chalcedonians\, incl
 uding current EO & Roman Catholics) derogatorily referred to all Miaphysit
 es (including the Coptics\, Armenians\, Abbyssinians etc) as Jacobites. Th
 e term Jacobite was used to insinuate that the Miaphysite Orthodox broke a
 way from the Melchites. The name Jacobite has been associated with the Ort
 hodox Church since the 6th century\, it was used by the Melchites to disgr
 ace the noble Church. However\, the Syriac Orthodox Church does not consid
 er St. Jacob as the founder of the Church\, but one of its greatest father
 s. Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono did not introduce any new doctrines to the Church
  but fought to preserve its True Orthodox faith & Apostolic origins since 
 the Holy Throne was established by St. Peter the chief of the Holy Apostle
 s in AD 37. \n\nAll Orthodox faithful should gratefully remember St. Jacob
  Baradaeus as he is responsible for restoring the Church from extinction b
 y his indomitable zeal & untiring activity\, as the Church was threatened 
 by the persecution of imperial power.  He is one of the most illustrious C
 hurch Fathers\, known for his godliness & piety\; he attained the summit o
 f religious & austere asceticism. Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono was arguably the g
 reatest Apostolic fighter in support of the true Orthodox faith\, unceasin
 gly working to protect & promote Orthodoxy in the face of immense persecut
 ion. He is honored in the 5th Dypthic (Thubden d-Qadishe) every Sunday in 
 the Syriac Orthodox Church as "...Our venerable and Holy Father Mor Jacob 
 Baradaeus\, the upholder of the Orthodox faith" \n\nBiography courtesy of\
 , 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' and Syriac
  Orthodox Resources (SOR website). \n\nOh Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono! Plead for
  us before God's throne of grace. Amen.\n\nTo read the biography of Mor Ya
 c'ub Burd’ono in Arabic: https://goo.gl/mBo4pX\n\n\nFixed Feast
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