BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fast of Assumption (sawmo d-yoldath aloho) begins (old date) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250731T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250801T183000Z UID:105031206752 DESCRIPTION:Note: The inclusion of this event in the online calendar is f or educational purposes\, and to remind the faithful of the mercy of our L ord as shown through the Holy Synod in granting us a shortened fasting per iod. Please follow the fasting period as per Patriarchal Encyclicals and g uidance from one's spiritual father.On August 1st the Syriac Orthodox fait hful of Malankara will commence the Fast of the Mother of God (sawmo d-Yol dath Aloho) in preparation for the commemoration of her Assumption (Shunoy o).In his article about the Holy Virgin Mary\, the thrice blessed late HH Mor Ignatius Zakka I of blessed memory states\, "Her Assumption in the fle sh and soul was not instituted by the Syriac Church as doctrine. The Virgi n’s Assumption is a confessional patristic tradition based on the Syriac narrative of Apostle St.Thomas." During the Assumption\, St. Thomas was g iven the Girdle (soonoro/belt) of the Virgin as testimony to the other Hol y Apostles that she was translated to heaven. "Syriac tradition reports th at St. Thomas took the girdle of the Virgin Mary with him to India where h e was martyred at the hands of pagan priests. When Thomas’ relics were t aken to Edessa in the fourth century the Holy girdle was brought with them . Finally the girdle reached the Church of the Virgin in Homs\, which has been called the Church of the Virgin’s Girdle (Um al-Zennar Church) ever since." In addition\, the book ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagyte\, the bishop of Athens (+95AD) relates that ”upon the dormition of St. Mary\, all the Apostles gathered together so quickly coming from the Four Corner s of Earth\, where they were preaching the word. They arrived in Jerusalem \, the Residence City of blessed Mary\, &\; then Jesus came with His an gels. Jesus received her soul and handed it to Michael the Archangel. Jesu s appeared once more &\; transferred her holy body to heaven on a cloud . Up there\, her body was united to her soul to enjoy her everlasting joy. ”Due to the sacredness of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary\, the Church instituted that the faithful should go on a fast in preparation for the c elebration of this Feast. The faithful would only have one meal a day to b reak the fast\, consisting of only simple vegan foods. This fast tradition ally began on the 1st of August every year and ended on the 15th with Holy Qurbono for the Feast of the Assumption (Hido d'shunoyo). Pursuant to the decision taken by the Council of Homs in 1946 it became five days startin g on August 10. However\, it is common for the faithful of Malankara to fo llow the status quo and begin their fast on August 1st even to this day. M ay the intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary\, the mother of God (Bthultho Yoldath Aloho) bless all the faithful who wholeheartedly keep the fast &am p\; earnestly seek her prayers. Amen.Article about Shunoyo Fast by HG Mor Themotheos Thomas Metropolitan: https://goo.gl/2SuKB8 Arabic article on fa sting by late HH Mor Ignatius Zakka I: https://goo.gl/y1Dt2MPrayer book fo r the intercession of St. Mary in Malayalam/Manglish: https://tinyurl.com /nym2636c Prayer book for the intercession of St. Mary in English: https ://tinyurl.com/3ms4cacc Intercessory prayers to St. Mary by HG Mor Polyca rpus Zachariah: https://youtu.be/ZbMd6QNOO1A LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR