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:St. Stephen\, chief among the deacons and first of the Martyrs (Hi do d'Mor Estefanous ris'ho damshamshone u qadmoyo dsohde) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250107T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260108T183000Z UID:271390045038 DESCRIPTION:January 8th is the commemoration of the Feast of St. Stephen\, chief among the deacons &\; first of the Martyrs (Hido d'Mor Estefanou s ris'ho damshamshone u qadmoyo dsohde) according to the Liturgical Calend ar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Mor Estefanous was a Jew who probably li ved in one of the Hellenic provinces of the Roman Empire &\; was among the minority Jewish community who spoke Greek instead of Hebrew. \; He would later come to live in Jerusalem &\; became a Christian. At the t ime\, the Christians were divided into the Hebrew speaking &\; the Gree k speaking minority(Hellenists). The Hellenists felt neglected &\; marg inalized within the Christian community. The Holy Apostles asked the faith ful to choose seven men of good repute\, full of Holy Spirit &\; wisdom \; to be appointed for the business which the apostles themselves were too busy for. The apostles ordained them the first Deacons of the Church (Act s 6:6) who would strengthen the faith of the community &\; spread the w ord of God to the multitude. Among the 7\, Stephen was the head. He is des cribed as\, "a man full of faith &\; the Holy Ghost" (Acts 6:5).Deacon Stephen was an eloquent speaker &\; performed wondrous miracles (Acts 6 :8). This provoked hostility of the elders of some synagogues in Jerusalem . They were not able to resist the wisdom of Stephen. They secretly introd uced men to accuse him of blasphemy. Stephen was seized &\; taken to th e Sanhedrin (the Jewish Council). At the council\, false witnesses were se t up against him. Undismayed\, he replied tactfully. As the members of the council listened to Stephen\, they became furious. But full of Holy Spiri t\, he looked up to heaven &\; saw the glory of God &\; Jesus on the right hand (Acts 7:54-56). The council &\; the angered crowd took him outside the city &\; stoned him. The murderers laid their clothes on th e ground to be guarded by Saul\, who would later become St. Paul. As Steph en died\, he cried\, “Lord\, do not charge them with this sin” &\; he prayed\, “Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit” (Acts 7:58-60). Thus Mor Estefanous attained the crown of martyrdom. He is commemorated every Sunda y in the 4th Thubden/Dypthic of the Holy Qurbono\, “the illustrious St. Stephen\, chief of the Deacons\, &\; first of the Martyrs.”Biography courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church 'Oh Mor Estefanous! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May your in tercession be with all the deacons of our Holy Church. Amen. In the tradit ion of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Middle East and their Suryoye dia spora\, St. Stephen’s day is a special day where a full-deacon (Shamosho Evengeloyo) is also allowed to read the Evengalion Qadisho (The Holy Gosp el) during the Holy Qurbono or Prayers. Nowadays\, lower ranks of the deac onate such as Aphudykano and Quroyo are also given the chance\, with the d iscretion of the celebrant (because not all parishes have a full-deacon an d according to old canons only 7 full deacons allowed per diocese). This t radition is currently not practiced in Malankara.The Holy Bible readings f rom the Church Lectionary:Evening:St. Mark 12:1-12Morning:St. John 8:34-59 Before Holy Qurbono:Deuteronomy 34:7-12Isaiah 37:8-20Bar Sirach 50:1-12\, Chapter 30\, 51:4II Chronicles 24:20-25Holy Qurbono:Acts 7:54-8:2I Corinth ians 1:10-17\, 16:15-24St. Matthew 23:34-39Tone of the day: 8Hymn from Sh' himo of Wednesday Evening: https://youtu.be/Ue9kWhdDjXM \;Syriac Praye rs: \;https://tinyurl.com/38z9appeHuthomo: https://youtu.be/3ifVtMsGNw k \;http://www.malankaraworld.com/Library/sermons/Sermon-of-the-week_M artyrdom-St-Stephen.htmPromiyon Sedro (Malayalam courtesy Hymonutho) - Mid night by Fr. George Vayaliparambil: https://youtu.be/5MlD_DCWoRIhttps://ur hotheway.com/2021/01/21/st-stephen/Fixed Feast LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR