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:Mor Shem`un the Stylite (c. 390-459) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260523T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260524T183000Z UID:208690801941 DESCRIPTION:May 24th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Simon the Stylite +459 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. \n\nMor Shem'un Destonoyo was born in the village of Sesan\, a pla ce on the border of Cicilia & Syria in 392AD. His father's name was John & his mother's name was Martha. Before his mother had conceived of him\, St . John the Baptist appeared to her in a dream & told her of her conception & what her son would become. Simon was a shepherd at a young age. While i n the fields with his flock\, an angel of the Lord appeared in a vision. L ater\, he disposed of his properties & the assets of his aunt\, which had been entrusted to him. He distributed part of the proceeds among the poor & needy. The remaining assets he took to the monastery of Eusebona at Tell ‘Ada\, situated between Antioch & Alleppo. He joined the monastery with his brother Shemse when he was in the teens.\n\nLater\, he dug a pit of a bout 4 ft in the garden & stood in the pit for about two months. After the midnight prayer he used to stand with a big stone hung around his neck. H e also stood on a roller to resist sleep in the night. His fellow hermits were jealous about these practices of Simon & raised some false accusation s against him. Thus\, he left the monastery of Eusebona. The head of the m onastery gave him four coins which he refused to accept saying\, “May yo ur prayers be the viaticum for me.” Mor Shem'un then reached the village of Telanissos(modern day Taladah)\, Deir Samaan. He sat beneath a tree & prayed\, “O God\, My Lord\, by Thy will you protected me from all advers ities. Help & guide me until I reach the heavenly abode.” He then reache d the nearby Monastery of Morris. He healed several sick people while stay ing in this monastery. St. Simon was in the habit of observing the forty-d ay lent in all its seriousness. During the forty-day lent he did not eat a nything. In AD423\, he prepared a platform of about 4 ft. high & stood on it for about five years. Mor Shem'un went around the nearby villages to pr each the Gospel. Angels\, prophets Elijah & Moses appeared to him. Several miracles happened through the prayers of St. Simon. He later left the Mon astery of Morris\, to a nearby hilltop. \n\nSt. Simon spent about forty ye ars on a pillar upon the hilltop. He prayed\, “O Lord\, my God\, let not the hands of mortal men be necessary for my help. Let not me step down fr om this pillar to see men on earth. Help me O Lord to end my life on this pillar on which I ascended by your grace. According to Thy will\, accompan y the soul of Thy servant from this place.” Satan became envious of the saint for all his good deeds. St. Simon developed ulcers which caused him to suffer for 9 months. Emperor Theodosius sent 3 bishops to make St. Simo n step down\, but he refused. Instead\, he spent his time in prayer & fast ing. The Saint asked Christ to supply him with water\, & a spring of water sprang up at the foot of the pillar. He preached to many people\, taught them\, & brought many back to the knowledge of Christ. He would write lett ers of instruction to those gathered. After his death in 459AD\, his body was taken to Antioch in great veneration & entombed in a church there. \n\ nWhile Chalcedonians claim him to be a supporter of Chalcedon\, Syriac let ters in the British Museum written by Mor Shem'un Destonoyo indicate that he was a Miaphysite & opposed the result of the Council of Chalcedon in 451AD. \n\nHe is honored in the 5th Dypthic (Thubden d-Qadishe) every Sun day in the Syriac Orthodox Church. \n\nA large complex was built in his ho nour comprising of 4 separate cathedrals with the pillar of Mor Shem'un as the central monument. Now known as Qalat Siman. It was a prominent pilgri mage site. It suffered major damage following an earthquake. Later it was sacked following the Muslim conquest of Syria. In 2011 it was declared a U NESCO World Heritage site. In 2012 it was taken over by terrorists. It was again heavily damaged by air strikes in 2016. \n\nBiography adapted from\ , 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church'\n\nOh Mor Shem'un Destonoyo! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. Amen.\n\nA D efense of the Orthodoxy of St. Simon the Stylite: http://bit.ly/3t6L3PJ\n\ nHymns of St. Severus of Antioch on St. Simon the Stylite:\n\n"Come\, hear \, and I will tell you"\nThe sublime and great height of the life of Simeo n the just and righteous brings into the mind of believers the words of t he Lord which he spoke\, "A city that is I set upon the top of a hill cann ot be hid". For by ascending to a sublime height of virtues he showed this clearly and by means of his stand­ing on the column\, signifying that he is "a pillar and foundation of the truth" as it is written\; drawing both unbelievers and barbarians to godliness\, and those who were sitting in t he darkness of error to the light of knowledge\, like a brightly-shining s tar by its rising: by whose prayers\, Saviour of all\, have pity and mercy upon us.\n\nVat. LXIX LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR