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:20260717T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260718T183000Z UID:562798154797 DESCRIPTION:July 18th is the commemoration of the Feast of St. Stephen\, c hief among the deacons &\; first of the Martyrs (Hido d'Mor Estefanous ris'ho damshamshone u qadmoyo dsohde) according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Mor Estefanous was a Jew who probably live d in one of the Hellenic provinces of the Roman Empire &\; was among th e minority Jewish community who spoke Greek instead of Hebrew.  He would later come to live in Jerusalem &\; became a Christian. At the time\, t he Christians were divided into the Hebrew speaking &\; the Greek speak ing minority(Hellenists). The Hellenists felt neglected &\; marginalize d within the Christian community. The Holy Apostles asked the faithful to choose seven men of good repute\, full of Holy Spirit &\; wisdom\; to b e appointed for the business which the apostles themselves were too busy f or. The apostles ordained them the first Deacons of the Church (Acts 6:6) who would strengthen the faith of the community &\; spread the word of God to the multitude. Among the 7\, Stephen was the head. He is described as\, "a man full of faith &\; the Holy Ghost" (Acts 6:5).Deacon Stephen was an eloquent speaker &\; performed wondrous miracles (Acts 6:8). Th is provoked hostility of the elders of some synagogues in Jerusalem. They were not able to resist the wisdom of Stephen. They secretly introduced me n to accuse him of blasphemy. Stephen was seized &\; taken to the Sanhe drin (the Jewish Council). At the council\, false witnesses were set up ag ainst him. Undismayed\, he replied tactfully. As the members of the counci l listened to Stephen\, they became furious. But full of Holy Spirit\, 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 the groun d to be guarded by Saul\, who would later become St. Paul. As Stephen died \, he cried\, “Lord\, do not charge them with this sin” &\; he pray ed\, “Lord Jesus\, receive my spirit” (Acts 7:58-60). Thus Mor Estefan ous attained the crown of martyrdom. He is commemorated every Sunday in th e 4th Thubden/Dypthic of the Holy Qurbono\, “the illustrious St. Stephen \, chief of the Deacons\, &\; first of the Martyrs.”Biography courtes y of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church'Oh Mor Estefanous! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May your intercess ion be with all the deacons of our Holy Church. Amen. In the tradition of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Middle East and their Suryoye diaspora\, St. Stephen’s day on January 8th is a special day where a full-deacon ( Shamosho Evengeloyo) is also allowed to read the Evengalion Qadisho (The H oly Gospel) during the Holy Qurbono or Prayers. Nowadays\, lower ranks of the deaconate such as Aphudykano and Quroyo are also given the chance\, wi th the discretion of the celebrant (because not all parishes have a full-d eacon and according to old canons only 7 full deacons allowed per diocese) . This tradition is currently not practiced in Malankara.The Holy Bible re adings from the Church Lectionary:Evening:St. Mark 12:1-12Morning:St. John 8:34-59Before 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 Corinthians 1:10-17\, 16:15-24St. Matthew 23:34-39Tone of the day: 8Hymn from Sh'himo of Wednesday Evening: https://youtu.be/Ue9kWhdDjXMSyriac Pray ers: https://tinyurl.com/2e5jd3dw Huthomo: https://youtu.be/3ifVtMsGNwkh ttp://www.malankaraworld.com/Library/sermons/Sermon-of-the-week_Martyrdom- St-Stephen.htmRSoH LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR