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SUMMARY:St. Jacob Burdono +578
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DESCRIPTION:March 20th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Jacob B
 aradaeus +578 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox 
 Church. \n\nMor Yac'ub Burd’ono was born in Tella Mawzalt also known as 
 Constantina (Viranşehir\,Turkey) near Nisbis\, to the Syriac Orthodox pri
 est Theophilose bar Manu. His parents did not have children for a long tim
 e & 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 o
 f the Monastery (Reesh Dayroyo)\, in Phaselita. Here he learnt Greek\, Syr
 iac & the basics of asceticism. One day his mother visited the monastery w
 anting to take him with her. He was not willing to go home even for a visi
 t saying\, “I am fully dedicated to Christ\, my mother has no share in m
 e.” He distributed all the properties that he inherited from his parents
  among the poor\, & reserved nothing for himself. \n\nJacob was ordained d
 eacon & 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 fam
 e spread all over the East. \n\nMor Yac'ub lived during one of the harshes
 t periods of the Syriac Church. After the Church refused the Chalcedonian 
 formula of faith\, it came under the oppression of the Byzantine emperors.
  The Syriac Orthodox Church did not accept the Chalcedonian definition\, b
 ut along with the Copts accepted only the 3 Holy Ecumenical Synods. The Ch
 urch affirms that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Incarnate Son of God\, who 
 took a perfect manhood without sin\, & who bore the human sins on the cros
 s & died for the sake of all humanity. Jesus made His Humanity one with Hi
 s Divinity without mixing nor mingling nor changing. The teachings of St. 
 Athanasius & St. Cyril of Alexandria & St. Severus of Antioch are very imp
 ortant in understanding the tenet of Christology of the Syriac Orthodox Ch
 urch. This faith is known as Miaphysite\, while the Chalcedonian faith is 
 dyophysite & resembles the Nestorian heresy which was rejected previously.
  \n\nEmperor Justinian had resolved to enforce the Chalcedonian decrees un
 iversally\, & the Bishops\, clergy & faithful who refused to accept the de
 crees were punished with imprisonment\, deprivation\, exile or death. As a
  result\, the Orthodox were deprived of their spiritual leaders & for abou
 t ten years many churches had to forgo the sacraments. The faithful were n
 ot ready to accept the sacraments from the heretics. Chalcedonians were kn
 own as the Melchites/Melkites (from the Syriac Malkoye - the royal party o
 r 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 request
 ed Mor Yac'ub to visit Constantinople\, however he didn't want to go. He l
 ater received a vision from Mor Severus & Mor John of Tella directing him 
 & so he went. While the Emperor & the courts wished to persecute Jacob\, h
 e was welcomed with honour by the Empress. At the personal castle of Theod
 ora\, many Orthodox faithful & leaders sought refuge including Coptic Pope
  Theodosius I. \n\nWith the support of the Ghassanid King al-Harith Ibn Ja
 balah al-Ghassani (The Ghassanids were an ethnic Arab Syriac Orthodox king
 dom)\, Theodora managed to get Mor Yac'ub Burd'ono ordained as "universal 
 bishop" "by Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria\, Patriarch Anthimus I of
  Constantinople & another imprisoned metropolitan to spread the Orthodox f
 aith & ordain clergy. \n\nSt. Jacob is known by the surname Baradaeus. The
  surname Baradaeus is derived from ‘baradai’ (clad in rags) or the rag
 ged beggars garb\, patched-up out of the old saddle-cloths which he used f
 or his multiple swift & secret journeys across the land. He walked on foot
  through Asia minor\, Syria\, Mesopotamia\, the adjacent provinces\, the b
 orders of Persia & into Alexandria. He both exhorted the faithful & sent e
 ncyclicals encouraging them to remain steadfast in the true Orthodox faith
 . He ordained 2 Patriarchs\; Mor Sergius & Mor Paul II\, at least 27 bisho
 ps & thousands of priests & deacons for the Orthodox Church. The Melchites
  were furious at the successful efforts of St. Jacob in protecting the tru
 e faith\, even offering a reward for his capture. But by the grace of God 
 almighty\, Mor Yac'ub always eluded the persecutors. He also worked tirele
 ssly to reconcile the Miaphysites & the Chalcedonians but extremism\, misu
 nderstanding & ecclesiastical politics hindered his efforts. \n\nMor Yac'u
 b wrote an anaphora in fifteen pages beginning with “O Lord\, the most H
 oly Father of peace” & several letters\, four of which were published in
  the Syriac Documents—3 addressed to John of Ephesus & others\, & a gene
 ral letter to the various clergy which is mentioned in his lengthy biograp
 hy.\n\nHe continued his work for thirty-five years\, tirelessly fighting t
 he 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 
 Monastery of Cassian on July 30\, 578AD. According to a short account by M
 or Quryaqos\, bishop of Mardin\, the remains of Mor Yac'ub were kept at th
 e 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 M
 ouzalat by Mor Zakkai\, bishop of Tella. A portion of the relics of Mor Ya
 c'ub Burd’ono was interred at St. Stephen’s Bes-ania Church\, Chelad\,
  Kothamangalam by St. Gregorius Geevarghese Chathuruthil (Parumala Thirume
 ni). \n\nAlthough the political & dynastic storms again the Holy Church sw
 ept that portion of the world\, the efforts of St Jacob preserved the true
  undefiled Orthodox (Miaphysite) Faith. The Melchites (Chalcedonians\, inc
 luding current EO & Roman Catholics) derogatorily referred to all Miaphysi
 tes (including the Coptics\, Armenians\, Abbyssinians etc) as Jacobites. T
 he term Jacobite was used to insinuate that the Miaphysite Orthodox broke 
 away from the Melchites. The name Jacobite has been associated with the Or
 thodox Church since the 6th century\, it was used by the Melchites to disg
 race the noble Church. However\, the Syriac Orthodox Church does not consi
 der St. Jacob as the founder of the Church\, but one of its greatest fathe
 rs. Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono did not introduce any new doctrines to the Churc
 h but fought to preserve its True Orthodox faith & Apostolic origins since
  the Holy Throne was established by St. Peter the chief of the Holy Apostl
 es in AD 37. \n\nAll Orthodox faithful should gratefully remember St. Jaco
 b Baradaeus as he is responsible for restoring the Church from extinction 
 by his indomitable zeal & untiring activity\, as the Church was threatened
  by the persecution of imperial power.  He is one of the most illustrious 
 Church Fathers\, known for his godliness & piety\; he attained the summit 
 of religious & austere asceticism. Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono was arguably the 
 greatest Apostolic fighter in support of the true Orthodox faith\, unceasi
 ngly working to protect & promote Orthodoxy in the face of immense persecu
 tion. 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 Syria
 c Orthodox Resources (SOR website). \n\nOh Mor Yac'ub Burd’ono! Plead fo
 r us before God's throne of grace. Amen.\n\nTo read the biography of Mor Y
 ac'ub Burd’ono in Arabic: https://goo.gl/mBo4pX\n\n\nFixed Feast
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