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:Ma'altho (Entry of our Lord into the temple)\; St. Simon the Elder (Mor Shem`un Sobo). DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260201T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260202T183000Z UID:137207988063 DESCRIPTION:February 2nd is the Feast of the Entrance of our Lord in the T emple and the dukhrono of St. Simon the Elder &\; Prophetess Anna (Hido d'ma'alte d'Moran l'hayklo\, u dukhrono d'Mor Shem'un Sobo wa nbitho Hann ah) according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox.The feast of the Presentation (Syriac ma'altho "entrance")\, commemorates the presen tation of our Lord to the temple 40 days after His birth (Luke 2:22-39) ac cording to Jewish Law of Moses for ritual purification of women who give b irth to male children (Leviticus 12:1-4). The scriptures tell us that weal thy families were to bring a lamb as sacrifice &\; a turtledove as offe ring\, or only two turtledoves if the family was not rich. As Joseph was n ot a wealthy man\, he brought 2 turtledoves to the temple (Luke 2:24\; Syr iac iconography depicts Joseph with the two turtledoves) At the temple the re was a man named Shem'un (Simeon) who would carry the Christ-child &\ ; bless him. According to Church tradition\, it is believed that Simeon wa s a scribe of the scriptures\, translating the Hebrew into Greek. But when he was translating Isaiah 7:14 he tried to replace the word 'Virgin' with 'woman'\, not believing that a Virgin could conceive\, so the verse in hi s eyes must have been an error. When he wrote down the word "woman"\, the next day it would revert to Virgin\, again he did so but with the same res ult. Suddenly\, an angel of God appeared\, telling him that he would live to see the child born of a Virgin\; only then will he be able to die peace fully. Hence his words upon holding Jesus in his arms\, “Lord\, now lett est Thou Thy servant depart in peace\, according to Thy word\, for mine ey es have seen Thy salvation\, which Thou hast prepared before the face of a ll people\, a light to enlighten the Gentiles\, &\; the glory of Thy pe ople Israel” (Luke 2:29-32). The prayers for this feast say that Mor She m'un was 500 years old\, hence he's given the epitaph 'the Elder' (Sobo). At the temple was also the prophetess Anna who was a widow about 84 years old. She lived in the temple\, praying &\; fasting. She gave thanks to God for the Christ-child. A special service for the Blessing of the Candle s is performed on this day. A tray filled with wax candles covered by a wh ite veil is kept on a table at the first step of the Holy Madbaho below th e Gospel stand during the Holy Qurbono. At the close of the Quqalyon of th e Mother of God\, the celebrant carries a cross in his arms\, in the liken ess of Simeon who carried Christ\, &\; performs a procession inside the Church. Following the procession\, the priest will bless each candle with the sign of the cross. The service concludes with the Order of Zuyoho (ha wde malakhe) after which each member in the congregation holds the lit can dle symbolizing the Light (i.e. Christ) which Simeon the Elder saw. It is customary that the faithful use soot from these candles to color their eye lids\, though this is not part of the liturgy.Sources: Syriac Orthodox Res ources\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' The Holy Bible readings from the Church Lectionary:Evening:St. Luke 2:22- 35M orning:St. Luke 2:22-35Before Holy Qurbono:Leviticus 12:1-8\, 22:17-23II S amuel 5:1-6\, 17-21Isaiah 10:33-11:10Holy Qurbono:Acts 24:10-23Ephesians 3 :13-21St. Luke 2:36-40For sermons/commentaries based on the Gospel: https: //goo.gl/VEuhDeTone of the Day: 3Syriac Prayers: \;https://tinyurl.com /2dndd3xjSignificance of Ma'altho liturgy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-T46j6UKbkUService from Ma'De'Dono: \;https://tinyurl.com/yc3tbfyhSyr iac Service in Ma'De'Dono: \;https://tinyurl.com/37pf3afcHuthomo: http s://youtu.be/N8bTPJPYmGwPromiyon Sedro (Malayalam courtesy Hymonutho) - Ev ening by Fr. Basil: https://youtu.be/ASaMX4lqcn4Fixed Feast LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR