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. Nicholas of Myra +341 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251205T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251206T183000Z UID:156320266337 DESCRIPTION:December 6th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Nicho las of Myra +341 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthod ox Church.Mor Nicholovos or better known by the Syriacs as Mor Zokhe\, was the bishop of Myra. He was born at Patara in Lycia (in modern Turkey)\, a province of Asia Minor. It is recorded that as soon as he was born he sto od up &\; glorified God. When he grew up he adopted the ascetic way of life\, &\; went on a pilgrimage to Palestine to visit the holy places. He eventually became the bishop of Myra which was an Episcopal See under t he jurisdiction of Holy See of Antioch. During the rule of emperor Dioclet ian\, Nicholas faced great persecution\, torture &\; imprisonment. He w as finally freed by Constantine. Tradition states he was among the 318 hol y fathers at the Council of Nicaea in 325AD.St. Nicholas is the true perso nality behind the story of Santa Claus or Papa Noel\, who leaves presents for children on Christmas Eve. In bestowing charity\, Saint Nicholas alway s strove to do this secretly &\; conceal his good deeds. The most famou s story tells of a poor man with 3 daughters. In those days a young woman' s father had to offer prospective husbands something of value—a dowry. T he larger the dowry\, the better the chance that a young woman would find a good husband. Without a dowry\, a woman was unlikely to marry. This poor man's daughters\, without dowries\, were therefore destined to be sold in to slavery. Mysteriously\, on three different occasions\, a bag of gold ap peared in their home\, providing the needed dowry. On finding out it was N icholas who provided them money\, the man bowed down at his feet &\; pa id him great homage &\; thanked him because he saved his daughters from poverty &\; from a life of sin. The saint refused to accept any thanks &\; asked them to thank the Lord who put this thought in his heart. Th e bags of gold\, tossed through an open window\, are said to have landed i n stockings or shoes left before the fire to dry. This led to the custom o f children hanging stockings or putting out shoes\, eagerly awaiting gifts from Saint Nicholas. Over the centuries\, his legend evolved into the cus tom of gift-giving on the saint’s feast. In the English-speaking countri es\, St. Nicholas became\, by a twist of the tongue\, Santa Claus—furthe r expanding the example of generosity portrayed by this holy man.The name of the great saint of God\, the hierarch &\; wonder-worker Nicholas\, a speedy helper &\; suppliant for all hastening to him\, is famed in all the ends of the earth\, in many lands &\; among many peoples. The grea t veneration with which this saint has been honored for many ages &\; t he number of altars &\; churches which have been everywhere dedicated i n his memory are testimonials to his saintliness. He is especially venerat ed in the Syriac Orthodox Church. We can even read in the Coptic Synaxariu m (calendar of saints) that: "On this day\, [Baramouda 15] the church comm emorates the consecration of the first altar that was built by the Jacobit e Christians (Syriac Orthodox)\, who were residing in the land of Egypt fo r St. Nicholas\, bishop of Myra." Many Syriac Orthodox Churches have his r elics\, including churches in Malankara (India). After 40 years of episcop al service in service of God\, St. Nicholas entered into eternal rest & \; was entombed in his own cathedral in Myra. On his feast day\, Syriac ch ildren are greeted by St. Nicholas &\; they receive gifts from him as t hey sing hymns. Oh Mor Zokhe! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. A men.Homily on St. Nicholas by St. Jacob of Sarug: \;https://bit.ly/Nic holasZokheSerughhttp://www.soc-wus.org/ourchurch/St.%20Nicholas.htmBL14503 LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR