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:Circumcision of our Lord (gzoorto d'Moran) and New Year DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241231T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260101T183000Z UID:215807720854 DESCRIPTION:January 1st is the commemoration of the Feast of the Circumcis ion of our Lord Jesus (Hido d'gzoorto d'Moran Yeshu) and New Year of the L ord (rish shato mshihoyto) according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syr iac Orthodox Church.In accordance with Jewish tradition\, eight days after His birth\, Jesus was taken to be circumcised &\; also formally named\ , "his name was called Jesus\, which was so named by the angel before he w as conceived in the womb." Circumcision was a sign of God’s Covenant wit h Abraham &\; his descendants [Genesis 17:10-14\, Leviticus 12:3]. The Holy Fathers of the Church explain that the Lord\, the Creator of the Law\ , underwent circumcision in order to give people an example of how faithfu lly the divine ordinances ought to be fulfilled. The Lord was circumcised so that later no one would doubt that He had truly assumed human flesh\, & amp\; that His Incarnation was not merely an illusion\, as certain heretic s had taught. Christ was\, as St Paul says\, "made under the law"\, that i s\, submitted to the Mosaic tradition in order to fulfill all justice.&nbs p\;The ritual of circumcision was a prefigure for holy baptism. “Again\, we say that Christ was circumcised in order to give us baptism\, which ty pified and referred to circumcision. And without the circumcision of the f lesh\, there was no way (for Christ) to give us the true circumcision\, wh ich is baptism. Since circumcision is mutilation of the flesh that overlai d the genital organ like a cover\, baptism is the mutilation of the [old] man of sin which is overlaid on the heart like a cover\, making the one wh o is baptized a new man\, and the son of the heavenly Father\, and brother of Christ.” – Excerpt from Mor Severios Moshe Bar Kepha ♰ 903\, Com mentary on St. Luke 2:21“Today\, Christ willingly was circumcised accord ing to the law that Moses commanded to the Hebrews. Thus\, the mysteries a nd parables by which the prophets foretold His coming were completed and f ulfilled” – Huthumo In today's Gospel\, our Lord says\, "This is my co mmandment\, that ye love one another\, as I have loved you...If the world hates you\, yes know that it hated me before it hated you." As we begin a New Year\, let us be obedient to the commandments of our Lord. Just as Chr ist followed the Old Law &\; was circumcised\, let us Christians follow the new divine ordinances given to us. While the world may hate us for fo llowing Christ\, our reward in Heaven is eternal life with the Father. "O Lord of all beings\, bless the beginning of the new year. Grant to us a bl issful life with the rising sun of every new morning. Increase unto us gra ces and sprinkle the earth with dew. Make the fields and plants to blossom with bountiful seeds and fruits. May Your power rid us of all kinds of gr ief and hardship. May Your Cross save our congregation from pain and infir mity." - Kasaloki on January 1st\, Syriac hymnalThe Holy Bible readings fr om the Church Lectionary:Evening:St. John 10:1-16Morning:Luke 2:21 4:14-30 4:32St. John 7:37-44\, 7:15-18Before Holy Qurbono:Genesis 17:9-27Deuteron omy 10:12-11:11 Samuel 14:27-34Isaiah 40:25-31Holy Qurbono:Acts 7:2-10Roma ns 2:28-3:8Peter 5:5-11St. John 15:8-19For sermons/commentaries based on t he Gospel: https://goo.gl/oPN8wn \;Tone of the Day: 8Huthomo: https:// youtu.be/LPKmbIIw0EY \;Syriac Prayers: \;https://tinyurl.com/4pdkm nj5Fixed Feast LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR