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:Massacre of the Infants (qetlo d-yaludé) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251226T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251227T183000Z UID:216010707520 DESCRIPTION:December 27th is the commemoration of the Massacre of the Infa nts of Bethlehem (dukhron qetlo d-yaludé d'bethlhem) according to the Lit urgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church.The Holy Church commemorate s the martyrdom of the children of Bethlehem &\; surrounding areas who were mercilessly slaughtered by King Herod as written in Matthew 2:16. He ordered the execution of all the children 2 years &\; younger\, fearing that one of them would be the divine infant that would become the true Ki ng as prophesied long ago. These Holy Innocents who were murdered would be the first martyrs. Additionally\, the Gospel passage speaks of the angel' s warning given to St. Joseph the Righteous\, who is told to take St. Mary &\; the Christ-child to Egypt to escape King Herod's clutches. Thus be ginning the flight into Egypt. Meditation by Mor Ephrem on The Massacre of the Infants:The infants who were slain full filled two functions: they we re witnesses to the righteous who were slain\, and accusers of the murdere rs. For\, if [the latter] had dragged [the Lord] to perdition because he h ad unhesitatingly said\, I am God\, why did they kill the innocents before these could become his heralds? A voice was heard in Ramah\, Rachel who w as weeping for her children. If Bethlehem was [a city] of Judah\, the son of Leah\, why was Rachel weeping for her children who are not? It was beca use they no longer existed\, that they might be killed for the Messiah. [R achel was weeping] because the Redeemer would not be born from her childre n\, since Leah was figurehead for the earlier people and Rachel the figure head of the Church. But the barren one has given birth\, and the sons of t he widow have become more numerous than those of the married women. Or alt ernatively\, because the tribe of Benjamin was close to the tribe of Judah \, for it is written\, Rachel died on the way to Ephrath\, which is Bethle hem. Similarly Moses\, when he blessed Benjamin\, said of him\, He will dw ell between his shoulders. The dwelling-place in fact was established in J erusalem\, which is in the inheritance of Benjamin. Samuel too\, on anoint ing Saul as king of Israel\, gave him a sign: You will meet three men at Z elzah\, near Rachel’s tomb\, in the territory of Benjamin. Saint Ephrem ’s Commentary on Tatian’s Diatessaron\, Carmel McCarthy\, III\, 6May t he prayers of the Holy Innocent martyr Infants of Bethlehem be with us all . Amen. The Holy Bible readings from the Church Lectionary: Evening:St. Ma tthew 2:13-18Morning:St. Mark 6:1-6Before Holy Qurbono:Exodus 1:1-22Jeremi ah 31:15-26Ezekiel 5:5-17Isaiah 60:8-14Holy Qurbono:Acts 7:11-29Romans 15: 1-13St. Matthew 2:13-18Sermons including homily by St. John Chrysostom: ht tps://goo.gl/YghnDFTone of the Day: 8Syriac prayers: \;https://tinyurl .com/3wkts55k \;Promiyon Sedro by Fr. George Vayaliparambil (Malayalam courtesy Hymonutho): https://youtu.be/E_ij5YGu6gASt. Severus the Great of Antioch Cathedral Homily # 8\, 64 (Dec 29)Fixed Feast LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR