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. Stephen DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251225T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251226T183000Z UID:228018630156 DESCRIPTION:"December 26th according to the reckoning of the Greeks. The f irst confessor at Jerusalem\, Stephen the Apostle\, the chief of the confe ssors"Mor Estefanous was a Jew who probably lived in one of the Hellenic p rovinces of the Roman Empire &\; was among the minority Jewish communit y who spoke Greek instead of Hebrew.  He would later come to live in Jeru salem &\; became a Christian. At the time\, the Christians were divided into the Hebrew speaking &\; the Greek speaking minority(Hellenists). The Hellenists felt neglected &\; marginalized within the Christian com munity. The Holy Apostles asked the faithful to choose seven men of good r epute\, full of Holy Spirit &\; wisdom\; to be appointed for the busine ss which the apostles themselves were too busy for. The apostles ordained them the first Deacons of the Church (Acts 6:6) who would strengthen the f aith of the community &\; spread the word of God to the multitude. Amon g the 7\, Stephen was the head. He is described as\, "a man full of faith &\; the Holy Ghost" (Acts 6:5).Deacon Stephen was an eloquent speaker & amp\; performed wondrous miracles (Acts 6:8). This provoked hostility of t he elders of some synagogues in Jerusalem. They were not able to resist th e wisdom of Stephen. They secretly introduced men to accuse him of blasphe my. Stephen was seized &\; taken to the Sanhedrin (the Jewish Council). At the council\, false witnesses were set up against him. Undismayed\, he replied tactfully. As the members of the council listened to Stephen\, th ey became furious. But full of Holy Spirit\, he looked up to heaven &\; saw the glory of God &\; Jesus on the right hand (Acts 7:54-56). The c ouncil &\; the angered crowd took him outside the city &\; stoned hi m. The murderers laid their clothes on the ground to be guarded by Saul\, who would later become St. Paul. As Stephen died\, he cried\, “Lord\, do not charge them with this sin” &\; he prayed\, “Lord Jesus\, recei ve my spirit” (Acts 7:58-60). Thus Mor Estefanous attained the crown of martyrdom. He is commemorated every Sunday in the 4th Thubden/Dypthic of t he Holy Qurbono\, “the illustrious St. Stephen\, chief of the Deacons\, &\; first of the Martyrs.”Biography courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints a nd Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church'Oh Mor Estefanous! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May your intercession be with all the deacon s of our Holy Church. Amen. Tone of the day: 8Hymn from Sh'himo of Wednesd ay Evening: https://youtu.be/Ue9kWhdDjXMSyriac Prayers: https://tinyurl.c om/38z9appeHuthomo: https://youtu.be/3ifVtMsGNwkhttp://www.malankaraworld. com/Library/sermons/Sermon-of-the-week_Martyrdom-St-Stephen.htmhttps://urh otheway.com/2021/01/21/st-stephen/St. Severus the Great of Antioch Cathedr al Homily # 7BL12150 LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR