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. Aday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251017T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251018T183000Z UID:250191600575 DESCRIPTION:October 18th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Aday according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. \n\nMo r Aday was the first Bishop of Edessa (Urhoy/Urfa). He is the twin brother of St. Thomas the Apostle. In the Syriac tradition\, St. Aday is one of t he 72 Disciples our Lord appointed as written in the gospel of St. Luke 10 :1. He was one of the primary evangelists in the region of Edessa. The sto ry of his evangelization in Edessa is intertwined with that of great King Abgar V of Edessa. \n\nKing Abgar V of Edessa fell ill during the reign of Emperor Tiberius Caesar. According to church historian Eusebius & as writ ten in the Syriac work 'Doctrine of Mor Adai'\, King Abgar sent a letter t o our Lord Jesus Christ inviting him to live in Edessa away from the perse cution of the Jewish pharisees. This historical fact is also confirmed in the Syriac Orthodox prayers for Midlent (phelgo d'sawmo/pathinombu). The r oyal secretary Hannan delivered this letter by hand to Christ himself. In His reply\, Christ declines the invitation\, instead saying when His earth ly mission is complete & He has ascended to to heaven\, He promises to sen d one of His disciples to Edessa\, who will heal the king & evangelize the whole kingdom so that they may receive eternal life. Hannan returns to Ed essa with the letter and a portrait of Christ (first icon of our Lord in h istory). \n\nAfter the Ascension of our Lord\, Mor Aday is sent to Edessa as earlier promised by Christ to King Abgar. Mor Aday healed King Abgar of his leprosy & baptized him. Thus\, Abgar became the first king to embrace Christianity & the Kingdom of Osroene (with Edessa as its capital) became the very first Christian nation. \n\nSt. Aday played a key role in the ev angelization of Mesopotamia\, southern Armenia & eastern parts of Syria. \ n\nOh Mor Aday! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May your interc ession protect the Syriac Christian faithful in Mesopotamia. Amen. LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR