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:20250930T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251001T183000Z UID:336682763506 DESCRIPTION:October 1st is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Aday a ccording to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church. \n\nMor 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 th e 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 stor y of his evangelization in Edessa is intertwined with that of great King A bgar V of Edessa. \n\nKing Abgar V of Edessa fell ill during the reign of Emperor Tiberius Caesar. According to church historian Eusebius & as writt en in the Syriac work 'Doctrine of Mor Adai'\, King Abgar sent a letter to our Lord Jesus Christ inviting him to live in Edessa away from the persec ution of the Jewish pharisees. This historical fact is also confirmed in t he Syriac Orthodox prayers for Midlent (phelgo d'sawmo/pathinombu). The ro yal secretary Hannan delivered this letter by hand to Christ himself. In H is reply\, Christ declines the invitation\, instead saying when His earthl y mission is complete & He has ascended to to heaven\, He promises to send 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 Ede ssa with the letter and a portrait of Christ (first icon of our Lord in hi story). \n\nAfter the Ascension of our Lord\, Mor Aday is sent to Edessa a s 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 eva ngelization of Mesopotamia\, southern Armenia & eastern parts of Syria. \n \nOn account of the great evangelization efforts of these two great saints (Mor Aday and Mor Abay) in Mesopotamia\, the Syriac-Aramean people consid er their dukhrono on October 1st to be the Syriac New Year. \n\nOh Mor Ada y! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May your intercession protec t the Syriac Christian faithful in Mesopotamia. Amen.\n\nAmong the Seventy Two (72) Disciples LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR