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SUMMARY:Fast of Assumption (sawmo d-yoldath aloho)
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DESCRIPTION:August 10th is the commencement of the Fast of the Mother of G
 od (sawmo d-Yoldath Aloho) in preparation for the commemoration of her Ass
 umption (Shunoyo) according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Ortho
 dox Church. \n\nIn his article about the Holy Virgin Mary\, the thrice ble
 ssed late Patriarch HH Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of blessed memory s
 tates\, "Her Assumption in the flesh and soul was not instituted by the Sy
 riac Church as doctrine. The Virgin’s Assumption is a confessional patri
 stic tradition based on the Syriac narrative of Apostle St.Thomas." During
  the Assumption\, St. Thomas was given the Girdle (Soonoro or belt) of the
  Virgin as testimony to the other Holy Apostles that she was translated to
  heaven. "Syriac tradition reports that St. Thomas took the girdle of the 
 Virgin Mary with him to India where he was martyred at the hands of pagan 
 priests. When Thomas’ relics were taken to Edessa in the fourth century 
 the Holy girdle was brought with them. Finally the girdle reached the Chur
 ch of the Virgin in Homs\, which has been called the Church of the Virgin
 ’s Girdle (Um al-Zennar Church) ever since." \n\nIn addition\, the book 
 ascribed to Dionysius the Areopagyte\, the bishop of Athens (+95AD) relate
 s that ”upon the dormition of St. Mary\, all the Apostles gathered toget
 her so quickly coming from the Four Corners of Earth\, where they were pre
 aching the word. They arrived in Jerusalem\, the residence city of blessed
  Mary\, & then Jesus came with His angels. Jesus received her soul and han
 ded it to Michael the Archangel. Jesus appeared once more & transferred he
 r holy body to heaven on a cloud. Up there\, her body was united to her so
 ul to enjoy her everlasting joy.”\n\nIt should be noted that unlike the 
 Roman Catholic Church\, the Syriac Orthodox Church firmly believes St. Mar
 y had a natural death & the translation of her body occurred only afterwar
 ds. \n\nDue to the sacredness of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary\, the C
 hurch instituted that the faithful should go on a fast in preparation for 
 the celebration of this Feast. The faithful would only have one meal a day
  to break the fast\, consisting of only simple vegan foods. This fast trad
 itionally began on the 1st of August every year & ended on the 15th with H
 oly Qurbono for the Feast of the Assumption (Hido d'shunoyo). Pursuant to 
 the decision taken by the Council of Homs in 1946 it became five days star
 ting on August 10.\n\nMay the intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary\, the m
 other of God (Bthultho Yoldath Aloho) bless all the faithful who wholehear
 tedly keep the fast & earnestly seek her prayers. Amen.\n\nArticle about S
 hunoyo Fast by Very Rev. Fr. Kuriakose Moolayil Cor-Episcopo: https://goo.
 gl/y7LTeK\n\nArticle about Shunoyo Fast by HG Mor Themotheos Thomas Metrop
 olitan: https://goo.gl/2SuKB8 \n\nPrayer book for the intercession of St. 
 Mary in Malayalam/Manglish: https://goo.gl/zCjrrQ\n\nPrayer book for the i
 ntercession of St. Mary in English: https://goo.gl/E2XqRm\n\nIntercessory 
 prayers to St. Mary by HG Mor Polycarpus Zachariah: https://youtu.be/ZbMd6
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