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. Mary of Qidon DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250119T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260120T183000Z UID:434078522760 DESCRIPTION:Mort Mariam was the niece of Mor Abraham of Qidun and she live d as an ascetic with her uncle in a cave-cell outside the city. In the His tory of Abraham of Qidun we read about how Mariam left the ascetic life fo r the life of a harlot but returned after two years through her uncle's in tervention and his acts of sacrifice. The life story of Mariam is one of t he most famous testimonies of repentance among Syriac saints. In some Syri ac Orthodox liturgical manuscripts\, a "soogitho" or dialogue poem of St. Mary can be found for the Second Sunday of Great Lent and the Fourth Sunda y of Great Lent in the midnight (lilyo) office. Summary: Late in life Mor Abraham took charge of the daughter of his recently deceased brother\, a g irl of 7 years by the name of Mary. Abraham chooses to raise her as a herm it and teach her the essentials of a hermit’s life. She is allotted a ca ve-cell of her own\, in front of Abraham’s cell\, separated from his cel l by a door. Mary followed Abraham’s example in all respects\, but by th e time she came of age\, her outward beauty attracted the attention of a y oung man pretending to be a hermit. This imposter seduces Mary to commit s in. After having committed her sin\, she leaves her cell out of shame\, un beknownst to her uncle. In a long monologue (see the Sogitho of Mary) she bewails her fate and argues that\, now that she failed so utterly\, she co uld never expect to find forgiveness and grace anymore\, neither from her uncle nor from God. Panic and affliction started to rule her and her heart weakened\, and she left her cell. In utter despair\, Mary enters a brothe l to become a prostitute. Only two days after Mary left him\, Abraham came to realize through a dream that his niece is no longer with him. In a nig htmare he saw a serpent devouring a dove\, and on awakening\, Abraham acts on this premonition and calls out to Mary\, only to find out that she is no longer in her cell. He then asks the help of an acquaintance to go and find out her whereabouts.After two years her secret place of dwelling is d iscovered. Abraham in the guise of a soldier\, leaves his cell to go and b ring Mary back. He enters the brothel and behaves as a regular brothel cus tomer\, drinking wine and eating meat and asking for the most beautiful gi rl on offer\, so as not to betray his identity to his niece\, who he is af raid might try to flee from him out of shame. It is this act of breaking h is strict rules of abstinence\, which marks the ultimate sacrifice. In exc hange for the spiritual salvation of a lost soul\, he gives away in the sp ur of the moment an entire life time of strictest austerity and self-chast isement. In the seclusion of a private chamber within the brothel\, Abraha m makes his identity known to his niece\, who bursts into tears believing that there still is hope for her to be saved from a life of sin. Mor Abrah am prays with her and reminds her that "God accepts every repentant even i f he has many great sins." Finally\, she returns with her uncle to the her mitage\, where Abraham is wise enough to allot the inner cell to her this time\, where he himself used to live. Both lead henceforward a life in str ictest austerity.Life of St. Mary of Qidun and her Sugitho: \;https:// bit.ly/LifeMaryQidun \; LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR