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ܦܪܣܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ، ܡܢܝܢܐ ܝܚ. ܫܢܬ̈ܐ ܒܛ

Weekly Newsletter of St. Paul Youth

Vo.1. Issue 18       -       July 5, 2009

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Thomas the  Apostle

Patron of our Holy catholic church of the East
 

Mar Toma, called to be one of the twelve Apostles, and was called the twin. St. Thomas is best known for his role in verifying the Resurrection of his Master. Thomas' unwillingness to believe that the other Apostles had seen their risen Lord on the first Easter Sunday merited for him the title of "doubting Thomas." Eight days later, on Christ's second apparition, Thomas was gently rebuked for his scepticism and furnished with the evidence he had demanded - seeing in Christ's hands the point of the nails and putting his fingers in the place of the nails and his hand into His side. Tradition says that at the dispersal of the Apostles after Pentecost this saint was sent to evangelize Mesopotamia , and Persians; he ultimately reached India, carrying the Faith to the Malabar coast, which still boasts a large native population calling themselves "Christians of St. Thomas." He capped his left by shedding his blood for his Master, speared to death at a place called Calamine. His feast day is July 3rd and he is the patron of architects, builders, and construction workers.

Happy 4^th of July

ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܟܼܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܬܡܘܙ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܟܐ.

ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܑܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ ܝܓ:ܐ ـ ܛ

ܐܸܡܲܪ ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܲܬܼܠܵܐ ܗܵܢܵܐ: ܬܹܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܗ̄ܘܵܬܼ ܠܐ̄ܢܵܫ ܕܲܢܨܝܼܒܼܵܐ ܒܟܲܪܡܹܗ ܘܐܸܬܼܵܐ ܒܥܵܐ ܒܵܗ̇ ܦܹܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܐܸܫܟܲܚ، ܘܐܸܡܲܪ ܠܦܲܠܵܚܵܐ: ܗܵܐ ܬܠܵܬܼ ܫܢܝܼ̈ܢ ܐܵܬܹܐ ܐ̄ܢܵܐ ܒܵܥܹܐ ܐ̄ܢܵܐ ܦܹܐܪ̈ܐ ܒܬܹܬܵܐ ܗܵܕܹܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܸܫܟܲܚ ܐ̄ܢܵܐ، ܦܣܘܿܩܹܝܗ݁ ܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܡܒܲܛܠܵܐ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ܐܵܡܲܪ ܠܹܗ ܦܲܠܵܚܵܐ: ܡܵܪܝ،ܫܒܼܘܿܩܹܝܗ݁ ܐܵܦ ܗܵܕܹܐ ܫܲܢ̄ܬܵܐ ܥܲܕ ܐܸܦܠܚܝܼܗ݁ ܘܐܸܙܲܒܿܠܝܼܗ ܘܐܸܢ ܥܸܒܼܕܲܬܼ ܦܹܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܠܡܲܢܚܲܝ ܬܸܦܣܩܝܼܗ݁.

6^th  Sunday Apostles.

y Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St. Luck 13:1-9

There was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none, he said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit down. Why should it exhaust the soil? He said to him in reply, ‘Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.”

The parable of the fig tree illustrates God’s patience in waiting for all people to repent. Since a fig tree reached maturity in three years, when no fruit was found on it, the owner of the vineyard (God) has very right to cut it down because is exhausts the soil and takes up valuable space where something else could grow.

The gardener (Jesus) asks for one more year. With some cultivation and fertilizing the tree may bear fruit in the future. If not, then, it can be cut down by the owner. St. Luke is saying that there is still time for repentance, but this time is not unlimited.

ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ

ܣܢܓܼܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܢ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ

ܣܘܿܓܼܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ

ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܗܘܵܬܼ (ܬܢܝ) ܒܐܲܬܼܪܵܐ ܕܚܝܼܠܵܐ ܕܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ: ܘܐܸܙܕܲܡܲܢ ܠܵܗ ܡܵܪܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ܀ ܫܲܪܝܼ ܕܢܹܐܡܲܪ (ܬܢܝ) ܡܸܠܹܐ ܕܚܵܫܚܵܢ ܠܲܣܡܵܟܼܵܐ: ܘܐܲܪܝܼܡ ܫܵܩܝܵܐ ܘܲܡܚܵܝܗܝ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܟܹܗ܀ ܐܸܡܲܪ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (ܬܢܝ) ܕܣܲܒܼܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܠܝܼ ܒܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܗܵܝ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܦܵܫܲܚ ܠܵܗ݁܀ ܘܲܚܣܲܪܘ ܡܲܝܵܐ (ܬܢܝ) ܢܦܲܩ ܫܵܩܝܵܐ ܕܢܲܝܬܹܐ ܡܲܝܵܐ: ܦܠܲܓܼ ܒܹܗ ܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܘܦܲܫܚܵܗ݁ ܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܹܗ܀ ܘܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܫܲܦܠܵܗ݁ (ܬܢܝ) ܘܐܲܝܬܝܵܗ݁ ܘܣܵܡܵܗ݁ ܒܲܣܡܵܟܼܵܐ: ܙܡܝܼܢܹܐ ܕܲܚܙܵܘ ܫܲܒܲܚܘ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ܀

Pray for Our Spiritual Leader His Beatitude Mar Emmanuel III Delly on Mar Toma’s Feast as Patron of our Church. St. Thomas: Pray for us.