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| ====== THE CALENDAR ====== | ====== The Holy Qurbono ====== |
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| ===== The Weekly Cycle ===== | ===== THE CALENDAR ===== |
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| | ==== The Weekly Cycle ==== |
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| The Christian week, like the Christian year, centres on the mystery of the **Resurrection**. Every **Sunday** is a commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. The Resurrection of Christ, bringing the hope of resurrection to all humankind, is the "good news" of the Gospel. It refers not only to the future but also to the present life. Through **baptism**, a Christian begins to participate in the new life in Christ, and every **Qurbana** makes this mystery truly present. | The Christian week, like the Christian year, centres on the mystery of the **Resurrection**. Every **Sunday** is a commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. The Resurrection of Christ, bringing the hope of resurrection to all humankind, is the "good news" of the Gospel. It refers not only to the future but also to the present life. Through **baptism**, a Christian begins to participate in the new life in Christ, and every **Qurbana** makes this mystery truly present. |
| The observance of **Sunday** is meant to recall this great mystery at the start of each week, helping Christians renew their memory of the Resurrection and strive to live in its light throughout the week. However, each day of the week has its own significance in the **Syrian Church**: | The observance of **Sunday** is meant to recall this great mystery at the start of each week, helping Christians renew their memory of the Resurrection and strive to live in its light throughout the week. However, each day of the week has its own significance in the **Syrian Church**: |
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| * | * **Monday and Tuesday**: These are days of **repentance**. Repentance in the Gospel signifies "conversion" or "change of heart," as proclaimed by both **John the Baptist** and **Our Lord**: //"Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand."// Weekly observance offers Christians an opportunity to renew their faith, turn back to God, and anticipate His Kingdom. |
| | * **Wednesday**: Dedicated to the **Mother of God**, as an ancient tradition states that the **Annunciation** took place on a Wednesday. This day invites reflection on Mary’s role in the **economy of salvation**, her **divine motherhood**, and her position as the Mother of Jesus and, through Him, of all Christians. |
| **Monday and Tuesday**: These are days of **repentance**. Repentance in the Gospel signifies "conversion" or "change of heart," as proclaimed by both **John the Baptist** and **Our Lord**: //"Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand."// Weekly observance offers Christians an opportunity to renew their faith, turn back to God, and anticipate His Kingdom. | * **Thursday**: Set apart in memory of the **Apostles**, who were responsible for the original preaching of the Gospel and whose succession of bishops continues to teach and guide the Church to this day. The **Syrian Church** also associates Thursday with the **Prophets** of the Old Testament, who prepared the way for the Gospel, and with the **Martyrs**, who gave their lives in testimony to it. |
| * | * **Friday**: A commemoration of the **Cross**, recalling the mystery of the **Passion of Christ**, through which humanity was redeemed. It is also a reminder of the victory over death that was achieved on the Cross. |
| | * **Saturday**: Dedicated to the **departed**, particularly departed **priests**, through whom the ministry of the Gospel continues. It is a time to reflect on the end of this earthly life and the **Second Coming of Christ**, which will bring about the **general resurrection**. Each day in the weekly cycle provides Christians with a spiritual focus, connecting them to key aspects of faith and the overarching mystery of salvation. |
| **Wednesday**: Dedicated to the **Mother of God**, as an ancient tradition states that the **Annunciation** took place on a Wednesday. This day invites reflection on Mary’s role in the **economy of salvation**, her **divine motherhood**, and her position as the Mother of Jesus and, through Him, of all Christians. | ==== The Yearly Cycle ==== |
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| **Thursday**: Set apart in memory of the **Apostles**, who were responsible for the original preaching of the Gospel and whose succession of bishops continues to teach and guide the Church to this day. The **Syrian Church** also associates Thursday with the **Prophets** of the Old Testament, who prepared the way for the Gospel, and with the **Martyrs**, who gave their lives in testimony to it. | |
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| **Friday**: A commemoration of the **Cross**, recalling the mystery of the **Passion of Christ**, through which humanity was redeemed. It is also a reminder of the victory over death that was achieved on the Cross. | |
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| **Saturday**: Dedicated to the **departed**, particularly departed **priests**, through whom the ministry of the Gospel continues. It is a time to reflect on the end of this earthly life and the **Second Coming of Christ**, which will bring about the **general resurrection**. | |
| Each day in the weekly cycle provides Christians with a spiritual focus, connecting them to key aspects of faith and the overarching mystery of salvation. | |
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| ===== The Yearly Cycle ===== | |
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| As the Christian week centres on **Sunday**, the day of the **Resurrection**, so the **Christian Year** centres on the mystery of **Easter**. In the early Church, there were only two great festivals: **Easter** and **Pentecost**. The entire period between these festivals was considered a sacred season in which the Church, in a sense, anticipated the **new life** of the world to come. | As the Christian week centres on **Sunday**, the day of the **Resurrection**, so the **Christian Year** centres on the mystery of **Easter**. In the early Church, there were only two great festivals: **Easter** and **Pentecost**. The entire period between these festivals was considered a sacred season in which the Church, in a sense, anticipated the **new life** of the world to come. |
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| From **Pentecost** onward, every Sunday commemorates the twofold mystery of the **Resurrection** and the **Gift of the Spirit**. These represent two aspects of the same mystery: the **new life of communion with God**, granted through the Resurrection. | From **Pentecost** onward, every Sunday commemorates the twofold mystery of the **Resurrection** and the **Gift of the Spirit**. These represent two aspects of the same mystery: the **new life of communion with God**, granted through the Resurrection. |
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