There is great confusion amongst Maronites as to where do we get our seasonal propers from for the office. As I have mentioned previously, this is an erroneous assumption in itself. We do not have seasonal propers. What we do have is proper offices for particular days.
Beth Gazo
Ongoing English translation of all 49 ordinary offices of the Maronite Church.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Resurrection Propers (and Office Propers in General)
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Christmas Sooghito
Christmas is an extremely important feast in all of Christendom but especially in Syriac Christianity - why? Whereas the Latins emphasize the Passion and the Greeks the Glorious Resurrection (both of which are essential to the faith and should be properly commemorated), we Syriacs focus on the Incarnation which begins with the birth of Christ. Our theology is an "incarnational" one - God has become man so that man may become God, having assumed what is ours and giving us what is His. Volumes could be written on the subject, so I shall just leave a Sooghito from the Christmas office in which Mary praises her newly born Son. How amazing is the self-abasement of Christ in His Incarnation - the Sustainer of the Ages condescends to be fed by a woman, the Bearer of Worlds is borne by a virgin, He who moves all things crawls on the ground, He who governs all things is directed by a human, and He, before whom fiery angels shudder and hide their faces from His blaze, is embraced by a lady.
Let us pray for peace this Christmas for Christ has brought peace between heaven and earth - between whom can He not bring peace?
Let us pray for peace this Christmas for Christ has brought peace between heaven and earth - between whom can He not bring peace?
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Access to Office Links
Due to being informed of the intention of an abuse of intellectual property rights by certain individuals it has been necessitated (which will create future complications in future hardcopy publication) that I restrict access to the links of the offices. If you would like access, please email me at ephremshhimo@gmail.com and I can grant individual permission.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Saturday, May 23, 2015
6th Hour of Friday
With this office, I've concluded 6/7 days of office translation project. There are only 6 offices left before the project is completed.
This particular office is a beautiful look into the Syriac theology of the cross, as was discussed particularly in this post about the qolo.
This particular office is a beautiful look into the Syriac theology of the cross, as was discussed particularly in this post about the qolo.
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Friday, May 22, 2015
3rd Hour of Friday
For access to the 3rd Hour of Friday, click here.
Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Safro of Friday
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Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
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