Resurrection Propers (and Office Propers in General)

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.

Ramsho of Saturday

This is the last day of offices.

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.

3rd Hour of Friday

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Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!

Safro of Friday

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Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!

Lilyo of Friday

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Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!

Friday Ramsho

Friday Ramsho is, as most Ramsho offices, concerned with judgment, the eschaton and obtaining mercy. The particular bit I would like to focus on, however, is the mazmooro which does not directly deal with the main theme of judgment.

3rd Hour of Wednesday

Drawing to a conclusion the offices for Wednesday, this is the office text for the 3rd hour. While brief, it has some interesting imagery.

The 6th Hour - The Last Office of Tuesday

With this office I've completed another day of offices, by the grace of God. I know I said I'm short on time yesterday, which I am, but I'd still like to offer a very short reflection on the beautiful typologies given in the bo'otho of the office.

Glory of the Three Youths - Tuesday Lilyo

The beauty and catechismal value of qole never ceases to amaze me. In this qolo from Tuesday Lilyo, soteriological events are attributed to the Son, which in every other Church are generally given to the Father. However, in the Syriac Churches we have a great propensity to theologizing that direct interactions between man and God are the work of Christ, since He is the mediator between the Hidden God and humanity.