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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER OF THE SYRIACNH URCH TRANSLATED INTOE NGLISH BY BEDE GRIFFITHS MONK OF KURISUMALA ASHRAM FirGsotr giParse sEsd iti2o0n0,5 . Thes peccioanlt enotfts h iesd itiaornce o pyri©g 2h0t0b5y GorgiParse sLsL C. Alrli ghtrse servlUledde r InternaantdiP oanna-lAm ericCano pyright ConvetnionPsu.b lisinh etdh eU niteSdt atoefsA meribcyaG orgias PresLsL C,N ewJ ersTehyi.es d itiiosan fa csimirleep rionftt h e origineadli tipounb lisfohrep dr ivactier culaCtoicohni,n -K1e2r,a la, India. ISBN1 -59333-033-2 GORGIPARESS S 46O rriAsv e.P,i scataNwJa0 y8,8 5U4S A www .gorgiaspress.com Printaenddb olllldi nt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica. INRTODUTCION Thisb ooki sat rsalnatoifto hnde a iplrya yoefr thSey riOarnt hoCdhouxr cwhh,i cIhsu sebdy t he SyriOanr thoodroJ xa cobite inCI hnudrcaihnad whichha sa lsboe eanp profvoetrdh eu se tohfe CathoSlyiroc-a MlankCahruar cIhti. sh opetdh at itpsu bilcatmiaoyben abo ndo fu niobent ween thme emberosft hSey riCahnu rcboht,hC atholic andO rthodwohxos, h arteh sea mfeo romfw orship. The SyriCahnu ricnhI ndnioaw,u nhapdpiiivldye d intCoa thoOlritch,o adnoPdxr otecshtucahrnetsi ,s three mnaonfat o ncqer eaantdg lorCihouursc h, whiecxht enidtessdw afyr oAmn itocohnt hseh ores oft hMee dtierranreiac;inah crto sAss itaoI ndainad ChinAatt. h per esdeanyiti t s c oinnfeadp,ar ftro m thecshenr chienIs n dtioaas , m aglrlo oufpc huhrecs, CathoalnidOc r thodiontx h,Me i ddlEea satn dt oa 'diasiponrE au'r oapnedA meriwchai chhas sp read frotmh eYreeit.t ism portfaonCrch er isteasn dao m whole remagirnebosa tthv,b e ercya oufts hebe e auty andan tiquiotfiy tpsr ayanedr si trBti es;a ndb e· cauistei st hoen es urvivliinnwgki tthh anec ient AramaiCch urchw,h icwha st hMeo thCehrUl' cohf alClh ristendom Iti sn oatl waryesa lisewdh ittlhheaCet h irtsani Churcwha ss preadwiensgt -wfarrdoJsme rusalem toA nitocha ndt heancr osAssi aM ionrt oA thens and Romei,wt a sa tt hseam et imsep reaedaisntg wardst hroSuy9rhti oaM esopotaTmhiseat y.oo rf •• thlae utwarde xpansioonf t hCheur chIs nowbe lnq tolbdy a Luthesrcanh olwahroh, as peiced toqethtehree v idefnotcrhe eis x tremlenltye nroe aU chaptIener ar lCyh urchhia tor·Wr h•a.iat c leiiar thawth itlheC eh urchI nt hWee·s atdo pteGdr eek as Itcosmm on lanouboatgheIn , t hNee wT estament and in theear lUyt urotiheCe1h ,urc h.in thEeas t, addraesiintgs learlegflt yot hJee wosft hdei aspora, continuedt os peak Aramaci.Th e centre oft hia Churwcuh Edestshacae,p itoaftl h Kei nqdoofm Oarohenoen t hboer deonf S rranida M esopotomia, whicahc harminloe oepnrd.e ae,rv eEbduy s ebiua, connectweidto hu rLo rdh imselfl,a s awihtdoo have wriltettettnoAe b;iraar ,t hkei noofOa rohene, promiaintgh ahtew oulsde nodn eo. hfi dsis icples tocure hsis cikneasnadbr ingt hGeos petloh im. Itsee msce rtatinh atth ewraeas C huricnEh d e alreedyb eforteh een do ft hfeirs t cenat11uridin, thec ourosfte h nee xttw ceon turEidsessbea ca me the centroefa Christcuilant urues inArgam aicu Itlsa nou;wa hoiecwhaa theflrn s otvi ent hneam e ofS yriac. Thee arlSiyersiwrttat ce rk nowtnou af aBar de· aanea (154·2A2.2D .a) poe.t and philosoopfh er Gnostitce ndenwchiofe acs h,i efflamyo ua· bemu.e hef as aitdoh avien spiSrtEe.pd hr emt,he o reat doctooftr h Sey riCanh urcth,owr ithei hsy mns and poeticco mpoaiitonwsh,i cwhe rteo be come the sourocfte h ger etarta odnio tfai onoIsnt hSey rian • A History ofAloetfclam ID the Syrian Orieiat A. Voobul. ·p,ouvam 1958), lturloyI.n f acitct,an be aaitdh aItwt a at hSey rian Church wh.iwoaah respoinsblfeo ri ntrodinuoc hymns inttoh leui rtoayn di tesz amplweas later takuepnb yt hwee sThte. e arlCihersits htyimnasn, thOed eosf So lomoanr,be elietvoeh da vbeee n composedin Syrainad t hGel oirain Excela1l1s oenerbeallileyv teod havea Shyaridora inig n. Howevaed ri,ns cttiimounsbe t m adhee rbeet ween theE asSty riCahnu rbcehs eodn E desswah,i ch alwausyesd S yriaaa ict lsui rot;clalan (Juaangde , thWee sSty riCanh urbacsh edo nA nitochw,h ich orilnoa ulsledyG reeSkt.J. o hn Chryswouts hteo m gredaoctt oorf twheisSsty riCahnu rachn dt t1a frotmh tei moefS .t John Chrysiosuss tuoaml ltyh at dattehdLe ti uyro ofS t. Jtamhepesr ,i ncliiptaulr oy oft hSey riCanh urcwhh,i cahcco rdingt ot radition derifvroemdt hlei turcQeyl ebrbaySt teJ.da metshe ApostilneJ erusalem. Iti son eo ft hter ageodfCi heusrc hhis totrhya t botht hesSey ricahnurc hetsh,eE aateamn dt he We1tewme,r see paraftroemdC athoulniiIctn ty h e ffitanhd s xitche ntuThrey o.s tiebnlcsea usfeor t he a aeper toin wtahse controvetrhs'eyt wnooav teurers ' h inC hrisats, defineedC obunyci lot fC halcedon. The EasSty rioannst he wholeTh,eod ohraeov tin CJ Mops\le&ftoitrah ediroc to·fr o,llotwhetede achino ofN estoanrdibe ucsam eq enerkanlolwnasy 'Neato riawnh'i,tl heWe e sStyr iaCnh urcfho,l loSwtln.o Cylrto fA lexandranida h iss uccescsaomrtesobe , knowun M onopshiyt(eh oldtio'n oonn ea turet'n InC hristB)u.1t tl a n owq enerreacolglnyis etdh at vi thedsviei isonwse rdeu en osto m ucthod iefrfences int heolwohciuwc,eh r lear gevleyr baastl on, a tional andcu ltudriaffler enwcheisct,hr agisceaplalrya ted thCeh urcohfeAs sa i andA frifcraoB my zantium withi tGsr eecku ltaunrdie t·Gs r eeikm piearlism. Iti ssc;i iniicfatnhtai twt a asf tietsrse paraftrioomn 'orthotdhoaxtyS 'yt rhieCa hnu rbcehg atnos pread .riagcrhotsA ssi aa ndt od evealnoa pu theonrtiiecn .tCahlir itaniIttvysa. l tuoe- diasty h aitrt e maaisns .thfei neexspter sisoonf a C hirstciualnt turraadli toinw,h icihsn eihteLra itnn oGrr eebku betl ongs .tot haen ciSeenmte tico ftw hoMerid lddl Eea st. Them a·nw how asc hieyf rlesponfsottrbeh e orgiasnatoifto hnWe e sSty riCahnu racsha s epa ratboed yw asa certJaaicnBo obu rdoknnoo,wa ns ·Baradaaenudis tw, a sf rom thhiatmth iChsu rch came betk on owans' JacobIti tew'a.s hiumn der thatth Sey rilauinrt gwya st ranslfraotGmer de ek .nitoS yriaancdt hper eseSnytr ilatinu rgcya me fatob.e inBgu.at t t hsea mtemi et hlilsiu rdrcenw lagrel.yot nh ter adiatnido ncsu osftt ohSmeys r iac· speakEiansgSt y riCahnu rctho,g etwhtiehrt he hymnansd c hanotfSs t . Epahnrhdes ism u ccessors. -Thltiiuary gc onitnuteodg rofwr otmh see vetnot h teh twelctehn tuborrryo,w inngo to nlfyr otmh e EasSty rilainty u brugatl stoh roJuegruhs aflreomm thBey zanttriandei tTihoutnsh. e grrea dugarlelwy upa l tiurogfyi ncompasrpealnbdloeau nrdbe a ut,y richienUr s h ymnodyo nnltoyht a tnh Lea itnb ut alstoh an.GTroegeektw.h ihet ril ttiusr tghySe y rian Churd.cehv eloiptesd tohweno lwohgiyca,hs h as vii beesnia di,bs a sicoarltlhyot dhoox·hun, go ptre cisely onw estleirnnae nsdi, t osw nC hurocrhc;i anisation, whicbha,s eodn A nitocohn t heo neh andan,d Seulceia·iCptheoisnnP erisao nt hoet hewars,r es ponsifboolrve e trh rheuen drdeoidc esweihstt heir churcahnedsm onastesrtireestr cihc;ieahdct r oss Asia.I tw aso nltyh tedi e ofI slwahmi crhe duced thsif loihusniroC hurtcoht hes cattreermenda nt w�icehx itsot-sd ay. TheS yiraCnh uricnhI ndiwah,i cchl aitmos havbee efno undetdh:Aebp Yo sSttlT.eh omoasr,i c;ii· nalbleyl ontgt.oehdeE asStyi rarnti ea nfdr otmh e sxitche ntounrwya ridsksn owtnoh avbee eunn der thjeu risdoifc tCtiahotenh oloifSc eolse utceiisa-C phoinnP ersfiraow,mh eriert e gulraercleyii vtesd bishoFpoarst .h ousyaenadr sC htuhrircseh ma ined as sam aClhlr iitacno mmiutnlyi kaeni slainntd h e vatss eoaf H induisTmh.o utghhfe o rmuolfia tss fatihw erneo d oubalftf ecbtyte hde N estorlan' tenedncioefts h Eea sStyi raCnh urictwh a,as b lteo preseirtvfsea ietshs ieanltilnyt atcotg etwhietrh maniyn teetsnrigl tiurgaincsdao lc ciuaslt wohmisc h gavei ats peicciafIlnldyi cahna ractecro.m inToh e oft hPeo rtugiunte hsseexi teecnetnht huorwye,v er, brought dt�ots haiCssht uerrc Thh.og hu atfr ist theeyn teirnetcdoo mmunwiiottnhh eomnf l'iendly tennsl,a twehre 'nN estofroiramnuw'le arse found int helitiru rioc ablo oktsh,Pe o rtugpureescee ded tol atitnhirest ieei ns ucahw aya st od estirotys orlolic nhaaraacntdte ors ubjtehcSety riCahnr is tainst oL aitnb ishoTphsis.sc andabelhoauvsi our ledt o a schwihsimcal,h a rbpoyae ro tft hSey iran Chirstibanrso kaew afyr oRmo mea nde ventually placietds elft hujenu dreiris odonif tc htJea ciotbe PatrioarcfAh n otcih.I wta tsh utsh atthW ee sSty rian l'ltweas introdiunctKeoed r aalnadt hep resent 'Jacobcihturec'ch a mien tboe inWoh.e ni n1 930 theJ acobibties hMoarp ,l vaniowsa.sr encociled witRho mteo oetwhietanrho thbeirs haonpds o me cleraqnydp eoplteh,eC athoSlyirco -Malankara Churcwha sf ormedf,o lilnoc;iw stahmele ti urotcal ritanedscu stomsan,d thutsh earreboe t hC atholics and 'Jcoabite(soOrtr'h odoxa,st hepyr efteober calledf)oo lwlintoh sea mWee sStyr iaUnt uroiyn ·iceratloa- dat. Undoudbltyet,h ec hicehfar cateriosftt hiec SyilCahnu rcihsi tsse nosfae w ea nwdon derbe fore thed iviMnyes teThreyS .y riltaiurno iyd1 o minated byt hse cenei nt hvei isoonf t hep rophIesta iah, whehne s atwh Leo rodna h olha ndl oftthyro nIen thtee mpilnJe e rusaalnedm ,h teharaedn oecrylsin q, 'hohloyl,hy o,l beyf'o rhei mI.ne veSryyr icanh urch theisr e'a v edirla'wa ncr ostsh sean ctuarrye,p re· aenttihnveoe iilnt htee mpolfJe e rusaalnedtm h,e sanctuary itsieslh fe ltdobe th'eh oolfhy o elsi,' thpel awceh erGeo dh imselafp pearsI nt hNee w Covenawnitt hhisp eopThlise . sceinsree c aUaetd thbeeo ln nlnaon dt he oefen vde orfyf oifpc rea yer andt hsee naoefw ondaenrmd y stwehriyic nh spires iftil lst hweh ollteiu yr.q Toeothweirt thh isse n1e · ofa wei nt hper seenocfet hheo linoefGods sis a profound soefhn usmea ani nA. st hper oepth was le·td oc royu tW,oe ism ef,o Ira mm anao fu nclean lipands I d weamloln g pae opolfue n clleiapnss o' , thSey rilani tuirsfo iyl wlietdh thiosfh usmeanns e sina ndu nwoinretshsa ndo neo ft hep rincipal themoefs tlhiet uirsto hyao tf' repentBauntc e'. thisse nsoefs ni andt hen eefdo rre pentance is accompaniebdyo ,rr athiesar c tuana lelxyp ression oft,h aew areneGsosd 'ison ff iniatnedm elrcyo,v e whihcoc mesd ownm atnon' ese adn dr alahemis t o sharienh ioswn infinQiltoer Tyh.u tsh eirsea wonderbfaulla nofcd er eadmfaujle asntdyI ovino compassoifoa nb,a semariedne tx altation. Iti s dnoou bat r,e suolftt h e' monhoyipate' tendeonftc hyi s ltihtatuthr eoirysae,t remesn dou emphasoinst hdei vinnaet uirnCe hr iswth,i cihs neverthcoemlpelsesto erlotydh oxI.t Tsri nitarian doctrimnoes,td leyr ifvroemdt hGer eeakn edv en usinGor eetke rmissv, e rfyi rman di mprees,bs uitv itdsis tiinvcneto tise s eeinnt hcues toomfa ddtes· inpor aydeirre cttolC yh riass't o Guor da'n ndo t tot hFea ther t'hJreosCuuhosrh io suLtro rdas' i,s the nocursmtalo mt holefti urQTYh ee mphasis on thdei vinitCyh roiifsss t e eanl sion itmhmee nse veneraptaiitodoMn a rayst h'eM otohfGe ord 'o,r morleti era'lSlhwyeh ob roguhtf orGtohd 'T.h ia · devtooinis verpyr ofoaunnvdde rtyh eoliaoca lI.t labas ed enrteiloyna c ontimneudeidt aotnti hoen factth at petrhsewo hno Mm arbyro ughfto rwtahs truly God,i st Thhsieoa u rocfee n dlweosnsd aenrd att hseam et mieo fa mazipnaroa dowxh,i cihse x· presIsnepoe dt ict erms: 'in yeomurb raramcse dy ou thef lamaensdg avmei lkt ot hed evuorinfgi re; blesisseh det ,h ein fiitwneh,o w asbo rno fy ou'. Thisd eepbliyb lainctdah le ollcodaoelv ottioto hne VirgiMna rgyr euwp i nt heC huracsha direct conseQ1i1eonfbc eel iinet fhI en carnation. Taoethweirt dhe vioottno t heM othoefGr o d ooeasd evottioto hnpe r opthsae,p ostalnemds ar · tyrassm, e mbeorfMs y stiBcoadolyfC hristth,o se whop roclaiamnetddh owsheo d iefdo trh sea koef thGoes peHle.r aeg atihnicu sl to ft he snaeiendst s tobe studiedi nh eoornfeie t s pfuorremassst, deeprlooyt eind bai blviiceaowlfl ifes parnidn g· inwgh ollfyr odme vioottno t hepe rsoofnC hrist antdh aeu tehntmiecs saogfte h e Gospelis. What mosetv idtehrnotu ghtohuet Sylriitauinrs ig tys biibclablac kqnrdo.Iu ti sa st houtqhhe l iturgy sprang froms amtseho eia lstv heOerl yda ntdh e ·NewT estamTheen t'.s aionftt hsOe'l dT estament, AbrahIasma,aa ncJd a coMbo;s easn d Daanvtdih de Prophetasn,d i np articuJolbara ndD anief and threheo lmye ni nt hef urnaocfeB abIyo na,r e as famifliiqaurar ste hsae po stles faenaldslt i avrien o witnestsote hsem ysteorfCy h riasltw,a aylsi ve withtihnCe h urcEhv.e mno rien tereisstt hien g contsantr eferen'coeuf rat tohA edra ma ndo ur mothEevre w'h,ih c taktehsme y steorfy siaolnv at bactko t hefr ismta n and awnodms aeneC,sh rist decsenditnoSg h eotlh,pe l aocfet hdee aadt,t he resurretcotp iroocnl atihmme e ssaogfse a livoant toa ltlh e daenadtd or aiuspAe d aamn Edv eT.h e feelfinogtr h dee aadsw aiintign S hefooltr h ree ·