Holy St. Mary's Falling Asleep - Digest

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1. A portion of the Sermon about St. Mary's Dormition- Catholicose Aboo
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A portion of the Sermon about St. Mary's Dormition - Catholicose Aboon Mor Basalious Thomas I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUTmXCx3_Jg


2. Prayers For St.Mary in Arabic and Aramaic- Jerusalem
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Prayers For St.Mary in Arabic and Aramaic- Jerusalem By Archbishop Mor Sewerios Malki Murad Inside the Church Of tomb Mary Mother of God in Jerusalem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id7vdr2Fh-U


3. St. Mary in the Armenian Church
Posted by: "SOCM Moderators" SOCM Moderators Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:21 pm (PDT)
St. Mary in the Armenian Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVtMBKFUWyo

The feast of St. Mary's Assumption into heaven, Saturday 14 August 2010, Armenian Orthodox Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQCG6fFc-RE

4. St. Mary's Song in Ethiopian Orthodox Church
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St. Mary's Song in Ethiopian Orthodox Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whYljJETe6w <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whYljJETe6w>

Experience the Feast Day of St. Mary in Axum, North Ethiopia
http://www.5min.com/Video/Experience-the-Feast-Day-of-St-Mary-in-Axum-North-Ethiopia-151466167


5. Coptic orthodox Church St Mary hymn Al Selam leki
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Coptic orthodox Church St Mary hymn Al Selam leki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsoY1__5BJ8


6a. The Feast of the Assumption (Shunoyo) of St. Mary
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The Feast of the Assumption (Shunoyo) of St. Mary
by Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your
offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Gen:
3:15

The Holy Syrian Orthodox Church observes the sacred Fast of the
Assumption of Saint Mary (Theotokos-Yoldas(th) Aaloho-God Bearer)
from the 10th of August for 5 days and concludes with the celebration of the Assumption Feast on the 15th. Saint Mary is the Blessed Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was chosen by the Almighty, according to the divine commandment made at the Garden of Eden. Redemption from the aberration of sin is made possible by the blood of the unblemished Lamb. Saint Mary gave birth to that unblemished Son of God, the Virgin Eve Lamb, who crushed the head of the arch enemy, Satan. This made her to be the Theotokos, God Bearer, and the Second Eve. The first Eve brought disobedience and caused sin to overpower the creation, where as Saint Mary's absolute submission to the Will of God brought
forth eternal salvation to the world. "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her". Luke 1:38. This unique obedience and unparallel forbearance to uphold the Divine Will has brought about the Redemption of the sinful humanity. It is worth mentioning here that the Holy Syrian Orthodox Church does not believe in the immaculate birth of Saint Mary. All humans are born with the original sin and one of the divine mercies that we receive through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism is the grace that wipes away the blemishes/stain of the original sin. That is the reason why the Feast of the Assumption has been given more importance by the Holy Church than to the feast of the birth of Saint Mary.

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7. Dormition of the Theotokos - Daivamathavinte Vaangippu perunal
Posted by: "Mathew G M" Mathew G M

https://sites.google.com/site/syrianorthodox/theotokos/dormition

In Christ, Mathew G M


8. Assumption Versus Dormition,Departure
Posted by: "Zach George" Zach George

According to the Orthodox tradition, August 15 is celebrated as the Dormition/Departure of the Theotokos. The Catholic Church celebrates the day as the Assumption of Mary. Though, both the celebrations allude to the same event, the inner meaning and focus is very different. The orthodox view is that Mary died a natural death and her soul was received by Son and on the third day, after her death, her body was transported to heaven.

The Catholic Church's dogmatic definition is given by Pope Pius XII in Munificentissimus Deus (in 1950).HH declared “By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.Pope Pius XII deliberately left open the question of whether Mary died before her Assumption though the more common teaching of the early Fathers is that she did.

The Catholic Church gives more importance to the assumption, i.e., the acceptance of Mary into heaven. But the Orthodox Church focuses on the "Soonoyo". Soonoyo means departure (or Vangippu in Malayalam) and Dormition means falling asleep. Soonoyo is a common word connoting death. The assumption of Mary is not recorded in any of the texts used for service by the church, though some references are made in some of the songs used in the service. It is believed by some that Soonoyo is the earlier tradition than the Assumption. The Syrian Church while not denying the Assumption gives paramount importance to Soonoyo.

References :
H G Dr. Gabriel Mar Gregorios (1997).Kurishum Thejassum
Justice Benjamin Koshy (2010).Blessed Virgin Mary

Submitted by
Zach George Arapura


9. A Prayer used in the Syrian Orthodox Church Liturgy for the Interces
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A Prayer used in the Syrian Orthodox Church Liturgy (Malayalam) for the Intercession of Mother Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w11Um21h_FE