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SPY St. Paul Youth ܥܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܦܪܣܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ، ܡܢܝܢܐ ܓ. ܫܢܬ̈ܐ ܒ̈݁ܛ Weekly Newsletter of St. Paul Youth Vo.1. Issue 3 March 8th, 2009 13050 Vanowen St North Hollywood, CA 91605 Tel: (818)765-3665 ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܓ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܟ:ܝܙ- ܟܚ..ܥܬܼܝܼܕ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܕܹܝܢ ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܕܢܸܣܲܩ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ. ܘܲܕܒܲܪ ܠܲܬܼܪܸܥܣܲܪ ܬܲܠܡܝܼܕܼܵܘܗܝ ܒܲܝܢܵܘܗܝ ܘܲܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ. ܘܐܸܡܲܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ݊ ܗܵܐ ܣܵܠܩܝܼܢܲܢ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ، ܘܲܒܼܪܹܗ ܕܐ̄ܢܵܫܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܠܸܡ ܠܪܲܒܲܝ ܟܵܗܢܹܐ ܘܲܠܣܵܦܪܹܐ، ܘܲܢܚܲܝܝܒܼܘܼܢܵܝܗܝ ܘܢܸܙܩܦܘܼܢܵܝܗܝ، ܘܲܠܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܲܬܼܠܵܬܼܵܐ ܢܩܘܼܡ. ܗܵܝܕܹܝܢ ܩܸܪܒܵܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܡܗܘܿܢ ܕܲܒܼܢܲܝ̈ ܙܲܒܼܕܲܝ ܗܝ ܘܲܒܼܢܹܝ̈ܗ، ܘܣܸܓܼܕܲܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܘܫܵܐܠܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܬܼ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܕܸܡ. ܗܘܼ ܕܹܝܢ ܐܸܡܲܪ ܠܵܗܿ: ܡܵܢܵܐ ܨܵܒܼܝܵܐ ܐܲܢ̄ܬܝ، ܐܵܡܪܵܐ ܠܹܗ: ܐܸܡܲܪ ܕܢܸܬܒܼܘܼܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܒܢܲܝ، ܚܲܕ ܡܼܢ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܟܼ ܘܚܲܕ ܡܼܢ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟܼ ܒܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܼܵܟܼ. ܥܢܵܐ ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ ܘܐܸܡܲܪ݊ ܠܵܐ ܝܵܕܥܝܼܢ ܐܲܢ̄ܬܘܿܢ ܡܵܢܵܐ ܫܵܐܠܝܼܢ ܐܲܢ̄ܬܘܿܢ. ܡܸܫܟܚܝܼܢ ܐܲܢ̄ܬܘܿܢ ܠܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܐܸܢܵܐ ܥܬܼܝܼܕ ܠܡܸܫܬܵܐ؟ ܐܵܘ ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܐܸܢܵܐ ܥܵܡܸܕ ܐ̄ܢܵܐ ܬܸܥܡ̄ܕܘܼܢ. ܐܵܡܪܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ݊ ܡܸܫܟܚܝܼܢ ܚ̄ܢܲܢ... The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ According to St. Matthew: 20:17-28. By Benhur Ablakhad "Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19 and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day." 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." 22 But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able…." Meditation
This is an important passage for Christians to understand. In it Christ clearly lays out what one needs to do to be a true Christian: he/she must sacrifice for others. The mother of James and John asked Jesus for her sons to reign at His side in His Kingdom, to be in a position of authority. Jesus’ response is ground breaking because He weds authority with service and sacrifice. The Christian is not like “the Gentile’s lord [who] exercise authority over [their servants]”, but is one who sacrifices for his fellow man. In order to be a disciple of Christ we must drink from His cup, the cup of Christ is a bitter one that involves pain, suffering, and ultimately crucifixion. As we read from the Acts of the Apostles and the lives of the martyrs and saints we see that they too embraced this path and drank from this cup in order to share in Christ’s glory in heaven. We as Christians must meditate on what is required of us in order to share in Christ’s glory and how to make sacrifices for our fellow man. What kind of cup does the Lord have in mind for us? For many, it entails the long routine of the Christian life, with all its daily sacrifices, disappointments, set-backs, struggles, and temptations. But have hope because that is what the Lenten Season is about, the struggles and setbacks that we experience that lead ultimately to happiness and glory, the Resurrection of Christ. Meditate on the struggles of Christ that He mentioned in this passage: “…the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19 and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day." Pray the Rosary and focus on the Sorrowful Mysteries that recall the Passion of our Savior and you will begin to have a better understanding of the sacrifices of Christian life and what it means to drink from the same cup as Christ. Meditation By: Ramona Rostami "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:17-28. This passage begins by Jesus telling His twelve disciples that He will be betrayed and condemned to death by crucifixion, yet on the third day He will resurrect. Shortly afterwards, the mother of the son's of Zebedee (James and John) asked Jesus to allow her sons to sit at His right and left in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus then asked them if they could undergo the suffering that He will shortly undergo. James and John then reply that they can undergo it. Jesus then tells them that they will indeed have to undergo the same suffering in the future but that positions and rank in Heaven are only granted by God. Lastly Jesus reminds His disciples that although rank and position are often granted on Earth by request, this is not so in Heaven. Rank and position in Heaven are granted solely based on service done on Earth. In this Lenten Season, we must be concerned with the how we will be judged when we meet St. Peter. We must not be concerned with how our good deeds and services are rewarded on Earth, since our rewards on Earth are meaningless. Our true rewards await us in Heaven where God will decide if we are worthy of entering Heaven, based on our deeds on Earth. Indeed just as Jesus and His followers preached God’s Word and often paid by suffering in their lives on Earth, so too may we have to suffer in our Earthly lives if we lead our lives based on God’s Word. We cannot expect to go to Heaven by leading lives based on selfishness and pleasure, with little sacrifice and suffering. St. Thomas More stated one of my favorite quotes eloquently describing this ideal, “We cannot go to heaven in featherbeds."
ANNOUNCEMENTS ܡܚܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd Sunday of Sawma- Lent ܀ ܟܠ ܥܪܘܒܼܬܵܐ ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܨܠܘܿܬܼܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܸܨܠܝܼܒܼܵܐ ܒܫܲܥܬܼܵܐ ܫܲܒܼܥܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ، ܘܒܵܬܸܪ ܨܠܘܿܬܼܵܐ ܟܠܲܝ ܡܗܸܝܡܢܹܐ ܥܲܒܼܪܝܼ ܠܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ (ܗܘܿܠ) ܠܐܝܼܟܼܵܠܵܐ ܚܫܵܡܝܼܬܼܵܐ (ܟܼܪܲܡܫܵܐ)، ܠܗܵܕܹܐ ܐܸܢ ܒܲܣܡܵܠܲܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܡܲܝܬ̄ܘܿܢ ܐܝܼܟܼܵܠܵܐ ܙܲܘܕܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܡܲܘܟܼܘܿܢ. ܀ܟܠ ܚܲܕܒܫܲܒܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܣܸܕܪܵܐ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ ܘܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܪܵܡܵܝܵܐ ܠܝܵܠܹܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹܐ ܡܼܢ ܫܸܢܹܐ 2-6 ܒܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ. ܘܒܵܬܸܪ ܐ̄ܪܵܙܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ ܘܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܠܫܸܢܹܐ ܒܸܫ ܪܵܒܹܐ ܡܼܢ 7-... ܐܸܢ ܒܲܣܡܵܠܲܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܐܵܗܵܒܼܵܬܼܵܐ ܡܲܝܬ̄ܝܘܿܢ ܝܵܠܲܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܠܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܕܒܫܲܒܵܐ . ܀ܟܠ ܫܲܒܬܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܐܝܼܬܼ ܡܲܠܵܦܬܵܐ ܕܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܪܵܡܵܝܵܐ (ܟܠܕܝܐ ܘܐܬܘܪܝܐ) ܡܢ ܫܲܥܬܵܐ 11 ܥܲܕ 1 ܒܵܬܸܪ ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ. 1-Every Friday during the Great Feast – Lent, we do have Station of the Cross at 7:00 pm, follow dinner (potluck). 2-Every Sunday during Divine Liturgy there is class for children from age 2-6 in the small hall, after Mass there is Catechism, and first communion from age 7 and up. Parents, please courage your children to participate in Sunday school.
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Saturday, from 11 to 1 we do have teaching Aramaic Language (Cladean
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