Friday, December 31, 2010
የብጽእት ቅድስት አርሴማ ታምር ጸሎቷና በረከቷ ከሁላችን ጋር ይሁን አሜን
የብጽእት ቅድስት አርሴማ ታምር ጸሎቷና በረከቷ ከሁላችን ጋር ይሁን አሜን*
የቀኝ አይኗን የታወረች አንዲት ሴት ነበረች ሁል ጊዜ ወደ ቅድስት አርሴማ ቤተ ክርስትያን ትመጣ ነበር ብጽእት አርሴማ ሆይ ኅጥያቴን ይቅር ይለኝ ዘንድ ለአይኔም ብርሃንን ይሰጠኝ ዘንድ ወደ እግዚአብሄር ለምኝልኝ ትል ነበር
በአንዲት ቀንም ወደ ቅድስት አርሴማ ቤተክርስትያን ገብታ ጸለየች ጸሎቷንም ከፈጸመች በኋላ ከቀንዲል ዘይት ቅባት ተቀባች ፈጥናም ተፈወሰች ያን ጊዜም ታምራትን በምታደርግ በቅድስት አርሴማ ጸሎትና ረድኤት ያዳናትን እግዚአብሄርን አመሰገነች.
የቅድስት አርሴማ ጸሎትና የረድኤት ሀይል ይጠብቀን ለዘላለሙ አሜን
[ የብጽእት ቅድስት አርሴማ ታምር ጸሎቷና በረከቷ ከሁላችን ጋር ይሁን አሜን*
የቀኝ አይኗን የታወረች አንዲት ሴት ነበረች ሁል ጊዜ ወደ ቅድስት አርሴማ ቤተ ክርስትያን ትመጣ ነበር ብጽእት አርሴማ ሆይ ኅጥያቴን ይቅር ይለኝ ዘንድ ለአይኔም ብርሃንን ይሰጠኝ ዘንድ ወደ እግዚአብሄር ለምኝልኝ ትል ነበር
በአንዲት ቀንም ወደ ቅድስት አርሴማ ቤተክርስትያን ገብታ ጸለየች ጸሎቷንም ከፈጸመች በኋላ ከቀንዲል ዘይት ቅባት ተቀባች ፈጥናም ተፈወሰች ያን ጊዜም ታምራትን በምታደርግ በቅድስት አርሴማ ጸሎትና ረድኤት ያዳናትን እግዚአብሄርን አመሰገነች.
የቅድስት አርሴማ ጸሎትና የረድኤት ሀይል ይጠብቀን ለዘላለሙ አሜን
[ የብጽእት ቅድስት አርሴማ ታምር ጸሎቷና በረከቷ ከሁላችን ጋር ይሁን አሜን*
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Who is arsema?
To have a brief
knowledge of the Armenian born saint called Arsema (Armenians call her
Hripsime and the Greeks call her Hripsime), here we have posted the
Ethiopian Senkesar (synaxarium). Let her prayer keep us in faith. amen.
And
on this day (Meskerem 29/ October 09)also became martyrs the holy
virgin ‘Arsima, and Agatha, and the two virgins who followed them, and
many men; and the number of them all was two and seventy souls. Now when
Diocletian the infidel was reigning he sought out a maiden of beautiful
appearance to marry her. And he commanded certain painters to depart
into every country, and to choose for him a maiden of beautiful form and
appearance, and they were to paint a picture of her on a tablet for
him, and show him all her limb and her movements. When those painters
arrived in the city of Rome they discovered a certain nunnery, and they
found therein this virgin ‘Arsima; and there was in the nunnery none
like unto her in her appearance, and there was none who resembled her.
And the painters painted a portrait of her and sent it to the Emperor
Diocletian. When the emperor saw her portrait he rejoiced exceedingly.
And he sent to the kings and governors and bade them come to him for the
marriage. When the virgins knew this thing, they wept, and they rose up
and went forth from that nunnery entreating God to help them, and to
keep them in their virginity; and they came to the country of Armenia,
and entered the royal city of Dertades the king. And they dwelt in a
certain village camp of nomads in a plain, and their number was five and
seventy men and women, besides the nine and thirty virgins. And they
dwelt in great tribulation, and they could not find food, and one of
them made a . . . and used to feed them by means of the work thereof.
When Diocletian sought after ‘Arsima he found her not. And he heard that
she was in the country of Armenia, “Take care of her and send her to
me.” When the virgins heard these words they hid themselves in another
city, but certain men went and gave information to the king about them,
and Dertades commanded his soldiers to bring the virgin ‘Arsima to him
with great honor; and when she did not wish to go to him, they dragged
her and forced her to come to him. When Dertades saw the beauty of the
holy woman he wanted to defile her virginity, but he was not able to do
so. And he brought her mother Agatha to her to persuade her to be
submissive to the king’s command. And when her mother came to her she
besought her to endure patiently, and she comforted her, and she
exhorted her, and told her and taught her that she must not forsake her
true Bridegroom, Who is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living
God, and that she must not defile her virginity with a filthy pagan and a
stranger. When Dertades heard that she had persuaded her daughter to
endure patiently, he commanded his soldiers to break the teeth of Agatha
her mother. And God gave to the holy woman ‘Arsima power and strength
over Dertades, the king, and she hurled him backwards, and dragged him
along. Now Dertades was well known in battle, for he was exceedingly
strong, and the king was put to shame having been vanquished by the
virgin ‘Arsima; and he commanded his soldiers to cut off the head of
Saint ‘Arsima. And the soldiers came and dragged her away with ropes,
and they cut off her head, and tore out her tongue, and put out her
eyes, and they cut off her limbs and hacked her body to pieces. When the
king awoke from his fall, and his senses returned to him, he repented
the killing of Saint ‘Arsima; and when he knew that she was dead he
commanded his soldiers to slay all the [other] virgins. And the soldiers
came and bored holes in the soles of their feet, and they flayed them,
and cast them out [to the beasts]. Now there was one of them who was
sick and was lying on her bed, and she cried out to the soldiers and
they came to her, and cut off her head with one blow. Thus they all
received crowns of martyrdom in the kingdom of the heavens. And they
slew all the men who had come with them from the city of Rome, and the
number thereof was two and seventy souls; and their bodies were cast out
into the desert. After the death of these martyrs a certain devil took
possession of the king, and he continued to punish him until Saint
Gregory came to him, and prayed over him, and he was healed of his pain
immediately, and he believed in Christ. And they took the bodies of the
holy martyrs, and laid them in a holy place until the days of the
persecution were ended; and a beautiful church was [then] built for
them, and signs and great wonders took place through them.
Salutation to Arsima.
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.
knowledge of the Armenian born saint called Arsema (Armenians call her
Hripsime and the Greeks call her Hripsime), here we have posted the
Ethiopian Senkesar (synaxarium). Let her prayer keep us in faith. amen.
And
on this day (Meskerem 29/ October 09)also became martyrs the holy
virgin ‘Arsima, and Agatha, and the two virgins who followed them, and
many men; and the number of them all was two and seventy souls. Now when
Diocletian the infidel was reigning he sought out a maiden of beautiful
appearance to marry her. And he commanded certain painters to depart
into every country, and to choose for him a maiden of beautiful form and
appearance, and they were to paint a picture of her on a tablet for
him, and show him all her limb and her movements. When those painters
arrived in the city of Rome they discovered a certain nunnery, and they
found therein this virgin ‘Arsima; and there was in the nunnery none
like unto her in her appearance, and there was none who resembled her.
And the painters painted a portrait of her and sent it to the Emperor
Diocletian. When the emperor saw her portrait he rejoiced exceedingly.
And he sent to the kings and governors and bade them come to him for the
marriage. When the virgins knew this thing, they wept, and they rose up
and went forth from that nunnery entreating God to help them, and to
keep them in their virginity; and they came to the country of Armenia,
and entered the royal city of Dertades the king. And they dwelt in a
certain village camp of nomads in a plain, and their number was five and
seventy men and women, besides the nine and thirty virgins. And they
dwelt in great tribulation, and they could not find food, and one of
them made a . . . and used to feed them by means of the work thereof.
When Diocletian sought after ‘Arsima he found her not. And he heard that
she was in the country of Armenia, “Take care of her and send her to
me.” When the virgins heard these words they hid themselves in another
city, but certain men went and gave information to the king about them,
and Dertades commanded his soldiers to bring the virgin ‘Arsima to him
with great honor; and when she did not wish to go to him, they dragged
her and forced her to come to him. When Dertades saw the beauty of the
holy woman he wanted to defile her virginity, but he was not able to do
so. And he brought her mother Agatha to her to persuade her to be
submissive to the king’s command. And when her mother came to her she
besought her to endure patiently, and she comforted her, and she
exhorted her, and told her and taught her that she must not forsake her
true Bridegroom, Who is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living
God, and that she must not defile her virginity with a filthy pagan and a
stranger. When Dertades heard that she had persuaded her daughter to
endure patiently, he commanded his soldiers to break the teeth of Agatha
her mother. And God gave to the holy woman ‘Arsima power and strength
over Dertades, the king, and she hurled him backwards, and dragged him
along. Now Dertades was well known in battle, for he was exceedingly
strong, and the king was put to shame having been vanquished by the
virgin ‘Arsima; and he commanded his soldiers to cut off the head of
Saint ‘Arsima. And the soldiers came and dragged her away with ropes,
and they cut off her head, and tore out her tongue, and put out her
eyes, and they cut off her limbs and hacked her body to pieces. When the
king awoke from his fall, and his senses returned to him, he repented
the killing of Saint ‘Arsima; and when he knew that she was dead he
commanded his soldiers to slay all the [other] virgins. And the soldiers
came and bored holes in the soles of their feet, and they flayed them,
and cast them out [to the beasts]. Now there was one of them who was
sick and was lying on her bed, and she cried out to the soldiers and
they came to her, and cut off her head with one blow. Thus they all
received crowns of martyrdom in the kingdom of the heavens. And they
slew all the men who had come with them from the city of Rome, and the
number thereof was two and seventy souls; and their bodies were cast out
into the desert. After the death of these martyrs a certain devil took
possession of the king, and he continued to punish him until Saint
Gregory came to him, and prayed over him, and he was healed of his pain
immediately, and he believed in Christ. And they took the bodies of the
holy martyrs, and laid them in a holy place until the days of the
persecution were ended; and a beautiful church was [then] built for
them, and signs and great wonders took place through them.
Salutation to Arsima.
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.
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