Mor Augin [ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ ]

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07/04/2016

New lexicon of Dayroyo Yokun beth Yahko

14/02/2016

One of the many Syriac inscriptions you can find in the the monastery of Mor Augien.

20/08/2015

25/05/2015

The last guardian of paradise on earth.

29/01/2015

Opening of the sky from a vieuw of the Monastery of Mor Augin (Dayro d Mmor Awgin), Tur Abdin.

04/01/2015

Today in church we commemorated the baptism of Jesus Christ, Epiphany, which is called denhe in Aramaic. (Usually commemorated on the 6th of January)

The baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word.
The next passage in the Bible was read:
Everyone became excited and wondered, “Could John be the Messiah?”
John said, “I am just baptizing with water. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in his barn and burn the husks with a fire that never goes out.”
In many different ways John preached the good news to the people. But to Herod the ruler, he said, “It was wrong for you to take Herodias, your brother’s wife.” John also said that Herod had done many other bad things. Finally, Herod put John in jail, and this was the worst thing he had done.
While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”

Luke 3:15-22

05/12/2014

Mor Augen

An ancient Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Mor Augen on the southern slope of Mount Izlo in Trurabdin is reopened and it will remain as the spiritual centre of the Syriac Orthodox Church

Mor Augen Monastery was founded in the 4th Century and it had more than 350 monks in those periods. It was one of the main spiritual centres in Turabdin. In the last century, there were more than 20 monks and the last monk passed away in 1975. Due to the persecution of Christians in Turkey, Syriac Orthodox Christians had to flee to Europe and other countries and others moved to nearby villages of Turkey itself. As a recent development, two - three weeks earlier Raban Joachim who used to live in Patriarchate, started living there again and offered Holy Qurbana. H.E. Mor Themotheos Samuel Aktaz, the Archbishop of Turabdin was the chief celebrant of the Divine Liturgy and Raban assisted

Patriarch of Antioch, H.H Ignatius Zakka I, appointed Very. Rev. Fr. Joachim Raban as the abbot of Mor Augen Monastery in April 2010. However, Rabban had been staying in famous Monastery of Mor Gabriel in Turabdin which is very close to Mor Augen Monastery. With the help of the Rambans and other employees of Mor Gabriel Monastery, Very Rev. Fr. Joachim has restored the Monastery buildings. Now they are trying to restore the main church and vital parts of the monastery.

Mor Awgen is the traditional founder of Syrian monasticism. He originated from Qlysma (modern Suez) in Egypt, and started off as a pearl diver who gave pearls to the poor and needy. In mid-life he decided to become a monk at the monastery of St. Pachomius, and from there he set off to Mesopotamia, settling in the region of Mount Izla (the remains of the monastery dedicated to his name still stands on the slopes of Izla, overlooking the Mesopotamian plain). One account speaks of Awgen as one of the three great pillars of the monastic world, the other two being St. Antony in Egypt, and St. Hilarion in Palestine. Awgen is also said to have had two sisters, Thekla and Stratonike, both of whom founded convents. In the course of time the details recounted of his life took on legendary proportions

03/12/2014

The gate to Paradise Mor Augien Turo Izlo

Old picture source: Stephen Griffith