Shrara Galya              The True Revelation 

Zone 8 Meeting

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Dear fathers, in this holy period of Christmas and New Years, I would like to express to you my best wishes, asking the infant Jesus through the intercession of Our Lady the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph to bless your apostolic ministries.

It is good and proper to all the faithful especially to those who lead or guide the communities to strive to be closer to God our Father, to Jesus our Savior and to the Holy Spirit our Sanctifier. As leaders it is wonderful to meditate upon the Divine and the human life of our Lord Jesus Christ who is our Way, our Truth and our life.  I would like to invite you to share this meditation from the Chaldean Breviary from Christmas day.  Together we could consider theses words and allow them to help us to be with Jesus, for Jesus and living in His grace.

Shabah! The real truth is that the Son of God revealed to His church, His fiancé that He wanted, because of His great love to come to the world and proclaim His Divinity and humanity.  He taught that He was with His father before the world had a beginning He is really God.

He came to us and took our flesh with which He served us.  He is really man.  The prophets evangelized him in their revelation and justice declares Him with their mysteries.  He is really God.  He was conceived in the womb, and after nine months He was born as a man.  He is really man.  The angels glorified him.  He is God.  He was laid in the manger.  He is man.  The star evangelized him.  He is God.  He drank milk.  He is man.  The wise men from Persia bowed to him and gave Him precious presents.  He is really God.  He accepted, after 8 days to be circumcised in the temple and offered presents according to the rules of the holy temple.  He is really man.  Simon called him “The light of the world and the glory of His people.”  He is really man.  The shepherd came to honor Him kneeling and adoring him with their staffs.  He is really God.  He grew in wisdom and maturity with Divine grace.  He is really man.  He was baptized in the Jordan.  He is man.  The sky opened to Him.  He is God.  The father proclaims Him.  He is man.  The Holy Spirit came upon him.  He is God.

He fasted and was tempted.  He is man.  He rejected Satan.  He is God.  He was invited and went to the banquet with His disciple and brothers.  He is really man.  He changed the water to wine and thee guests glorified His name.  He is really God.  He entered into the house of Levi and Zecchaeus an also into the house of Simon and ate and drank at the banquet.  He is really man.  He healed the sick and diseased and purified the lepers and opened the eyes of the blind.  He is really God.  He went to the mountain for prayer an prayed the whole night.  He is really man.  He healed the lame.  He is really God.  He slept with the sheep.  He is really man.  He claimed the sea.  He is really God.  He went to the mountain.  He is man.

He established the rules and commandments. He is God.  He was tired and weary at the well and asked for water form the Samaritan woman.  He is really man.  He declared all of her secrets and sins.  He is really God.  He cried and His tears fell for Lazarus.  He asked “Where is his Tomb?”  He is really man.  He called him and raised him from the death with the power of His divinity.  He is really God.  He rode on a donkey.  He is man.  The children glorified Him.  He is God.  The Pharisees were jealous of him.  He was man.  He made miracles. He is God.  The priests were jealous of him.  He is man.  The crowd glorified Him.  He is God.  He went out of the city and stayed there with His disciples.  He is man.

He cursed the fig tree and it dried up.  He showed His glory and power.  He is really God.  Mary anointed him with perfume and dried him body with the hair of her head.  He is really man.  He forgave her sins and trespasses.  He is really God.  He ate the Passover meal in the upper room with His disciples.  He is really man. In His last banquet He revealed the treachery of Judas Iscariot.  He is really God.  He took the towel and washed the feet of the twelve.  He is really man. He predicted the rejection of Simon Peter.  He is really God.  He shed blood in the garden of Gethsemani.  He was comforted by the Angel.  He is really man.  He healed the ear of the man with His divine power.  He is really God.  He was beaten and hit and spat upon.  He endured the crown of thorns.  He is really man.  The soldiers collapsed in fear because of His power.  He is really God.  He was crucified.  He is man.  The rocks were broken.  He is God.  His feet and hands were pierced with nails.  He is man.  He opened the toms.  He is God.  They gave him vinegar. He is man.  He destroyed the temple.  He is God.  He died on the cross.  He is man.  The sun was darkened.  He is God.  After his death, his body was perfumed and laid in a new tomb.  He is really man.  He rose from the tomb and destroyed the power of death.   He is really God.  He ate and drank with his disciples after His resurrection as the scriptures say.  He is really man.  He went through the closed doors and greeted the feet and showed the wound in his side to Thomas.  He is really man.  He ascended with glory to His Father who sent Him. He will come at the end of time to judge everyone.  He is really God.  The angels announce that h is coming with a real body as on the day of His ascension.  He is really God.  Constantine searched and found the wood on which Jesus was crucified.  He is really man.

He chose the church for Him from all nations and the sanctified her with the glory of His Divinity.  He is really God.

Let us give Him thanks and blessing for His plan for the salvation of the world.  To Him be Glory and for us His mercy forever.

+Archbishop Hanna Zora

Good Shepherd Chaldean church

Toronto

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