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Perhaps one of the greatest aspects of the Syriac Catholic Church and the Chaldean Church, which we have not disregarded upon union with Rome, is the strong emphasis on the minor orders in the Church.

The minor orders are:
  • Mazamrono (cantor)
  • Quryoyo (lector)
  • Aphudyaqno (subdeacon)
In the Syriac Church young men and boys are encouraged to join the minor orders. Depending on the Eparchy or parish a system of learning and rewarding is used. An example of this may be: If young man would know the different movements in the Qurobo (Mass) and knows how to chant the Psalms he would be ordained a cantor. Upon a young man learning the various prayers required by the deacon (by deacon here, I mean server) in the liturgy he is ordained as a lector, when a young man is able to learn Syriac and read the epistle well, he would be ordained a subdeacon.

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There was a time, before WWI, when it was similarly true of the Maronites. Sadly, this is no longer the case. In those days, the village mukhtar was often ordained afudiacono and sometimes even mshamshono. Unfortunately, these days there is not a vestige of the old practice left. At least our Syriac and Chaldean brethren hold to the tradition, and the Chaldeans, at least, even in the diaspora.
 
Today is the feast of the Visitation of Maryam (Mary) to Elishba’ (Elizabeth) in the calendar of the West Syrian Rite.

The gospel reading today is Luke 1:39 - 57. The story, in summary, is the event where Mary visits Elizabeth, and the baby (John the Baptist) inside of Elizabeth leaps with joy at the arrival of Mary and Jesus. The exclamation that Elizabeth makes here is “And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”

Now there are many today who deny calling Mary the Mother of God or Birth-Giver of God or Theotokos or even Mother of Christ our God. Why? they seem to argue that it is unbiblical. However, it is clear from every mention of "Lord’ in the New Testament gospels and the Book of Luke (at least) that “Lord” always explicitly refers to God. I will now divert to Tim Staples who explains the complicated Greek regarding this passage and the connection to Christ’s divinity (I can’t articulate it as eloquently as he can).

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qadishat.com/2013/12/the-sunday-of-visitation-of-maryam-to.html
 
The jibbi itself not only serves as a clothing garment for Priests and Bishops it serves as a liturgical vestment. That is, if the jibbi is worn (closed on top), the priest may wear a stole (on top of it) and administer certain sacraments.

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qadishat.com/2013/12/the-jibbi.html
 
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