CHRISTIAN NEWS MAGAZINE FOR KERALA MALAYALEE CHRISTIANS FROM INDIA AROUND THE WORLD
ARTICLE - MALAYALAM

NINEVA LENT, THE DOOR WAY OF GREAT LENT
\os\th t\m¼v, henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ ]SnhmXnð

By H.G. Yakoob Mar Irenaios Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Kochi Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Church

kpdnbm\n k`m ]mc¼cy¯nð Aôv t\m¼pIme§fpw IqSmsX {]Xnhmcw _p[³, shÅn Znhk§fpw t\m¼mWv. AXnð GÁhpw ssZÀLyapÅXv IÀ¯mhnsâ ]p\cp²m\ A\pkvacWtbmSp IqsS Ahkm\n¡pó A³]Xp Znhks¯ t\m¼mWv. Aôp t\m¼pIfnð GÁhpw ssZÀLyw IpdªXv aqóp Znhkw am{XapÅ \ns\hm s\mb¼mWv. aqópt\m¼pw henb t\m¼pw X½nð AhbpsS cq]`mh§fnð Gsd kmayw ImWpópïv. henb t\m¼nse t]mseXsó aqóp t\m¼nepw D]hmkhpw, {]mÀ°\bpw, a²ym\y \akvImct¯mSp tNÀóv \mð¸Xvv Ip¼nSoepw \mw ]men¨pt]mcpóp. Fómð apóp t\m¼nsâ {]m[m\yhpw DÛhhpw Hcp Xc¯nð hyXykvXamWv. Hcp coXnbnð Nn´n¨mð aqópt\m¼v henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ Hcp ]cnioe\amsWóv tXmónt¸mIpw.

]gb\nba ]pkvXI§fnð FtØdnsâ ]pkvXI¯nð, Aóp `cn¨ncpó t]Àjy³ cmPmhmb Altiztcmiv cmPmhnð \nóv IðZb cmPy¯v ASnaIfmbn sImïphó blqZòmÀ¡v hfscb[nIw ]oVIÄ klnt¡ïn hóp Fóp ImWpóp. cmPmhpw Xt±i P\§fpw blqZòmÀ¡v FXncmbncpóp. A¡mcW¯mð Xsó blqZsc apgph³ Cñmbva sN¿póXn\pthïnbpÅ KqVmtemN\IÄ \Sóp. Fómð cmPmhnsâ ]«aljnIfnð Hcmfmbncpó FtØÀ cmÚn Hcp blqZ kv{Xo Bbncpóp. FkvtXÀ cmÚnbpsS A½mh\mbncpóp samÀs±Jmbn. blqZòmsc ka{Kw \n{Kln¡póXn\pÅ BtemN\IÄ \S¡póp Fó hnhcw Adnªv samÀs±Jmbn B hnhcw FtØdns\ Adnbn¡pIbpw FtØÀ kzPoh³t]mepw XrWhðKWn¨v cmPkón[nbnð F¯n Cu A]ISs¯¡pdn¨v k¦Sw ]dbpIbpw blqZòmÀ¡v B hn]¯nð \nóv hnapàn DïmIpIbpw sNbvXp FómWv B ]pkvXI¯nð hÀ®n¡póXv. Fómð AXn\v apJm´ncambn \SóXv samÀs±Jmbnbpw FtØdpw X½nð DÅ BtemN\hgnbmbn IðZbtZi¯pïmbncpó blqZòmÀ apgph³ t]cpw aqóp Znhkt¯¡v Pe]m\w t]mepanñmsX AXnITn\amb {hXw A\pjvTn¨p FóXmWv. Cu aqóp Znhks¯ {hXw ^ew Iïp. AXp am{Xañ, AhÀ¡v ap¼nñmXncpó Øm\am\§fpw cmPmhnsâ {]oXnbpw Fñmw e`n¡póXn\v ImcWambn¯oÀóp. AhÀ hnizkn¨Xv C§s\bmWv. R§fpsS t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw ssZhw kzÀ¤¯nð kzoIcn¨ncn¡póp.

AXpt]mse Xsó tbm\m ZoÀLZÀinbpsS kw`hhpw \mw A\pkvacn¡pópïv. HcpXc¯nð At±l¯n\pw aqóp Znhkw aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnð ITn\amb {hXw Bbncpóp. AXpt]mseXsó, tbm\bpsS {]kwKw tI« \os\th¡mÀ ssZh¯nð hnizkn¨p Hcp D]hmkw ]ckyw sNbvXp henbhcpw sNdnbhcpw Hcpt]mse c«pSp¯p. \os\th cmPmhpw cmPhkv{Xw \o¡nsh¨p c«p ]psX¨p sh®odnð Ccpóp, a\pjyt\m arKtam IópImentbm BtSm Hópw Hcp hkvXphpw BkzZn¡cpXp; tabv¡bpw shÅw IpSn¡bpw AcpXp, Xm´ms³d ZpÀ½mÀ¤¯nð \nóv a\wXncnªv c«p ]psX¨p D¨¯nð ssZht¯mSp hnfn¨p At]£nt¡Ww; Fóp ]ckyam¡n hnf¼cw sNbvXp. Fómð ssZhw AhcpsS {hXhpw A\pXm]hpw Iït¸mÄ Xm³ AhÀ¡p hcp¯pw Fóp Acpfns¨bvXncpó A\À°s¯¡pdn¨p A\pX]n¨p AXp hcp¯nbXpanñ. AhntSbpw {hXw ^ew Iïp

a\pjy³ t\m¼v A\pjvTn¡póXv F´n\mWv? icoc a\ÊpIsf Nn«s¸Sp¯póXn\pw kwkvIcns¨Sp¡póXn\pw s]mXpsh PohnX¯nð Bß\nb{´Ww km[n¡póXn\pw thïnbmWsñm. Cu Imcy§Ä¡v asÁmcp {]Xnhn[ntbm acptóm Cñ. Ft¸mgpw D]hmkwsImïpw ZÞ\akvImcw sImïpw km[n¡póXv Ah\hsâtað \ñ \nb{´Whpw kzm[o\hpw e`yamIpóp FóXmWv.

`£Ww, hkv{Xw, ]mÀ¸nSw BZnbmb ASnØm\]camb Bhiy§sft¸mepw IcpXmsX t\m¼\pjvTn¡póhcpïtñm. Blmc¯n\p \nb{´Ww, Dd¡¯n\v \nb{´Ww, kwkmc¯n\v \nb{´Ww Cu Imcy§sfñmw Ft¸mgpw {hXhpambn _Ôs¸«XmWv. HcpXcw k\ymkamWv Cu t\m¼pImew Fóp ]dbmambncn¡mw. \mhns\ \nb{´n¡pIbpw, AXphgn kw`mjW§Ä \nb{´n¡s¸SpIbpw tbmKyañm¯ kwkmc§Ä HgnhmIbpw, AanX `£Ww Hgnhm¡pIbpw Nne {]tXyI `£W§Ä \nÀºÔambn hÀÖn¡pIbpw, AtX kab¯pXsó Zcn{Zsc klmbn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. C{Xbpw Imcy§Ä Ft¸mgpw ASnhcbn«v \½psS ]mc¼cy¯nð t\m¼ns\ {]Xn]mZn¡pó Fñm kµÀ`§fnepw \mw ImWpópïv.

BXy´nIambn ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nð amemJamÀ¡v kZriyambn, `£W¯neqónbñ \n{Zbnð Duónbñ am\pjnIamb kw`mjW§fneqónbñ, AñmsXbpÅ Hcp PohnX kmlNcy§sf¸Án ]Tn¸n¡póXpw kz]v\w ImWpóXpsañmw Cu {hX§fpsS `mKamWv. amemJamsct¸mse Pohn¡m³ Cu `qanbnð a\pjy\v km[n¡pw Fóv ImWn¨p XcpóXmWv t\m¼v. A§s\ aqópt\m¼v lrkzkabt¯¡v am{XambXn\mð A[nIw t]cpw BNcn¡mdpïv, AXpw ITn\amb hrXm\pjvTm\§tfmSpXsó. IpSpw_§Ä¡pw hyànIÄ¡pw k` apgph\mbpw ssZhm\p{Klw e`yamIpóXn\v, a\pjysâ sNbvXnIÄ aqew ssZhtIm]w DïmIpóXnð\nóv HgnhmIphm\pw ss]imNnIamb t{]cWIÄ \njvImk\w sN¿s¸SpóXn\pw Fñmw t\m¼v Fópw D]Icn¡pw. t\m¼nsâ {]tbmP\§Ä Hcn¡se¦nepw A\p`hn¨hÀ ]nóoSv t\m¼ns\ XÅn¸dbpIbnñ. AXns\ kt´mj]qÀÆw kzoIcn¡pI am{Xta sN¿pIbpÅp. \ap¡p \½psStað hnPbw t\SpóXn\v, ss]imNnIamb iànIfpsStað BXy´nIamb hnPbw t\SpóXn\v IÀ¯mhv Xó henb Hcp Bbp[amIpóp t\m¼v. AXp tIhew {]`mjW§fneqsSbñ, t\m¼v kzbw A\pjvTn¨ amXrIbneqsSbmWv ImWn¨pXóXv. Iq«¯nð ]gb\nba ]nXm¡òmcmb tamibpw Genbmhpw \mð¸Xp\mÄ s\mb¼v t\mÁhcmWv. Cu amXrIIsfñmw ]pXnb\nba Imet¯¡v {]kcn¨p.

ss{IkvXh k`bnse ]pcmX\ ]nXm¡òmÀ, acp`qanbnse ]nXm¡fpw amXm¡fpw Bb henb k\ymknamÀ \ñ ImÀ¡iyt¯mSpIqsS t\m¼v A\pjvTn¨hcmWv. Cu B[p\nI Ime¯pw t\m¼n\v henb {]kànbpw Øm\hpw Dïv. a\pjyPohnX§sf, hyànXz§sf, kz`mh§sf ip²oIcn¡phm³ ka{Kam¡n¯oÀ¡phm³ kwkvIcns¨Sp¡phm³ t\m¼pt]mse D]bpàamb cïmasXmcp amÀ¤hpanñ. aqópt\m¼v BßmÀ°ambn A\pjvTn¡póXneqsS henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ Hcp henb hmXnð Xpd¡póXpt]mse \ap¡v A\p`hs¸Spw. apóp Znhks¯ BßkwkvIcWt¯mSpIqsS henbt\m¼nte¡pÅ Im¯ncn¸n\v \ap¡p X¿mdmIm³ ssZhw \s½ A\p{Kln¡s«.

(If you liked the Article please Subscribe for EMail Updates for New Articles or Send your Feedback clicking buttons at bottom]

MORE ARTICLES AND SERMONS OF THE SAME AUTHOR


ARTICLES AND SERMONS OF CHURCH FATHERS

ARTICLES AND SERMONS OF OTHER AUTHORS

ARTICLES IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OF EARLY CENTURIES

SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF CHURCH FATHERS


Back Home Top
FeedbackSubscribe for EMail Updates FeedbackSend Your Feedback
INDIAN CHRISTIAN WEB DIRECTORY [LINKS]
[ ECUMENICAL ] [ ORTHODOX ] [ MARTHOMA ] [ JACOBITE ] [ CATHOLIC ] [ CSI ] [ ORGANIZATIONS ] [ NEWS ] [ MALAYALAM ]
THE CHRISTIAN
LIGHT OF LIFE