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EXALTATION OF HOLY CROSS
Éo_m s]cp\mÄ
By H. G. DR. Abraham Mar Seraphim Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Thumpamon Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Church

tdma³ N{IhÀ¯n Bbncpó Constantine the Great bp²¯nð GÀs¸«ncpót¸mÄ At±lw Hcp kz]v\w Iïp. Éo_mbpsS ASbmf¯mð \o c£n¡s¸SIbpw, bp²¯nð \n\¡v hnPbapïmIpIbpw sN¿pw Fó Hcp Acpf¸mSv At±l¯n\v e`n¡póp. AXn³ {]Imcw At±l¯nsâ A½ sle\n cmPvRn tbdpiteante¡v t]mIpIbpw IÀ¯mhnsâ Éo_m IsïSp¯Xmbpw \mw Ncn{X¯nð hmbn¡póp. aqóv IpcnipIÄ Ipgns¨Sp¯p, AXnð GXmWv IÀ¯mhnsâ Éo_m Fóv Xncn¨dnbphm\mbn«v AXphgn Hcp ihicocw sImïphót¸mÄ Cu aqóp IpcnipIÄ amdnamdn B ihicoc¯nð sXmSpIbpw, IÀ¯mhnsâ Éo_m kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ B acn¨ BÄ DbÀs¯gpt\ð¡pIbpw sNbvXXmbn«v Ncn{Xhpw ]mc¼cyhpw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. A§s\ BtLmjambn tdmanð sImïphóv IÀ¯mhnsâ Éo_m Øm]n¨Xmbn tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Éo_m IsïSp¯Xnsâ HmÀ½bv¡mbpÅ Cu Éo_m s]cp\mÄ \s½ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hfsc {][m\s¸«XmWv. Éo_m Asñ¦nð Ipcniv Fóp ]dbpóXv Hcp Symbol am{Xambn ]et¸mgpw hymJym\n¡mdpïv. Fómð Bcm[\m ]mc¼cy¯nð, {]tXyIn¨pw Éo_ms]cp\mfnsâ {]mÀ°\Ifnepw s{]mantbm³ sksZdmIfnepsams¡ hyàambn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv: "It is a Weapon against devil". Éo_m Hcp Bbp[amWv. \½p¡v IÀ¯mhneqsS e`yamb c£bpsS ASbmfamWv. AXpt]mse Xsó \ap¡v k¯mt\mSv AScmSm\ppÅ, t]mcmSm\pÅ Bbp[amsWómWv k` \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv.

Rm³ Hcp bm{X sN¿pt¼mÄ, Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³ Ipcninsâ BIrXnbnepÅ I½ð sNhnbnð [cn¨ncn¡póXv Rm³ Iïp. AbmÄ Fsâ ASp¯v CcpóXn\mð, F´n\mWv AXv [cn¡pósXóv Rm³ AbmtfmSv tNmZn¨p. Ct¸mgs¯ Fashion BWv CsXóv AbmÄ adp]Sn \ðIn. Ipcniv Hcp Fashion Añ, adn¨v Ipcniv Hcp Passion - Passion of Lord Jesus Christ (IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]oUm\p`h¯nsâ {]XoIw) BsWóv Rm³ At±lt¯mSv ]dªp. ]ecpw ]et¸mgpw Ipcnip [cn¡pt¼mÄ AXv shdpsamcp ^mj\mbn Xocmdpïv FóXmWv kXyw.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Ipcniv IsïSp¯v IpkvX³Xot\mkv N{IhÀ¯n Éo_msb {]XnjvTn¡pIbpw ss{IkvXh aXs¯ HutZymInI aXambn AwKoIcn¡pIbpw sNbvXXv Ncn{X¯nse al¯mb Hcp kw`hamWv. Fómð AXn\v Hcp hihpw Dïv. B Éo_mbv¡pw ss{IkvXh aX¯n\pw e`n¨ HutZymInIXbpw AXnsâ BVbm`cW§fpw {InkvXob PohnX¯nsâ Awis¯, AXnsâ kmcmwis¯, AXnsâ Content s\, AXnsâ Life Style s\ hñmsX amÁn¡fªp Fóp thWw \mw Nn´n¡phm³. Rm³ ]nSn¨ncn¡pó Éo_m t]mepw kzÀ® \ndapÅXmWv. Fómð IÀ¯mhv {Iqinð acn¨Xv XSnbnemWv, ac¡pcninemWv. AXmbncpóp AXnsâ ASbmfw. Rm\pw \n§fpw [cn¡pó Éo_mbn¡v BVbm`cW§Ä hÀ²n¨t¸mÄ AXnsâ kmcmwi¯nð \nóv \mw amdnt¸mIpópsï¦nð AXv XncnsI ]nSn¡póXn\pÅ Hcp s]cp\mfmWv Éo_m s]cp\mÄ.

F´mWv Éo_m \ap¡v \ðIpó ktµiw? Éo_m [cn¡pt¼mÄ, Éo_m hc¡pt¼mÄ F´mWv \mw Adnªncnt¡ïXv?

  1. Éo_mbneqsS \ap¡v e`yamb c£bpsS A\p`hs¯ \mw [ym\n¡pIbmWv. Hmtcm {]mhiyhpw Ipcniv hcbv¡pt¼mÄ AXp XsóbmWv \mw sN¿póXv.

  2. Éo_m [cn¡pt¼mÄ AXnsâ ]nónð Hcp bmK¯nsâ Asñ¦nð _enbpsS (Sacrifice) Hcp [ym\apïmtIïXmWv. Rm\pw \n§fpw Éo_m [cn¡pt¼mÄ AXnsâ hen¸hpw `mchpw A\pkcn¨v \½psS {]uVnbpw Al¦mchpsams¡ hfsc hÀ²n¡pó Hcp ImeL«¯nemWv \mw Pohn¡póXv. Fómð Ipcninsâ ]nónepÅ Hcp alm XymK¯nsâ, Hcp Sacrificial Love sâ HÀ½bpw [ym\hpw \ap¡pïmtIïXpïv.

  3. AXpt]mse Xsó Éo_m Fóv ]dbpóXv Hcp iq\yam¡s¸« A\p`hamWv. (An emptying experience) {Iqinð InSó IÀ¯mhv \á\mbncpóp FóXv \mw HmÀ¯ncnt¡ïXmWv. \½psS ]ÅnIfnse Éo_mbpw \mw [cn¡pó Éo_mbpw Hs¡ ]et¸mgpw A¯c¯nepÅ Hcp [ym\¯nte¡v \s½ \bn¡pónñ F¦nð Éo_m s]cp\mÄ A¯c¯nepÅ HmÀ½bnte¡v \s½ \bn¡Ww. AXpsImïmWv HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bpsS ]mc¼cy¯nð \mw D]tbmKn¡pó Éo_mbnð Hópw Xsó {IqinX cq]anñm¯Xv. IÀ¯mhnsâ kwkvImc¯n\pw DbÀ¸n\pw tijw \ap¡v e`yamIpóXv iq\yam¡s¸« Éo_mbmWv (Emptied Cross), {IqinX cq] apÅ Éo_mbñ.

  4. Êo_m Ft¸mgpw A\pcÚ\¯nsâ IqSn A\p`hamWv. (A symbol of reconciliation) ssZhhpw temIhpw X½nð, ssZhhpw a\pjy\pw X½nð, krjvSmhpw krjvSnbpw X½nð A\pcÚ\s¸«Xnsâ {]XoIw IqSnbmWv Éo_m. apIfnte¡pw Ccp hi§fnte¡papÅ Ipcninsâ BIrXn Xsó apIfnð ssZhhpambn«pÅ _Ôhpw Ccp hi§fnepw DÅ a\pjy kaqlhpambn«pÅ _ÔamWv kqNn¸n¡póXv. AXpsImïv ssZha\pjy _Ôt¯bpw a\pjya\pjy _Ôt¯bpw a\pjy\pw {]IrXnbpambn«pÅ _Ôt¯bpw hnip² Éo_m Du«nDd¸n¡póp. Hmtcm Éo_mbpw A´co£¯nð \nð¡pt¼mÄ A´co£w ip²oIcn¡s¸Spóp. ZpxJshÅnbmgvNs¯ {]mÀ°\Ifnepw Éo_ms]cp\mfnse {]mÀ°\Ifnepw Cu Imcyw FSp¯p]dbpópïv. \½psS icoc¯nð IpdpsI Ipcpip hcbv¡pt¼mÄ \mw \s½ Xsó ip²oIcn¡pIbmWv sN¿póXv. \s½¯só, \½psS icoct¯bpw, a\kns\bpw, Bßmhns\bpw BinÀÆZn¡pIbmWv sN¿póXv.

Éo_m s]cp\mÄ aÁp s]cp\mfpIÄ¡¸pdambn [ym\n¡s¸tSï Hcp AhkcamWv. Éo_m k¯mt\mSpw temIt¯mSpw t]mcmSphm\mbn ssZhw Xóncn¡pó Hcp Bbp[amWv. B Éo_mbneqsS \ap¡v c£bpïv. ]et¸mgpw \ap¡p Xsó kwibw tXmómdpïv \mw Ipcnins\ Bcm[n¡pIbmtWm Fóv? Éo_msb \mw, Bcm[n¡pIbñ adn¨v Éo_msb _lpam\n¡pIbmWv (venerate) sN¿póXv. Bcm[\ (worship) ssZh¯n\p am{XapÅXmWv. ssZhamb IÀ¯mhv \s½ A\p{Kln¡s«.

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