Written by Pictured Above Fr. Youssef Elkhoury, a Married Maronite Priest (1934-2020)
Chris Nahra
Maronite Seminarian
Translator
Thehiddenpearl.org is indebted to Fr. Roger Youssef Akhrass for providing the Syriac text and allowing its reproduction.
| Excerpt from “[Departed] Priests,” a mimro, [that is, a metrical homily] by Jacob of Sarug. | ܦܳܣܽܘܩܐ ܕܡܶܢ ܡܺܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ |
| Death trampled on the adornment of the priests in the dwelling place of Sheol, and it destroyed the splendor of the ministers in the place of destruction. | ܨܶܒܬܐ ܕܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܕܳܫܶܗ ܡܰܘܬܐ ܒܥܽܘܡܪܳܗ̇ ܕܰܫܝܽܘܠ܆ ܘܚܰܒܶܠ ܗܶܕܪܐ ܕܰܡܫܰܡ̈ܫܳܢܶܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܐܰܒܕܳܢܐ ܀ |
| The Church’s wedding guests were turned into dust in the dwelling place of Sheol. The sounds of their harps were silent, and they ceased. | ܚܕܽܘ̈ܓܶܝܗ̇ ܕܥܺܕܬܐ ܥܒܺܝܕܺܝܢ ܥܰܦܪܐ ܒܥܽܘܡܪܳܗ̇ ܕܰܫܝܽܘܠ܆ ܘܰܚܪܶܫܘ ܩ̈ܳܠܶܐ ܕܟܶܢܳܪ̈ܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܒܛܶܠܘ ܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܀ |
| Church[es] were empty of their beautiful chants, and naves were devoid of their sweet melodies. | ܨܶܕܝܰܬ ܥܺܕܬܐ ܡܶܢ ܩܺܝ̈ܢܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܫܰܦܺܝܪ̈ܳܬܳܐ܆ ܘܰܒܛܶܠܘ ܗܰܝܟ̈ܠܶܐ ܡܶܢ ܢܶܥ̈ܡܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܒܰܣܺܝ̈ܡܳܬܳܐ ܀ |
| The bema of the priests cries out to them in great pain, and the sanctuary mourns [them] with passionate sorrow. | ܒܺܐܡܰܐ ܕܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܓܳܥܝܳܐ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܒܚܰܫܐ ܪܰܒܐ܆ ܐܳܦ ܒܶܝܬ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܐܳܠܶܐ ܒܶܐܒܠܐ ܪܰܥܽܘܡܳܐܺܝܬ ܀ |
| The sanctuary weeps for them bitterly, and sacred vessels are clothed in pain because of the passing | ܗܰܝܟܰܠ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܒܳܟܶܐ ܥܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܡܰܪܺܝܪܳܐܺܝܬ܆ ܘܡܳܐܢ̈ܰܝ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܚܰܫܳܐ ܠܒܺܝܫܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܥܽܘܢܕܳܢܗܽܘܢ ܀ |
| Of those who were temples for the Spirit in the sanctuary, and who celebrated and offered up all the Divine Mysteries, | ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܕܰܗܘܰܘ ܢܰܘ̈ܣܶܐ ܠܪܽܘܚܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܒܶܝܬ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ܆ ܘܫܰܡܠܺܝܘ ܘܟܰܗܶܢܘ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܳܙܶܐ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܽܘܬܐ ܀ |
| Before they [the priests] entered eternal rest, they finished the course of righteousness with long stations and prayers day and night. | ܒܩܰܘ̈ܡܶܐ ܡܬܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܘܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܕܠܰܝ̈ܠܰܝ ܐܺܝܡܳܡ܆ ܡܰܠܺܝܘ ܪܶܗܛܐ ܕܙܰܕܺܝܩܽܘܬܐ ܘܩܰܕܶܡܘ ܐܶܬܬܢܺܝܚܘ ܀ |
| They beautifully administered the Holy Mysteries at the holy altar and adorned the Church with their spiritual hymns. | ܒܡܰܕܒܰܚ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܫܰܦܺܝܪ ܫܰܡܶܫܘ ܐܪܳܙܳܢܳܐܺܝܬ܆ ܘܗܰܕܰܪܘ ܠܥܺܕܬܐ ܒܰܙܡܺܝܪ̈ܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܐܺܝܬ ܀ |
| The Church honors their bodies in faith and the holy altar at which they always celebrated [the Divine Mysteries]. | ܡܝܰܩܪܐ ܥܺܕܬܐ ܠܰܫܠܰܕܰܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ ܒܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬܐ܆ ܘܡܰܕܒܰܚ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܕܒܶܗ ܗܽܘ ܟܰܗܶܢܘ ܐܰܡܺܝܢܳܐܺܝܬ ܀ |
| Since their Alleluias [resounding] from the sanctuary have been silenced now, they thunder there, in the heavenly Church of the firstborn. | ܕܰܫܠܺܝܘ ܗܳܫܐ ܗܽܘ̈ܠܳܠܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܡܶܢ ܒܶܝܬ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ܆ ܬܰܡܳܢ ܪܳܥܡܺܝܢ ܒܥܺܕܬܐ ܕܒܽܘܟܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܰܫܡܰܝܐ ܀ |
| Since their holy footsteps deserted the temple, they leap with spiritual beings there, in the heights above. | ܘܕܰܨܕܳܐ ܗܰܝܟܠܐ ܡܶܢ ܕܽܘܪ̈ܟܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܳܬܐ܆ ܡܩܰܝܙܺܝܢ ܬܰܡܳܢ ܥܰܡ ܪ̈ܽܘܚܳܢܶܐ ܒܪܰܘܡܐ ܕܰܠܥܶܠ ܀ |
| Since they [the priests] stopped chanting and singing, they are joined together [with spiritual beings] there, where they sing glory every day. | ܘܕܰܒܛܶܠܘ ܗܳܫܐ ܡܶܢ ܬܶܫܒ̈ܚܳܬܐ ܘܰܙܡܺܝܪ̈ܳܬܐ܆ ܚܠܺܝܛܺܝܢ ܬܰܡܳܢ ܐܰܝܟܐ ܕܟܽܠܝܽܘܡ ܫܽܘܒܚܐ ܙܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܀ |
| The Just dwell in a place where there is neither grief nor groans. It is this place that the priests who died inhabit. | ܒܰܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܳܪܶܝܢ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܰܫܟܶܒܘ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܡܕܰܝܪܺܝܢ܆ ܐܰܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܺܝܬ ܠܐ ܥܳܩ̈ܳܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܶܐܢ̈ܚܳܬܐ ܀ |
| They long for the Thunder of Life, the gentle One; they wait for the Living Voice to gladden them. | ܠܪܰܥܡܐ ܕܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ ܗܰܘ ܒܰܣܺܝܡܐ ܡܣܰܘܚܺܝܢ ܟܽܠܫܳܥ܆ ܘܰܡܣܰܟܶܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܠܩܳܠܐ ܚܰܝܳܐ ܕܢܰܦܨܰܚ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܀ |
| [The Living Voice] raises their bodies from dirt, and at the resurrection, he summons their dust and makes new their forms. | ܡܪܺܝܡ ܡܶܢ ܥܰܦܪܐ ܠܰܫܠܰܕܰܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܠܕܰܚܺܝܚܗܽܘܢ܆ ܘܰܒܢܽܘܚܳܡܐ ܡܰܝܬܶܐ ܡܚܰܕܶܬ ܪ̈ܽܘܟܳܒܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܀ |
| From the gloomy darkness of Sheol, [the Living Voice] leads out the body that death bounded and tied up in the dwelling place of Sheol. | ܡܶܢ ܚܶܫܽܘܟܐ ܟܡܺܝܪܐ ܕܰܫܝܽܘܠ ܕܳܒܰܪ ܡܰܦܶܩ܆ ܓܽܘܫܡܐ ܕܶܐܣܰܪ ܡܰܘܬܐ ܘܰܦܟܰܪ ܒܥܽܘܡܪܳܗ̇ ܕܰܫܝܽܘܠ ܀ |
| [The priests] are with us although they are now silenced in Sheol, and the sound of their joyful shouts thunders in their choirs. | ܥܰܡܰܢ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܟܰܕ ܫܰܬܺܝܩܺܝܢ ܗܳܫܐ ܒܰܫܝܽܘܠ܆ ܘܒܰܟܢܽܘ̈ܫܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܪܳܥܶܡ ܩܳܠܐ ܕܝܽܘ̈ܒܳܒܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܀ |
| They are united with us, and they are [our] intercessors every hour; they served Christ the King sacramentally. | ܚܠܺܝܛܺܝܢ ܥܰܡܰܢ ܘܰܡܦܺܝ̈ܣܳܢܶܐ ܗܳܘܶܝܢ ܟܽܠܫܳܥ܆ ܠܡܰܠܟܐ ܡܫܺܝܚܐ ܕܠܶܗ ܫܰܡܶܫܘ ܗܘܰܘ ܐܪܳܙܳܢܳܐܺܝܬ ܀ |
| The Church praises in thanksgiving and sings glory to the Bridegroom, her Spouse, because of the way of life of those who worked and labored with him. | ܬܰܘܕܶܐ ܥܺܕܬܐ ܘܬܶܙܡܰܪܝ ܫܽܘܒܚܐ ܠܚܰܬܢܐ ܡܟܺܝܪܳܗ̇܆ ܒܕܽܘܒܳܪ̈ܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܕܰܐܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܰܦܠܰܚܘ ܘܰܠܐܺܝܘ ܥܰܡܶܗ ܀ |
| Behold the priesthood carries fire not to burn but to protect, from the burning fire, the one who draws near it. | ܗܳܐ ܟܳܗܢܽܘܬܐ ܢܽܘܪܐ ܛܥܺܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܬܰܘܩܶܕܝ܆ ܐܶܠܐ ܕܬܶܛܰܪܝ ܡܶܢ ܝܰܩܕܳܢܐ ܠܰܕܩܳܪܶܒ ܠܳܗ̇ ܀ |
| The priesthood carries the keys of above and below and has authority; it closes and opens, and hosts do not hinder it. | ܩܠܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܛܥܺܝܢܐ ܕܰܠܥܶܠ ܘܕܰܠܬܰܚܬ ܘܗܺܝ ܫܰܠܺܝܛܐ܆ ܐܳܚܕܐ ܘܦܳܬܚܐ ܘܠܐ ܟܳܠܶܝܢ ܠܳܗ̇ ܚܰܝ̈ܠܰܘܳܬܐ ܀ |
| The priesthood binds and loosens, and the companions of Gabriel do not constrain it; it commands in the heights, and its word endures above in Heaven. | ܐܳܣܪܐ ܘܫܳܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܳܨܶܝܢ ܠܳܗ̇ ܕܒܶܝܬ ܓܰܒܪܺܐܶܝܠ܆ ܦܳܩܕܐ ܒܪܰܘܡܐ ܘܩܳܝܡܐ ܡܶܠܬܳܗ̇ ܠܥܶܠ ܒܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܀ |
| It [the priesthood] calls the Spirit, and it [the Spirit] descends to it [the priesthood] to hover, and at its [Spirit] hovering the watchers marvel at how high it [the priesthood] rose. | ܩܳܪܝܐ ܠܪܽܘܚܐ ܘܢܳܚܬܐ ܨܶܐܕܶܝܗ̇ ܠܰܡܪܰܚܳܦܽܘ܆ ܘܰܒܪܽܘܚܳܦܳܗ̇ ܬܳܗܪܺܝܢ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܠܰܐܝܟܐ ܣܶܠܩܰܬ ܀ |
| The fiery seraphim do not have power over the priesthood; with tongs [Is 6:6], they seize the great mysteries while afraid. | ܣܪ̈ܳܦܶܐ ܕܢܽܘܪܐ ܠܐ ܫܰܠܺܝܛܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܟܳܗܢܽܘܬܐ܆ ܒܟܰܠܒܬܐ ܡܗܰܦܟܺܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܳܙܶܐ ܪܰܒܐ ܟܰܕ ܕܰܚܺܝܠܺܝܢ ܀ |
| Behold goodness is carried out through you, Adam’s race; how many mouths you have to glorify the Mercies that had pity on you! | ܗܐ ܛܰܝܒܽܘܬܐ ܐܶܬܥܰܒܕܰܬ ܒܳܟ ܓܶܢܣܶܗ ܕܳܐܕܳܡ܆ ܟܡܐ ܠܳܟ ܦܽܘ̈ܡܶܐ ܠܰܡܫܰܒܳܚܽܘ ܠܪ̈ܰܚܡܶܐ ܕܚܰܢܽܘܟ ܀ |
| Neither Seraphim were sent to forgive our debts, nor angels to distribute the Medicine to our weakness. | ܠܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܕܰܪܘ ܣܪ̈ܳܦܶܐ ܢܚܰܣܽܘܢ ܥܰܠ ܚܰܘ̈ܒܳܬܰܢ܆ ܘܠܐ ܡܰܠܰܐܟ̈ܶܐ ܢܦܰܠܓܽܘܢ ܣܰܡܐ ܠܰܡܚܺܝܠܽܘܬܰܢ ܀ |
| Behold power has been granted to worthless dust so that it may distribute the Medicine of Life that freely heals. | ܠܥܰܦܪܐ ܫܺܝܛܐ ܗܐ ܐܶܬܝܰܗܒܰܬ ܪܺܝܫܳܢܽܘܬܐ܆ ܕܒܳܗ̇ ܢܶܬܝܰܒܰܠ ܣܰܡܐ ܕܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ ܕܡܰܐܣܶܐ ܡܰܓܳܢ ܀ |
| Blessed is he who raised up shepherds in the churches to forgive the flock with their oblations. | ܒܪܺܝܟܽܘ ܕܰܐܩܺܝܡ ܪ̈ܳܥܰܘܳܬܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܥܺܕ̈ܳܬܐ܆ ܠܰܡܚܰܣܳܝܽܘ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܐ ܒܩܽܘ̈ܕܳܫܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܀ |
| May our brothers who fell asleep and our fathers who were separated from us be gladdened in you in the kingdom of heaven when You come. | ܐܰܚ̈ܰܝܢ ܕܰܫܟܶܒܘ ܐܳܦ ܐܰܒܳܗ̈ܰܝܢ ܕܰܦܪܰܫܘ ܡܶܢܰܢ܆ ܒܳܟ ܢܶܬܚܰܕܽܘܢ ܒܡܰܠܟܽܘܬ ܪܰܘܡܐ ܡܐ ܕܳܐܬܶܐ ܐܰܢܬ ܀ |
| May the priests who died be glad in you, [O] Son of God, and may they rejoice in you when you come in the glory of your Father. | ܢܶܚܕܽܘܢ ܥܰܡܳܟ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܰܫܟܶܒܘ ܒܰܪ ܐܰܠܳܗܐ܆ ܘܒܳܟ ܢܶܬܦܰܨܚܽܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܳܐܬܶܐ ܐܰܢܬ ܒܫܽܘܒܚܶܗ ܕܰܐܒܽܘܟ ܀ |
| [O] Son of God, give rest in [your heavenly] kingdom to the priests who served you in the sanctuary that is full of splendor. | ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܫܰܡܫܽܘܟ ܒܓܰܘ ܒܶܝܬ ܩܽܘܕܫܐ ܡܠܶܐ ܙܰܗܝܽܘܬܐ܆ ܐܰܢܺܝܚ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܒܰܪ ܐܰܠܳܗܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܡܰܠܟܽܘܬܐ ܀ |
| Make the pure priests who have left us and departed from among us dwell in the heavenly resting place. | ܒܰܐܬܪܐ ܕܢܰܘܚܐ ܗܰܘ ܫܡܰܝܳܢܐ ܐܰܫܪܳܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ܆ ܠܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܟܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܕܰܦܪܰܫܘ ܘܫܰܢܺܝܘ ܡܶܢ ܒܰܝܢܳܬܰܢ ܀ |
| May the hands of the priests that offered the sacrifice on behalf of sinners clap among the company of those who glorify you. | ܐܺܝܕܐ ܕܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܩܰܪܒܰܬ ܕܶܒܚܐ ܚܠܳܦ ܚܰܛܳܝ̈ܶܐ܆ ܬܶܩܽܘܫܝ ܟܰܦܳܐ ܒܰܝܢܳܬ ܓܽܘ̈ܕܶܐ ܕܰܡܫܰܒ̈ܚܳܢܰܝܟ ܀ |
| May their fingers that consecrated your Body and your Living Blood hold the branches of the great glory and go out to meet you. | ܐܳܦ ܨܶܒ̈ܥܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܕܰܩܨܰܝ̈ ܦܰܓܪܳܟ ܘܰܕܡܳܟ ܚܰܝܐ܆ ܢܶܠܒ̈ܟܳܢ ܣܰܘ̈ܟܶܐ ܕܫܽܘܒܚܐ ܪܰܒܐ ܘܢܶܦ̈ܩܳܢ ܠܽܐܘܪܥܳܟ ܀ |
| May their pure mouths, which extol you with spiritual hymns, sing glory in the kingdom of heaven along with your holy ones. | ܦܽܘܡܗܽܘܢ ܕܰܟܝܐ ܕܒܰܙܡܺܝܪ̈ܳܬܐ ܕܪܽܘܚܐ ܙܰܝܚܳܟ܆ ܢܶܙܡܰܪ ܫܽܘܒܚܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܡܰܠܟܽܘܬܐ ܥܰܡ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܰܝܟ ܀ |
| May their glorious voices that cried out to you, O Lord: “Holy Holy,” glorify your name on the day of the resurrection along with the spiritual beings. | ܩܳܠܗܽܘܢ ܙܰܗܝܐ ܕܰܩܥܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܡܳܪܝ ܩܰܕܺܝܫ ܩܰܕܺܝܫ܆ ܒܝܽܘܡ ܢܽܘܚܳܡܐ ܥܰܡ ܪ̈ܽܘܚܳܢܶܐ ܢܫܰܒܰܚ ܠܰܫܡܳܟ ܀ |
| May also their lips that were [like] incense pleasing to you shout glory among the watchers in paradise. | ܐܳܦ ܣܶܦ̈ܘܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܕܰܗܘ̈ܰܝ ܦܺܝܪ̈ܡܶܐ ܕܰܢܪ̈ܰܥܝܳܢܳܟ܆ ܢܝܰܒ̈ܒܳܢ ܫܽܘܒܚܐ ܒܰܝܢܳܬ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܦܰܪܕܰܝܣܐ ܀ |
| Make them worthy to glorify you among the spiritual ones because they have sung chants and hymns for you. | ܚܠܳܦ ܗܽܘ̈ܠܳܠܶܐ ܘܰܙܡܺܝܪ̈ܳܬܐ ܕܙܰܡܰܪܘ ܗܘܰܘ ܠܳܟ܆ ܐܰܫܘܳܐ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܕܰܢܫܰܒܚܽܘܢܳܟ ܒܶܝܬ ܪ̈ܽܘܚܳܢܶܐ ܀ |
| Make them recline in the bridal chamber filled with delight because of their watchfulness, vigilance, and their rising day and night. | ܚܠܳܦ ܥܺܝܪܽܘܬܐ ܘܫܰܗܪ̈ܶܐ ܘܩܰܘ̈ܡܶܐ ܕܠܰܝ̈ܠܰܝ ܐܺܝܡܳܡ܆ ܐܰܣܡܶܟ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܒܓܰܘ ܒܶܝܬ ܓܢܽܘܢܐ ܡܠܶܐ ܒܽܘ̈ܣܳܡܶܐ ܀ |
| May they glorify you, [O] Lord, along with angels and the choir of the watchers because of the hymns in the earthly Church. | ܚܠܳܦ ܬܶܫܒ̈ܚܳܬܐ ܕܰܒܓܰܘ ܥܺܕܬܐ ܕܒܶܝܬ ܐܰܪ̈ܥܳܢܶܐ܆ ܥܰܡ ܡܰܠܰܐܟ̈ܶܐ ܘܟܶܢ̈ܫܶܐ ܕܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܢܫܰܒܚܽܘܢܳܟ ܡܳܪܝ ܀ |
| Make the children of your Mysteries hear your sweet voice, Lord: “Come, enter, and inherit the Garden of Delights.” | ܐܰܫܡܰܥ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܩܳܠܳܟ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܗܰܘ ܒܰܣܺܝܡܐ܆ ܠܰܒܢ̈ܰܝ ܐܪ̈ܳܙܰܝܟ ܕܬܰܘ ܥܽܘܠܘ ܘܺܝܪܰܬܘ ܓܰܢܰܬ ܛܽܘ̈ܒܶܐ ܀ |
| In the church of the heavenly firstborn, place them with the Holy Ones and the Just Ones who labored and served you. | ܒܥܺܕܬܐ ܕܒܽܘܟܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܫܡܰܝܳܢ̈ܶܐ ܛܰܟܶܣ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ܆ ܘܥܰܡ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܘܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܥܡܰܠܘ ܘܰܦܠܰܚܘ ܩܽܘܕܡܰܝܟ ܀ |
| Join all the spirits of our brothers, the priests, with the watchers that they may glorify you in the kingdom. | ܚܰܠܶܛ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ ܠܟܽܠ ܪ̈ܽܘܚܳܬܐ ܕܰܐܚ̈ܰܝܢ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ܆ ܥܰܡܗܽܘܢ ܕܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܢܫܰܒܚܽܘܢܳܟ ܒܶܝܬ ܡܰܠܟܽܘܬܐ ܀ |
| In the place of the living, the abode filled with delights, make them rejoice on your glorious day when you appear. | ܒܰܐܬܪܐ ܕܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ ܐܳܦ ܒܰܐܘܳܘ̈ܢܶܐ ܡܰܠ̈ܝܰܝ ܛܽܘ̈ܒܶܐ܆ ܒܰܣܶܡ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܒܝܰܘܡܳܟ ܪܰܒܐ ܕܒܶܗ ܕܳܢܰܚ ܐܰܢܬ ܀ |
| MS: Mingana Syr. 546, f. 220v-221r | |
| 1 Sic. |
Reference: Akhrass, Roger, and Imad Syryany, eds. 160 unpublished homilies of Jacob of Serugh. Vol. 2 (Homilies 73-160). 2 vols. Damascus: Department of Syriac Studies – Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate, 2017.
