Nativity of our Lord (Yeldo)

Deeper understanding through Scripture, Icons, and Liturgical prayers/hymns of the importance of the Feast and the Mystery of the Incarnation, Incarnation as salvation; Emphasizing that Jesus was fully man and fully God; Aims of Incarnation - The Athanasian legacy - Son of God became Son of Man so that sons of men become sons of God; Fulfillment of OT prophesy

Teacher Training and Resources

• TTC stuff

Reference Materials

A reference is a referral to another's text or information and can refer to written sources (books, reports, articles), videos, Internet sites, images, etc. It can also refer to personal communication in the form of letters, e-mails or interviews. A reference is synonymous with a literary citation or citing a source.

The following materials are offered as sources for information and ideas but please remember to properly give credit if material is used in your writing! If you forget to use references, or your references are incomplete, your work can seem like an empty postulation or create suspicions of plagiarism.

Articles

1. Articles

Videos

1. The Ladder Episode 7: Feast of the Nativity, Fr. Shawn Thomas (Northeast American Diocese)

Podcasts

1. Podcasts

Book

1. From the "Orthodox Way" by Bishop Kallistos Ware [Ware, K., Ware, K., Kallistos, & Kallistos (Bishop of Diokleia). (1995). The Orthodox Way. Amsterdam University Press.]

Scripture

In order to help our children grow in the Orthodox Faith in North America, a decision was made to standardize all materials to the Orthodox Study Bible (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/016/2010, October 28, 2010). Please continue to pray and support the development of a fully approved translation based on the Peshitta, and our textbooks will educate on the various translations and historic development of Scripture.

• [Scripture]

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Liturgical Resources

The Ministry of Liturgical Resource Development (LRD) was created in July of 2015 (DSWA Kalpana DSWA/C/10/2015, July 24,2015) to promote the translation, versification, and publication of vital English liturgical resources. Today most of our Sacramental offices are available and the "Service Book of the Holy Qurbono" and "Shehimo: Book of Common Prayer" are available in print. Wherever possible references will be made using LRD resources given the easy access to these materials to the faithful in North America.

Full Liturgical Service

Holy Qurbono

• Qurbana things

text

Other Hymns

• Other Hymns

Text

Other Prayers

• Other Prayers

Text

Promion and Sedro

• Promion/Sedro

Text

Quotes

Patristic Quotes

• [St. Gregory Nazianzus] "It was, after all, for our sakes that He became man and assumed the form of a servant and for our transgressions that He was led off to die. This is the way the Savior brought salvation even though as the God Who created the entire universe at a word He could have done so also by the mere expression of His will. What he did give us was greater and more compelling: he embraced human feelings and the human condition."

Other Quotes

• [Church] Text

Syriac and Greek Words

• Word (Syriac) - text

Icons

These icons are either approved for publication or the Curriculum Committee is in the process of gaining approval. If you do not see the icon you'd like to use for your writing, please submit the image to the Committee so that we can do the necessary follow-up.

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Nativity Icon explained