11-25-2008, 10:22 PM
younan Wrote:shlama paul/christina/enarxe,
I am a shamasha (deacon) at the london parish of the assyrain church of the east. Please dont hesitate if you require any assistance to any questions.
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Enarxe,
Our mass is mainly conducted in the classical syriac (aramaic) dialect of Edessa, with some prayers now translated into the modern syriac (aramaic) dialect spoken by assyrians of today. Please feel free to attend our parish, if you have taken baptism, then you are entitled to participate in the offering of the holy communion.
Younan
Shlama shamasha Younan,
Thank you. Looks like I and my family would need to learn Qurbana Qadisha in Aramaic first to make it sensible and not a tourist-like visit. Should be doable, if some Roman Catholics can learn Latin just to take part in the "extraordianary" old rite latin mass (XVIth century revision, why do they call it traditional?), and if I could learn Church Slavonic in the past, then one can learn Aramaic to participate.
Just two more questions: 1) Where can I get the exact text? And 2) is the teaching/preaching in English or Modern Syriac?
Thank you again for responding, with wishes of peace and blessings to you and your parish.
Jerzy