ܝܬ ܐܕ ܐ ܝܕ ܬ ܐܬ ܣܐ ܣܐ ܝ ܐ ܐ ܬ ـ ܐܘܪܐ ܐ ܕܐܐ ̇ܘܕ ܐ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̇ St. Ephraim’s Syriac Orthodox Church Perth—Western Australia ܐ ـ ̇ܐܨ♰ ـ ݈. ܕ ܡܗܐ ܐܐܪ ܝܪ ܘܗ ܦ ܦ ܐܬ ܕ ـ ܬܘܪܐ. ܕܬ ܕ ̇ܐ̄ ̄ܡ ݂ ݂ ܐܬ ܐ ܐܪܬ ܝܗܐ ܪܬܐ ܦ ݂ ܕ ̇ ܕ̈ ܪܐܕ ܐܬܕ ܝܕܪܬܐ ܦ ݂ ܐ ܪܘ ܐܬ ܐܬ ܐܘܗܘ ܐܬܘ ܥܬܐ ܦ ̄ ܚܬܬܐܘ ( ܐܪܕ ܕ) ܐ ܝܕ ܝܬܐ ܐ̇ ܦ ݂ ܐܬܘܕܘ ܐ̈ ܐ̈ ܘ ܣ ܐ ̄ ݂ ܐܕ ܐ ܐ̇ ܦ ܣܐ ܝ ܐ ܝ̈ ݂ ܚܬܬܐ ܒܐ̄ ̇ ܦ ܐܙܪܐ ܟܐ ܐܬ ܕ ܐ ܫܬܐܘ ݂ ܐܪ ܣܘ ݂ ܐܕ ܗܬܕ ݂ ܕ ܪܬܕ ܣܪ ܝܕ ܐܪ ܪܕܐ ܗܐ̄ ̇ ܦ ̇ ݂ ܐܪܕ ܕܕ ܐܬ ܘܬܬܐ ܗܪܕ̄ ܐܘ̱ ݂ ܐܬ ܕ̈ ܐܬ ܗܘ ܬ ܕ ̈ ܕ ܪܕܐ ܛܐ̇ ܦ ̄ . ܐ̱ ܐ ܐܘܐ ܬܬܐ ܒܨܐ̇ ܦ ܘ ܪܘ̈ ܐܬܘ ܕܘ ܣܪ ܝܕ ܐ ܘ ܐܐ ܐ ܚܬܬܐ ܚܨܐ̄ ̇ ܘ ܦ ݂ ܠܨ ܙܐܘ ܐ ݂ ܕ ܢܗܕ ܦ ܐ ܐ ܐܕ ܐܘ̈ ݂ ܠܨܕ ܐ ܐܪ ܬܬܐ ܨܐ̄ ̇ ̄ ̄ ܣܐ ܝ . ܐܬܘ ܐܬ ̇ ܐܬ ܘ ܐܐܕ ܐܬܕ ܐܪ ܬܐ ܨܐ̇ ܕ ܕ ̄ ܡ ܦ ݂ ܐܬܕ ܐ ܘܗܕ ܪܬ ܩ ܨܐ̇ ܦ ܬ ܣ ܦ ܡ ̄ ݂ܕ ܕ ̇̄ܐܨ ܬ ܗ ܘܐܬ ܗ ܐ ܘܪ ـ ܗܘ ݂ ܘܗܘܐ ܗ ܐ ̈ܕܐܬܘܬܐ ݂ ܐܬܕܬܕܘ ܕܘ̇ ܐܕ ܐ ܗܬܨ ̄ (ܐܘܐܬ ̄ ܣܘ ݂ ܪ «2007 ܐ ܐܕ ܐ̈ ݂ ܐܨ ܪܗܙ» ܕ ܐ ) Saint Mor Ignatius Elias III, Patriarch of An- ̄ tioch and all the East (1867—1932+). This ܐܘܐܬ ̄ ܣܘ ݂ ܪ ̄ ̄ year 2012, marks the 80th anniversary for the ݈ . . departure of the Thrice Blessed Mor Elias III Research by V. Rev. Fr. Boutros Touma Issa, from this earthly life to the eternal life. Translation and design by Theodora, Touma, (1932—2012). May the Thrice Blessed prayers Tomayess and Theodore Issa.—February 2012 and supplications be with all of us. church members there; ܡ In the year THE THRICE BLESSED SAINT H.H. 1895 he was MORAN MOR IGNATIUS ELIAS III ܡ On 13th February 1932 he departed this transferred to PATRIARCH OF ANITOCH AND ALL earthly life, and his sacred remains were Mor Ker- THE EAST (1867—1932+ - 2012) placed in a tomb in Ummallur— India. His yakous Mon- 2012 MARKS THE 80TH tomb is the scene of several miracles to this astery in ANNIVERSARY OF THE THRICE day. Bsheriya in BLESSED DEPARTURE FROM THIS the rank of May God the Almighty bless us with your EARTHLY LIFE Abbot. The prayers and supplications and benefit us with following year, your prayers. ܡ He is Nasri, the son of Archpriest Ibra- he was trans- Briefly from the book ‘A Bright Light from the Life him Shaker; ferred to head of the Very Glorious Patriarch 2007’ the Za’faran V. Rev. Fr. Boutros Touma Issa Monastery in ܡ He was born in Mardin – Turkey on 30th Perth—Western Australia—The LIGHT— February 2012 Turkey; October 1867; ܡ He received his spiritual and ingenuous ܡ In the year 1899 he headed a delegation to Christian faith and values at the hands of Medyat to work on calming the situation his righteous and virtuous parents; there. Through his knowledge and renowned wisdom he was able to reach agreement be- ܡ He received his elementary studies at the tween the different camps at that parish. Forty Martyrs school in Mardin – Turkey; ܡ In the year 1902 he was appointed Patriarchal ܡ He was known of being smart, and obedi- Vicar for the city of Amid (Dyar Baker), Tur- ent student. He was known of his love of key; TRUTH. He became an exemplar for These images represent others to follow. ܡ In the year 1908 he was promoted to the writing on the tomb and the tomb façade in Archbishop under the name of Ivanius Elias. India. Also a photo taken ܡ In the year, 1887 joined Za’faran Monas- This was immediately followed by visits to for H.H., the accompany- inspect several of our parishes (e.g. Mor Ker- ing delegation, the clergy tery (Dayro DKorkmo or Dayro Dmor and community members Hananio) where he was ordained a dea- yakous, Nisbis, Al-Jazeerah, and Turabdin); in India. Those were published by the Issa con, and that was the time when he took family in the booklet pub- lished in 2007. the name ELIAS. At Za’faran Monastery, ܡ In the year 1912 was appointed Archbishop for Always seeking your supplications … he exerted many efforts in study, thus he the diocese of Mosul—Iraq. During the mastered theology and literature; World War I, he took care of our parishioners who escaped the massacre (Sayfo) and arrived ܡ In the year 1889 was awarded the monk in Mosul; habit; ܡ On 12th February 1917 he was enthroned on ܡ In the year 1892, and at the hands of H.H. the Holy See of Antioch and served the Holy Mor Ignatius Boutros the Fourth he was Church with great care and love; ordained priest, and immediately ap- pointed H.H. Secretary; ܡ In the year 1931 he travelled to the sub- continent ‘India’ to bring peace amongst the .