ܥܪܘܼܒܼܬܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒܼܵܐ (Aruvsa ddahva) – Friday of Gold)
First Friday of the season of Sleehe (apostles) is known as (Aruvsa ddahva) – Friday of Gold). Aruvsa means Friday. Note: the first letter of Aruvsa and Ddahva are pronounced half only. Here D means of and Dahva means gold. This year, this commemoration, comes on 17- 06- 2011.
While Sleehe were going to the House of Aalaha (God) for the Service of the Hours (Praxis of Sleehe 3: 1) they met a crippled man at the gate of the House of God. Crippled man asked towards Sleehe too. Mar Shemon Sleeha said to him that he has no gold and silver with him. But he healed crippled person in the name of Risen Isho Mshiha the Nasraya. This Mystery of healing in the name of Risen Isho Mshiha the Nasraya by Sleehe is known as Aruvsa ddahva – Friday of Gold.
Here real Gold or Silver is Aalaha (God) that is Risen Isho Mshiha the Nasraya. We do search for gold and silvers; sometimes we even pray for it forgetting the Real Gold; God. Whatever gold and silver we have, if we do not have God we do have nothing. Do we give more importance to gold’s rather than God either directly or indirectly?
Though, recently, the rate of gold is high people are still crazy towards it. Some cannot live without it though it is not a basic need. Three places are still houseful; beverage corporations, shops of gold, those prayer centers were wants are seem to be fulfilled.
Sleehe have real Gold with them. They had no worldly gold and silvers to give. But they gave what they had, the real Gold. Whatever we give, if we cannot give God, it is nothing. The best gift is God Himself that is Risen Isho Mshiha the Nasraya. He gives Himself as Gold in Holy Qurbana.
We shall receive Holy Qurbana, the real Dahva (Gold) and we shall give this Gold to others as we can. We shall help physically and mentally handicapped persons as we can, with what we have. If God Himself gives as Gift in Holy Qurbana we shall receive the great Gift and try to give what we have as gift to others. Hearty greetings of
ܥܪܘܼܒܼܬܵܐ ܕܕܲܗܒܼܵܐ (Aruvsa ddahva) – Friday of Gold)
