திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸ் (Pope Hormisdas) August 6

இன்றைய புனிதர் :

(06-08-2020)

திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸ் (Pope Hormisdas)

பிறப்பு 

5 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு, 

ஃப்ரோஸினான்(Frosinone), இத்தாலி

    

இறப்பு 

6 ஆகஸ்டு 523, 

உரோம், இத்தாலி

திருத்தந்தையாக: 514-523

இவர் 514 ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து 523 ஆம் ஆண்டு வரை திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்தார். திருச்சபையில் எண்ணிலடங்கா ஆலயங்களைக் கட்டினார். இவரது ஆட்சிக்காலத்தில், கான்ஸ்டான்ண்டினோபிளிலிருந்து 250 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஆயர்கள், உரோமுடன் இணைந்தார்கள். மற்றும் பல கீழை நாட்டு ஆயர்களையும் உரோம் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையோடு இணைத்தார். 

திருமணமாகி மனைவியை இழந்த இவருக்கு சில்வேரியுஸ் Silverius என்ற பெயர் கொண்ட மகன் ஒருவர் இருந்தார். திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸிற்கு பிறகு, சில்வேரியுஸ் திருத்தந்தையாக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். திருத்தந்தை ஹோர்மிஸ்தாஸ் தனது பதவி காலத்தில் பல நற்செயல்களை புரிந்தார். இறை இயேசு காட்டிய நற்செய்தி பாதையில் தனது வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். இவர் தன் வாழ்வின் இடரான சூழலிலும் கூட மிக மகிழ்ச்சியான வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். அக்காசியன் Acacian என்ற தப்பறைக் கொள்கைக்கு எதிராக போராடினார். 

செபம்:

அனைத்தையும் படைத்தாளும் இறைவா! கிறிஸ்தவம் தோன்றிய நாளிலிருந்து இந்நாள் வரை பல இடையூறுகளை தாண்டி, உம் திருச்சபையை வளர்த்தெடுத்தீர். இன்றும் எம் திருச்சபையோடு இருந்து எல்லா தீங்குகளிலிருந்தும் காத்து வழிநடத்தும். திருச்சபையை வழிநடத்தும் திருத்தந்தை, ஆயர்கள், குருக்கள், துறவியர் மற்றும் பொதுநிலையினர் அனைவரையும் உமது சிறகுகளின் நிழலில் வைத்து காத்து, ஆவியின் வழிநடத்துதலால் வாழ வரம் தந்தருள வேண்டுமென்று இறைவா உம்மை மன்றாடுகின்றோம்.

---JDH---தெய்வீக குணமளிக்கும் இயேசு /திண்டுக்கல்.

Saint of the Day : (06-08-2020)

Pope Saint Hormisdas

One of the few popes to ever have children, Hormisdas' actually raised his son to be a pope, Sliverus.

A man of wealth, Hormisdas was born about 450 AD in Frosinone, Campagnia di Roma, Italy, in other words, the plains around the city of Rome. This would put him in the center of continual politics and controversy his whole life. As a youth, Hormisdas married and had at least one son. He most likely had a career in law or diplomacy, since he seemed to have such talent in this field.

However, as a middle-aged man, Hormisdas was probably widowed and turned his attention to the Church. He became a deacon. A well-known figure in Rome, Hormisdas was a foremost clerical supporter of Pope Symmachus during the Laurentian Schism, a time of competing papacies. He was a notary of the 502 synod.

The day after the burial of the dead pope, Symmachus, Hormisdas was elected without notable controversy. The people of Rome were probably tired of the anger and fighting.

His first action after his election was to receive back into the Church all the adherents of the Laurentian schism, those who had not yet reconciled. The schism had lasted much too long, most likely because of a hatred directed at the person of Symmachus. Hormisdas wanted to go on.

The second action Hormisdas took was to try to clear up the long lasting Acacian schism. This had been going on for 30 years, since 484. Some Eastern bishops had tried to take the matter into their hands by writing to Symmachus asking for an attempt at reunification. However, Symmachus wanted the bishops to condemn Acacius and the bishops were not up to that. It was time for the new pope to try.

Emperor Anastasius, succssor to Zeno, was still on the throne. He had maintained the Henoticon to the point that he was inclined toward Monophysitism, the belief that the Divine nature and the human nature of Jesus were one. This was not the teaching of Rome. Anastasius had driven three patriarchs out of their cities for their too orthodox teachings.

Discontent had been growing towards Anastasius' inclinations. A commander of the army, Vitalian of Lower Moesia, led a revolt. He made two demands: 1. He wanted the office of distribution of grain for the troops restored to his person, a rather minor request. 2. He wanted the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon to be recognized and full unity with Rome. Vitalian was very insistent. He got many supporters as he marched towards Constantinople with his growing army. By the time he arrived, in the late fall of 514, the emperor's nephew, Hypatius, was waiting for him with the emperor's army. Hypatius was defeated and Emperor Anastasius was obligated to negotiate.

Vitalian was in a position to push his agenda. He demanded that Anastasius convene a synod at Heraclea on July 1, 515, invite the pope and submit to the pope's arbitration the dispute about the various empty sees to restore unity. Playing a game of chance with letters to the pope, the emperor sent out two letters by two carriers. It took months for the pope to receive either and his ambassadors got to Heraclea too late for the synod.

A game of cat and mouse took up the next three years as ambassadors went back and forth, to no avail. But suddenly, Anastasiius died in July of 518 and his supporter, the Patriarch Timotheus died shortly thereafter. The new emperor, Justin I was a Chalcedonian Christian and was bound to reject the Monophysitism. Within a year, negotiations had ironed out a formula.

In March, 519, the new Patriarch John signed a confession of faith, also known as the Formula of Hormisdas, reaffirming the teachings of the Council of Chalcedon.

The first sentence of the Formula reads as follows: "The first condition of salvation is to keep the norm of the true faith and in no way to deviate from the established doctrine of the Fathers."

Pope Hormisdas lived several years after his crowning accomplishment, dying on August 6, 523 AD. He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

---JDH---Jesus the Divine Healer---