This website aims to make the writings of the Syriac fathers freely accessible in English, especially to members of the Syriac Churches. Currently I am focusing on the homilies of the great Mor Ya'qub of Serugh (♰ 521). I fully agree with Patriarch Aphrem I Barsoum's words: "Jacob's poetry contains masterpieces and beauties which astound the mind and arrest the heart. ...No matter how far you are from righteousness, his mimre will incline your heart to knock at God's door and to adhere to God. How excellent he was in fathoming the diseases of the soul and in their proper treatment and how smooth is his style if it met attentive hearts and meek souls. " (Scattered Pearls, trans. Moosa (2003) pp.255-6). 

All translations are original and may be read and shared freely. I only ask they not be not put into AI programs. It is possible there may be mistakes, ܘܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ ܒܥܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. 

I have tried my best to be accurate, though the translations are self-reviewed and edited and would need further work before publication, so keep that in mind while reading, sharing, or citing.

ܘܠܟ ܝܐܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ܀

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