Shimo

The Syrian Orthodox Church's Prayer Book for the Weekdays

Shimo is the prayer book of the Syrian Orthodox Church for the days of the week. It contains seven different prayer times and the app is developed so that when you open it, the prayer time you are in will appear.

Shimo has evolved throughout the history of the Church. The earliest manuscripts date from the 11th to the 13th century and are found in Jerusalem. The prayers are designed in a poetic way and are sung based on the various sound systems and hymns that exist in the Syrian Orthodox Church today.

The texts are available in both Syrian (West Aramaic) and Swedish versions. The goal of translation is to make the prayer tax available to all who are interested and, above all, to the youth of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Sweden. The app is based on the same translation that was printed in book form in 2016. The translator received many letters from bishops, priests and lay people from all sorts of Churches in Sweden that it was used and much appreciated even outside the Syrian Orthodox community. The hope is that the app will make it even more accessible to everyone.

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Shimo is the prayerbook of the Syrian Orthodox Church for weekdays. It contains seven different prayer times and the app is developed so that when you open it, the prayer time of the hour your are in will appear.

Shimo has developed during the whole history of the Church. The earliest manuscripts are from 12th-14th centuries and is today in Jerusalem. The prayers are designed in a poetic style and sung according to the different tone systems and hymns that exist in the Syrian Orthodox Church today.

The texts in this app are both in Syriac (Western Aramaic) and Swedish version. The goal with this translation is to make the spiritual treasure of Shimo accessible to all those who are interested and especially for the youth of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Sweden. The app is constructed on the same Swedish translation that was published in 2016. The translator received numbers of letters from bishops, priests and laypeople from a great variety of Churches in Sweden that it was used and appreciated outside the Syrian Orthodox community. Hopefully the app will make it even more accessible to a broader audience.