Abune Gebre Menfes Qidus was born on 29, 829 E.C. He was an Egyptian Christian saint, and the fifth day of every month in the Ethiopian calendar is dedicated to him. In commemoration of this, we celebrate his monthly and annual feasts in our country. Tough he was born on Tahesas 29, due to the birth day of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Patristic Fathers ordered for the feast to be on Tir 5.
The outrageous emotion within the human’s heart is anger since it leads to uncontrolled harmful consequences. It is therefore dangerous and sin resulting the feeling of hate, betrayal and avenge. The pupil in spiritual life are man of patience and humility but not but not violent or odious. Unwanted rage is the outcome of impatience but not proper act of Christianity. The emotion of anger arises a feeling of hatred and avenge. It changes pupil into becoming bad, contentious and devious.
Dear Children of God! how are you? How are you doing in this season of fasting? Now that it is ending and we are reaching to celebrate the Birth Day of our Lord Savior Jesus Christ, our delight is in front of us! This is the main reason we are going to tell you the story of The birth day of Our Lord Jesus Christ entitled “Let us now go to Bethlehem.” (Luke 2:15)
A “covenant” means “an agreement, a promise” or can be “a contract” or “a deal.” It is made by God with people or can be by people with people. Our focus is on the Covenant made by God. Our Lord has made covenants with many of His beloved children, beginning the creation of the heaven and earth. As it is stated in the Book of Psalm, “I have made a covenant with my chosen.” (Psalm 88(89):3)
Dear Family of God, how are you? How was the last week? May we remind you about last lesson which was “The Cause for the lack of good governance.” On this section, we will see the second part.
Fasting, Prostration and alms giving are ways of spirituality and obedience through the governance of our corporeal to our soul. Prostration is made not only by humans but the celestial (heavenly) being, The Angels. (Isaiah 6:3) It is the main aim of the two creations Angles and humans. We shall also help the weak, aid the victims of tribal wars and in trails within the Church. As it is necessary to make alms giving, it is necessary to realize the good virtue of our good endeavors in particular to fasting seasons,
Our patron saint is the most renowned saint in Ethiopia. He was in Zorare, a district in Selale, Shewa and place called Itisa, from a Priest Tsega Zeab or “Gift of Faith” and his wife Egzi’e Haraya to mean “Choice of God” on Tahesas 24, 1197.
Dear Children of God! how are you? How did you spend the last weeks? Are you attending the Churches on Sabbath with you families? We hope you are learning Church education alongside the worldly one. Children, spiritual knowledge help you to become obedient, humble and brave children. You must not also forget the first semester test and thus studying well and hard is expected from you. So be brave and strong, ok? Good!
Children, today we are going to tell the story about feast of Archangel Gabriel and his Church called, Kulubi Saint Gabriel, found in Dire Dawa, Harar.
Dear Family of God! how are you? How have you been the last weeks? May we remind you about our previous topic which was about Good Governance, its theme and the types of Management of Church. We have also seen the un-doubtful significance of good governance for Church. Unfortunate though that our Church is suffering due to lack of Good Governance.
The world was in darkness for 5500 years, for defying God’s law and no human could ever see the light before the redeemer Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Apostle Saint John has witnessed about the true light.