His Grace Archbishop Yohanness, the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the head of the theological College of Abune Selama Kesate Birhan in Mekelle Diocese passed away yesterday on February 30, 2023.
His funeral is going to be held in Mekelle, Adwa Debre Hamelemal Abune Afetsi Monastry in the presence of His Holiness Abune Mathias, Archbishops, Patristic Fathers and Laities today on March 1, 2023.
The Almighty God Has the power and authority to do everything in the world He created now and even in the future. This is in His sovereignty and no creature could ever seize it if it is in His will. Be it so though, every work of God is His wisdom and noble for creatures. In the Book of Genesis, God said “Let Us make man in Our image” (Genesis 1:26) and created man to serve Him alongside angels for praising saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy.”
Accord Saint Yared’s “Book of Tsome Deguwa”, the second week of “The Great Lent” is known as “Kideset” Amharic word to mean “Holy.” Holy is “purity, integrity.” This being the reason that in our Holy Church, all the songs sung and the readings during the “Divine Liturgy” are all regarding holiness. The second Sunday of the fast is termed as “Holy” because it is a dedication of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s coming to earth for the salvation and blessing of mankind, to be exemplary for holiness during His coming at the apostasy era through His work and His fast which is the Great of all the fasts.
Dear Children of God! How are you? How is school? How are you doing on your exams? We hope you are well and studying! Children, education is very important and you shall acquire all the necessary knowledge.
Dear Children of God! on Yekatit 16 (February 23), we celebrate our holy mother’s day of Kidane Meheret (The Covenant of Mercy). So, today we will tell the story of how Saint Mary received “The Covenant of Mercy” from Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The Great Lent is the holiest fast of our Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of human beings. Therefore, we fast for forty days on the fast following the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. This year’s fast starts on Yekatit 13 (February 19, 2023), and ends at Miyazia 8 (April 16).
Humans have the ability to only vison the existing gears that surface around the world. Though there are many wonderful beings on earth that can be seen with eyes, touched with hands and felt by textures, God has created magnificent creatures with His Mysterious work within the world whom are not gazed by man’s vision and acknowledged with his capability.
The Federal High Court of Ethiopia has given an order of injunction in favor of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church that prohibits the entry of schismatics into any parish or church of the EOTC. The Court also ordered Ministry of Peace, Federal Police, Oromia Rigonal State, and Oromia Police Commission to see the ruling through. […]
The end-time will follow, with a permanent separation between good and evil, between those who will be awarded eternal life of happiness and bliss in heaven, and those who will be condemned to the fire of eternal damnation, to the eternal remorse of their conscience for having rejected God and authentic life in Him and having joined the inauthentic life invented by the devil and His servants. A new heaven and new earth will be established, inhabited by righteousness (2 Peter 3:13). The Kingdom of God will be fully established; the Church will cease to exist. Finally, the Son of God will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, “that God may be everything to everyone” (1 Corinthians 15:28)
A statement from the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church regarding the completion of the Nineveh fasting and vows announced throughout the world for 3 consecutive days from February 6th to February 8th, 2023.
The Fast of Nineveh is a three-day fast starting Monday to Wednesday usually abstaining from all dairy foods and meat products. Moreover, it is to more meticulously abstain from food and drink altogether for three consecutive days. This year’s fast starts from Tir 29 (February 6) and ends at Yekatit 1 (February 8).