Entries by Hiwot M

“Now abide faith, hope, love, these three” (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Dear Children of God! How are you? How were feasts of Lord and Savior Jesus Birthday as well as Feasts of Baptism? We hope you have spent it with your family, neighbors, friends and all beloved ones!

How about your education? There might be those of you who have taken exams or who are currently taking exams and even those getting ready to take exams. Therefore, for those who have taken exams, we wish for good grades; and for students who have not finished their exams, we remind you to be brave and study well in scoring good grades. It is our faith you will receive good results if you learn and study well. Ok! Good!

Little ones, for now we will proceed to our lesson entitled “Hope.

The Warning of Earth!

Today, the base of earth are shaken; it is now been seen earth full of unbearable tribulations. Like tree that swings, spit fire by being a place unbearable to stand and sleep, and be a horrifying and distressful place. This has become distressful for humans; People are abandoning God and nature. The Lord and nature has raised the whip of their anger.

All these signs are about the end of time; we shall then return back and repent for there is no warrant and bell to wake us up more than these plagues. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the gospel has told us about this time saying, “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Matthew 24:44)

Matrimony and Gender

Will is the foundation of thought; a person begins to think about a matter through ones will. In this regard, thought and will are interdependent and share a harmonious and complementary meaning. Matrimony, in its essence, is a covenant, an agreement established between two parties. Managing a household, for example, is a covenant (agreement) based on will. Since the Matrimony covenant is founded on mutual consent, its ultimate purpose transcends this world and finds its fulfillment in the Kingdom of Heaven, where we place our hope.

The Miracle at the weeding in Cana of Galilee

Holy Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebrates the commemoration of the miracle that our Lord Jesus Christ which He performed at Cana of Galilee on Tir 12. It was the first miracle that our Lord Jesus performed after His baptism. He was invited to the wedding with His virgin mother, Saint Mary and also His disciples.

Feast of Baptism

Glory and Praise to the God Father for He gave His Begotten Son Who was revealed to us in Jordan River and be baptized in cleansing our sins as well as save our soul. Praise be to The Lord for His mercy and Love and to The Holy Spirit for He is our life.

I magnify my ministry!

The word of God’s expansion to the world is the highest and foremost honored service to keep and adhere. Gospel has been expanded in this globe variously accord its historic development in religious order and command of the Lord.

The Fifth Month

The fifth month of the Ethiopian Liturgical Calendar year is known as “Tir.” Aleka Kidan Wolde Kiflea in his spiritual dictionary has stated the definition of the word Tir. According to the stated definition, the term is derived from the Geeze words “Ter, Teyero, Teyere, (Teriaa, Yiteree, Tsireha), which means “calling, shouting, saying yes.” (Book of Sewasew Wegese Wemezegbe Kalate Hadis, page 510). Tir is the name of the month, which is found between Tahesas and Yekatit.

On this season, “The Age of Aster’eyo” is commemorated. The word of the meaning is “revelation.” Holy Church celebrates this season specifically amongst other feasts. This is occasion that the revelation of Holy Trinity, The revelation of Heavenly Father by the human flesh for the salvation of the world, and heavenly mysteries were revealed and thus is called as such.

The Feast of Lord Jesus Christ’s Birthday

The greatest of all festivals, the honorable, and great, and holy festival of the Birth of our Lord Christ, of the holy Virgin Mary is celebrated on Tahesas 29.  Now our fathers, the doctors of the Church, are at one in their opinion that the festival of the Holy Nativity should be celebrated on two days, for the Nativity took place in the last part of the night of the twenty-eighth day, and in the first part of the night of the twenty-ninth day.  When Paguemen (i.e. the intercalary month) hath six [days], in that year the festival of the Nativity shall be on the eight and twentieth day; but if Paguemen hath five [days] the festival of the Nativity shall be on the nine and twentieth day.  And the [doctors] have ordained and commanded that the festival of the Nativity shall be celebrated two days, for it is the chief of the holy festivals.

Which do You Remember? Answers to the Questions

Dear Children of God! How are you? Glory to God for reaching us to the feast of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s Birthday! How is school and life with your beloved ones? We hope you have been well in your spiritual life and brave in church education.

Little ones! We have brought you the answers to the questions we presented last time entitled “Which do you remember?” We encourage those who have participated on answering the questions and invite others who have not to do so on our next quiz.

The Good Shepherd

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.”
Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.