Circumcision of Jesus Christ (Gezret)
January 14, 2017
By Kassa Nigus
The Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus is observed on the 6th of January in the liturgical calendar of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church.
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The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Message by Patriarch Abune Mathias
January 5, 2017
By Kassa Nigus
H.H. Patriarch Abune Mathias expressed his good wishes and congratulations to the laity on the occasion of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ this Ethiopian Christmas celebrated on Tahisas 29, 2009 Eth. C./ January 7, 2017 G.C.
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Benefiting from Mahibere Kidusan Free Professional Services
December 30, 2016
By Kassa Nigus
Church of Abe Bezuhan Abraham designed by Mahibere Kidusan
The Department of Professional Services and Capacity Building under Mahibere Kidusan continues to offer free professional services to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido churches and monasteries in different dioceses. In an interview with Sem’atsidq newspaper,
The Feast of Archangel Gabriel
December 26, 2016
By Kassa Nigus
According to his homily, St Gabriel is one of the archangels who strongly contended for the honor and wisdom of God when the fraud angle wished to be the highest in heaven, even above God. During that time of mystification, St. Gabriel heartened his fellow angles saying, "we shall persist till we realize our Creator”. Abba Samuel: The Father who Set Monastic Order for 1500-Year Old Waldebba
December 22, 2016
On Tahisas 12/ November 22, the Ethiopian church commemorates the passing away of Abba Samuel of Waldebba. The brief memory of this great saint recorded in Ethiopic is Synaxarium as follows.
On Tahisas 12/ November 22, the Ethiopian church commemorates the passing away of Abba Samuel of Waldebba. The brief memory of this great saint recorded in Ethiopic is Synaxarium as follows. Neglected parenthood: Lessons from disobedient of Eli and his sinful sons
December 20, 2016
Final Part – 3
4. They ignored the guidance of their father
Priest Eli heard all the sins of his children and he said unto them, “Why do ye such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress. If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them”. (1Sam 2: 23-25)
Neglected parenthood: Lessons from disobedient of Eli and his sinful sons
December 20, 2016
Part two
The Sin of Hophni and Phinehas
1. They ate raw sacrifice of God even before the fat was burned
The Holy Scripture says that the sons of Eli were sons of Belial (naughty person), (1Sam 2:12). It is not to mean, being the sons of the High Priest, they do not know about God, His provision, His control over everything, etc. Rather, it is to say that they have not shown the respect and fear due to God. It is to show that they are both knowledgeable and sinners.
Neglected parenthood: Lessons from disobedient of Eli and his sinful sons
December 19, 2016
There are many things that one can learn from the Biblical story in the first book of Samuel chapter 4 to 7. The story teaches us about famous examples of neglectful parenting, the power and mercy of God, the repulsiveness of sin, the eventual fall of the haughty, the blessing of the righteous, the demise of the impudent, etc. Moreover, it is the symbolic depiction of the salvation presented in New Testament teachings. The following is the breakdown of this story.
Part – 1
Sebket : the Season of Prophetic Announcement
December 17, 2016
By Kassa Nigus
‘Sebket’ is a Ge’ez word meaning ‘preaching, proclamation, (but in this context it is better to be defined as prophetic announcement)’. The week covers the period from Tahisas 7 – 13 (December16-22). During the period, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido church recounts the words of prophets about the incarnation of God.
STATEMENT BY BISHOP YOUSSEF ON THE BOMBING AT SAINT PETER COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
December 12, 2016
Statement on the bombing at Saint Peter Coptic Orthodox Church (known as “Botrosiya”), Abassiya, Egypt, December 11, 2016, Coinciding with the Blessed Month of Koiahk 2, 1733 [a.m.].