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Saint Angel’s Intercession

Dear Children of God! how are you? How is life and education? Our Great Lord has enriched us to the third month of this year! Glory to Him! Hope you have grown spiritually and in your Christian life. It is better to learn and study well in your young age for you would be a brave, good and obedient children of God.

Little ones! If you remember, we have learned about the meaning of intercession and our Holy Mother Saint Mary’s intercession on our last lesson. On this section, we will see about the intercession of Saint Angels; be with us!

Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary’s Intercession

Dear Children of God! how are you? How is school? Are you are learning attentively? It is better if you start studying hard beginning now! Two months have passed since the New Year began. So then, what have you learned through these times? Some schools have started trail exams, testing students their knowledge. So how was the exam? Hope you have scored good grades! Well done!

Little ones! If you remember on our previous lesson, we have learned a bit about intercession. Now, we will see about Saint Virgin Mary’s intercession.

Intercession

Dear Children of God! how are you? How is school? Are you studying hard? You shall start you study soon! You must also ask what you do not understand and learn a spiritual education in your leisure time. If you study hard now, you will become what you aspire in the future! What you have to do when you enter you home, is not only to do your homework; but also to revise what you have learned! Then, ask your teachers; good!

In our previous lesson, we presented to you some questions and you have send us your responses. And we have send you the answers. And for now we teach you about “Intercession.” Follow us!

Answers to the Questions

Dear Children of God! how are you? Glory to God for enriching us from the Year of John to the Year of Matthew! How are you spending the new year? Hope you are enriched with hopes, good wishes and bright future! We have been embraced also by another feasts “Feast of the Cross.” How was the holiday? We assumed you have spent it with joy and good endeavors with your families and beloved ones!

Children! it is important to take part in Church education. You shall attend the Church and learn the basic education of Orthodox Incarnation (Tewahedo) Religion in living Christian life and inherit the Kingdom of God.

Little ones! We have brought you the answers of the questions that we presented to you on our last lesson. We encourage those who have participated on answering the questions and invite others who have not to do so on our next quiz.

Which do you remember?

Dear Children of God! how are you? Glory to God for enriching us from the Year of John to the Year of Matthew! How have you welcomed this new year? We hope you have set good plans and wishes in your spiritual life and education futurity.

Children! it is also vital to understand the importance of church education as we have been notifying you so far. The value of it is not determined by just words but by the action throughout Christianity. Thus, you are to seek, ask and respond within the educational system before your teachers.

Little ones! we have brought you a new type of lesson to know how much you remember the lessons we have been presenting to you until present. It is entitled “Which do you remember?” And in accordance to the questions we have prepared below, you will send us your response on our website address “website.english@eotcmk.org” and “https://t.me/Hiwot122716”

The Seven Sacraments

Dear Children of God! how are you? How are you spending the season of summer and your break time? hope you are using it wisely and properly by learning spiritual courses and reading holy scriptures with your siblings at home as well as church. It is always important to remember to use your leisure (free) time correctly so that you could be fruitful for the coming year and near future.

Children, the lessons we present to you is correlated with the teachings of patristic (religious church) fathers at church. So, follow us attentively. If you remember last time we have seen about “The Sacrament of Penance and Unction of the Sick.” Now we will see about “The Sacraments of Ordination (Priesthood) and Matrimony.” So be with us!

The Seven Sacraments

Dear Children of God! how are you? How was the season of the “Fast of the Assumption of Mary?” The fast that children from elderly fast has ended and we believe you have been attending the Divine Liturgy in your local churches. Our Fathers Saint Apostle’s prayer was heard by Holy Mother Saint Mary for her intercession of Lord and Savior Jesus Christs and be blessed by her resurrection and ascension.

Children! We have consequently present you lessons on “The seven Sacraments” and if you remember, last time we have seen about “The Sacraments of Baptism, Myron and Holy Communion.” Now, we will see about “The Sacrament of Penance and Unction of the Sick.” Be with us!

The Seven Sacraments

Dear Children of God! how are you? How are you doing? How are you spending your break time in this winter season? We hope you are using it properly being obedient, good and smart children to your family and God, at home as well as in Church.

Children! It is very important to learn and know about the mysteries of our church that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ taught, because it is through them that we can have the right knowledge, live a true life and go to heaven/inherit God’s Kingdom/.

This was the main reason we have been teaching you about the sacraments of the Church consequently on our lessons. We hope you remember our last lessons on “The Mysterious of the Church,” and “The Seven Sacraments.” And today, we will see the second part of it.

The Seven Sacraments

Dear Children of God! how are you? How are you spending the winter season? As you know, this is the occasion that is cold, wet and snowy. Therefore, it is better to use your break time for reading of Holy Scriptures, studying your school lessons at home and local churches, whilst helping your family on house chorus. Ok? good!

Children, may we remind you that we have been learning about “The Mysteries of Church” for the last consecutives weeks. Hope you understood our lessons and put them into practice because in Christian life, the main purpose is the act of good deed by keeping the law of God and church’s order. Well! And now we will proceed to our lesson of “The Seven Sacraments.”

Mystery of The Resurrection of the Dead

Dear Children of God! How are you? How is this season of fasting of the apostles? Hope you have hold on strong through it, praying, fasting and obeying God’s command. This fast known as “The Fast of the Apostles” is amongst the seven chronical fast. After receiving the grace of the Holy Spirt, Saint Apostles began their service in prayer and fasting. Making their fast exemplary, after the “Feast of Pentecost”, we fast until Hamele four. Then the feasts fall on Hamele Five, which is also the Feasts of Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s departure day.

Good children! Do you remember our last lesson? We hope so! May we remind you it was about “Mystery of of Eucharist.” And for today, we will teach you about “Mystery of the Resurrection of the Dead.”