The Ascension of Saint Mary
The high reverence for the Virgin Saint Mary, by Orthodox Tewahedo Church is best expressed and celebrated feasts for her.
The Pastoral Care of Addicts
Generally speaking about addiction, it is necessary to discuss especially about alcoholism as we see it as the most eloquent example of addiction. This, not only due to the fact that the phenomenon of alcoholism is by far the best-known in our country at the moment, but also to the fact that what is applied to the disease of alcoholism remains valid for the addiction to other substances or behaviors. Furthermore, the spiritual process of recovering from various dependencies is very similar, in almost all cases, whether one speaks about alcohol, cannabis or heroine. Of course, there are differences between addictions and their solutions; however, we shall highlight the similarities between them, trying to understand them better, from a theological coherent perspective.
The Angel of God saved the mother and son saints
Archangel Saint Gabriel performed miracle for Saint Cyriacus (Qirkos) and Julitta (Iyalota) his mother on Hamele 19. When this saint was a child, and his days were three years, his mother took him and fled from the country of Rome to another country. And she found there the brother of the governor from whom she had fled, and certain men laid information against her before him, and he had her brought and questioned her about the worship of idols.
Our Lord’s healing water!
Sene eight is the feast of our Mother of God, Saint Mary’s Church establishment near a water stream. The water is holy which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ took out from a rock in His returning from Egypt.
The Apparition of Saint Mary
Our pure, Lady of Zeitoun, Saint Virgin Mary’s mass apparition was first reported to have occurred in the Zeitoun district of Cairo, Egypt, during a period of about 3 years beginning on Megabit 24 1960 E.C.
The Birth of Holy Mother Saint Mary
Our Most Holy Lady and Ever Virgin Saint Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often said that God must come into the world to restore faith and not permit the ruin of mankind.
Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary
Primordially, the Almighty God by His Divine Will thought of Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary for the salvation of the world. By this Divine attention, He created the mother of all and the hope of human race. The years of her life on earth were 64 years. She was 15 years old when she left the temple. She spent 33 years in Joseph’s house, until the Ascension of the Lord, and 15 years with Saint John the Evangelist, according to the commandment of the Lord which He told her at the cross, “Behold, this is your son,” and to Saint John, “Behold, this is your mother. ” Our pure Lady Saint Mary, the Mother of God’s departure is on Tir 21.
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.
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.
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.