Holy Scriptures – Page 8 – Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sunday School Department

The Importance of studying the lives of Saints

Many times some would say in amazement: Who can carry out these principles?! Is it really possible for one to turn the other cheek to the one who slapped him? (Matthew 5:39). Is it possible that one always ought to pray and not lose heart? (Luke 18:1) to pray without ceasing? (1 Thessolians 5:17) is it possible for one to give all he has to the poor? (Matthew 19:21) We see all these questions and many similar ones answered and presented in the lives of the Saints. The whole commandments and teachings of God may seem as being theoretical. But in the lives of the Saints, we see them carrying out the Lord’s commandments in their everyday lives.

Feast of Archangel Saint Michael

This feast started by order and all the people of the districts (in Egypt) celebrated it in honor of the glorious Archangel Saint Michael to his honour above all the angels, to his greatness and the archangel performed many miracles….

Saint Lalibela

The blessed and pure seer of the mysteries of heaven Lalibela (surnamed Gebre Meskel), King of Ethiopia died on June 19. The parents of this Saint having begotten him, they raised him with the trepidation of God. At the age of his adulthood, he arrived at man’s estate. His elder brother who was a king heard of his inheritance of the kingdom. He sits upon his throne, jealous. He then sent and called him. When Saint Lalibela came, stood up before him and contrived a matter against him. After that, he commanded his servants to beat him with very many stripes, from the third hour of the day to the ninth hour.

Saint Claudius, The martyr

Saint Claudius, the martyr, was a kinsman of kings and a victor in battle. This Saint fought a good fight and received an honorable crown of martyrdom in the kingdom of the heavens before his death on June 18. He rejected the glory of this fleeting world and inherited the everlasting heavenly grace.

Exodus of Saint Mary and Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lord Jesus Christ came to the land of Egypt on June 1 when He was two years old. The Angel of God appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Rise up, take the child and His mother, and depart to the land of Egypt and remain there until I tell you.” (Matthew 2:13)

Feasts of Debre Mitmaq

All Christian communities celebrate the festival of the appearance in public of our Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary, in ‘Debre Mitmaq’ May 26 as she was seated upon light, in a circle, in the Church, which was built in her name.

Feast of Saint Yared

The poet and hymn writer who was like the Seraphim Saint Yared, vanished in to the mountain on May 19. This man was a kinsman of Abba Gideon a priest of ‘Aksum, which city held the first church that was built in the country of Ethiopia and in (this church) was first preached the Faith of our Lord Christ. It was consecrated in the name of our Holy Lady, the Virgin Mary.

The Holy and Apostolic Father Abba Athanasius

Abba Athanasius was the son of heretical and pagan parents.One day he saw Christian’s children performing the Ordinances of the Church as they were playing together.some were priests, some deacons and one of them they made archbishop.Athanasius asked the Christian children to let him join them in the game they were playing, but they stopped him and said to him, You are a pagan and you would not be amongst us.”Then He said to them,“I will become a Christian.”so, they rejoiced and placed a seat like a throne under him and began to bow down before him…

The Birth Day of Saint Mary

Our Holy Mother, the pure two-fold Virgin Saint Mary, the God-bearer through whom became the salvation of the human race was born on May 9.

Miskaye Hizunan Medehanialem Monastery

It was named as “Meskaye Hizunan Medhanialem Monastery” and erected on May 5, 1943 at the former Bethsaida Haile Selassie I Hospital (now known as Yekatit 12).