Memorial Day of the Prophet Daniel

April 1, 2016 
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Liturgical Calendar is full of feasts of Lord, St Mary, angles, saints, apostles and martyrs. Based on its Liturgical Calendar, it usually commemorates each saint monthly and annually in accord with their special devotions. The worship of Saints is definitely forbidden by the Church; however, asking for their intercessions is central in any of its services. 

On Megabit 23/ April 1, the Church commemorates the death of the Prophet Daniel. The Book of Ethiopic Synaxarium (on Magabit 23/ April 1), narrates the life story of Daniel and mentions the three holy youths (Anania, Azarias and Misael), the capture of Jerusalem and the deportation of the Jews from Jerusalem to Babylon, including Daniel and his companions, which are the fulfillment of many warnings from the prophets of Israel’s coming disaster because of the nation’s sins against God as it recorded in (Is 24:1-6, Jer 7:24— 8:3; 44:20-23;  1 Ki 11:5; 12:28; 16:31; 18:19; 2 Ki 21:3-5; 2 Ch 28:2-3). Because of their sin, the people of Israel were carried off captive to Babylon, a center of idolatry and one of the wicked cities in the ancient world.   

In all his life span, Daniel has been subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, and stopped the mouths of lions through his strong faith. 

Source: Ethiopic Synaxarium on on Magabit 23/ April 1.