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EnglishSpirituality: - It is the incarnation of the True Orthodox Religion, inveterate faith, good endeavors and spiritual knowledge; diligence God’s embodiment and cherishes the return to the Lord through the apostolic fight and a heavenly life; Thus, members are made by conversing and working in Christians endeavors at any state, period and condition. Trailing the path of patristic fathers, they serve humbly, faithfully with the trepidation of God.
About Mahibere Kidusan
Name
The association was named Mahibre Kidusan (an association in the name of Saints) Saints would be commemorated in that they abounded the secular world and sacrificed their lives to the orthodox belief for whom the prophets prophesized and apostles evangelized.
History
In 1977 E.C (Ethiopian Calendar) few students of higher education initiated the youth in the compass to become members of Sunday school and know the teachings of the churches. Later, this effort had been strengthened by students trained in the Zeaway Hamere Berehan St.Gebreil Clergy Training Monastery by the Then Arch Bishop of Shewa Abune Gorgorious II.
The movements continued in Bilatie military camp that brought all students of higher institutions in the country in 1983 E.C after a year, with the blessing of the church fathers the associations was set up by the name “Mahibre Kidusan” under the Sunday School Department of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Since then the associations has been proving spiritual service.
Vision
“Envisioning the Church fulfill its universal leadership role.”
Mission
Fructify and procure an organized, whole, eloquent, moderate, versatile and leader generation who strives in achieving the church’s mission and diligently work for her existence.
Institutional Asset
OBJECTIVES
Stand
The association shall not interfere in administrative affairs of the church and it is free from and political affiliation.
Membership
- Disciples who trained in various training institution of the church and providing ministerial activity.
- Higher institution students attending Sunday in their respective parishes.
- Member of Sunday school or/and parish that provide spiritual service after graduating from higher institution.
- The laity who support the objective of the association with their knowledge, money and labor.
Structure
Mahiber Kidusan is set under the Sunday School department of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It provides spiritual services by its sub centers in the dioceses all over the country and in the Diaspora.
Christian Doctrines
Dear Children of God! How are you? How are you doing at school? Are you studying well? We hope you are studying hard and getting good grades! We have been reminding you about the importance of school and education so that you could understand the value of it.
Dear Children of God! in particular to Church education, it is very essential to start learning at early age beginning from childhood; Specially about the ten commandments, Church rules, doctrines and Christians livings. This is the major reason we taught you about God’s Law and Christians Livings previously. They are the guidelines of our spiritual life and we must live by the rules. Therefore, we shall see about the doctrines in Christian livings on this lesson.
“Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” (John 2:16)
Amid the apostasy era, Lord Jesus was preaching in the City of Jerusalem to attend the Passover feast with the 12 apostles. It is in scripted as “Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body.” (John 2:13-20)
His Grace Archbishop Yohanness passed Away!
His Grace Archbishop Yohanness, the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the head of the theological College of Abune Selama Kesate Birhan in Mekelle Diocese passed away yesterday on February 30, 2023.
His funeral is going to be held in Mekelle, Adwa Debre Hamelemal Abune Afetsi Monastry in the presence of His Holiness Abune Mathias, Archbishops, Patristic Fathers and Laities today on March 1, 2023.
“Let Us make man in Our image” (Genesis 1:26)
The Almighty God Has the power and authority to do everything in the world He created now and even in the future. This is in His sovereignty and no creature could ever seize it if it is in His will. Be it so though, every work of God is His wisdom and noble for creatures. In the Book of Genesis, God said “Let Us make man in Our image” (Genesis 1:26) and created man to serve Him alongside angels for praising saying, “Holy, Holy, Holy.”
Holy፡ The Second week of the Great Lent
Accord Saint Yared’s “Book of Tsome Deguwa”, the second week of “The Great Lent” is known as “Kideset” Amharic word to mean “Holy.” Holy is “purity, integrity.” This being the reason that in our Holy Church, all the songs sung and the readings during the “Divine Liturgy” are all regarding holiness. The second Sunday of the fast is termed as “Holy” because it is a dedication of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s coming to earth for the salvation and blessing of mankind, to be exemplary for holiness during His coming at the apostasy era through His work and His fast which is the Great of all the fasts.