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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? : Psalm 27: 1 |
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Hosaena: Eighth Sunday of Lent |
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April 8, 2017
By Kassa Nigus
Hosa’ena: is one of the moveable feasts of our Lord that falls on Sunday prior to Easter. The feast commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9), when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest on Thursday and His crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of Passion Week, the final week of Lent. According to (Mathew 21:1-16), the story of Hosa’ena (Palm Sunday) was narrated as follows:
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Nicodemus: Seventh Sunday of Lent |
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April 5, 2017
By Kassa Nigus
The seventh Sunday of the great lent is known in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church as Niqodimos (ኒቆዲሞስ). The day is named after a member of the Jewish ruling council who took special interest in the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in the third chapter of St. John the evangelist. Throughout the week of the seventh Sunday, the Church narrates story of Nicodemus and the lesson of rebirth he learned from our Lord Jesus Christ. The story is recorded in John 3:1-8 as follows:
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Debre Zeit: the 5th Sunday of the Great Lent |
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March 23, 2017
By Kassa Nigus
Debre Zeit (ደብረ ዘይት): the Ge’ez phrase for Mount of Olives is one of the nine minor feast days of the Lord observed halfway in the fifth week of the great lent. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates the feast with special consideration based upon the second coming of Christ, which was announced by our Lord on the Mount of Olives. Biblical verses and the hymn of St.Yared pertinent to our Lord’s second coming are read and sung on this day.
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The Patriarch Visits the Landslide Victims |
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March
20, 2017
By
Kassa Nigus
His Holiness Abune Mathias Patriarch of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of
the See of Saint Taklehaimanot, comforted victims of the landslide at Koshe
landfill site, in Kolfe Keranyo sub city, on March 19, 2017. While visiting the
victims, His Holiness expressed his sadness over the tragic loss of lives and
comforted the families of the departed with the Word of God.
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The Feast of Abune Gebre Menfes Qidus |
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Abune Gebre Menfes Qidus was entitled “the Star of the desert” and “the Head of Anchorites”
March 12, 2017
By
Kassa Nigus
Abune Gebre Menfes Qidus [means the
salve of the Holy Spirit] was born on Tahisas 29 in 829 E.C; his date of birth
and conception coincided with the day of His GOD, JESUS CHRIST. His father’s
name was Simeon, and his mother’s name was 'Aklesya who were righteous before
GOD.
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