Born around 455 A.D. in Constantinople our holy righteous father Abune Aregawī was chosen by God from a young age. Our Holy father Abune Aregawi remembering the scriptures of the Holy Gospel "He who loves father or mother more than Me...& he who does not take his cross & follow...

We have received grace and found life by the strength of the holy cross of Christ, by the strength of His cross 2x To You we thank Oh Lord and we praise Your name our God 2x Romans 5:1-4 & 1st John 3 ጸጋ ነሣእነ ወሕይወተ ረከብነ በኃይለ መስቀሉ ለኢየሱስ...

Blessed Feast of the Holy Consubstantial Trinity! Genesis 11:1-9 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. ...Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves...” But the Lord...

“Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to the faith, humility and inner disposition of the repentance in which our soul is engaged. For this reason it is good to repent each day as...

"If you do not feel like praying, you have to force yourself. The Holy Fathers say that prayer with force is higher than prayer unforced. The Kingdom of Heaven is take by force (Matt 11:12) -St. Ambrose of Optina" Prayer Train yourself to pray for the sake of praying: Saint...

Why do we kiss the hand of the bishop or priest after Divine Liturgy? We are not showing respect to the person of the priest but to his sacred office. The priest as a man is a sinner, but the priest as priest represents Christ; he is an icon of...

Why not add an organ in the background, even use different chants in the church? Wouldn’t it sound beautiful to add the guitar? As long as you are praising God, why should it matter how? Our Lord and savior Jesus Christ passed down the faith to the Apostles. Each Orthodox...

All thanks to God for blessing our 14th annual conference of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sunday School of the US and Canada in Calgary, Alberta! We were able to spend our weekend with our members through different lessons, panel discussions, and exhibitions! A big thank you to Debre Hayl...