The light of the world is born! We know what the incarnation (Tewahdo) is, but why is it so? "God created us out of love and promised to love us. He created man in His own image and in His likeness and gave him dominion over the fish of the...
How could a King be born in a manger, be warmed by the breath of cattle, the creation that He created? Why would God, the almighty, our creator, go to such lengths for us? Tewahdo: The Word Became Flesh: Qal Siga Kone. ቃል ስጋ ኮነ One from the Holy Trinity...
The rainy season passed in its time and blessings took its place, behold the flowers have blossomed. Spikenard, spices [cinnamon], lemons, and their fragrance bear fruit in Paradise. Christ established the Sabbath. We give thanks to Him who has granted us His goodness. St Yared The scholars of the Church...
There is so much mystery in the fruit and the flower. While our Lord is the fruit that nourishes all and our Lady St Mary is the flower of all flowers, the life of man is also likened to these. As our Lord says in Matthew 6, “And...
On the 21st of Meskerem of the Ge’ez calendar, we remember the fathers of our church who gathered to renounce heresy. Since this day fell on the feast of St. Mary-she is known to be St. Mary of the multitude--for a multitude of Fathers gathered on this feast of St....
Today we commemorate the Departure of Fr. Eustathius known as Abune Ewostatiewos! When anointed as a deacon, Jesus Christ appeared and said unto him, “O my beloved Eustathius, I have chosen you from your mother’s womb, and appointed you to become a teacher of nations from Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Armenia...
On this day, we celebrate the Feast of His Transfiguration, where our Lord Jesus Christ during his ministry manifested the light of his God-head on Mount Tabor. As written on the bible (Mt. 17:1-9), the Lord took his three disciples, Peter, James and John up on a high mountain, where...
How could a King be born in a manger, be warmed by the breath of cattle, the creation that He created? Why would God, the almighty, our creator, go to such lengths for us? Tewahdo: The Word Became Flesh: Qal Siga Kone. ቃል ስጋ ኮነ One from the Holy Trinity...
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...
His Grace Archbishop Abune Basilyos (Basil) was elected to be 6th Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church! According to the post-prayer election schedule, from the 85 votes cast by…
