In the name of the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! The Holy Bible is our roadmap in life written by saints, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and known to be authentic and miraculous by the one, holy, universal, and apostolic Church. As Heart of God, King David tells us, “Your […]

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His Grace Abune Marqos

 In the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit One God, Amen! As the wise Solomon has said, ‘A good name is better than a precious perfume’ (Ecclesiastes 7:1 AMPC). A person with a good name lives through his/her spirit even after death. His/her story and name glows like diamonds and […]

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In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen.  Part one Newaye: The word “Newaye” is a word in geez defined as “equipment.” Qdesat: The word “Qdesat” is also a word in geez defined as “blessed” or “Holy.” Therefore, “Newaye Qdesat” can be defined as “Holy equipment” that is […]

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In the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit all in one God Why do Orthodox Christians bow to Saints? Abel & Hanna are husband and wife. Abel has extremely angered Hanna. Due to this reason, they have started to live apart. The town's wise men gathered, to make peace within this couple […]

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But Why the Cross?

Good Friday “Arbi Siqlet" Why the Cross? But Why did He need to die in this way? Why the Cross? Was there any other way for God to redeem us, beside the Cross? Before explaining anything we have to understand the basic consequence of our original parents' sin. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God they […]

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What does being Tewahdo mean to you?

In the Name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit, One God, Amen! Being Tewahdo Recently, my friend told me she doesn't feel like she belongs to our church because she is not “Tewahdo” enough. That struck me as a strange statement. Although I have my own ideas on what it means to be a […]

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Who are the Apostles?

And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve, whom He also named apostles." (Lk 6: 13) The 12 Apostles were a group of men hand chosen by the Lord Jesus Christ to bear witness to the Word of God and to preach the Word to the […]

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The Apostles' Fast | Tsome Hawariyat

When the bridegroom shall be taken away from them,……. then they will fast. (Mtt 9:15) At one time the Pharisees asked our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?" And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long […]

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Scripture vs. Tradition

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit One God Amen. Scripture vs. Tradition Brothers and sisters, in this sermon we will discuss the differences if any between Holy Scripture and Tradition. The reason for this is that in the Bible we read about tradition with some verses speaking for tradition […]

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