"The Mother of All Living"

“So Adam called his wife's name Life, because she was the mother of all living.” The mother of all living, life herself, is our mother Eve. What do we know about her? 3 Scriptural Facts: 1. Her creation from the side of Adam in the image & likeness of God...

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Abune Libanos ze-Debre MeTa'i

Our father Abune Libanos was born in the city of Constantinople into a wealthy and God fearing family. Once Abune Libanos reached the age of marriage, he refused marriage and was given an exception to stay for just one night. During this night, he thought a lot and wished to...

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“My covenant I will not break!"

Now Theodore and Atrosyana were God fearing people & they sought a child until their old age but were barren. They prayed, gave tithes & did righteous deeds, & later, God granted them Arsiema. When she was 3 years old, her parents gave her to the Church & from then...

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"I & My Father are One"

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....

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The Dormition of St. Mary | Asteriyo Mariyam

The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo church commemorates the death of St. Mary on Tiri 21 (January 29). The day is known as Asteriyo which means mean appearance/Revelation/Epiphany. It coincides with the season the church devoted to remember the different manifestations of Christ's glory and Divinity, especially the Nativity, the Baptism as...

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Abune Aregawī / Abune Ze-Mikaiel

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...

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Holy Trinity

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...

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