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 […]

On this day died Abune Ewostatewos (Eustathius) , a teacher of the faith and a preacher of the Gospel.  Abune Ewostatewos was born on 21 Ḥamle from his mother Sine hiywet (ሥነ ሕይወት) and his father, Kristos MoAh (ክሪስቶስ ሞአ) His parents were both righteous and fearers of God, and they walked in all His […]

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, ONE GOD.  AMEN Today the church celebrates St.Peter and St. Paul's martyrdom at the hand the Roman empire for preaching the Christian faith. St.Petros died on an upside down cross because he said he was not worthy to die the same way […]

Spiritual Growth During the Great Lent “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18   Very often in our spiritual life, we fight on our own, without letting God in with us to ask Him strength and assistance, forgetting the Lord’s saying:” for without Me you […]

Kidane Mihret (ኪዳነ ምሕረት) is a Ge’ez phrase which means ‘covenant of mercy’. The phrase is used to refer to God’s promise to St. Mary that he would forgive the sins of those who seek her intercession – a fact that underscores the enormous grace of Our Lady before the Almighty.  Kidane Mihret is commemorated on Yekatit […]

The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo church commemorates the death of St. Mary on Tiri 21 (January 29). The day is known as Aster’eyo which means mean appearance/Epiphany. It coincides with the season the church devoted to remembering the different manifestations of Christ's glory and Divinity, especially the Nativity, the Baptism as well as the miracle at […]

Happy Feast of The Apostles and martyrdom of our Fathers and Saints Petros we Pawlos! While watching the video above, let us ask ourselves What does apostleship mean to us in this generation? How can we imitate our fathers the Apostles in their profound imitation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? According to the […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God.  Amen. On this day (Hidar 8 of Geez calendar) is celebrated the festival of the Four Beasts, who have no bodies, and which are the Wheels of God that bear His Divine Throne. According to the testimony concerning them by John the […]