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 […]

On this day our Lord Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist. The festival which is kept on this day is called Timqet Ge’ez word meaning “immersion in water. The word also denotes epiphany which is driven from the Greek word epiphaneia meaning “appearance” “Epiphany,” which is, being interpreted, “the […]

The Greatest Mystery of God's Love: Incarnation In the modern world, we are accustomed/trained/ to think everything in terms of rigid rules and formulae; calculus and Newtonian laws. It takes faith and courage to believe in Miracles!. What do you think the greatest miracle of all? Many  Christians might quickly remember the resurrection of Our […]

You see it everywhere Red and Green Christmas trees and lights Santa and cookies It is officially Christmas season   We have all heard it many times, “Are you in the Christmas spirit?” But what does it mean to be in the “Christmas spirit”?   Christmas is the day we celebrate Our Lord, God, and […]

In the name of the Father the Son the Holy Spirit One God Amen!!! Every year the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church celebrates “Hidar Tsion” on the 21st of November in geez calendar.  It is one of the 33 Holidays that our church has put for St. Mary. The history of the Holiday goes back to […]

Throughout the centuries our almighty God sent the Holy Prophets to predict different events and facts concerning the promised Savior. It was the Holy Trinity that prophesied first about the coming of Jesus Christ. God promised Adam that him and his descendants would be saved after 5500 years through his great granddaughter’s (St. Mary) Son […]

“You have given a banner (a sign of Cross) to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth. That Your beloved may be delivered” (Psalm 60:4) Would you wear a tiny electric chair “an instrument of execution” around your neck? How strange would you say a tool of torture would […]

Filseta is one of the seven canonized fasts of the Tewahdo church, which is observed as a remembrance of the fast the apostles held in passion of witnessing the falling asleep and assumption of Saint Maryam (Mary). It covers the period from the 1st to the 15th of Nehasie (August 7-22). Filseta literally means movement […]

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 […]

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 […]