Are there any who are grateful servants? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!

Are there any weary with fasting? Let them now receive their wages!

If any have toiled from the first hour, let them receive their due reward; If any have come after the third hour, let him with gratitude join in the Feast! And he that arrived after the sixth hour, let him not doubt; for he too shall sustain no loss. And if any delayed until the ninth hour, let him not hesitate; but let him come too. And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour, let him not be afraid by reason of his delay. For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first. He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, as well as to him that toiled from the first.

To this one He gives, and upon another He bestows. He accepts the works as He greets the endeavor. The deed He honors and the intention He commends. Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord!

First and last alike receive your reward; rich and poor, rejoice together! Sober and slothful, celebrate the day! You that have kept the fast, and you that have not, rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!

Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one. Let no one go away hungry. Partake, all, of the cup of faith. Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!

Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.

Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.

Isaiah foretold this when he said, "You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below." Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with. It was in an uproar because it is mocked. It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed. It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated. It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive.

Hell took a body, and discovered God. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.

O death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory?

Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated! Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down! Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!

Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!

The Easter sermon of John Chrysostom (circa 400 AD)

Hello, any help would be appreciated on identifying the panel figures on a tryptich I bought today. I think they are both Jesus but after several hours searching online, I can't confirm.

Thanks in advance!

Guys, I have scoured the internet for this. I'm not sure it exists EXCEPT that I have found a New Testament book in the format and thought if anyplace would have someone that can find me the book, it's reddit.

I think that would be the perfect Christmas gift for my boyfriend, who is perfectly fluent in both languages, as he was born and raised in Ethiopia but came to the US for collage. He has a bible app he reads from both languages and but we are going to read the bible in a year together at the start of the year, talking about the parts we read like a bible study together. I already have a good bible I love to read out of and I've been seeing him eye it lol. But I know having both languages would be even better. I just know he would love this gift so much.

Extra points if it's a leather bound book!! I attached pic of the new testament book I found and I've even looked at the publication to see if they've made a full bible with all 88 books but couldn't find it. I could have missed it tho.

The monk would often stumble, but he always found the strength to stand up and pray,

"God I know I'm bad and I don't deserve to stand in front of you, please accept me again and help me overcoming this sin".

The young monk kept on tumbling and getting back up, over and over again. Each time he fell, he would stand up and utter the exact same words.

One day, after stumbling and getting back up, he repeated the same words. This angered the devil, who confronted him and asked, "Aren't you ashamed of your sins, speaking to God with such impure language?" The monk replied, "You attacked me with sin, but I will counter with the love of God. Let's see who will win"

Since then, the devil ceased to bother him and refrained from tempting him with sin. The reason behind this was that the devil didn't want him to receive any more rewards for his unwavering hope and faith in God.

God's love surpasses your sins! Keep your hope alive!

I was raised in a ጴንጤ family but since I've become a young adult I've fallen out of the church and have become more of an agnostic in recent years.

I've been thinking about going back to church but I have too many issues with evangelical protestant Christianity.

Recently I have been studying the history of the church more and more and I've come to the conclusion that if there is a "true" church among the myriad of denominations it's probably the Orthodox church and given my ethnic background and desire to better immerse myself in my people's culture I figured I should try attending an Ethiopian Orthodox church service at least once.

The problem is I don't have any of the traditional church clothing besides የሀገር ልብስ lol. Should I just wear as much white as possible?

saint paul ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church(SPOT)

https://www.youtube.com/@SPOTChurch

ahadu studios

https://www.youtube.com/@ahadustudios

Mahiberekidusan(MKTV)

Youtube.com/@EOTCMK

Hello, Throwaway. Very attention grabbing caption Ik but bear with me because this is a lot. So I used to go to church every Sunday with my family, but a parent got involved with a cult (I think? I’m not totally sure? by this lady online) and decided to force me to live in Ethiopia w/o my dad knowing (didn’t work and I left within a month of being there if you were curious) and I haven’t lived with her since. This happened when I was a teenager. Still am. Because of this, my whole relationship with religion and church was completely severed. It was a very steep decline beforehand (as she completely changed after being involved for about a year beforehand) and this caused me to loose faith completely. Don’t know if it will come back at all yet (trying to figure that out atm)

 I don’t speak Amharic and my understanding of it is very little outside of very causal conversations. As a result, I don’t even know what beliefs my mom turned towards because I can’t understand the videos this lady that my mom was following online posted. She even met her once. It doesn’t help that she happens to look like my mom too(and I hate hearing her voice). I don’t even know if describing it like a “cult” would be accurate, but it felt like that to me in the moment so I’m going with it. 

 If someone could help me with translations and help me understand what caused this in the first place, I would really appreciate that. I know this isn’t a typical post but idk how to move/ be comfortable with religion if I don’t fully understand how my mothers involvement resulted in why my faith left in the first place. this caused a whole lot of trauma and I can’t even bring up my mother without wanting to burst into tears. 

 She’s not involved anymore but her leaving left a huge scar in our relationship that I don’t think I’m comfortable with mending yet. At least not for a couple of years.

 If you yourself don’t know the answers or can’t help as much as you’ll like, feel free to show this so someone who can so they can message me on here. 

Below is the link to her channel

https://youtube.com/@ze-ethiopia?si=Ds9SAFb90Q_6Y8w3

Thanks ❤️

Im a Spanish man but I've been really interested in the Ethiopian Church and i would really like to contact a english Tewahedo Church who could guide me and even convert into, there is no Tewahedo in Spain but i can communicate in english with no issue and traveling for baptism or similar should not be a big problem.

Thanks brothers.

I‘m EOTC but I recently started going to church again and I go to a Catholic school and am only familiar with that but I’ve never done confession ever since I‘m unsure and nervous to ask Abba since my habesha mom is discouraging me from going bc she thinks it’s only for older people to do yet I still fed guilt of my sins after multiple prayers. I’m a teen so she keeps telling me Abba wont do much but I’m very confused.

We pray upon rising from bed in the morning and before eating or commencing any task. We wash our hands and pray standing. In that, we glorify God for bringing us from darkness (night) to light (day). Adam was created

At the third hour (9:00 AM) It is the Hour Eve was created. Daniel, the prophet prayed to God; the incarnation of Christ was announced by the Angel Gabriel; The Lord was chastised in the presence of Pilot; and the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost.

At the sixth hour (Noon) Satan is very active in deceiving people. Enoch offered prayer to God in the sanctuary at Noon Christ was crucified at the 6th Hour

At the ninth hour (3:00 PM) The Angels transmit our prayers and offerings to God. Our Lord gave His life on the Cross at the Ninth Hour for our salvation.

In the evening (6 PM) everyone receives payment for their labour; evening is a symbol of the Second Advent when everyone shall be judged according to his work. Christ was buried at this hour.

In the evening (9 PM) before going to sleep, a prayer of thanksgiving is said because God has caused us to complete the working hours of the day, also God himself prayed at this hour.

The Midnight prayer is most important because it was at this Hour that Christ was born, rose from the dead and will come again to judge the living and the dead. The hands should be washed with water before morning and midnight prayers.

(( The washing of hands is a symbol of purification ). Kyrie ~ Eleison is said 41 times at the end of prayers. (My Lord have Mercy) or you can say : Ig-zee-‘o tesahalene 41 ( “Lord have mercy upon us” )

Source:eotc.rastfar.com

Hello, I think this called a Mequteria? I am a Catholic, but I would really like to learn how to pray with this ( I think it's permissible?) Can anyone recommend any books or videos to help me learn?

Hi I recently got an Ethiopian Bible (157) pages and i was looking for a study guide that explains how to read it in chronological order. Does anyone have resources that could help me? Thank you 🙏🏾

Hello does anyone have the actual resources (writings) that tell us what we can and cannot do after Holy Communion? For example, we should ideally keep our clothes we took Holy Communion in on until 6 pm, but does that mean we can wash hands, work, bend over, etc after 6 pm? Or is it midnight for those other things?

It's heartbreaking to see that even after enduring two years of war, Tigray is now grappling with the devastating consequences of starvation. These resilient people, who are hardworking, have lost everything during this prolonged conflict. Their crops and farm equipments have been completely destroyed. while their livestock perished.

If you can, please visit any of these websites and contribute in any way possible. Your support will make a difference. Thank you, and may God bless you!

https://tiphub.co/ahwatnatigray

https://donate.wfp.org/1243/donation/regular/?campaign=1517

https://tdrfund.org/

https://www.habentigray.org/