Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhaedo Church Ministry

St. Hripsime(Saint Arsema) Early scholars have testified about the martyrdom of St. Arsema by painting her icon and writing a Melk, a prayer that uses body parts for glorifying. This holy martyr's father was Theodore and her mother was Atnosiana. Since her parents got her through a vow to God, she was raised at a church built in the name of Our Lord, starting at the age of three. As she started to outgrow her humble beginnings, she began to hear the word of other saints. St. Paul said, " There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.” (1 Corinthians 7:34) She thought about St.Paul’s words and devoted herself to Christ in a life of virginity.  A few years later, the renegade Diocletian, who reigned in Rome from 284-305, wanted to marry a beautiful lady and ordered his servants...

  Meskel Festival Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Meskel The most important thing we should consider when celebrating the finding of the true cross, Meskel, is that it is founded on the hate of the Jews, and the love of Christians for the cross. For instance, the Jews tried to hide the cross that Jesus Christ was crucified on by burying it in a garbage dump. We will look at how it was found through Empress Helena, Eleni, and how the piece on which his right hand was nailed, came to Ethiopia. The healing of the sick through the holy cross on which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified to save mankind made it possible for many to become Christians at the time. Because of its miraculousness and high respect among Christians, the Jews were overcome with jealousy and buried the holy cross in a garbage dump.  The story begins in a mountainous area, as the locals threw trash every day on the said mountain, burying the cross of Jesus. Eventually, the rubble was...