"Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God." Psalm 68:31                     This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-13                     ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31                     Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. John 6:35                    For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; Hebrews 3:14                    Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see,And ask for the old paths, where the good way iAnd walk in it;Then you will find rest for your souls.But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jeremiah 6:16                    "Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel?" Amos 9:7

 

 

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ONE GOD. AMEN.

Bread for the Soul

Feast of the Season/Great Lent Fast (Abiy Tsom(ዐብይ ጾም)/Huda'de/Ye-Geta Tsom)

From Monday, February 24, 2025 to Saturday, April 19, 2025
ከሰኞ የካቲት ፲፯ ፪ሺ፲፯ እስከ ቅዳሜ ሚያዝያ ፲፩ ፪ሺ፲፯


To the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Lent (Hudadi or Abbiy Tsom) means a period of fasting when the faithful undergo a rigorous schedule of prayers and penitence. This fast is observed with greater rigor than any other fast and it is a test of one's Christianity. One who fails to keep it is not considered a good Christian. Properly observed it nullifies the sins committed during the rest of the year. The faithful should abstain from all food except bread, water and salt. It consists of 56 days, all meat is forbidden, and also, what are called "lactina," milk, butter, cheese, eggs, etc. On all the fasting days only one meal is allowed and this is to be taken in the afternoon, at 3 P.M.. or in the evening. On Saturdays and Sundays people are allowed to eat in the morning.
Daily Services are conducted in all the Churches. Each day services are held from morning to 2:45 P.M.. Priests regularly attend night services starting at midnight up to seven A.M.

Each week of the Great Lent has its own name associated with what Christ did or taught. The names and the corresponding part of the bible are shown below with each Sunday heralding the beginning of each week.

European Calendar Ethiopian Calendar Name of the weeks Bible Reading
February 23, 2025 የካቲት ፲፮ ፪ሺ፲፯
የካቲት 16, 2017		 Ze' worede or Hirkal / ዘወረደ John 3:10-25
March 02, 2025 የካቲት ፳፫ ፪ሺ፲፯
የካቲት 23, 2017 		Qidist / ቅድስት Mt 4:1-11
March 09, 2025 የካቲት ፴ ፪ሺ፲፯
የካቲት 30, 2017 		Mikurab / ምኵራብ John 2:12-25
March 16, 2025 መጋቢት ፯ ፪ሺ፲፯
መጋቢት 7, 2017		 Metsagu’e / መጻጒዕ John 5:1-25
March 23, 2025 መጋቢት ፲፬ ፪ሺ፲፯
መጋቢት 14, 2017 		Debrezeit / ደብረዘይት Mt 24:1-36
March 30, 2025 መጋቢት ፳፩ ፪ሺ፲፯
መጋቢት 21, 2017		 Gebir’HEr / ገብርኄር Mt 25:14-31
April 06, 2025 መጋቢት ፳፰ ፪ሺ፲፯
መጋቢት 28, 2017 		Niqodimos / ኒቆዲሞስ John 3:1-15
April 13, 2025 ሚያዝያ ፭ ፪ሺ፲፯
ሚያዝያ 5. 2017 		Hosa'ena / ሆሣዕና John 12:1-50
April 18, 2025 ሚያዝያ ፲ ፪ሺ፲፯
ሚያዝያ 10, 2017 		Good Friday / Sekelet/ስቅለት John 19:1-42
April 20, 2025 ሚያዝያ ፲፪ ፪ሺ፲፯
ሚያዝያ 12, 2017 		Tinsa’e / ትንሳኤ/ፋሲካ John 20:1-50
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