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IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT,
ONE GOD. AMEN.
Bread for the Soul
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Feast of the Season/Great Lent Fast (Abiy Tsom/Huda'de/Ye-Geta Tsom)
From Monday, March 08, 2021 to Saturday, May 01, 2021
አብይ ፆም ከሰኞ፣ የካቲት፣ ፳፱ ፪ሺ፲፫ እስከ ቅዳሜ፣ ሚያዝያ፣ ፳፫ ፪ሺ፲፫

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 |
March 07, 2021 |
የካቲት፣ ፳፰ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Ze' worede or Hirkal / ዘወረደ |
John 3:10-25 |
March 14, 2021 |
መጋቢት፣ ፭ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Qidist / ቅድስት |
Mt 4:1-11 |
March 21, 2021 |
መጋቢት፣ ፲፪ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Mikurab / ምኵራብ |
John 2:12-25 |
March 28, 2021 |
መጋቢት፣ ፲፱ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Metsagu’e / መጻጒዕ |
John 5:1-25 |
April 04, 2021 |
መጋቢት፣ ፳፮ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Debrezeit / ደብረዘይት |
Mt 24:1-36 |
April 11, 2021 |
ሚያዝያ፣ ፫ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Gebir’HEr / ገብርኄር |
Mt 25:14-31 |
April 18, 2021 |
ሚያዝያ፣ ፲ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Niqodimos / ኒቆዲሞስ |
John 3:1-15 |
April 25, 2021 |
ሚያዝያ፣ ፲፯ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Hosa'ena / ሆሣዕና |
John 12:1-50 |
April 30, 2021 |
ሚያዝያ፣ ፳፪ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Good Friday / Sekelet/ስቅለት |
John 19:1-42 |
May 02, 2021 |
ሚያዝያ፣ ፳፬ ፪ሺ፲፫ |
Tinsa’e / ትንሳኤ/ፋሲካ |
John 20:1-50 |
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Songs and Preaching

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