A Short Biography of Saint Teklehaimanot

In the name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. One God, Amen.

“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Psalms 68:31 KJV

Ethiopia, like our beloved Egypt, has strong ties and many appearances in the bible. Today by the grace of God we seek to look at the blessed Saint Tekelhaimanot otherwise known as Saint Takla Haymanot. His life story begins in the 13th century being born to a pious Chrstian family living in Ethiopia. His father Sagaz Ab whose name means the gift of faith was a priest and his mother Sarah was a woman of well means who loved the poor. According to several sources on this blessed Saint, his family loved the Archangel Michael and would honor him on the 12th of every Coptic Month by celebrating with a Liturgy and holding a feast for the poor.

Opening the Heart to Christ

In the Name of the Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. One God, Amen.

My beloved today we are going to by the grace of God speak on ways we can open our hearts to our Lord Jesus Christ. To do this we are going to focus on verses from the book of Revelations and also the Gospel of Saint Luke.

The Minor Orders & the Diaconate in the Oriental Orthodox Tradition

“For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Timothy 3:13.

The word ‘Deacon’ comes from the Greek word ‘διάκονος’, meaning a servant or minister. Jesus says of the servant – “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor” (John 12:26). In Orthodox theology, the Deacon is called to imitate Christ the Servant, who “did not come to be served, but to serve” (Mark 10:45).