Who Am I?
I was once a notorious robber before becoming a monk in the Egyptian desert, where I became known for my incredible physical strength, humility, repentance, and devotion to God.
Who is St. Moses the Strong?
I commemorate Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, when the crowds welcomed Him with palm branches and praises
What is Palm Sunday?
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..."
"...that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16)
What are the six churches that make up the Oriental Orthodox Communion?
The Coptic Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo, Armenian Apostolic, Syriac Orthodox, and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Churches.
I was a Pharisee who came to Jesus at night, where He taught me that a person must be born again of water and the Spirit to enter the Kingdom of God.
Who is Nicodemus?
I am celebrated on September 27
What is the feast of the cross?
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on..."
"...Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" (Matthew 6:25-26)
This apostle is traditionally believed to have brought Christianity to India in the first century.
Who is St. Thomas
I was a Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and risked my life by approaching the king to save my people from destruction.
Who is Esther?
We observe a roughly two week fasting period ahead of this feast day landing in the month of August.
Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
“Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God."
Ruth 1:16
The word “Tewahedo” comes from the Ge'ez language and refers to this central Christological belief.
What is the unity of Christ’s nature?
I was an Egyptian monk and abbot who founded the Monastery of Qalamoun and was persecuted and exiled for defending the Orthodox faith.
Who is St. Samuel the Confessor?
I mark the beginning of the Coptic/Ethiopian New Year and honor the martyrs of the Church
Nayrouz/Addis Amet
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”
Psalm 150:6
First Coptic Patriarch to visit Ethiopia
Pope Kyrillos the 6th
I was a Syrian-born Christian who traveled to Aksum, helped introduce Christianity to the kingdom, and became the first bishop of Ethiopia.
Who is St. Frumentius (Abba Selama)?
January 19
Theophany
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised.”
Job 1:21
Who ordained the first bishop of Ethiopia?
St Athanasius