"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.

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

From Monday, February 16, 2026 to Saturday, April 11, 2026
ከሰኞ የካቲት ፱, ፪ሺ፲፰ እስከ ቅዳሜ ሚያዝያ ፫, ፪ሺ፲፰ ዓም
ከሰኞ የካቲት 9, 2018 እስከ ቅዳሜ ሚያዝያ 3, 2018 ዓም


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 15, 2026 የካቲት ፰ , ፪ሺ፲፰
የካቲት 08, 2018		 Ze' worede or Hirkal / ዘወረደ John 3:10-25
February 22, 2026 የካቲት ፲፭, ፪ሺ፲፰
የካቲት 15, 2018 		Qidist / ቅድስት Mt 4:1-11
March 01, 2026 የካቲት ፳፪, ፪ሺ፲፰
የካቲት 22, 2018 		Mikurab / ምኵራብ John 2:12-25
March 08, 2026 የካቲት ፳፱, ፪ሺ፲፰
የካቲት 29, 2018		 Metsagu’e / መጻጒዕ John 5:1-25
March 15, 2026 መጋቢት ፮, ፪ሺ፲፰
መጋቢት 06, 2018 		Debrezeit / ደብረዘይት Mt 24:1-36
March 22, 2026 መጋቢት ፲፫, ፪ሺ፲፰
መጋቢት 13, 2018		 Gebir’HEr / ገብርኄር Mt 25:14-31
March 29, 2026 መጋቢት ፳, ፪ሺ፲፰
መጋቢት 20, 2018 		Niqodimos / ኒቆዲሞስ John 3:1-15
April 05, 2026 መጋቢት ፳፯, ፪ሺ፲፰
መጋቢት 27. 2018 		Hosa'ena / ሆሣዕና John 12:1-50
April 10, 2026 ሚያዝያ ፪, ፪ሺ፲፰
ሚያዝያ 02, 2018 		Good Friday / Sekelet/ስቅለት John 19:1-42
April 12, 2026 ሚያዝያ ፬, ፪ሺ፲፰
ሚያዝያ 04, 2018 		Tinsa’e / ትንሳኤ/ፋሲካ John 20:1-50
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