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✞And at that instant, the elder’s body renewed and he jumped off his bed like a 30 year old young man. And he trotted like a mule and went to the Temple. There, when he saw his Messiah (his Creator), he leaped like a new born calf. And he went closer and took the Lord, Who was a child, from His Virgin mother.

✞And from the overwhelming joy he felt, he prayed saying “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word”. And he passed away on that day and was buried.

✞✞✞Saint Anna the Prophetess ✞✞✞
=>And also on this day, we commemorate the Prophetess St. Anna who was of old age. This Saint was from the Tribe of Aser and her father was called Phanuel. According to Tradition, she was wed when she was in her early adolescence (at the age of 12). After she lived for 7 years with her husband of youth, he died when she was 19.

✞Even though she was asked according to Israeli custom to marry another man, she replied “No” and became a widow. And she gave herself to God. And she served her Creator for 84 years in the Temple. And because she fasted and prayed wholly in all those years, she did not see the outside world.

✞And when she was 103 years old, our Savior was born. And when she saw Him enter the Temple on this day, she praised the Lord. And she joyously told a prophecy. And she gave up her soul after she entered her abode. (Luke 2:36-38)

✞✞✞May our Good Savior not deprive us an age for repentance and gladness from what’s left of our lives. And may He grant us from the blessings of the Saints.

✞✞✞ Annual feasts celebrated on the 8th of Yekatit
1. The Feast of Presenting the Lord Christ in the Temple (Feast of Simeon)
2. St. Simeon the Elder
3. St. Anna the Prophetess (Daughter of Phanuel)
4. St. Amete Kirstos the Lady
5. Abba Elijah the Ascetic (A Saint endowed with humility)

✞✞✞ Monthly Feasts
1. St. Moses the Arch-prophet
2. St. Matthias the Apostle (One of the 12 Apostles)
3. Cherubim (The Four Incorporeal Beasts)
4. Abba Bishoy (Pishoy)
5. Abba Karas (Cyrus)
6. Abba Samuel of Qualamon (the Confessor)

✞✞✞As the God of the Saints has raised the Elder Simeon from a bed of fatigue, may He raise us also with His mercy from the bed of sin which brings the fatigue of the soul.

✞✞✞ “when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.”✞✞✞
Luke 2:27-33

✞✞✞ Salutations to God ✞✞✞

(Translated by Mhr. Esuendale Shemeles with the permission of Dn. Yordanos Abebe)

Memhir Esuendale:
#Feasts of #Yekatit_8

✞✞✞On this day we hold the Feast of Presenting the Lord Christ in the Temple (also called the Feast of Simeon) and commemorate Saint Anna the Prophetess✞✞✞

✞✞✞In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen!✞✞✞

✞✞✞ The Feast of Simeon (The Feast of Presenting the Lord Christ in the Temple)✞✞✞
=>As the Holy Bible tells us the Lord entered the Temple on the 40th day of His birth to fulfill the law that He Himself gave. And according to the custom of the law His mother the Virgin St. Mary and her servant St. Joseph the elder presented young pigeons and turtledoves.

✞And because Simeon the elder saw and held Him after waiting for the coming of the Messiah for 284 years, the day is called as “The Feast of Simeon”. (Luke 2:22) It is one of the Nine Minor Feasts of the Lord.

✞✞✞If asked how that was, it was as follows.

✞A King named Ptolemy (Ptolemy I Soter) reigned on Hellenistic Egypt 5,200 years after the creation of the world (300 years before the birth of Christ).

✞And at the time because he had subjected most parts, he said, “I ruled the world as if I molded it like wax and pot, what is left?” And his servants then said to him, “You are left with one thing. There are 46 books filled with wisdom in the land of Israel. Have them translated.”

✞And because he had made Israelites his subjects, he sent his officers to bring him the 46 books of the Old Testament with 72 Scholars (translators). And they brought him the 46 books of the Old Testament with 72 Scholars (translators).

✞And because he had heard that Jews were wicked, he prepared 36 tents in which pairs would work and appointed 36 guards so that they would not discuss when they translated. Even though this seemed to come from the King, it was the wisdom of God.

✞And it was also because they would reach to New Testament Christians (us) without being tainted as He (God) knew that through time the Old Testament books would be destroyed through misfortune. Thus, all the 46 Old Testament books were translated by the 70 Scholars into Greek 284 years before the birth of Christ. (Of course it is without forgetting that Old Testament books had been brought to our country prior to that and translated to the Ge’ez language!)

✞Coming back to our main content, the eldest of the 70 Scholars was Simeon (according to tradition he was 216) who was learned in the Scriptures. And by the will of God his lot was The Book of Isiah and he reached chapter 7 while translating.

✞And when he reached verse 14 and saw what the text said as “a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son”, he thought, “Let alone a gentile King, how would an Israeli believe me when I say a virgin will conceive and bear as a virgin”. On top of that he thought, “Isn’t it for this that Isaiah was killed by Manasseh” and decided to change the word.

✞And in the evening, he changed the word “virgin” to “young lady”. And while he slept, an angel descended and corrected it to “virgin”. And when he woke up, he was confused, erased what was and changed it.

✞Again the angel reformed it to “virgin”. After this happened for 3 times, the angel appeared before simeon and rebuked him. And he disappeared after saying to him, “You will not see death until you see this virgin and the Messiah and hold Him”. Starting that day the Elder Simeon while waiting on the coming of Christ for 284 years became bedridden. And his body withered.

✞And glory be to His name, during that time, when our Creator Jesus Christ became man, our Lady the Virgin St. Mary and St. Joseph the Elder went to the Temple.

✞They brought the Lord, Who gave the law, so that He would be called “Fulfiller of the Law”, on the 40th day of His birth holding young pigeons (turtledoves). And on this day, an angel came to St. Simeon and woke him up from his bed. And he told him that the Savior (Messiah) he hoped for had come.

(Debre) Qonasle (which means the dwelling place of the foxes) which is 1km from Somat. 

✞And between the two, the Church of St. Mary Magdalene is found. Abba Liqanos after organizing his cell and establishing his monastery, received disciples, and taught them.

✞And parallel to his great strife, he preached for 21 years descending from the Mount. And he translated the Holy Bible and other texts from Syriac and Greek.

✞And when the Saint always went forth for ministry, he always had his staff at hand. He used to lean on it when he preached and prayed. And from his repeated use of the staff, his hand was empaled. And the fathers regarding this said, “From holding a staff, his hand was pierced.”

✞Again, when he raised his hands at night for prayer (in the orans position), they used to be seen lit like a torch. The Righteous, Abba Liqanos, because of his efficacious life received favor not only from God but from the Emperor and the people. And to this day the inhabitants of Axum revere him dearly.

✞And we (the author) by the mercy of God have went to and seen his monastery. And according to the fathers there, the forest around Debre Qonasle is the abode of many anchorites (sowah/the invisible ones). Though the monastery was esteemed for more than 1,500 years, it was destroyed during the invasion of Fascist Italy in 1928 E.C (1935 A.D).

✞Today as well it is not as it was in its prime. We found only one father in the monastery during our pilgrimage.

✞However, our eyes have seen many great things and we have admired. And as we have heard, it is still today the abode of saints and the resting place of the servants of Axum. The Saint, Abba Liqanos, departed on this day, Hedar 28 (December 7).

✞✞✞Saint Sarapamon the Martyr✞✞✞
=>The Saint was a fruit of the Era of Persecution and a kin to the Apostles. He was born and raised in Jerusalem in the 3rd century. And when his lineage is counted it reaches directly to St. Stephen the Archdeacon and Simeon Cleophas.

✞The Saint was raised in his childhood per the rites of the Old Testament. However, when he grew and became a youth, he searched [for truth] using his intellect that was given to him by His Creator and decided to become a Christian. And when he asked the then Bishop of Jerusalem, John, with “Baptize me,” the father responded saying, “My son! It would have been my pleasure but your kins, the Jews, will kill me.”

✞And then he added, “It would be better if you go to Egypt and get baptized.” Thus, he left Jerusalem and entered Egypt. After reaching Egypt, the Saint learned from St. Theonas (16th Patriarch of Alexandria) and was baptized. He then entered a monastery and became one of the first monks. Learning asceticism from Abba Anthony the Great, his name became renowned. 

✞And because the fathers loved his strife and purity, they appointed him as the Bishop of Niku (Nakiyos). And during his days in office, he removed the worship of idols from the surrounding. And in turn, he was captured by Diocletian and on this day was killed. And when he was slain, like his great granduncle St. Stephen, his face shone.

✞✞✞May the God of the Holy Fathers indwell in us the fragrance of their sanctity. And may He grant us from their blessings.

✞✞✞ Annual feasts celebrated on the 28th of Hedar
1. Abba Liqanos of Debre Qonasle (One of the Nine Saints)
2. Saint Sarapamon the Martyr (Bishop of Niku/Nakiyos)
3. Abba Yohannes (John) of Gund/Tsegero/Agora (His nativity)

✞✞✞ Monthly Feasts
1. Immanuel our Good God
2. The Holy Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob)
3. St. Andronicus and his wife St. Athanasia
4. St. Amete Kirstos
5. St. Theodore, the Roman (Martyr)
6. St. Abadir and St. Eraee his (Abadir’s) sister✞✞✞“The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”✞✞✞
Ps. 36 (37):29-31

✞✞✞ Salutations to God ✞✞✞

(Translated by Mhr. Esuendale Shemeles with the permission of Dn. Yordanos Abebe)

#Feasts of #Hedar_28

✞✞✞On this day we commemorate Abba Liqanos of Debre Qonasle (One of the Nine Saints) and Saint  Sarapamon the Martyr✞✞✞

✞✞✞In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen!✞✞✞

✞✞✞Abba Liqanos of Debre Qonasle✞✞✞
=>Though the Saint completed his struggles in Ethiopia, he was born in Asia Minor, which was part of the Roman Empire.  Abba Liqanos was one of the Nine Saints. And the Nine Saints though they came from the Roman Empire, hailed from different parts.

✞And it was the Holy Spirit, Who made them one through His Wisdom. The following list shows the reasons behind their unity.
1. Their upright Miaphysite Faith.
2. Their purpose ([seeking] the Kingdom of God) and
3. The monastic life.

✞Including Abba Liqanos’, all the [Nine] Saints’ lineage was from the palace. However, they chose to make theirs the heavenly honor by forsaking the worldly. And these fathers that studied the Holy Scriptures went to the Egyptian deserts from Rome at different times.

✞Abba Pantelewon and Abune Aregawi take precedence [from the Nine Saints] in beginning the ascetic life. As the period was when the Miaphysites were persecuted, the 5th century, the Nine Saints chose flight than renouncing their faith.  

✞And in those days, there was no better country to take refuge in than Ethiopia. Hence, the Saints by the leadership of Aregawi came to Ethiopia in the 470s A.D during the reign of Alla Amidas.

✞And the Emperor received them well as they were guests of God and because he saw their holiness. Later, he allotted them a place to stay in Axum. This place is called “Bete Qetin”.

✞Abba Liqanos and the 8 Saints after coming to our country made their first task learning the language. And after learning Ge’ez well, they started their [evangelistic] activity there in Axum.  And during that time, the kindled missionary activity of Abune Selama, Abreha and Atsbeha including Abune Moses the First was somewhat dwindled and thus Abba Liqanos reignited it with the others. 

✞They preached to the people with the local tongue so that they would become zealous for Christianity. And they preached the Gospel for years by restoring the lapsed and revitalizing the lukewarm. Then, their next task was translating books.

✞Thus, they divided the books [for translation] that they had brought from their nation and translated them to Ge’ez. And by this, they did the greatest favor to our country. And while all these occurred, the fathers prayed and ate as a group. Because the grace of God did not depart from them, there was perfect love amidst them.

✞Then, the task of Abba Liqanos and the others became expanding the monastic life. And to do this it was necessary that they separate. Hence, each traveled to the place that the Holy Spirit led him to.
Abba Pantelewon went to Somat.
Abba Garima (Isaac, or Yeshaq) went to Medera.
Abba Aragawi went to Damo.
Abba Sehma went Tsedia.
Abba Yem’ata went to Garalta.
And the others established monasteries in other areas.
*Abba Liqanos by the leadership of the Holy Spirit chose Qonasle (in Tigray).

✞Like his companions, the 8 Saints, Abba Liqanos beyond being a righteous father has done a great deal for our country. Incidentally, the name “Abba Liqanos” was not his first name rather it was a designation that the populous of Axum who were astounded by the Saint’s teaching gave the father.

✞And the fathers have exegeted the name “Liqanos” to mean “The scholarly father”. If asked how that was known, then it is answered from the fact that Abba Pantelewon and Abba Liqanos were the ones that resided around Axum when the Nine Saints completed their ministry as a group and parted to each of their monasteries.✞And the reason for them staying around Axum was that the people and the Emperor had implored the two fathers with, “Do not move far away from us.” Thus, Abba Pantelewon made his abode at a hill named Somat (Endaba Pentelewon - Mai Qoho Hill) above the City of Axum and Abba Liqanos took residence upon Mt.

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