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1. FIVE PILLARS OF MYSTERY (አምስቱ አእማደ ሚስጢር - Amistu Aemade Mystir)

 

a. Mystery of the Trinity (ሚስጥረ ሥላሴ)

b. Mystery of Incarnation (ሚስጥረ ስጋዌ)

c. Mystery of Baptism (ሚስጥረ ጥምቀት)

d. Mystery of the Holy Communion (ሚስጥረ ቁርባን)

e. Mystery of the Resurrection of the Dead (ሚስጥረ ትንሳኤ ሙታን)

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2. THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH (ሰባቱ ሚስጥራተ ቤተክርስቲያን)

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a. Baptism (ሚስጥረ ጥምቀት)

b. Confirmation (Myron) (ሚስጥረ ሜሮን)

c. Holy Communion (ሚስጥረ ቁርባን)

d. Ordination (ሚስጥረ ክህነት)

e. Matrimony (ሚስጥረተክሊል)

f. Penance (ሚስጥረ ንስሀ)

g. Unction of the Sick (ሚስጥረ ቀንዲል)

 

3. HOLY SCRIPTURES

 

a. Old Testament Books

b. Books of the New Testament

c. St. Yared Hymnal Books

d. Books written by other Church fathers

 

4. TRADITION (TEWFIT- ቶፊት)

 

5. THE GLORY OF OUR HOLY MOTHER VIRGIN MARIAM

 

6. THE HONOUR ACCORDED TO THE SAINTS

 

a. The Honour Accorded to Saint Angels

b. Saint Prophets

c. Saint Apostles

d. Saint Martyrs

e. Righteous

f. The Covenant of Saints and Intercession

g. Honour of the Relics of Saints

 

7. THE CHURCH- ቤተ ክርስቲያን (bete-kirisitiyan)

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a. Structure of Ethiopian orthodox Tewahedo Church

b. The Ark of the Covenant

c. Ecclesiastical object

 

8. The Vestments (Libse Tekihino):

 

9. FAITH AND WORK

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10. THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

 

11. THE ORDER OF FASTS

 

a. Lent or the Great Fast- አብይ ጾም (Abiyi Tsomi) or (Tsomi Hudade)

b. Fast of Wednesdays and Fridays (ጾመ ድህነት- Tsome Dihineti)

c. The Fast of Nineveh (ጾመ ነነዌ)

d. Gehad-ገሀድ

e. Fast of the Prophets (Advent) -ጾመ ነብያት (Tsome Nebiyati)

f. The fast of the Apostles -ጾመ ሐዋርያት (Tsome Hawariyati)

g. The Fast of Assumption of Our Holy Mother Virgin Mariam

 

12. THE ORDER OF PRAYER

 

a. Canonical Hours of Prayer

b. Kinds of prayers

c. Prayer books

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13. THE ORDER OF ALMS GIVING

 

14. THE ORDER OF Prostration / Kneeling

 

15. ORDER OF CHURCH FEASTS AND CALENDAR

 

a. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Calendar

b. Names of the months

c. Seasons of the year

d. Leap year cycle

e. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Feasts

 

1. Saturday (Sabbath) - Qadamit Sanbat

2. Sunday (Christian’s Sabbath)

3. Nine major feast days of Our Lord

4. Nine minor feast-days of the Lord

5. Thirty three feast days of Our Holy Mother Virgin Mariam

 

f. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Monthly Holidays

g. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Yearly holidays

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16. ICONS

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17. THE HOLY CROSS

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