"The seminarians are a gift to the Church," said His Beatitude Abune Antonios, Metropolitan Bishop of the West Harerghe Mission of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
The ordained seminarians are a valuable gift to the Church, brought about through hard work and formation, and now bear the responsibility of addressing the priestly shortage in the mission and remaining faithful to their service.
The seminarians are a gift to the Church
The text reports on the ordination of 22 seminarians by the Bishop of the West Harerghe Mission, Abune Antonios, on 17 Nəhase 2018. The training institution 'Monastery of the Lord' had instructed the candidates for two years in theological subjects such as the Gospel of John and liturgy. In his sermon, the Bishop described the ordained as a gift to the Church and expressed his joy at their reaching this goal. Metropolitan Komas Abba Fikre Johannes Berhanu emphasized the importance of this formation for the priestly supply in the mission, where there is a shortage of priests. The ordained were called upon to fulfill their responsibility despite possible fatigue and not to leave the Church. They received their diplomas from the Bishop in the presence of the leadership. The information comes from the media department of the West Harerghe Mission.
Worldview
what this means- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
- Pressure on one's own community from outside (inferred)
- Where does the evil reside?
- in one's own congregation, family, or religion
- What helps against it?
- practical action towards the neighbour, good works; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
- What is human being according to this text?
- willed by God, with a task and a responsibility
- Where is history heading?
- it is getting better, development towards the good
- What does the text base its claim on?
- on a present head, teacher, or office; on tradition, the fathers, an established practice
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
- to one's own fellow believers
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
- the text does not criticise
Related texts from other traditions
by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition„Der auferstandene Herr begleite Ihren gemeinsamen Neuanfang“
Eine Osteransprache ermutigt zwei Karmelitenkonvente, ihren gemeinsamen Neuanfang in Würzburg im Vertrauen auf den auferstandenen Herrn zu wagen.
A Thousand Words – September 17 2026
OTS-Schüler setzen im Tishrei religiöse Werte durch praktisches Gemeindeengagement wie das Bauen von Sukkot für Nachbarn in die Tat um.
Work On Your Blessings — Apostle Asa-Otu Urges Christians
Apostel Asa-Otu ermutigt Christen, durch Fleiß und Unterstützung der Diener Gottes aktiv an ihren Segnungen zu arbeiten.
Unser tägliches Brot
Ein Seminar verbindet christliche Spiritualität mit nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft, um ein zukunftsfähiges Verhältnis zu Ernährung zu reflektieren und Gemeinschaft zu stiften.
DIÖZESE ROTTENBURG-STUTTGART Bischof Dr. Klaus Krämer EVANGELISCHE LANDESKIRCHE IN WÜRTTEMBERG Landesbischof Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl
Bischof Krämer und Landesbischof Gohl wünschen den jüdischen Gemeinden ein frohes Pessach-Fest und rufen zu einem guten Zusammenleben in angespannten Zeiten auf.
What the text calls for
- die Kirche dienen (social)
- die auferlegte Verantwortung erfüllen (inward)
Passages cited
Apostelgeschichte · Johannes
Measured
- Basic stance
- 1 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 2 of 3
- Reach
- 3 of 5
- Concreteness
- 2 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 1, present 3, future 2