Services
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
(Matthew 18:20)
The Lord's Day (Sunday Services)
4:00 AM
Mahlet (Hymnal Prayer)
Starts at 2:00 AM on Major Holidays
Starts at 2:00 AM on Major Holidays
6:00 AM
Baptismal Service
6:00 AM
Matins / Prayer of the Covenant (ጸሎተ ኪዳን)
7:30 AM
Divine Liturgy (Qidasse / ጸሎተ ቅዳሴ)
Starts at 7:00 AM on Major Holidays
Starts at 7:00 AM on Major Holidays
11:00 AM
Choir Singing & Sermon
Service concludes at 12:30 PM
Service concludes at 12:30 PM
The Divine Office (Canonical Hours)
Matins (Morning Prayer / ጸሎተ ኪዳን)
Monday - Sunday: Starting at 6:00AM
Vespers (Evening Prayer / የሠርክ ጸሎት)
Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday: Starting at 6:00 PM
*Vespers are not held on days when Divine Liturgy is celebrated.
Liturgical Feasts & Commemorations
St. Mary Cathedral celebrates the following Monthly and Annual Feasts & Commemorations with Divine Liturgy held on the noted fixed dates according to the Ethiopian calendar.
Monthly Feasts & Commemorations
7th: Holy Trinity (ቅድስት ሥላሴ)
12th: St. Michael (ቅዱስ ሚካኤል)
16th: Covenant of Mercy (ኪዳነ ምህረት)
19th: St. Gabriel (ቅዱስ ገብርኤል)
21st: St. Mary (እመቤታችን ቅድስት ድንግል ማርያም)
22nd: St. Uriel (ቅዱስ ዑራኤል)
27th: Savior of the World (መድኃኔ ዓለም)
29th: Feast of God the Son (ባለ ወልድ)
Annual Feasts & Commemorations
| Date (Eth) | Feast Name (English) | Feast Name (Amharic) |
|---|---|---|
| Meskerem 1 | Ethiopian New Year | ርእሰ ዐውደ ዓመት - ቅዱስ ዮሐንስ - ዘመን መለወጫ |
| Meskerem 17 | Feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ | በዓለ መስቀል |
| Meskerem 21 | The Commemoration of the Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos | ብዙኃን ማርያም ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Tikimt 5 | Annual Commemoration of Abune Gebre-Menfes Kidus | የአባታችን አቡነ ገብረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ቃልኪዳን የተቀበሉበትን ቀን |
| Tikimt 14 | Annual Commemoration of Abune Aregawi | የአባታችን አቡነ አረጋዊ ዓመታዊ በዓል |
| Tikimt 27 | Annual Feast of Savior of the World | በዓለ መድኃኔ ዓለም |
| Hidar 6 | The Consecration of the Church of the Virgin in the Mouharaque Monastery in Quosquam Mount | ቁስቋም ማርያም |
| Hidar 8 | Anniversary of the Consecration of our Cathedral | የካቴድራሉ ቅዳሴ ቤት |
| Hidar 11 | The Departure of St. Anna / Hannah, the mother of the Theotokos | በዓለ ዕረፍቷ ለቅድስት ሐና እመ ማርያም |
| Hidar 12 | Annual Feast of Archangel Michael | የሊቀ መላእክት ቅዱስ ሚካኤል ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Hidar 21 | Hidar Tsion - The Commemoration of the Virgin St. Mary, the Theotokos | የኅዳር ጽዮን ማርያም ዓመታዊ በዓል |
| Hidar 26 | The Departure of our blessed father Abune Habtemariam | ዕረፍተ አቡነ ሀብተማርያም |
| Tahsas 3 | The Entrance of Saint Mary into the Temple at Jerusalem | በዓታ ለማርያም |
| Tahsas 8 | The Birth of our blessed father Abune Kiros | የአባታችን የአቡነ ኪሮਸ በዓለ ልደት |
| Tahsas 19 | Annual Feast of Archangel St. Gabriel | የሊቀ መላእክት ቅዱስ ገብርኤል ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Tahsas 24 | The Birth of our blessed father St. Abune Takla Haymanot | የጻድቁ አባታችን የቅዱስ አቡነ ተክለ ሃይማኖት በዓለ ልደት |
| Tahsas 28/29 | Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ | የመድኃኒታችንና የጌታችን የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ በዓለ ልደት |
| Tir 11 | The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, Jesus Christ | በዓለ ጥምቀት |
| Tir 12 | Cana of Galilee | ቃና ዘገሊላ |
| Tir 15 | The feast day for St. Cyriacus and St. Julietta | በዓለ ቂርቆስ ወእሙ ቅድስት ኢየሉጣ |
| Tir 21 | The Dormition of Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos | የእመቤታችን በዓለ ዕረፍት (አስተርእዮ ማርያም) |
| Yekatit 16 | Annual Feast of Covenant of Mercy | የኪዳነ ምሕረት ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Yekatit 23 | Annual Feast of St. George the Great Martyr | የሊቀ ሰማዕታት ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ዓመታዊ በዓል |
| Megabit 5 | The Departure of our blessed father Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus | የአባታችን የአቡነ ገብረ መንፈስ በዓለ ዕረፍት |
| Miazia 23 | Annual Feast of St. George the Great Martyr | የሊቀ ሰማዕታት ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ዓመታዊ በዓል |
| Genbot 1 | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Mother of God | የእመቤታችን በዓለ ልደት |
| Genbot 26 | The Birth of St. Abune Habte Mariam | የጻድቁ አቡነ ሀብተማርያም በዓለ ልደት |
| Sene 12 | Annual Feast of Archangel Michael | የሊቀ መላእክት ቅዱስ ሚካኤል ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Sene 30 | Nativity of St. John the Baptist | የመጥምቀ መለኮት ቅዱስ ዮሐንስ በዓለ ልደት |
| Hamle 5 | The Martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Apostles | የብርሃናተ ዓለም ቅዱስ ጴጥሮስ ወጳውሎስ በዓለ ዕረፍት እና በዓለ ሐዋርያት |
| Hamle 8 | The Departure of our blessed father Abune Kiros | የአባታችን የአቡነ ኪሮਸ በዓለ ዕረፍት |
| Hamle 19 | Annual Feast of Archangel St. Gabriel | የሊቀ መላእክት ቅዱስ ገብርኤል ዓመታዊ ክብረ በዓል |
| Hamle 25 | The Consecration of the Church of St. Mercurius | የቅዱስ መርቆሬዎስ ሰማዕተ ሮሜ ቅዳሴ ቤቱ ዓመታዊ በዓል |
| Nehase 7 | The Annunciation of St. Joachim with the Birth of the Virgin Mary | ፅንሰታ ለማርያም ድንግል |
| Nehase 13 | The Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mount Tabor | በዓለ ደብረ ታቦር |
| Nehase 16 | The Assumption of the Body of the Pure Virgin St. Mary | የኪዳነ ምሕረት በዓለ ትንሣኤ እና በዓለ ዕርገት |
| Pagume 3 | Archangel Raphael | ቅዱስ ሩፋኤል |
Seasonal Fasts & Hymns
Great Lent (ዐብይ ጾም)
Vespers & Tselote Mihela (Prayer of Supplication): Mon-Sat at 6:00 PM.
Between 2nd Sunday of Lent and Palm Sunday.
*Not held on days when Divine Liturgy is celebrated.
Passion Week Schedule (ሰሙነ ሕማማት)
Monday to Wednesday (ሰሙነ ሕማምት - ከሰኞ እስከ ረቡዕ)
Prayer & Prostration (የጸሎትና ስግደት ሥርዓት): 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Evening Service (የመጨረሻው ክፍል): 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Evening Service (የመጨረሻው ክፍል): 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Holy Thursday / Maundy Thursday (ጸሎተ ሐሙስ)
Prayer & Prostration (የጸሎትና ስግደት ሥርዓት): From 6:00 AM
Washing of Feet (ኅፅበተ እግር): 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Divine Liturgy (ሥርዓተ ቅዳሴ): 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Washing of Feet (ኅፅበተ እግር): 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Divine Liturgy (ሥርዓተ ቅዳሴ): 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Good Friday (ስቅለት - ዓርብ)
Prayer & Prostration (የጸሎትና ስግደት ሥርዓት): 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Easter (በዓለ ትንሣኤ)
Sermon, Children Choir, Mahelet, & Divine Liturgy:
Saturday 6:00 PM to Sunday 1:30 AM
(ቅዳሜ ከምሽቱ 12፡00 እስከ እሁድ ሌሊቱ 7፡30 ድረስ)
Saturday 6:00 PM to Sunday 1:30 AM
(ቅዳሜ ከምሽቱ 12፡00 እስከ እሁድ ሌሊቱ 7፡30 ድረስ)
Fast of the Assumption (Filseta / ፍልሰታ ለማርያም)
Divine Liturgy: Mon-Fri (12:00 PM), Sat-Sun (7:30 AM)
Vespers & Theotokia: Daily at 5:00 PM
Start Date: Nehase (ነሐሴ) 1
Matins: First 14 days of the Fast: Starting at 2:00 AMDivine Liturgy: Mon-Fri (12:00 PM), Sat-Sun (7:30 AM)
Vespers & Theotokia: Daily at 5:00 PM
End Date: Nehase (ነሐሴ) 15
Nehase (ነሐሴ) 16 - The Assumption of the Body of the Pure Virgin St. Mary (የኪዳነ ምሕረት በዓለ ትንሣኤ እና በዓለ ዕርገት)
Season of the Flower (Zemene Tsige / ዘመነ ጽጌ)
Start Date: Meskerem (መስከረም) 26
Mahlete Tsige (Hymns): Every Sunday starting at 3:00 AM
End Date: Hidar (ኅዳር) 6
SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM
Building Faith for the next generation
- Little Disciples: Ages 5-7
- Young Servants: Ages 7–11
- Youth in Faith: Ages 11–15
- Young Adults: Ages 15+
- Begena (Harp of David): Ages 13+
