Eeyesus Kristos Birthday

ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday! መልካም ገንና/Melkam Ganna ~ Merry Christmas

1ST READING: Hebrews 1:1-finish; Hebrews 2:1-4 or Galatians 4: 1 - 12.

2ND READING: 1 John 4:9-finish.

3RD READING: The Acts of the Apostles 13:17-34 THE PSALMODY: Psalm 71:15 THE HOLY GOSPEL: Saint Luke 2:1-21.

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday! መልካም ገንና/Melkam Ganna ~ Merry Christmas

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty እግዚአብሔር /Igziabher/God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday! መልካም ገንና/Melkam Ganna ~ Merry Christmas (Prophet Isaiah 9:6) "Then the Angel said to them...'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people'" (St. Luke 2:10).

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday! መልካም ገንና/Melkam Ganna/Merry Christmas

Our beloved Brothers and Sisters, As we celebrate the divinely inspired and Glorious ልደት/Lidet/birth of የጌ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ/Gêta Eeyesus Kristos/the Lord Jesus Christ, we must remember that the birth of our የጌ/Gêta/Lord today brings the same message that it did more than 2000 years ago. The message is important, it brings good tidings. It is meaningful and brings great joy... the birth of የጌ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ/Gêta Eeyesus Kristos/the Lord Jesus Christ brings a peaceful, calming comfort and unending encouragement for hope.

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday! መልካም ገንና/Melkam Ganna ~ Merry Christmas

"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God will stand forever" (Isaiah 40:8).

10 And the መልአክ/Malak/Angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; 11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Medhanee/መድኃኒ/Savior, Who is ክርስቶስ Kristos/Christ The ጌታ/Gêta/Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." 13 And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly host እግዚአብሔርንም እያመሰገኑ [Igziabherinim Iyamäsägänu/praising God] and saying, 14 "ክብር ለእግዚአብሔር/Kibir LeIgziabher/Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!"

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday!

The birth of our የጌ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ/Gêta Eeyesus Kristos/Lord Jesus Christ is a blessed declaration of hope. The very birth of የጌ/Gêta/the Lord is faith instilling in nature, content in family and simple salutations, and so blessed in the promise of its hope for those present at the birth's inception and for those of us generations since that time that the Law was perfectly fulfilled. The teachings የጌ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ/Gêta Eeyesus Kristos/the Lord Jesus Christ would bring to this world still stand today; His ancient yet modern messages offer solutions to present problems and answers to questions in all walks of life with the underlying declaration of goodwill toward men.

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ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ልደት Eeyesus Kristos Birthday!

The መልአክ/Malak/Angel announcing the ልደት/Lidet/Birth of the የጌ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ [Gêta Eeyesus Kristos/Lord Jesus Christ] proclaimed... "ክብር/Kibir/Glory to እግዚአብሔር/Igziabher [God] in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" (St. Luke 2:14).

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