[:en] On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 182nd year of the Teaching (2019) was duly performed at 5:00 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary with the Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama as chief officiant. Many followers who had gathered at the Home of the Parent before daybreak attended the…
[:en]Church Headquarters held its traditional new year event, the Sechi Festival, at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. During this event, followers and visitors come to the Home of the Parent to partake of zoni: a hot, clear broth with greens and charcoal-grilled rice cakes that…
[:en] May I extend my warmest Season’s Greetings to all of you. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation for the efforts you devoted to the work of single-hearted salvation during the past year. I very much hope that this year, too, we will make steady progress in…
On October 28, the Young Menʼs Association held its 94th annual convention commemorating the 100th anniversary of its establishment in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters, drawing some 30,000 participants including association members from both within the country and from overseas. On the convention day, the Home of the Parent…
[:en] The Autumn Grand Service for the 181st year of the Teaching was performed in the Main Sanctuary on October 26, commemorating the day of the founding of the Teaching in 1838—the day when Oyasama was settled as the Shrine of Tsukihi through the divine revelation in which God said,…
[:en]Fragrance of the Teachings Sprinkled around the Country This year’s Tenrikyo Nioigake Day, which was observed between September 28 and 30, was organized under the same theme as in previous years: “The day for Yoboku to be active.” As for the Roadside Speech Day—part of the Nioigake Day event, which…