Today's Verse
Though I desire to open this path quickly, there is no place else to open it.
If you are sincere in desiring this path to be, ponder over everything from your innermost heart. (II:12, 14-15)
New Year’s Day Service Ushers in the 172nd Year of the Teaching
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service marking the beginning of the 172nd year of Tenrikyo was solemnly performed at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In the pre-dawn hours, when the temperature was hovering around freezing point, followers arrived in Jiba one after another…
Annual Sechi Festival Held at the Home of the Parent
The annual Sechi Festival was held at Jiba in a lively atmosphere from January 5 to 7, drawing some 77,000 people including many pilgrimage groups from all over Japan. Each day during the three-day event, the entrance gates were opened at 10:00 A.M. Those who had been waiting in line…
New York Center Commemorates Completion of New Sanctuary and Installation of Fifth Minister
Tenrikyo Mission New York Center in Flushing, New York, held the monthly service in commemoration of the completion of its new sanctuary and the installation of the fifth minister, Rev. Toshihiko Okui, on December 7, 2008. Special guests present at the service included Rev. Yoichiro Miyamori, head of the Overseas…
Mission Center in Hong Kong Celebrates 30th Anniversary
On December 7, 2008, Tenrikyo Mission Center in Hong Kong performed its monthly service in commemoration of its 30th anniversary, with Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi attending as the guest of honor. The path in Hong Kong was rekindled in 1960 when the second Shinbashira, Shozen Nakayama, made a…
December Monthly Service Performed Joyously
The December Monthly Service was conducted in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on December 26, 2008. Many followers returned to Jiba to attend the last Service of the year. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira reflected on the 171st year of the Teaching. He said that it was…
The Shinbashira Delivers New Year’s Address
The New Year’s meeting of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. Attending this meeting, at which the Shinbashira delivered his New Year’s address, were 664 officials of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of…