April Monthly Service Duly Performed

The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Representing the congregation, the Shinbashira read the Service prayer, in which he first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for the unchanging workings and the profound…

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Oyasama’s 219th Birthday Joyfully Celebrated

In commemoration of the everliving Oyasama’s 219th birthday, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted on April 18 in the Main Sanctuary and Foundress’ Sanctuary at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Approximately 60,000 followers returned from across Japan and overseas for the occasion. Among them…

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2017 Entrance Ceremonies Held in Jiba

With cherry trees in full bloom, entrance ceremonies of Tenrikyo schools were recently conducted in the Home of the Parent, where a total of 2,150 new students embarked on their new school life. Tenri University welcomed 804 new students on April 1; Tenri Healthcare University 109 on April 3; Tenri…

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This Month’s Message: Warmth and Love

Once a little boy of five or six who had dislocated his right wrist was brought to the Residence by his grandmother, and Oyasama said to him: “Welcome home, dear.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 103 Childhood is a time when the values of social responsibility and caring for others are…

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