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Today's Verse
Your suffering at this time must be trying, but the future will bring delight to your mind. (XI:64-65)
This Month’s Message: All Days Are Lucky Days
Oyasama once said: “There is not a single day which you ought to complain about. All days are lucky days. . . . And not one day in the year is unlucky.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 173 The past has already gone, and the future has not yet come. The…
2015 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters hosted the Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba between July 26 and August 4 under the new theme “Spreading smiles! Help each other!” in the hope that children would learn to help one another through the event and feel the joy of helping others and that their joyous smiles…
First Memorial Service Performed for Third Shinbashira
On June 24, the first memorial service for the third Shinbashira, Zenye Nakayama, who passed away for rebirth on the same day of last year at the age of 81, was conducted at Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The service was attended by a total of…
Oyasato Seminar 2015
The 2015 Oyasato Seminar began on July 10 with English Courses I and III as well as the Chinese and Portuguese courses, drawing a total of 61 participants from eight countries and regions: Brazil, Canada, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the U.S. mainland. The seminar is an…
Followers from Overseas Spend Three Months in Spiritual Development Course in Jiba
Every year, many followers not only from within Japan but also from overseas attend Shuyoka, the Spiritual Development Course, to learn to lead their lives based on the teachings. In this season leading up to the 130th Anniversary of Oyasama, a total of 65 students from 13 overseas countries and…
Mission Center in Mexico Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
On May 17, Tenrikyo Mission Center in Mexico conducted its 30th anniversary service in the presence of the Shinbashira, his wife, and Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama with the participation of approximately 380 people. The guests of honor from Japan also visited two churches and a mission station in Mexico on May…