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Today's Verse
Making the mind spirited day by day, Tsukihi will work to make the world be filled with joy. (XI:55-56)
April 2021 Monthly Service
The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for guiding us along the path that…
Insights into the Anecdotes: Ihachiro Yamada (1848–1916) and His Wife, Koiso, (1851–1928), Anecdote 101 “Do Not Stop on the Way”
The Anecdote (Summary) In the spring of 1882, Koiso Yamada, who was expecting a baby, returned to Jiba. Oyasama told her: “This time, it is a test. When you come back to Jiba after childbirth, do not stop at Mamekoshi (where Koiso’s parents, the Yamanakas, lived) or at any…
Followers Celebrate Oyasama’s 223rd Birthday from Afar around the World
On April 18, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted to commemorate the everliving Oyasama’s 223rd birthday in the Main Sanctuary and the Foundress’ Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. As a measure to curb COVID-19 infections, general followers were urged to refrain…
Tea Service Center to Be Renamed Visitors Lounge with New Functions
Church Headquarters is redesigning the Tea Service Center by introducing various new features on the south side of the center’s upper floor. The redesigning of the center, which has been serving as a resting place for followers and other visitors, is intended to further accommodate the needs of those who…
Prayer Service Performed for Early End to COVID-19 Pandemic
On April 1, Church Headquarters performed a prayer service at the Main Sanctuary in light of the increasing coronavirus infection levels both in and outside Japan. The service was performed in prayer for an early end to the COVID-19 pandemic and the healing and recovery of those afflicted by the…
Church Headquarters Announces New Personnel
Directors-in-Chief Sanctioned On March 26, Honbu-in Yoichiro Miyamori, 64, and Honbu-in Zensuke Nakata, 59, received sanction as the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs and the Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs, respectively. Rev. Miyamori is serving his second term, and Rev. Nakata his third term. Director-in-Chief Miyamori was born on July 31, 1956,…