Today's Verse
Thereafter, I shall need only to proceed with the means to save all of you, whoever you may be. (VIII:67-68)
New Year’s Address by the Shinbashira (2024)
Happy New Year, everyone. I want to express my appreciation for all the work you did last year. I would also like to ask for your continued efforts this year. At the end of last year, unusually for me, I was able to finish preparations for the New Year smoothly…
2024 New Year’s Day Service
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 187th year of Teaching was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. New Year’s Eve saw stormy weather across the country due to a low-pressure system and a front. In the early hours…
Season’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
Happy New Year! I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of you for implementing the teachings with a firm resolve to achieve a new level of spiritual growth last year, the year in which we embarked on the anniversary-related activities. As the new year has begun, we…
December 2023 Monthly Service
The December 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 said that various activities and events had begun to be conducted again this year…
Schedule for the 2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba Announced
Boys and Girls Association Headquarters announced the schedule for the 2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba at its leaders’ meeting on October 26. The event is going to be held over the nine days between July 27 and August 4 next year. This summer, after a hiatus due to the COVID-19…
Sazuke Administration Session after Prayer Service in the Main Sanctuary Begins
The Preparation Committee for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama announced that a Sazuke administration session would be held after the prayer service at the Main Sanctuary on every Sunday and national holiday and on the 25th of each month. The first Sazuke administration session took place on November 3. At…