The yearly transition to summer is a special time in the Armenian Church calendar. In quick succession, we observe our Lord’s Ascension, Pentecost, St. Gregory’s release from the pit, and the birth of Holy Etchmiadzin.
A Season of Beginnings
Watch Church Services Online
The Eastern Diocese’s Facebook page is sharing live and recorded broadcasts of church services this Sunday, June 7: the Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah.
He Loved Justice, and Hated Iniquity
In life, he was celebrated as a prolific author and novelist, who was a pioneering activist in what would later be known as the cause of human rights.
A Blessing on Doctors, as Armenia’s Health Crisis Deepens
On June 3, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, led a blessing ceremony for Armenia’s doctors and healthcare workers gathered at the ancient St. Gayane Monastery.
Welcome the Stranger
He was a man of holiness and generosity; but also a man who could countenance the cruelest violence. His very name confessed his loyalty to God—but also prefigured the loneliness that can follow any man with such loyalties. He was Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah “the Stranger”: