New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral played host to a stellar concert on March 15 titled “Hymns of the Heart,” honoring the 40th anniversary of the “Khorenian” setting the Armenian Divine Liturgy, and paying tribute to its distinguished composer, Maestro Khoren Mekanejian.
In the Armenian Church, the final weekend of Lent strikes a theme of endings and beginnings, urging us to reflect deeply about the passages and changes in our lives.
In honor of the Armenian Church’s “Feast of St. Vartan the Warrior and His Companions” (Feb. 8, 2024), read the oration Vartan delivered before his 66,000-man army, on the eve of the Battle of Avarayr in A.D 451—retold in English for a modern readership.
With the Feast of St. Vartan being celebrated this week (on February 8), the Eastern Diocese has dusted off a video treasure from its archives: a vintage TV retelling of the dramatic story of Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr.
On January 21, St. John Church in Southfield, MI, hosted the inaugural program in a series of five musical performances and lectures focusing on “Creativity in the Face of Oppression,”
