Feasts venerating the Virgin Mary occupy an entire season in the church calendar, with a special day reserved to honor her parents.
Prophet of Sorrow—and Hope
This year the Armenian Church liturgical calendar designates August 27 as the feast of St. Jeremiah: one of the major prophets of the Bible.
Finding St. Mary’s Joy in Our Own Lives
In his sermon on the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother-of-God, Bishop Daniel Findikyan urged listeners to search for what brings true joy to life—even amid the restrictions of the ongoing pandemic crisis.
Holy Assumption: A Spark of the Divine
A single feast day in our liturgical calendar illustrates the connection between the life in Christ and the abiding concerns of human existence.
Theological Throw-Down
Two intellectual heavyweights met in the city of Ephesus, where the Roman Emperor Theodosius II convened the Third Ecumenical Council in A.D. 431. At stake was the future shape of orthodox Christian belief.