Even though daily activity has ground to a halt, the sacred feasts of the Armenian Church liturgical calendar march onward. This year we cannot celebrate them together; but we can prepare for them privately, and perhaps reflect more deeply about their personal meaning for us.
Clergy, ministry workers, seminarians, and faithful Armenian Christians across the Eastern Diocese have been finding creative ways to connect with each other and join together in prayer, worship, and spiritual reflection.
At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, marked the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator’s Commitment to the Pit on March 28.
For “National Doctors Day” (March 30), offer a prayer for physicians and others working on our behalf: doctors, nurses, EMTs, medical researchers, technicians, orderlies, pharmacists; health, hospital, and hospice workers of all kinds. Here’s an example:
Even with daily activity at a standstill, the sacred feasts of the Armenian Church liturgical calendar march onward.
