With the deepest sorrow, the entire Eastern Diocese mourns the passing of Maestro Khoren Mekanejian: composer, conductor, and director of Music Ministry in the Diocese for three decades.
Meeting of Bishops from Orthodox & Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches and of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America gathered in fraternal love and prayer on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, at Ground Zero in New York City.
In the Mystical Company of Our Saints
Thursday, April 24, will be observed by the worldwide Armenian Church as the “Feast of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.” Services at St. Vartan Cathedral will take place on Sunday, April 27, beginning at 10 a.m.
Easter at St. Vartan Cathedral: “God Will Remove the Stone”
The Easter Sunday Divine Liturgy on April 20, 2025, at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral rejoiced in the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and His victory over sin and death.
Ordinary Saints: Holy Apostles and Holy Martyrs
Saints and martyrs loom large in Armenian Christian spirituality. We look up to them; but could we ever be like them? Is saintliness an unattainable ideal? Or something more ordinary?