New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will hold a special service on Sunday, September 11, to honor the major feast day known as Khatchveratz, or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The Grandparents of Jesus
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 25 as the feast of St. Jeremiah: one of the major prophets of the Bible.
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.