In a typical season, clergy visit their parishioners to perform the “Home Blessing” in the period following the Feast of the Lord’s Nativity. The past few years have hardly been “typical” for many families. But as active life resumes, Home Blessings can play a vital role in spiritual life.
The Armenian Christmas service at New York City’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral each January 6 is one of the most spiritually moving and greatly anticipated events in the liturgical calendar.
The Armenian Church celebrates the holy birth (Sourp Dznunt) of Jesus Christ on January 6. In Armenian tradition, this feast day commemorates not only the birth of Christ, but also His baptism by John the Baptist.
One of the wonderful things about the Christmas season is the way it re-introduces us to people. Some of the most memorable re-introductions come from the surrounding culture. Who can suppress a warm smile at their first yearly sighting of Santa, Rudolph, and the elves? Or at the Grinch, and the whole Peanuts gang?
The Nativity and Baptism of Jesus Christ will be observed under strict safety regulations at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral on Thursday and Friday, January 5 and 6, 2023.
